News | Oil Train Civil Disobedience Case Puts Climate Destruction on Trial, a First in the US The Washington State trial of five activists could set a precedent, protecting those who engage in climate civil disobedience. By Martha Baskin , Truthout January 14, 2016 Truthout
Excerpt | Rosa Luxemburg Explains Capitalism Using Spoons The teenage Rosa Luxemburg teaches her family about Marx's “Das Kapital.” By Kate Evans , VersoBooks January 14, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Doubling Down on a Failed Strategy: The Pentagon’s Dangerous “New” Base Plan The Obama administration is considering a Pentagon proposal to create a “new” and “enduring” system of military bases around the Middle East. By David Vine , TomDispatch January 14, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Winning the Fight for $15 in 2016 This is the year to make all wages living wages. By Jill Reese , OtherWords January 14, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Hollow Reforms and Growing Outrage in Chicago Policing Scandal Citizen pressure is likely the only force that could really drive meaningful reforms within the Chicago Police Department. By Kari Lydersen , teleSUR January 14, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections GOP Tickles the Dragon’s Tail After years of flirting with the right wing in the US and egging on a growing rage, the GOP establishment is “shocked” by Trump's success. By Michael Winship , Moyers&Company January 14, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Nepotism Plagues Greek Government Under Syriza Instead of spurring positive social change, the governing Syriza party has followed closely in the footsteps of its predecessors. By C.J. Polychroniou , GreekReporter January 14, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Surveillance and Surveys in Kabul US “intelligence” discloses little about poverty, chaos, hunger, child labor and homelessness, which afflict Afghanistan families. By Kathy Kelly , Speakout January 14, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | The Rise of Shadow Banks and the Repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act Unlike traditional commercial banks, shadow banks are unregulated and not subject to traditional banking regulations. By Deena Zaidi , Truthout January 13, 2016 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Water Tanks Are a Way of Life in California Community During Drought Water tanks are now the primary source of water for more than 540 households in Tulare County, the epicenter of California's four-year drought. By Emmanuel Martinez & Joanna Lin , RevealfromTheCenterforInvestigativeReporting January 13, 2016 Truthout