Truthout
News

|
In Brazil, a Struggle to Protect Indigenous Land From an Oil Society
The consequences of drilling new oil wells in deep water will impact Brazil's traditional communities.

|
At UN Conference, Domestic Workers Push for International Labor Standards
US domestic workers are legally barred from joining unions.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Unveil Their Latest Austerity Budget, and More
We need to support the Progressive budget, and more.

Community Demands Answers in Police Killing of Undocumented Texas Man
A spate of police shootings show how undocumented people are vulnerable to police abuse due to fears of deportation.

|
Immigrant Workers Are Being Deported for Getting Injured on the Job
When bosses profit from exploiting immigrants, society bears the cost.

|
Gaza Fishing Industry Held Hostage at Sea
Fisherman in Gaza are facing increasing restrictions that are threatening their livelihoods.

|
Chilean Accused of Murder, Torture Taught 13 Years for Pentagon
Despite very graphic torture accusations against Garcia Covarrubias, US officials are rallying behind him.

|
How a Small Quaker Group Forced PNC Bank to Stop Financing Mountaintop Removal
The American 1 percent habitually manipulates religion to serve its interests and fight its battles.

|
Dueling Visions: The CPC People’s Budget vs. the Budget for the 1%
The Republican budget is rightly scorned as a fantasy, a dishonest, Orwellian document.

|
Everyone’s Asking the Wrong Questions About Health Care in the US
How is it that a 25-cent piece of plastic and copper came to cost almost $1,000 in the US?