Truthout provides a voice for the voiceless and for individuals working toward a better world. By telling the stories of those seeking economic equality for the 99%, working for climate justice and standing in the way of war, we challenge the traditional narrative that maintains the status quo. We need your support to continue - will you join with us today by making a tax-deductible donation? 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.) Or call in your donation: 213.489.1971 Richard Wolff | Debating Capitalism - Redefining Outdated Terms Richard D Wolff, Truthout: Old definitions of capitalism, socialism and communism stymie attempts to transition to economic forms that will better serve people and society. Read the Article Writing Professor Under Fire For Attack Against Republicans: On the "Free Exchange Of Ideas" Joseph Natoli, Truthout: What "free exchange of ideas" can exist in a society with such extreme disparities of power? And what can the MSU professor criticized for a classroom attack on Republicans teach us? Read the Article Will Black Nationalism Reemerge? Sean Posey, The Hampton Institute: As the wider black community faces continued socioeconomic problems that remain unaddressed by the Obama administration, the question remains: "Is Black Nationalism relevant in the twenty-first century? And as the crisis facing black America builds, will it reemerge?" Read the Article Why Is Syria Under Attack? Daan de Wit, DeepJournal: The battle for Syria is thus a battle for Iran, and is it most fundamentally a battle for influence and energy. The goal of those seeking to attack Syria is to shift the current balance of power...to achieve this goal, the Western component of the forces which are arrayed against Syria needs the support of its citizenry. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senator John McCain Warns House Republicans Against Government Shutdown On the program this week: Less than 24 hours after voting to slash food stamp funding, House Republicans moved on to a full government shut down; Property losses from the deadly flooding in Colorado may top $2 billion dollars; In just over two years, the cost of solar power in the United States has dropped by more than half and, the industry is growing fast; A Brazilian hacker mistakenly targets NASA instead of the NSA; and More. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript The Emperor's New Suit In The Garden Of Eden, and Other Wild Guesses or, Why Can't Napoleon Chagnon Prove Anything? Stephen Corry, Truthout: With his work Noble Savages, anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon is key to the recent revival of the "Brutal Savage" myth, but fellow anthropologist Stephen Corry says Chagnon offers no evidence that the Amazonian tribespeople he studied are any more brutish than the rest of us and finds casting them in such a role diabolical. Read the Article Is Fixing Stop-and-Frisk Worth the Bother? A W Gaffney, Truthout: Should we listen when former first deputy police commissioner of the NYPD, John Timoney, now employed by the authoritarian Gulf monarchy of Bahrain, tells us not to fret about authoritarian police tactics back in NYC because they will fix themselves? Read the Article Room To Breathe: From Chaos to Peace in the Classroom Staff, Making Contact National Radio Project: Russell Long's film Room to Breathe takes a look at a middle school in San Francisco, California, that began teaching the holistic practice of "mindfulness" in the hopes of giving students the skills they need to focus on learning. Read the Article Obama Administration Helped Kill Transparency Push on Military Aid Cora Currier, ProPublica: Legislation demanding more transparency and evaluation of security and all foreign aid programs from the Pentagon, which was championed by both Tea Party and anti-war groups, was shot down by the Obama Administration. Read the Article Egypt Joins Israel as Gaza's Jailer Pam Bailey and Medea Benjamin, Pink Tank: Since the Egyptian military took power Palestinians have been unable to move in and out of Gaza via the Egyptian terminal at Rafah, which served a "critical lifeline" for travel. A petition by grassroots activists has been circulating in order to collect 25,000 signatures and deliver them to Egyptian ambassadors, the United Nations and human rights organizations. Read the Article |
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