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Corroding Our Democracy: Canada Silences Scientists, Targets Environmentalists in Tar Sands Push
Among those pressuring Obama for Keystone XL's approval is the Canadian government, which recently offered a greater pledge of reduced carbon emissions if the pipeline is built.
The Survival of the Palestinian People Is Itself a Form of Resistance
In this last segment of Reality Asserts Itself with Rania Masri, Paul Jay asks why she considers Israel the “enemy” state; the one state solution; and the possibility of …
Communities Fight Back Against “Racist” DC School Closures
Rania Khalek: School closings in DC and across the country have not improved educational outcomes.
Is Obama Making Good on His Promise to Close Gitmo?
Four months after President Obama recommitted to close Gitmo, TRNN contributor Michael Ratner gives us an update on the status of the prison.
Conversations on Palestine: The Role and Failure of Journalism
Mainstream media propagates the Western point of view of an Israeli-Palestinian conflict, when, in fact, there is an occupation, and until there is justice in Palestine, there will be …
Truthout TV Interviews Candice Bernd About For-Profit Education and Standardization in the US
Truthout's Candice Bernd talks about the Common Core State Standards Initiative that is being implemented in 45 states in the US.
Obama’s Climate Change Policies Are Imperialistic and Despotic
Subhankar Banerjee: The Obama administration's focus on oil extraction and emphasis on fracking is not addressing climate change.
Two Years After Occupy Wall Street, a Network of Offshoots Continues Activism for the 99%
Two years after the Occupy Wall Street movement shifted the conversation on economic inequality, Democracy Now! looks at its origins in New York City's Zuccotti Park and its continued …
Neoliberalism Plays Key Role in Economically Forced Mexican Migration to US
Truthout talks with David Bacon, author of The Right to Stay Home, about how much of the Mexican migration to the United States comes about in dire response to …
How Did D.C. Navy Yard Gunman Get Security Clearance While Being Treated by VA for Mental Illness?
A gunman opened fire at a naval base in Washington, DC, on Monday, killing 12 people and wounding several others before dying in a shootout with police.