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MSNBC’s Flawed Coverage of Libya, Economy
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Washington Visit, Bibi’s Waterloo?
Isareli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu. (Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Pete Souza, Philip Bump) After witnessing the weird, dissonant political theater surrounding Bibi Netanyahu's visit to …

US Uses Peace Talks to Divide Taliban From Pakistan
The leaked reports over the past two weeks of a series of meetings between US officials and a Taliban figure close to leader Mullah Omar seemed to point to …

WikiLeaks: Saudi-Financed Madrassas More Widespread in Pakistan Than Thought
It’s hardly a secret that rich Saudi Arabians, including those running the government, have used their considerable oil wealth to spread political and ideological influence throughout the world. One …

Zelaya to Honduras; Honduras to the OAS
On May 22nd, Honduran President Porfirio Lobo and former President Manuel Zelaya signed an accord in Cartagena, Colombia providing a path for Zelaya’s return to Honduras from exile, as …

The Biggest Low-Carbon Resource by Far
Energy efficiency is the most important climate solution for several reasons:

Deconstructing the Campaign to Malign Award-Winning Article on Guantanamo “Suicides“
A guard tower overlooks the prison at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on June 8, 2010. On June 10, 2006, three Guantanamo detainees allegedly committed suicide. (Photo: Richard …

Whistleblowers Unleashed: Will the New SEC Whistleblower Law Rules Really Work?
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) This week, I will take a break from my Solutions column series on the Department of Defense (DoD) to report on some …

Egypt Opens Rafah Crossing: This Is What Democracy Looks Like
Hasna el Ryes, a Gaza resident waiting to cross into Egypt, leaves the border terminal after getting an entry stamp in her passport on the Egyptian side of the …

The Beatification of Senator Simpson
Former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson, one of the co-chairs of President Obama's fiscal commission, speaks to reporters following a hearing to discuss his commission's final plan. (Photo: Geoff Holtzman …