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The Big Fix: Documentary Exposes BP, US Government on Gulf Disaster
One of the world's biggest environmental crimes has been more or less forgotten. This is part of our collective guilt as the world's ecosystem continues its accelerated collapse. But …
US Befriends Kazakhstan Dictator, Now World’s Largest Producer of Uranium
Allen Ruff: Vicious dictatorship courted by US and Russia, is a vital strategic objective in Eurasia. TRANSCRIPT: PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm …
Coming Together for Environmental Restoration in Haiti
In honor of Earth Day, we run an interview with Yves-André Wainright, who discusses ways that poor governance and the role of foreign donors have contributed to the country’s …
Fracking to Poison Your Beer? RT News Interviews Truthout’s Mike Ludwig
Last week, President Obama proposed national guidelines on hydraulic fracturing. The technique, known as fracking, extracts natural gas from the ground by pumping fluid into the Earth. At the …
Journalist, Plaintiff Chris Hedges Hails “Monumental” Ruling Blocking NDAA Indefinite Detention
In a rare move, a federal judge has struck down part of a controversial law signed by President Obama that gave the government the power to indefinitely detain anyone …
Are JPMorgan’s Losses a Canary in a Coal Mine?
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. That sound of shattered glass you’ve been hearing is the iconic portrait of Jamie Dimon …
Truthout Contributor Richard Wolff on Challenging Capitalism in His New Book, “Occupy the Economy“
(Photo: david_shankbone / Flickr) Matt Renner: In your introduction to the book, you discuss New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's “cleanliness” excuse for clearing the original Occupy Wall Street …
The Social Consequences of Inequality
Richard Wilkinson is an epidemiologist and a leader in international research of inequality. He is also the co-author of The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger with …
As NATO Meets in Chicago, Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn Condemn “Militarized Arm of the 1 Percent”
Legendary Chicago activists Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers talk about this week’s protests in Chicago, where NATO will hold its largest summit to date. Thousands of protesters from a …
Crony Capitalism: After Lobbying Against New Financial Regulations, JPMorgan Loses $2 Billion in Risky Bet
JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, is under fire after losing at least $2 billion in derivatives trading it was warned carried high risk. The loss has renewed calls …