We stood in a tight group, over a dozen blan huddled together, trying not to obstruct the narrow path between the makeshift shelters of corrugated metal, cardboard, plastic and …
In the post-War era, as a large American middle class emerged, the top 1 percent of households took in 10.02 percent of the nation's pre-tax income. In only eight …
Lincoln, NE - The closing of the country’s last meat processing plant that slaughtered horses for human consumption was hailed as a victory for equine welfare. But five years …
(Photo: s_falkow; Edited: JR / Truthout) Those who follow the rants from our business leaders and their allies in politics and the media have been struck by …
Following the Republican nominating process, the debates in particular, it is not hard to conjure up the image of people in a bar at 1 a.m. arguing over the …
One aspect of the education reform debate that ?persistently gives me pause is the claim that the top students are being short-changed in U.S. public education—specifically due to disproportionate …
In a sadly predictable development, Hispanic public school students in Alabama — some of whom are United States citizens — are now facing racially motivated bullying in the wake …