Truthout
News Analysis
JPMorgan Chase Chairman Jamie Dimon, the Whale Man and Glass-Steagall
It was fitting that while President Obama and his Hollywood apostles broke fundraising records at a sumptuous $40,000 per plate dinner at George Clooneyu2019s place, word of JPM Chaseu2019s …
The National Security State Wins (Again)
Now that Mitt Romney is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, the media is already handicapping the presidential election big time, and theneck-and-neck opinion polls are pouring in. But …
Elizabeth Warren: Yes She Can?
Right now, as Warren and Brown meet voters, they are telling their stories as political parables, loaded with ideas about opportunity versus just deserts, social investment versus making your …
Romney the Bully
Last week, I was invited to speak to 40 high school freshman about human rights. When we discussed the right to be free from torture, I asked the students …
Honoring a “Terror War” Architect
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Since even readers of the New York Times are aware of deputy national security adviser John Brennan’s open …
America as a Shining Drone Upon a Hill
Support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. Here’s the essence of it: you can trust America’s crème de la crème, the most elevated, responsible people, …
Why Aren’t These Fraudulent Papers Retracted?
According to Science Times, the Tuesday science section in The New York Times, scientific retractions are on the rise because of a
DC: The Colony in Congress’ Backyard
The colonists who founded this country fought a revolutionary war against taxation without representation. More than 200 years later, one of the greatest American ironies is that our capital …
Deficit Reduction: The Great Distraction
Click here to support news free of corporate influence by donating to Truthout. This is the week of the third annual Deficit Fest, the event sponsored by Wall Street …
The Next Battle in Mythical “Taxpayer-Subsidized Abortions:" Women Seeking Hospital Care Should Be Forced to Report Abortion
Abortions are very common procedures, and are among the safest of any kinds of procedures performed in the United States. But like any medical intervention, from giving birth to …