Truthout
Latest
Rights Group Exposes Immigration Detention System Abuses
"In New York when I was detained, I was about to get an attorney through one of the churches, but that went away once they sent me here to …
Nelson Bill to Limit Abortions May Come to Vote Today
Sen. Ben Nelson's antiabortion ammendment restricting access to abortion services for women who receive federal subsidies could come up for a vote today. Janet Adamy and Greg Hitt, …
“Climategate” May Hold Lessons on Openness for Researchers Under Pressure
Jeffrey R. Young, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on claims made by anti climate change groups that scientists distorted data in developing research on global warming:
String of Baghdad Bombings Leaves Over 100 Dead
Five car bombs exploded in Baghdad early Tuesday, killing more than 100 people in what appeared to be coordinated attacks by militants in response to the Iraqi government's approval …
Protests Again Rock Iran
Photographer Maziar Pourbeheshti was shaken as he logged onto his Facebook account in the early evening from his Tehran apartment. At the Tehran University campus Monday, he had witnessed …
DOJ Watchdog Report on Yoo, Bybee Torture Memos to Be Released Soon, Agency Spokeswoman Says
Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers in testimony before Congress that a long-awaited Justice Department watchdog report that is said to be highly critical of the legal …
Meanwhile . .
Ever since President Obama's speech last Tuesday, all media, political and public attention has been focused exclusively on the war in Afghanistan. The president mentioned Iraq a few times …
The Curious Case of Anthony McKinney
On September 15, 1978, 70,000 people flocked to the Superdome in New Orleans to see the heavyweight championship rematch between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks, who had taken the …
Revitalizing the Antiwar Movement
With Nobel laureate Barack Obama's announced escalation of the occupation of Afghanistan, even those who believed his rhetoric of hope and change, who supported and voted for him in …
Obama Sending Special Envoy to North Korea
President Obama is sending Stephen Bosworth as a diplomatic envoy to North Korea to discuss nuclear disarmament talks. Jean H. Lee, The Associated Press reports: "Bosworth is …