Truthout
Video Posts
|
Stevie Wonder to Boycott Florida and Other “Stand Your Ground” States
Stevie Wonder is known for his music's deeply felt messages of love and community, so it's striking to hear him so angry.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Had a Closed-Door Meeting With the Entire Senate Last Night, and More
In today's On the News segment: After weeks of threatening filibuster reform, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had a closed-door meeting with the entire Senate last night.
Chris Hedges: Urban Poverty in America Made Me Question Everything
Launching a new show
Thousands Protest Zimmerman Not Guilty Verdict Nationwide
Hundreds in Baltimore demand justice for slain teen Trayvon Martin, changes to judicial system that allowed his killer to walk free.i
NAACP Leads Push for Federal Civil Rights Charges Against Zimmerman After Race Kept Out of Trial
As protests against the acquittal of George Zimmerman continue in Los Angeles, Oakland and other cities, the NAACP is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to file civil …
|
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Republican Sequester Will Kick 140,000 People Out of Their Homes
In today's On the News segment: The Republican Sequester is cutting the Department of Housing and Urban Development budget by $2 million, denying homes to 140,000 people; the Securities …
On the Poor Definition and Measurement of Corruption
Sadly, we’ve entered into a world where the word “corruption” has become inadequate to describe the many and varied practices of profitable abuse by the powerful and connected of …
“There Is a Trayvon in Every Town”: Rev. Jesse Jackson and Florida Youth Activist Demand Justice
Civil rights groups are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman.
|
“I Felt Like It Was My Son”: Thousands Protest George Zimmerman Acquittal in Trayvon Martin Killing
Protests were held across the country this weekend after a Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty on charges of second-degree murder.
Snowden: Symptom or Disease?
Never-ending culture of war breeds an ever-growing draconian government, which will pressure more whistleblowers to come forward to stop tyranny.