The limits of any debate that happens in the mainstream media are incredibly narrow - kept that way by their corporate sponsors. Truthout is different. Here you'll find not just news you can rely on, but new ideas: solutions to current problems and alternatives to broken paradigms. We still need to raise over $42,000 more to maintain this space for fresh thinking - will you help us 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.) Banished from Home, 10-Year-Old Rodrigo Guzman DREAMs of Real Immigration Reform Andrew Stelzer, Truthout: In its current form, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill will not help Rodrigo Guzman return to his home in Berkeley, where his fourth grade class has become "The Dream Team" lobbying for his homecoming. Read the Article Why Can't Democracy Trump Inequality? Sam Pizzigati, Campaign for America's Future: Societies that let wealth concentrate at enormously intense levels will quite predictably end up with a wealthy who can concentrate enormous resources on getting their way. Read the Article Truthout TV Interviews Henry A. Giroux: When Schools Become Dead Zones of the Imagination Ted Asregadoo, Truthout: Ted Asregadoo speaks to Henry A. Giroux about his article on Truthout, "When Schools Become Dead Zones of the Imagination: A Critical Pedagogy Manifesto." Watch the Video Being Queer, Whether Lesbian or Transgender: a Non-Issue for God Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout: Eleanor J. Bader reviews Rizi Xavier Timane's searing memoir, An Unspoken Compromise: A Spiritual Guide for LGBT People of Faith. Read the Review Lies GMO Labeling Opponents Are Pushing to Keep People in the Dark Zack Kaldveer, AlterNet: Like bad robots, GMO labeling opponents are spitting out the same old, tired lies, designed to scare voters into voting against their own best interests. Here's the truth behind their lies. Read the Article In Oil-Producing Regions, Even Minor Hurricanes Cause Major Environmental Damage Sue Sturgis, Facing South: It doesn't take a major storm to wreak environmental havoc on a coastal area - especially one that's home to oil and gas production facilities. A new report maps out the chemical pollution as we approach hurricane season. Read the Article The NSA: "The Abyss From Which There Is No Return" John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute: "I often hear many Americans ask, 'if you're not doing anything wrong, why should you care?'" writes Whitehead. "Once the government starts operating outside the law, answerable to no one but itself, there's no way to rein it back in, short of revolution." Read the Article A Suicide Survivor: The Life of a Chinese Migrant Worker at Foxconn Jenny Chan, The Asia-Pacific Journal: In 2010, 18 employees working for Foxconn in China attempted suicide. What had driven these workers to commit such a desperate act? This is a first-hand account of the experiences of one of those who survived a suicide attempt. Read the Article A Co-op Story: Milk Not Jails Laura Flanders, GritTV: Milk Not Jails was founded in 2010 and seeks to throw a wrench in the wheels of the prison economy. How? By investing in New York state's agricultural industry. Watch the Video This week in SpeakOut: Steven Hill discusses the failures of the Obama administration in light of the NSA surveillance scandal; Maria Armoudian takes a look at the state of journalism today as the detainment of David Miranda signals a dark period for freedom of the press; "Obama knows if Snowden ever does face a criminal jury, the trial will be very much a popularity contest between Obama and Snowden, with high-stakes for both," writes Rob Hager; Sean McElwee examines the Republican party and its relentless war against women's rights; and more. Read the Articles |
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