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Latina Leaders of Texas Colonias Help Remake Shantytowns Into Empowered Communities
Lupita Sanchez, coordinator for community action services at Proyecto Juan Diego, helps Cameron Park colonia residents become empowered through getting out the vote. (Photo by Mark Karlin.)This is the …
BP Blamed for Ongoing Health Problems
Support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. (Photo: DVIDSHUB / Flickr)Gulf Coast residents and clean up workers have found chemicals present in BP's oil …
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ALEC Gets Support from Koch-Funded Americans for Prosperity
As the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) comes under increasing scrutiny and both corporate and legislative members sever ties with the organization, the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has …
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New Bakken Shale Pipeline to Cushing, Oklahoma in the Works
The controversy over TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline has raged on for years now, with no end in sight. The Keystone XL pipeline would carry tar sands crude from the tar sands epicenter of …
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Former ALEC Supporters Now Find Connection Toxic
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. (Photo: Fibonacci Blue / Flickr)With thousands of consumers expressing their concerns about the American Legislative …
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Tennessee House Passes Bill to Allow Criminal Prosecution for Harming Embryos
Support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. (Photo: Scott Fegette / Flickr)Tennessee has long had a law that allowed prosecutors to charge someone for …
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Obama Sees Steep Dropoff in Cash from Major Donors
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House)President Obama’s re-election campaign is straining to raise the huge …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Karl Rove’s Super PAC Under Scrutiny, and More
In today's On the News segment, George Zimmerman out on bail, for-profit college supporters in Congress opposing student loan reforms, Colorado and California look to pass marijuana legalization laws …
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FBI Seizes Server From Progressive Internet Service Provider
Support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. In an attack on our infrastructure, our movement and the democratic Internet, the FBI seized a server …
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Afghan Screams Aren’t Heard
Support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. An Afghan boy waits as his father receives medical care at a cooperative medical engagement site near …