Truthout's readers are people who understand the need for both thought and action. That's why we bring you both reports on the latest events, activism and legislation - from the local to the global - and also in-depth critical analysis that puts this news in context. We still need over $33,000 more by the end of July in order to keep bringing you this unique combination. Please, help us get there by making a tax-deductible donation now! Click here to donate. (Truthout is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN: 20-0031641) You can also donate by check, made payable to: Truthout, P.O. Box 276414, Sacramento, CA 95827 (Please include your email address on your check.) Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Blessing? Curse? Both? Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout: Assisted Reproductive Technology has helped millions have children. Yet moral concerns and medical questions abound. Read the Article Trayvon Martin: The Neglected Story That Implicates Us All Michael Nagler, Truthout: When we sanction the use of violence to prevent violence, it's hypocritical to be shocked when violence ensues. Read the Article McDonalds Tells Workers to Toil 70 Hours a Week, Use Ripoff Payroll Cards as Part of "Financial Literacy" Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism: The poor have to endure not just the indignity of struggling to survive, but also from having to listen to pious lectures on how to properly manage their meager incomes. Read the Article Robert Lynch: Art Is "America's Secret Weapon for Positive Change" Max Eternity, Truthout: Visual art is being used by law enforcement for crime prevention, in hospitals and the military to increase the rate of "healing" for patients and wounded warriors and in schools to promote educational excellence, yet arts funding lags. Read the Interview Truthout TV Interviews Ellen Cantarow About the Dangers of Fracking Ted Asregadoo, Truthout: Journalist Ellen Cantarow talks about her interview with Louis W. Allstadt - a former executive with Mobil Oil - on the environmental dangers of fracking. Watch the Video Puttin' the Pressure on Putin Ray McGovern, Consortium News: The Obama administration announced that the US wouldn't torture or execute Edward Snowden, a reminder to the world how far Official Washington has strayed from civilized behavior. Read the Article Obama Is Complicit in Nation's Violent, Discriminatory Behavior, Laws Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, Truthout: The conversation we need to have has to go beyond discriminatory attitudes and practices and must consider the value we place on life itself, and that conversation needs to be national. Read the Article The "Unusual" Yet Ubiquitous Left-Right Alliance: Towards an Anti-Establishment Center Sam Husseini, Sam Husseini's Blog: Every time you have this convergence of progressives and conservatives against the establishment, it's regarded as "unusual" "odd" or "bizarre", even though it keeps coming up on issue after issue. Read the Article Brandon Toy's Act of Conscience Staff, Consortium News: The Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) salutes Brandon Toy, who chose to walk away from his job with a US defense contractor to protest the US government's violation of human and civil rights. Read the Article This week in SpeakOut: Justin Doolittle takes a look at The New York Times' coverage of US drone strikes; as Rick Perry continues to back harsh anti-choice legislation that puts the lives of Texan women in danger, Ken Cuccinelli is trying to do the same in Virginia; Richard Heinberg takes a look at our country's legacy of consumption and proposes alternatives to getting the economy on track again; P.L. Thomas invokes the philosophy of James Baldwin to understand the injustice behind the Zimmerman verdict; Nicholas Powers makes a painful connection between the film Fruitvale Station and the tragic murder of Trayvon Martin; and more. Read the Article |
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