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Michael Franti: “Music Gives Us New Energy and a Stronger Sense of Purpose“
Musician. Poet. Activist. Messenger. These are all terms that fit Michael Franti.
Civilian Deaths From US Drone Attacks Much Higher Than Reported
Gareth Porter: New investigative work shows that civilian deaths in Pakistan, including from second wave attacks, higher than Pentagon reports.
Todd Akin’s “Legitimate Rape” Comment Sheds Light on Paul Ryan’s Extreme Stance on Abortion
In 2011, Ryan and Akin co-sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which attempted to redefine rape by introducing the term “forcible rape.”
Truthout Interviews Chris Hedges About Why Revolt Is All We Have Left
Chris Hedges, a former New York Times reporter, has become perhaps the foremost media scribe and most prolific advocate of a need for revolutionary change in our current institutional …
Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg: I Congratulate Ecuador for Standing Up to British Empire to Protect Julian Assange
Daniel Ellsberg, the most famous whistleblower in the United States, praises Ecuador for granting political asylum to Julian Assange to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over sex crime …
Bob Pollin: Full Employment and the Swedish Model
Bob Pollin: In the quest for a short term solution to the crisis, there is a lot to learn from Swedish social-democracy.
Comics Journalism Takes on Education Reform
Read how Adam Bessie and Dan Archer, two
Why Boycotting Hyatt Is More Than Just a Union Issue: An Interview With Activist Cleve Jones
If the labor movement is to have a future in the United States, it will depend on its ability to show how the issues it champions are not just …
Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy on the Escalating Talk of a Military Attack on Iran
On Friday, Israelu2019s largest-selling daily newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article suggesting an Israeli attack on Iran could be imminent
Bob Pollin: How Do We Get Back to Full Employment?
Bob Pollin, author of Back to Full Employment, begins a series examining whether full employment is possible and how to get there.