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Tribunal Concealed Evidence Al-Qaeda Cell Killed Hariri
Washington - In focusing entirely on the alleged links between four Hezbollah activists and the 2005 bombing that killed Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the indictment issued by the Special …

Landmines and Cluster Bombs: “Weapons of Mass Destruction in Slow Motion“
Sihanoukville, Cambodia - A man who lost his leg to a landmine in Thailand, near the border. (Photo: Dave_B_) Every 20 minutes, a landmine explodes and 50 …

Abuse of Power: Congressman Issa’s Attacks on the National Labor Relations Board
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California), during a hearing on Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, February 10, 2011. (Photo: Drew Angerer / The New York Times) …

CEO Pay Exceeds Company Tax Bill at Major Corporations
(Photo: allensima; Edited: JR / Truthout) As the Super Congress eyes trillions in budget cuts that will undermine the quality of life for most Americans, here's a …

The Economics of Happiness
(Image: JR / Truthout) New York - We live in a time of high anxiety. Despite the world’s unprecedented total wealth, there is vast insecurity, unrest, and …

Bill McKibben Responds to Press Sec. Jay Carney’s Statements on the Tar Sands Action
We just got some important evidence that this protest is working and that we’re breaking through to the mainstream media and the White House. This morning, President …

Lessons and False Lessons From Libya
Rebels celebrate outside Col. Moammar Qaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli, Libya, August 29, 2011. Residents returning to their homes have found that many have been heavily damaged by …

The EPA: A Phantom Menace
Polluting industries, along with the legislators who are in their pockets, consistently claim that environmental regulation will be a “job killer.” They counter efforts to control pollution and to …

President Obama Has All the Legal Authority He Needs to Make Recess Appointments Right Now
As ThinkProgress has chronicled at length, Senate Republicans are engaged in an unprecedented campaign of obstruction against President Obama's nominees. As one prong of this campaign, they forced the …

The Fight to Make Education a Guaranteed Right: Chilean Students vs. the Nation’s President
After approximately three months of school takeovers, strikes, and nationwide marches throughout Chile, the unflagging persistence of demonstrators may prove decisive in the ongoing fight against unjust education standards …