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Putin and Russian Nationalism on the Rise
Aleksandr Buzgalin says that Western sanctions are fueling a new sense of nationalism and pride, but it serves the oligarchs who want a more powerful state and armed forces …
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Activist: For a New Generation, Ferguson Marks Historic Nonviolent Resistance to Police Repression
As protests continue in Ferguson, activists are traveling to Missouri to join the movement in solidarity.
Activist Mab Segrest Discusses Civil Rights, History of Structural Racism in the US
From police killings, to Stand Your Ground laws, to Medicaid refusal in majority-minority states, 50 years after Freedom Summer and the Civil Rights Act, activist Mab Segrest says structural …
Freedom of the Press in Jeopardy as Obama Goes After The New York Times Reporter James Risen
Advocates urge the Obama administration to stop its efforts to compel The New York Times' James Risen to reveal a confidential source in his 2006 book
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James Risen and Phil Donahue on Obama’s War on Press Freedoms
Award winning journalists James Risen and Phil Donahue discuss the importance of grassroots movements in preserving the basic tenants of democracy at a time of unprecedented attacks on whistleblowers …
Is the Control of Gaza’s Offshore Gas Reserves a Factor in Israeli Military Operations?
Nafeez Ahmed: As Israel's energy issues become more pronounced, repeated military incursions into Gaza show that dominating and exploiting its offshore gas reserves is an increasingly important issue.
Truthout Interviews William Rivers Pitt and Dahr Jamail on “The Mass Destruction of Iraq”
The current state of Iraq is in flux.
At Chicago’s “National Moment of Silence” Vigil, Activist Confronts “Black-on-Black Crime” Rhetoric
Malcolm London speaks at Daley Plaza during the Ferguson vigil on Thursday, August 14.
New Family Detention Centers Hold Immigrant Women and Children Without Bond as Asylum Claims Pend
The Obama administration has opened two new family detention centers to hold hundreds of women and children from Central America who fled to the United States reportedly to escape …
Worse Than Tiananmen? First Anniversary of Egyptian Army Killings of More Than 800 Anti-Coup Protesters
One year ago today, Egyptian forces opened fire on a sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in Cairo.