Truthout
News Analysis
As Profit Shares Hit New Highs, Washington Focuses on Abuse of Disability System
The downturn caused by the collapse of the housing bubble was the key factor behind both soaring profits and rising disability rates.
Why the New Boss at the FCC Should Be Nothing Like the Old Boss
The FreePress staff urges President Obama to choose a FCC chair who will restore integrity to that position.
Don’t Blame the Iraq Debacle on the Israel Lobby
Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, Stephen Zunes analyzes the political and social reasoning behind this scandalous affair.
Obama Walks the High Wire, Eyes Closed: When It Comes to Israel, Palestine, and Iran, It Could All Come Crashing Down
Barack Obama came to Israel and Palestine, saw what he wanted to see, and conquered the mainstream media with his eloquent words. U.S. and Israeli journalists called it a …
Corporate Kangaroo Courts Supplant Our Seventh Amendment Rights
Being wronged by a corporation is painful enough, but just try getting your day in court.
Austerity Lovers in D.C., Austerity Haters At Home
Then they complain about the cuts, but still demand cuts somewhere else and add new demands that someone ELSE decide what should be cut.
Why Is Socialism Doing So Darn Well in Deep-Red North Dakota? It’s the Banks
North Dakota's thriving state bank makes a mockery of Wall Street's casino banking system — and that's why financial elites want to crush it.
Detroit Schools Emergency Manager Gets Accolades as Children Fall Further Behind
Under an unaccountable system of control, the hardest hit have been the low-income children of Detroit.
Garbage In, Garbage Out: Struggling Haiti Signs Costly Private Deal
The Haitian government risks signing the state and the taxpayers up for a very costly deal.
Pressing Ahead With Iran Pipeline, Pakistan Calls Washington’s Bluff
US and international sanctions have not succeeded in halting Iran's nuclear program, and Pakistan's domestic need for energy may outweigh what it calculates as the cost of ignoring US …