Truthout
Latest
|
South Carolina Voter ID Law Takes Hits in Court
In a case that, under the Voting Rights Act, hinges partly on whether the voter ID law was motivated by discriminatory intent, the lawu2019s chief architect, state Rep. Alan …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Romney Overshadowed by an Empty Chair During End of RNC, and More
In today's On the News segment: The RNC wrapped up this week, but Mitt Romney was overshadowed by Clint Eastwood talking to an empty chair for ten minutes; austerity …
John Cusack Interviews Law Professor Jonathan Turley About Obama Administration’s War On the Constitution
While many are critical of ongoing media circus produced by the Republican party, John Cusack asks the hard questions about what it would really mean to elect Obama for …
|
Not On Our Land: Land Recovery Kicks Off in Honduras
Globalization threatens the survival of indigenous and small-farming communities all over our world. Carla Garcia speaks about the ongoing land struggle in Honduras with the Afro-Indigenous Garu00edfuna communities.
The Marikana Massacre: A Turning Point for South Africa?
Sometimes an event occurs that lifts the veil on a society and exposes its naked reality for all to see. Such was the case on Wednesday, August 16, at …
|
Fairer Sex
While feminism has evolved with the social and economic changes of this century, the end game has not: equality for all women and the work that they do.
Obama’s “Twisted Version of American Exceptionalism” Laid Bare
Obama also wants the whole, wide world to get this through its thick skull: only rogue governments that implement a policy of rendition, torture, indefinite detention and extrajudicial assassination …
|
Chicago City College Teachers Being Used as “Pawns” Against Teachers Union, Say Teachers
As the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) sets September 10 as the day it will begin its strike, another group of Chicago teachers say they are being unfairly pressured into …
Election Countdown 2012: Romneyville Residents Migrate North in Anticipation of the DNC and More
As the RNC comes to a close and we look forward to the DNC, the Election Countdown 2012 has the nationwide scoop on our journey to November.
Meet the Industry That Makes the Koch Brothers Look Poor
When will the United States start thinking beyond bars?