Truthout
Video Posts
Lights Are Back On at New York City Jail, But Prisoners Still Lack Heat
Brad Lander, a New York city councilmember who spoke with prisoners and prison officials this weekend, discusses more.
Governor Northam Must Resign Over Blackface Yearbook Photo
Lamont Bagby, chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, discusses more.
“Always in Season” Looks at 2014 Hanging in North Carolina and Racial Terrorism
A disturbing new documentary examines lynching in the United States both past and present.
Chinonye Chukwu’s Film “Clemency” Examines the Death Penalty
The film examines the death penalty from the perspective of those who have to carry out executions and the condemned.
Stacey Abrams: “We Have to Work Harder” Than Those Who Would Suppress the Vote
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams will deliver the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union.
Bolton Pushes Privatization of Venezuela’s Oil as US Ratchets Up Pressure
The US has imposed a de facto embargo on oil from Venezuela’s state-run oil company.
Trump’s Venezuela Envoy Is a War Criminal Who Has Abetted Genocide
Elliott Abrams is a right-wing hawk who was convicted in 1991 for lying to Congress during the Iran-Contra scandal.
Women Testify to Harvey Weinstein’s Decades of Sexual Abuse in Powerful New Film
Ursula Macfarlane, director of “Untouchable,” discusses the rampant sexual abuse by Weinstein.
Ex-Harvey Weinstein Employee Breaks Silence on Memo That Helped Take Him Down
Lauren O’Connor, a former literary scout who worked closely with Weinstein, discusses more.
Joseph McCarthy’s Aide Mentored Trump and Roger Stone
Matt Tyrnauer, director of “Where's My Roy Cohn?,” discusses the history between Donald Trump and Roger Stone.