News | Politics & Elections As Candidates Tied to Guatemalan Army and Oligarch Vie for Power, What’s Next for Popular Uprising? In Guatemala, a television comedian has won the first round of the nation's presidential elections. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! September 9, 2015 Truthout
News | Environment & Health On the News With Thom Hartmann: Large Infrastructure Projects Could Have Disastrous Effects on Our Planet, and More In today's On the News segment: The large infrastructure projects planned in the next 15 years could have a disastrous effect on our planet; the US Navy is investing … By Thom Hartmann , TheThomHartmannProgram September 9, 2015 Truthout
Human Rights Did the Famous Desegregation of Yonkers Actually Work? You can't integrate a city with just 200 units of housing. By Cynthia Gordy , ProPublica September 9, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor How the US Set Sail on a Sea of Red Ink Free trade deals and financial deregulation in the 1980s and 1990s contributed to the nation's level of indebtedness. By JP Sottile , Truthout September 9, 2015 Truthout
News | Equal Before the Law? New York Counties Face Push to Upgrade Public Defender System New York has one of the most dysfunctional public defender systems in the nation. By Tracy Frisch , HillCountryObserver September 9, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor We Have a Massive Student Loan Forgiveness Program – Why Is It So Complex? In the decade-plus journey toward forgiveness, borrowers have no way of knowing whether their applications will be accepted. By Ava Kofman , YES!Magazine September 9, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Legal Case Demands Details About the CIA’s Secret Prison in Lithuania A man facing a military trial for allegedly planning the 9 11 attacks has filed a case to demand more clarity about what went on in the site. By Crofton Black , TheBureauofInvestigativeJournalism September 9, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | Seeking Medical Care Can Be a Minefield for Trans Individuals The lack of understanding of trans identity, gender presentation and the community's needs creates barriers to healthcare on every level. By Kari Mugo , BitchMedia September 9, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Call Israeli Settlements What They Are: Colonies A key step in the direction of transformed conversation is the act of seeing the “settlements” and the “occupation” for what they really are. By Chris Moore-Backman , ChristianPeacemakerTeamsPalestine September 9, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | Personal Stories Let Us Know What It Means to Be a Refugee As Europe struggles with a humanitarian crisis it hasn't seen for decades, the media coverage of the refugees dying has been changing in tone. By Maria Rovisco , TheConversation September 9, 2015 Truthout