Truthout
Latest
Privacy Coalition Sues NSA to Halt Dragnet Surveillance
A coalition of advocacy groups has filed suit against the NSA for collecting their call records.
The Costs of “Good” Economics
If there is a central argument to 13 Bankers, it is that politics matters. The financial crisis was the result of a long-term transformation of the financial sector and its …
The Right’s Racism Is Showing
The House Republicans dumping the food stamp program, the continuing GOP assaults on voting rights and the outcome of the Trayvon Martin murder verdict indicate that white racism is …
|
Key Mistakes Sway Jury in Zimmerman Trial
A Southern jury was prohibited from considering race in the Zimmerman trial.
|
Time to Repeal ALEC/NRA Stand Your Ground Laws
Florida's “Stand Your Ground” laws are among a series of ALEC backed legislation that perpetuates racial violence in the US.
|
Why Do Americans Live Lives So Short?
While we look at the vital signs of our individual bodies, we fail to check society's and ignore how inequality is literally killing us.
|
Stevie Wonder to Boycott Florida and Other “Stand Your Ground” States
Stevie Wonder is known for his music's deeply felt messages of love and community, so it's striking to hear him so angry.
|
Please Stop “Reforming” Pelican Bay
As the strike pushes forward and the numbers teeter, will the publicity keep up?
|
Zimmerman
Combating Sexual Harassment in Egypt
Protests in Egypt open doors to address sexual harassment and violence against Egyptian women.