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Opposing Local Hawaii Law, Big Agribusiness Confuses GMO Regulations With Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination
What do same-sex marriage and genetically-engineered soybeans have in common? Nothing, but big agribusiness is banking on a federal judge in Hawaii to make the connection.
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Communism – Yes! But for Whom?
The recent FCC proposal to end net neutrality illustrates the trend toward corporate communism, but a social communism is what needs to be rehabilitated.
Warmonger Media Storm Against Saving Sgt. Bergdahl Shows Why We Have So Much War
The political forces that are trashing the deal to rescue Sgt. Bergdahl are the same political forces that got us into the Iraq war and who want to keep …
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William Rivers Pitt | “Men’s Rights” and the Septic Tank of History
A lot of comfortable people (read: mostly men) believe the rights of women have been settled and established. In truth, the rights of women are under assault across this …
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Internalized Misogyny Within the Geek Community
Stop with the fake geek girl memes. Stop with the shaming geek girls articles. Stop shaming women and, instead, start including them.
One Year of Snowden Leaks
Michael Ratner: The empire has been hurt by the Snowden, Manning, Assange revelations.
Senate Debates Constitutional Amendment to Rein in Outside Cash
Though Democrats and Republicans are split down party lines on whether to add a constitutional amendment to limit campaign spending, both parties ignore 50 percent of Americans in favor …
The Inside Story of Bowe Bergdahl: Afghan War Vet Matthew Farwell on “America’s Last POW”
As the controversy over the prisoner swap grows, new information has emerged about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's time in Afghanistan.
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The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
The sheer volume of conspiracies out there about our Commander-in-Chief is pretty astounding.
From the Desk of William Rivers Pitt
William Rivers Pitt is Truthout's senior editor and lead columnist. His work with this organization spans two decades. He covers environmental issues, the crisis of gun violence in the …