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Lee Camp Offers a “Moment of Clarity” for Truthout Readers
Lee Camp challenges progressives with his distinctive brand of political humor. What makes Camp distinctive, however, is that he is an unapologetic advocate for the common good.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Courts Help Disenfranchise Voters in Ohio
Courts are helping disenfranchise voters in Ohio.
Fracking: We Know What We’re Against. What Are We FOR?
While the anti-fracking campaign is very vocal about what they are against, Maura Stephens outlines what goals the movement wants to accomplish.
Climate Change and Historic Superstorm Sandy: 70+ Dead, Streets Submerged, Millions Without Power
Estimates of the damage so far have reached as high as $20 billion.
Stopping Trans Canada’s Keystone XL Pipeline—Activism from the Trees and on the Ground
It seems as though most Americans donu2019t know that the Obama administration has backed off its commitment to stop a Canadian oil firm from bringing dangerous and toxic tar …
Manufacturing Corporate-Friendly State Legislation
Truthout contributor Steve Horn explains to RNN that ALEC is only one of several right-wing organizations that write big-business-friendly model laws for state legislatures across the country.
Prop 34: Ex-San Quentin Prison Warden Jeanne Woodford Backs California Measure to End Death Penalty
The former warden of San Quentin State Prison, Jeanne Woodford, joins us to discuss why she has come out in favor of Proposition 34, a ballot initiative to abolish …
Predictably Unpredictable Earthquakes Requires Compassion, Not Conviction
Jill S. Schniederman writers of her outrage at the conviction of Italian scientists after an earthquake, which they could not predict, descimated the L'Auqila and killed more than …
Farming the Urban Sea
After years of overfishing that put the ocean in danger, a new form of ocean-friendly farming has emerged in Long Island that is using sustainable methods to bring the …
SLAPPed, Arrested, Deemed Eco-Terrorists: TransCanada Blockaders Persevere
Tar Sands Blockaders maintain their vigil in the trees for the fifth week.