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The Climate Movement Takes On Fracking: Interview With Bill McKibben
An oil rig reflected in a fracking pond on the Giddings Estate, a 10,000-acre field in near Midland, Texas, owned by Pioneer Natural Resources, February 15, 2012. (Photo: Jim …
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In a “Crankocracy,” the Rich Call the Shots
Sheldon G. Adelson and his wife, Miriam, have donated millions to a super PAC that is supporting Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign. (Photo: Patrick T. Fallon for The New York …
Truthout Invites You to Join Us in Reimagining a Just Economy
Truthout invites you to join us in... Reimagining a Just Economy Sunday, May 6 from 5pm The Tabard Inn 1739 N Street NW Washington D.C. 20036 (Map) Tickets for …
What the Laws of War Allow: Do the WikiLeaks War Logs Reveal War Crimes – or the Poverty of International Law?
Anyone who would like to witness a vivid example of modern warfare that adheres to the laws of war — that corpus of regulations developed painstakingly over centuries by …
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The GOP’s Money Man
Not only is Mitt Romney the GOP's rich-man candidate for president, but his last name actually spells “money.” Just drop the “R,” move the “m” in front of the …
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Arizona Is the “Petri Dish” for Corporate-Influenced Legislature
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Arizona, with 49 out of 90 legislators with membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council …
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Corruption Is Why You Can’t Do Your Taxes in Five Minutes
Here’s a chart of Intuit’s lobbying expenditures in Congress, courtesy of Open Secrets. I suspect that some of that nine million dollars of lobbying by that company since 2008 has …
First They Come for the Muslims
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Tarek Mehanna, a U.S. citizen, was sentenced Thursday in Worcester, Mass., to 17½ years in …
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The UN Embraces the Economics of Happiness
Imagine you open the paper tomorrow, and the headlines are not about the “sluggish economy,” but our nation’s quality of life. You turn to the business section, and find …
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Ending Fecklessness on Guns
Washington - It's understandable if unfortunate that the controversy surrounding the killing of Trayvon Martin has polarized the country along both racial and ideological lines. But there is one …