We're so grateful and humbled that Truthout's work is funded by a community of readers like you. Thank you to all of you who pitched in, from every nook and cranny of the United States and beyond, to help us get close to our goal. There's a lot more work to be done and important stories to be covered - it's inspiring to know that you are with us! Five "High-Value" Guantanamo Detainees Improperly Presumed Guilty Marjorie Cohn, Truthout: Everyone charged with a crime under US law is to be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. But the June pre-trial hearings in the cases of five men charged with planning the 9/11 attacks revealed clear presumption of guilt on the part of the government. Read the Article The State of Dissent in America: Flex Your Rights Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Truthout: When protesters occupied DC's Freedom Plaza in fall 2011, they made it a habit to read aloud together the words of the First Amendment to let everyone know, including the security state, that they had the right to exercise their right to protest peacefully. Read the Article If They Can Lie About NSA/Snowden, They Can Lie About Syria and Iran Robert Naiman, Truthout: Regardless of what one thinks about Director of National Intelligence James Clapper as an individual, if he can lie to Congress without consequence, we're in big trouble in terms of democracy and the rule of law, especially with regard to US foreign policy reform. Read the Article Pro-Choice Activists Flood Texas Capitol as House Bill 2 Makes it Out of Committee in Round Two of Abortion Overhaul Battle Candice Bernd, Truthout: More than 5,000 abortion rights activists turned out Monday as a second special session kicked off in another attempt to pass the omnibus anti-abortion bill. The House Committee on State Affairs approved the bill just after midnight on Tuesday. The legislation now moves to the House floor. Read the Article Koch Brothers' New Pledge for Planet Destruction The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: There is a pledge, known officially as the "No Climate Tax Pledge" that was created by the Koch Brothers, whose very own companies emitted over 24 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2011, according to the EPA. Read the Article Deathtraps Have Got to Go: Chicago Day of Action James Anderson, Truthout: A Saturday, June 29, action in Chicago in solidarity with garment workers in Bangladesh keeps the heat on The Gap and Walmart to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. Read the Article Guantanamo and Permanent War: The View From Camp X-Ray Adam Hudson, Truthout: If one war against an elusive threat or another country ends, then another begins, leaving no gaps between conflicts but continuing them in perpetuity. Read the Article Does ALEC Want You to Work Even if You're Sick? Laura Macomber, Moyers & Company: Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill suppressing "living wage" and paid sick-leave policies for Florida workers. None other then the American Legislative Exchange Council is behind the effort to place this latest anti-worker bill into the governor's hands. Read the Article Tar Sands Coal Export Boom: Petcoke Exports Second Highest Ever in April Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog: Another coal export boom is unfolding on the US Gulf Coast but no coal production is actually taking place there. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Administration Delays Major Provision of Affordable Care Act, and More In today's On the News segment: The Obama administration has delayed a provision of the Affordable Care Act related to businesses with over 50 employees, which would have been required to provide health care to workers or pay a fine; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Hints Surface That NSA Building Massive, Pervasive Surveillance Capability Greg Gordon, McClatchy Newspapers: Evidence is mounting that the National Security Agency is preserving billions of domestic emails and phone calls in powerful digital databases. Read the Article The Pornification of Pop Culture Yahia Lababidi, Truthout: The extreme has become mainstream, but if we are all at the transgressive forefront, how will we know when we've gone too far? Read the Article | 
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