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Before the US Civil Rights Laws: Anti-Discrimination Action in New York State
Rand Paul's criticism of the federal civil rights legislation of the 1960s can be better evaluated by looking at the workings of similar legislation that appeared on the state …
Whistleblowers Speak: Who’s Protecting Them and Who’s Listening?
Over the past few decades, whistleblowers have changed the course of history. AudioPlayer.setup(“https://truthout.org/video123/audio/player.swf”, { …
Citizen Alioune: How Not to Deal With Muslims in America
Alioune Niass, the Sengalese Muslim vendor who first spotted the now infamous smoking SUV in Times Square and alerted police, is no hero. If it were not for the …
Connie Schultz | She’s Graduating With Wings
I am the mother, and you are the child. That's what I told her the day she was born. I repeated it many times over the course of …
World Bank on the Nation of Ecuador. “The World Bank May Cause Ecuador’s Ruin“
ORIGINAL FRENCH ARTICLE: Comment la Banque mondiale risque de ruiner l'Équateur Translated by Isabelle Metral Is a Country Entitled to Effective Legal Sovereignty Over Its Natural Resources?
William Astore | Give Me Liberty or Keep Me Safe!
Every school boy and girl knows the famous cry of Patrick Henry: “Give me liberty or give me death!” However imperfectly realized, enshrining and protecting personal liberties and freedoms …
Truthout: Breaking the Mold in the Age of Corporate Sponsorship
Hi Truthout Readers, There are a lot of news sources out there - although, OK, not as many as there used to be. But you know already that Truthout …
Drones and Democracy
Islamabad - On May 12, the day after a US drone strike killed 24 people in Pakistan's North Waziristan, two men from the area agreed to tell us their …
Mounting Biodiversity Loss Poses Threat to Human Survival
Rome - When people talk about biodiversity loss, discussion often centres on the tragedy of animals like the tiger and the panda being in danger of extinction. It is …
Red State Road Trip 2: “I’m Not A Racist” (Video – Part XIV)
Travel into the deep South as the 2008 election draws near, and listen to what small town black and white Americans have to say. Support Truthout and independent media …