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Humans are hardwired for deception, but we also share our primate cousins' predisposition to empathy and fairness.

Recently the International Peoplesu2019 Health Tribunal took place in Guatemala to discuss the injuries from the Marlin mine, an open pit gold mine that is one of the most …

Almost two and half years ago, I wrote about the murder of Abdul Manan Gul Rehman in a CIA black site facility known as the Salt Pit in Afghanistan. …

Diplomats from an unidentified country and a Washington research organisation considered close to the International Atomic Energy Agency have alleged in recent weeks that Iran has covered two buildings …

u201cOdds-beating charter school.u201d Those words are like an impenetrable shield for those who operate such places. They are also the holy grail of the education reform movement, which is …

On September 17, Occupy Wall Street will mark its one year anniversary with a spirit somewhere between celebration, outrage, and the need to reaffirm its own identity and significance. …

Beverly Bell interviews Leslie Thatcher, content relations editor at Truthout, one of a number of independent, non-commercial news sites that offer an alternative to corporate-controlled media. In a world …

Have Democrats abandoned teacher unions in their pursuit of a corporate-backed education overhaul? From the looks of the Democratic National Convention, it would seem so.

Now, friends, siblings and spouses who for years shared the same precarious status find themselves on opposite sides of a divide, one preparing for lawful work or access to …

Itu2019s been more than two years now, and the tight rope upon which many balanced their hopesu2014for a truly different and transformative model of governanceu2014has lost a good deal …