Truthout
Op-Ed
Could the Senate Intelligence Committee Do Oversight of CIA Drone Strikes?
Senate Intelligence Committee draws ire for a lack of awareness about the CIA's drone strikes.
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WikiLeaks Is a Rare Truth Teller; Smearing Julian Assange Is Shameful
When Julian Assange moved his legal defense to Gareth Peirce, Britain's leading human rights lawyer, he found a true ally. Peirce asserts that her client faces a grave miscarriage …
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Ten Urgent Reasons to Reject Nuclear Power Now
UK Activist James McClusky provides 10 powerful arguments in favor of rejecting nuclear power.
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Punishing Anti-Nuke Protesters
A twisted part of modern America is that harsh punishments are given to people who stand for truth and justice, while torturers and war criminals go free.
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Winning the Argument
Obama's re-election reflected the progress he has made in convincing Americans that “do something” is the only option - and that “do nothing” leads inexorably to decline.
Not In Our Backyard: Fighting Pollution in Richmond, California
Richmond is one of the lowest-income communities in the Bay Area. It is also one of the most toxic.
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Meet the 102-Year-Old Face of Voter Suppression
Voter suppression has been with us since the days of John Adams and the Federalists, but this modern attack on voting rights can be traced back to the 1970s.
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The Queer Case Against Prisons
Toshio Meronek's review of Prisons Will Not Protect You highlights the emphasis by the book's contributors that the Corrections Department isn't in the business of correcting oppression.
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Charging Through the Archway of History: Immigrants and African-Americans Unite to Transform the Face of Labor and the Power of Community
Immigrant energy is contributing to a revival of progressive American political culture.
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Norman Finkelstein’s Criticism of BDS: Wrong, But With a Germ of Truth
lan Dershowitz's opposition to the recent BDS panel discussion at Brooklyn College was easy for many people to dismiss, correctly, as Zionist chutzpah, but Norman Finkelstein's sharp attack on …