Truthout
Latest
Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg: Civil Disobedience Against Vietnam War Led Me to Leak Pentagon Papers
Ellsberg discusses the role nonviolent direct action can play in social movements.
Economic Update: Another Gilded Age
We also look at the possibility of a second “gilded age,” mortgage lenders turning to rich borrowers, and more.
An Agricultural Movement for People-to-People Reparations Puts Itself on the Map
The map may also help build an online database of farmers of color, who have long been underrepresented by demographic surveys.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Payday Loan Rule Survives GOP Repeal — for Now
While Congress appeared to officially spare the payday rule, hours earlier, there was an ominous development in Washington for consumer safeguards.
Gender Justice at the Heart of the Poor People’s Campaign
The campaign's first week will shine a spotlight on the problems of women in poverty.
Capitalist Development in Nicaragua and the Mirage of the Left
The Sandinistas are now fully on board with neoliberalism.
In Desperate New Defense for Trump, Rudy Suggests Russia Collusion Wasn’t Illegal
Team Trump keeps inventing new fantasies and this one is especially bizarre.
In Jerusalem, Christian Zionists Seal the Deal With Netanyahu
The embassy is Trump's payback to white evangelicals.
The Fight Against the Far Right Requires Tackling White Nationalist Institutions
Many well-known universities receive far-right funding.
Who’s Paying Hush Money Now?
Several corporations were caught giving money to a company used by Trump's personal attorney to pay hush money.