Truthout
News Analysis
Record Numbers of Incarcerated Mothers Bad News for Women, Children, Communities
Tonya Drake, 35, a mother of four, had no criminal record or history of drug use when she was sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Dublin Federal …
Defender of the Capitalist System: Department of Defense Worst in Competitive Contracts
The first production A-10A was delivered to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, in October 1975 and it launched 90 percent of the AGM-65 Maverick missiles. (Photo: awee_19 / flickr) …
“Fantastic” Drone Technology Comes to Rescue on the Border
Candice Miller, the Republican chair of the House Border and Marine Security Subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee, is effusive in her praise of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), …
The Ongoing War Against Truth
Part I – The Spanish Front Among the numerous wars that are perennially being waged worldwide is the one between truth-tellers and those who would …
An Alternative to War With Iran
Relations between Iran and the West, fraught with tension and conflict for decades, have in the past few months reached a fever pitch. There is talk of war on …
The Revolution Will Be Edible: Occupy Wall Street; the Arab Spring, No Bread, No Peace
Last February, World Bank President Robert Zoellick noted that the inability of poor people to feed themselves and their families contributed greatly to the civil unrest that swept across …
Military Sexual Abuse: A Greater Menace Than Combat
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) "A woman who signs up to protect her country is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by …
Why Climate Change Will Make You Love Big Government: A Secret History of Free Enterprise and the Government That Made It Possible
Look back on 2011 and you’ll notice a destructive trail of extreme weather slashing through the year. In Texas, it was the driest year ever recorded. An epic …
President Puts American Manufacturing Front and Center in State of the Union
President Obama put American manufacturing literally at the front and center of his State of the Union speech. American manufacturing was at the front of the speech and at …
Activist Primer: The Nitty-Gritty on the Amendment Movement to Defeat Citizens United
Hundreds of protests across the country over the past weekend marked the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's controversial ruling on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The protests …