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Two Billion Dollar Tip of Banking Iceberg
The latest debacle now is JPMorgan Chase has apparently lost at least $2 billionu2014I stress at least, 'cause it's still not fully known, the scope of this, and it's …
Quebec Students Demand Education as a Right, Continue Strike
Thousands of students across Quebec continue their strike. More than 170,000 students are on strike. A deal that was tentatively agreed to by some of the student leadership over …
For Transgender Youth, Oakland Murder Hits Close to Home
Oakland police are currently investigating the April 29 fatal shooting of Brandy Martell, a 37-year-old African-American transgender woman. Friends and community members are pushing for the murder to be …
NATO Activists Speak: They Planned the Summits Before Wisconsin, Before Tahrir, Before Occupy …
Truthout has been covering the antiwar movement closely for more than ten years. Click here to help us keep doing this work! The coming NATO summit and its protest …
Who Is the Brick Thrower?
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. The brick-throwing man whose projectiles hit two protesters at the Occupy San Francisco takeover of …
Permaculture Visionary: “We Don’t Need to Wait for Permission” to Transform Our Societies
Four years ago, a British educator and permaculturist named Rob Hopkins initiated what has since become one of the most rapidly evolving and far-reaching social experiments of our time. …
Playwright Tony Kushner Hails Obama’s Support for Same-Sex Marriage: “I Felt the Earth Move”
In an historic announcement, President Obama has become the first U.S. president to support same-sex marriage. We get reaction from acclaimed playwright and activist Tony Kushner. In 2003, he …
Austerity, the Euro Crisis and the US
Dean Baker: Austerity policy hitting a dead end, threat to US is a sovereign default leading to financial crisis. TRANSCRIPT: PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real …
Inside the Mind of a Microcredit Icon: Truthout Interviews Director of “Bonsai People,” a Film on Mohammad Yunus
Director Holly Mosher spent years making this documentary detailing how innovative economic initiatives, such as microcredit to the poor, can provide an alternative to traditional capitalistic financial products that …
“We Need to Make a Ruckus”: Robert Reich Hails Occupy for Exposing Concentration of Wealth and Power
In his new book, “Beyond Outrage,” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich opens with a dedication to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He writes: "To the Occupiers, and all others …