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Ray Kelly? Seriously? Mr. President, It’s Not What You Say; It’s What You Do
President Obama negates everything he said about the Trayvon Martin killing when he supports
Why Boycotting Israel Harms the Palestinian Cause
The campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel has often been the subject of ridicule and criticism, but rarely for the right reasons. The most common accusation …
Sarah Shourd on Herman Wallace, California Hunger Strikers and the Horror of Solitary Confinement
In this interview, which Shourd dedicates to Herman Wallace, we take a closer look at her project, Opening the Box, as well as the ongoing prisoner hunger strike in …
Prisoners’ Struggle Against “Cruel and Unusual Punishment Amounting to Torture“
The June 20 communiqué from the principal prisoner representatives from the Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) SHU Short Corridor Collective Human Rights Movement stated they'd just held a mediation …
What the Empire Didn’t Hear: US Spying and Resistance in Latin America
In all of the data the US gathered, it missed one crucial fact: that Latin America is no longer Washington's backyard.
Ralph Nader: Developing a Civic Personality
Love or hate him, Ralph Nader has never been afraid to speak his mind.
Prometheus Among the Cannibals: A Letter to Edward Snowden
No matter whatu2019s written about him here in the mainstream, the spectacle of a single remarkably articulate and self-confident individual outwitting the last superpower has been, in its own …
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Snowden Asylum: Where’s the “Irony”?
A group of Latin American scholars and professors have sent out a letter to media outlets across the United States addressing the media's portrayal of Bolivia, Ecuador and …
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Torturing Citizens Who Won’t Turn Snitch: A Letter from Pelican Bay
In a letter that illuminates the present hunger strike at Pelican Bay prison, an anonymous correspondent wrote Truthout contributor Victoria Law in 2011 about how California's Department of Corrections …
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Rep. Holt to Introduce Bill to Repeal Patriot Act & 2008 FISA Act
While the rest of the country was celebrating our independence, House Dem. Rush Holt (NJ-12) was doing something about it — drafting legislation to repeal both the Patriot Act …