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WASHINGTON — In June, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case of a Canadian man who contends that U.S. authorities mistook him for an al Qaida operative in …

Washington, DC - A recent report by the Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center (a collaboration between the federal government and BP) claiming that only 25 percent of spilled …

Charles Harvey traces the source of widespread arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh, setting the stage for programs that could benefit 20 million people.

Is the IV Bag half-empty or half-full? Theda Skocpol, the author of a forthcoming book on President Barack Obama's health care reforms, argues in the Nation that progressives are …

Below is a special message from Mikey Weinstein, founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, about the importance of supporting Truthout at this critical time. Dear Fellow …

Bangkok - An international campaign seeking a war crimes inquiry into the alleged systematic abuses by Burma’s military regime finally has a strong ally in U.S. President Barack Obama. …

Are the Republicans terminally stupid, or are they just playing the dangerous fool? In either case, the irrational attack on Muslims everywhere by the GOP's leadership is not only …

After a nine-month investigation into alleged ethics violations against Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-California), the House Ethics Committee has released its report. The committee has found that the Congresswoman improperly …

EDITOR'S NOTE: Truthout is proud to begin bringing you a twice-weekly Paul Krugman column, thanks to Paul's service, Krugman & Co. This is new material, not available from The …

A push to oust private security firms from Afghanistan puts “fear of god” into foreign forces. Kabul, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai's shock decree banning private security companies in …