News Analysis

Part I: Poverty Jim Taylor has entered the poverty and education debate by asking US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and billionaire/education entrepreneur Bill Gates a direct …

Part I: Rick Perry and the Texas Public Policy Foundation If Rick Perry goes to Washington, it's likely that he will bring with him the conservative policies …

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 …

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 …

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) …

(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 …

(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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …