Excerpt | Setting the Stage to Commit a Massacre in Gaza Progressive Pick excerpt from historian Ilan Pappe's “The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories.” By Ilan Pappé , OneworldPublications October 5, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | National Security Agencies Are Evading Congressional Oversight Intelligence officials skew the surveillance debate. By Shahid Buttar , Truthout October 5, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | ConCon 2.0: Six Amendments That Conservatives Could Push at a Constitutional Convention Frustrated conservatives are eager to impose their agenda. By Wilfred Codrington III , Truthout October 5, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration DHS Should Stop the Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants This is an invasive new feature of DHS's previously known programs. By Adam Schwartz & Sophia Cope , ElectronicFrontierFoundation October 5, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | The Journalist and the Fixer: Who Makes the Story Possible? “Fixers,” resourceful, wired-in locals, are often who make new gathering overseas possible. By Nick Turse , TomDispatch October 5, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace From Peace Conferences and Negotiations to Grassroots and Global Organizing for Justice We must reckon directly with the impact of the Nakba. By Donna Nevel , Truthout October 5, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Minnesotans Rally to “Hold the Line” Against Enbridge Pipeline Project Hundreds of residents gathered in Saint Paul last week for a rally to “Hold the Line” against a pipeline project. By Brandon Jordan , WagingNonviolence October 4, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Consumer Product Safety Commission Cracks Down on Flame Retardants Linked to Health Problems Consumers and firefighters may soon be protected from the hazards posed by flame retardants. By Rebekah Wilce & Mary Bottari , PRWatch October 4, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Let’s Stop the GOP’s Biggest Swindle of All Republican leadership isn't subtle with their looting of the public treasury these days. By Julie Chinitz , CampaignforAmerica'sFuture October 4, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Austerity-Driven UK Has Found Itself in the Middle of a Debt Crisis Austerity-driven UK has, somewhat unsurprisingly, found itself in the middle of a debt crisis. By Charlotte Dingle , Occupy.com October 4, 2017 Truthout