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Embracing the Alt-Right: New Trump Campaign Chief “Created an Online Haven for White Nationalists”
Last week, Donald Trump once again upended his campaign team and named Stephen Bannon, the head of Breitbart Media, to be his campaign chief.
Day After Obama Tours Louisiana Flood Damage, Government Holds Massive Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Auction
Four environmental activists were arrested in New Orleans protesting a lease sale of up to 24 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas development.
Standing Rock Sioux Chairman: Dakota Access Pipeline “Is Threatening the Lives of My Tribe”
Protests have so far shut down construction along parts of the pipeline.
Khalid Jabara’s Family Speaks Out After His Murder by Racist White Neighbor
Police say Stanley Majors will be charged with first-degree murder.
The Shocking Story of How a Chicago Cop Killed a Teen — Then Locked Up His Best Friend for the Murder
Louis is one of 10 people with similar cases exposed in the Chicago Reader's new article.
Maya Schenwar on the DOJ Ending Use of Private Prisons: Will Decarceration Follow?
Truthout's Maya Schenwar says the announcement won't affect federal immigration detention centers or state prisons.
Henry A. Giroux on the Neo-Fascism of the Law-and-Order Candidate
Henry Giroux comments on the rise of neo-fascism in America and its link to a culture of fear, white supremacy and the expanding racist incarceration state.
Open Up the Debates: Green Party’s Jill Stein Accuses Democrats and GOP of Rigging Debate Rules
It appears no third-party candidates will be invited to take part in the first presidential debate next month.
Meet Ajamu Baraka: Green VP Candidate Aims to Continue the Legacy of WEB Du Bois and Malcolm X
The Green Party's vice-presidential nominee Ajamu Baraka is a longtime human rights activist.
Why Did Clinton Just Tap a Pro-TPP, Pro-KXL, Pro-Fracking Politician to Head Her Transition Team?
Hillary Clinton has announced former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as the head of her transition team.