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The Cost of Trickle-Down Government Job Creation: $1.5 Million Per Worker
(Photo: Gamma Man) Suppose I were to tell you that for the past two years the federal government has been spending nearly $1.5 million to create one …
Judy Miller Alert! The New York Times Is Lying About Iran’s Nuclear Program
(Image: JR / TO; Adapted: indigoprime, D Sharon Pruitt) It's deja vu all over again. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is trying to trick America …
America’s Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Why do some of us become dissident mental health professionals? The majority of psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals …
Can Electric Cars Win Over Consumers in 2012?
Electric vehicles failed to gain traction in the mainstream market last year, which saw lackluster sales for the industry's first arrivals, the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf. …
Science with a Skew: The Nuclear Power Industry After Chernobyl and Fukushima
It is one of the marvels of our time that the nuclear industry managed to resurrect itself from its ruins at the end of the last century, when it …
Speeding Up Security: The TSA Wants to Screen Before They Scan
TSA body scanners continue their steady advance into our nation’s airports, but another agency security initiative begins well before travelers ever reach a checkpoint. PreCheck, the TSA’s nascent pre-screening …
Unequal Risks and Benefits for Citizens in Six States on Keystone XL Pipeline Route
If the Keystone XL oil pipeline were approved today, residents in the six states along its route would not receive equal treatment from TransCanada, the company that wants to …
OWS, Egypt Expose Limits of Town Square Test
Many of last year’s most dramatic photographs showed people packing public places to sound off. We saw memorable images of crowds gathering at Tahrir Square to lambast one government …
Occupying Fears About Iran
President Barack Obama speaks about Iran to reporters at the White House on Thursday, October 1, 2009. (Photo: Luke Sharrett / The New York Times) U.S. behavior …
Unemployment Falls to 8.5 Percent, but Job Growth Remains Weak
The unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent in December, the lowest level since the 8.3 percent rate reported for February of 2009, the month that Congress approved the stimulus …