Interview | Noam Chomsky on BDS and How the Israeli Occupation Is “Much Worse Than Apartheid” MIT Professor Noam Chomsky discusses US support for Israel, the BDS movement and the blockade of Gaza. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 13, 2014 Truthout
News | Democrat Youth Wing Fires Members Who Criticized Israel’s Child Killings This strain of fascism seems to be migrating from Israel, where students and employees have been punished and fired for expressing sympathy for Gaza on social media. By Rania Khalek , ElectronicIntifada August 12, 2014 Truthout
News | Federal Investigators Crack Down on Two Virginia Schools’ Use of Restraints Investigators found that children were being regularly pinned down or isolated and that their education was suffering as a result. By Heather Vogell , ProPublica August 12, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace The Gaza Saga Continues As I write, the all too brief cease-fire has ended and the pathologies of both parties are playing out again. By Dr. James J. Zogby , ArabAmericanInstitute August 12, 2014 Truthout
Human Rights Irish Teenager Among Prisoners Set for Egypt Mass Trial That the Egyptian government has arrested and tortured children, in contravention of its own and international law, is horrifying enough. By Staff , Reprieve August 12, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace The Fallacious Human Shield and Collateral Damage Arguments If terrorists were in an apartment in Manhattan or Seattle, we would not bomb the apartment - no matter how “smart” the bomb. By Robert J. Gould , SpeakOut August 12, 2014 Truthout
News | Village Building Convergence Coming to Small Town Sebastopol A Village Building Convergence may soon come to your town or city. By Shepherd Bliss , SpeakOut August 12, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace A Show on Future Weapons: Discovering Hidden Politics The notorious predator, the silent aerial assassin, has taken possession of the skies. By Gouthama Siddarthan , SpeakOut August 12, 2014 Truthout
News | Do You Know Which States Are Best for Women? A recent study ranks Louisiana the WORST state for women. By Robin Marty , Care2 August 12, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Obama’s Cuba Policy: Washington’s Potemkin Village The White House has been relentless in its attempts to destabilize Cuba. By Patrick Burchat , CouncilonHemisphericAffairs August 12, 2014 Truthout