Health

Every kid in the US could have a free public college education right now if George W. Bush hadn't been such a war monger.

A recent ‘People’ magazine cover sparks consideration of the hiding-in-plain-sight but never-discussed racism that characterizes the United States and the ways US media subtly sustain that racism.

San Francisco is experiencing a wave of unprecedented hyper-gentrification and urban removal.

Sadie, a 3-month-old infant, experiences severe seizures. Her parents began giving her a medication derived from cannibis.

Updates on public power in Nebraska; Earth Day; Coca Cola's misleading advertisement; closing hospitals; and more.

Haitian activist Kettly Alexandre speaks to advances made over 40 years for women's rights, equity, and an end to violence.

The Koch brothers and large utilities have allied to reverse state policies that favor renewable energy. Environmentalists are pushing back, but the fight is spreading and intensifying.

Study: Those who live in societies with a higher level of income inequality are at a greater risk for premature death.

Public Intellectual Henry Giroux speaks with Truthout about his new book and its exploration of how neoliberalism forces students into an intellectual and moral dead zone devoid of imagination.

A discussion with Patrick Bond on the lack of political will to deal with climate change and the forces mobilizing for action.