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So-Called Fiscal Cliff Averted as Congress Begins New Fight over Spending on Social Welfare Programs
The bill lays the groundwork for future battles between Democrats and Republicans over decisions on federal spending and debt, when much of the focus is expected to be on …
Engulfed by Arctic Waters: Residents on the Frontline of Climate Change
Inhabitants of Kivalina, an Alaskan Native village being engulfed by ocean water, respond to climate change and corporate climate deniers.
Anti-Fracking Activist Discusses the Connection Between Human Rights and the Environment
Activist Sandra Steingraber: We canu2019t change the scale of the problem, so that means you have to change the scale of your actions.
Fiscal Cliff: Going Nuclear and the Grand Betrayal
Bill Black: GOP threatens to use debt ceiling as leverage, creates conditions for more austerity measures by Obama.
Nuclear Roulette: The Truth About the Most Dangerous Energy Source on Earth
An interview with our Progressive Pick of the Week's author about the lesser-known dangers of nuclear energy.
The Fed Targets Unemployment With More Money for Banks
Robert Pollin: The Fed breaks ground with unemployment target but pushing more money into banks without requiring more lending won't solve the problem.
Dr. Gabor Mate on the Stress-Disease Connection, Addiction and the Destruction of American Childhood
Mate argues too many doctors seem to have forgotten what was once a commonplace assumption, that emotions are deeply implicated in both the development of illness, addictions and disorders, …
Truthout Radio: Ellen Brown on the “Fiscal Cliff”
Truthout Radio host, Ted Asregadoo, speaks to Ellen Brown about the
Has “Idiot America” Become More Idiotic?
In an interview with Truthout, Charles P. Pierce, author of
Domestic Abuse Survivor Goldie Taylor on Giving Up Her Gun and the Unseen Plague of National Violence
As President Obama vows new action on gun control, Taylor joins us to discuss her own case and the gun violence from Newtown, Connecticut, to the streets of Chicago, …