Fighting Back Against Corporate Personhood
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: skyfaller, coffeego 1, 2)

Bill Moyers, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. | Book Excerpt

Rarely have so few imposed such damage on so many. When five conservative members of the Supreme Court handed for-profit corporations the right to secretly flood political campaigns with tidal waves of cash on the eve of an election, they moved America closer to outright plutocracy, where political power derived from wealth is devoted to the protection of wealth. It is now official: Just as they have adorned our athletic stadiums and multiple places of public assembly with their logos, corporations can officially put their brand on the government of the United States as well as the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the fifty states.

The decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission giving “artificial entities” the same...

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Occupy Oakland: An Illustrated History
Susie Cagle, Truthout | Graphic Report

I have been drawing from Occupy Oakland since October 10, when the first tents were pitched in Frank Ogawa, "Oscar Grant" Plaza in front of City Hall. From the tents and the tear gas to the foreclosure defense and port shutdowns, this five-part series explores a visual history of Oakland's occupation, consistently called the "most militant" branch of the Occupy movement in the country.

From the beginning, the Oakland Commune set Oakland's occupation apart in its acceptance of the local homeless population.

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Record Numbers of Incarcerated Mothers Bad News for Women, Children, Communities
Gina McGalliard, Truthout | News Analysis

It is well known that the United States imprisons a higher percentage of its population than any other industrialized country. And while it is true that the prison population is predominantly male, the number of female prisoners has risen more than 800 percent in the last three decades, outpacing the approximate 400 percent increase in the male prison population during the same time period.

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