Truthout
Op-Ed
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With Little Fanfare, US Prepared to Execute First Woman in Three Years
Kimberly McCarthy's impending execution suggests that women are not anomalies in American capital punishment, and new research shows they're not anomalies in committing violent crime either. In Lancaster, Texas, …
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Sister of 9/11 Victim Goes to Yemen to Oppose the Creation of More Victims
“You don't solve mistakes, with more mistakes! As a government, the U.S. must follow the law. Be legal!” pleads the brother-in-law of Hayeel Aziz Al-Mithali. Hayeel went from Yemen …
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How to Get Sued by the Chamber of Commerce and Influence People
Last week the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — the world’s most formidable big business lobby — quietly abandoned a trademark infringement lawsuit against a number of individuals connected to …
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Government, Guns & Money
Not many issues are as polarizing as gun control in this country. Politics around regulation and deregulation have been intense for years and the fights have grown more vitriolic …
America Feeds the Rich
New legislation slashed the budget for food stamps to pad the pockets of big agribusiness.
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From Afghanistan, Thank You Bradley Manning!
An appeal from Afghanistan to whistle-blow on war.
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Gov. Chris Christie’s Illusion of Bipartisanship
National attention on Gov. Chris Christie's maverick ways has overshadowed his staunchly conservative decisions.
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Visiting Hiroshima
David Krieger reflects on his time in Hiroshima.
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Canadian Government Deploys Money, Diplomacy for Keystone XL
When everything is tallied, the Harper government's multi-year Keystone XL campaign may top $50 million.
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Blacks as Humans
I wrote, "Savannah's blacks are largely a poor lot, often more because of Savannah custom rather than of their own doing, and just about all black-owned clubs had begun …