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President Obama’s statement was about as encouraging as could have been hoped for in the context of an agenda committed to deficit reduction. He rightly stressed that the wealthy, …

Imagine that you come to the time of life where you have a mother that needs constant nursing care. You don't want to admit that she is going to …

Mexican President Felipe Calderón speaks during the inauguration of the 2010 Conference of Parties 16 (COP16), United Nations Global Warming Summit in Cancún, Mexico. (Photo: Ariel Gutiérrez / Gobier) …

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A line of rebel trucks wait at the western entrance to Ajdabiya, Libya, on April 11, 2011. (Photo: Bryan Denton / The New York Times) Several writers …

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued a statement concerning the hearing before the United States Court of Military Commission Review in United States v. Al Bahlul, before its …

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's (R-Wisconsin) budget plan would cut $5.8 trillion over the next decade by cutting programs like Medicare. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York …

(Photo: alistercoyne; Edited: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) The third week of February, attorneys from New Orleans-based and national organizations brought a federal civil rights complaint against Louisiana's …

TV Martí building. (Photo: Allen Pinkley) Editor's Note: This article was originally published prior to the passage of the federal budget deal. • Not much …

(Photo: Tulane Publications; Edited: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Since 2008, an Ohio-based company, White Hat Management, has collected around $230 million to run charter schools …