Truthout
Latest
“This Is Not a Bathroom Bill, This Is a Hate Bill”: Rev. William Barber on North Carolina’s HB2
Civil rights activists are planning to conduct a mass sit-in next Monday.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Bernie Sanders Focuses on Need for “Moral Economy” at the Vatican, and More
Sanders talked about the Supreme Court's 2010 “Citizens United” ruling, among other issues.
Our Drinking Water Systems Are a Disaster; What Can We Do?
In the wake of the Flint crisis, communities turn to innovative technology and financing to prevent the next crisis.
George Monbiot: Never-Ending Growth Cannot Be Sustained on a Finite Planet
Author George Monbiot discusses his new book, what brought the climate to a crisis point and what we can do about it.
“I’m Mad as Hell”: Air Force Members Blame Health Horrors on Toxic Exposure
Chronically ill service members say their health issues result from past exposure to contaminants at George Air Force Base.
Israel Hired PR Firm to Market Occupation to Black, Latino and LGBTQ Communities
Why did Israeli-funded PR firm Ceisler target crisis intervention and suicide hotline services for queer and transgender youth?
Avaaz Ignored Libya Lessons When Advocating for Syria No-Fly Zone
Like Clinton and other interventionists, Avaaz — in advocating for a no-fly zone in Syria — has not been chastened by what its advocacy wrought in Libya.
Most Racism Is Mundane
The lives of people of color are shaped by race in more ways than a white person might guess.
|
The Biggest Threat to the 99% Isn’t the 1%, It’s the 0.1%
Unpack the numbers on the highest earners and there's a stark division between the well-off and the dangerously affluent.
|
Changes Are Coming to Cuba, but What Will Those Changes Bring?
A former member of the US blockade-defying Venceremos Brigade reflects on his past trips to Cuba as he plans for another visit.