News | How the World Bank Undermines Climate Change Efforts The World Bank is undermining the cause it purports to champion. By Janet Redman , InstituteforPolicyStudies October 17, 2015 Truthout
News | California Says “No” to Plastic Microbeads A federal ban is the obvious next step in dealing with this serious health concern. By Judy Molland , Care2 October 17, 2015 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor The Federal Agency Behind the Gross Expansion of Fracking Pipelines The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission calls itself an independent agency, but anti-fracking activists say it is anything but. By Dory Hippauf & Ellen Cantarow , Truthout October 17, 2015 Truthout
News | In Face of Harsh Austerity, UK’s Hunger Crisis Sparks First Student-Led Food Bank The number of people relying on emergency food aid at food banks is on the rise in the UK. By Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead , Occupy.com October 17, 2015 Truthout
News | Court Appeal Highlights Poland’s Role in CIA Torture Program A Polish district court has rejected an appeal to investigate alleged abuses against Guantanamo prisoner Mustafa al-Hawsawi. By Adam Hudson , Truthout October 16, 2015 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Compensation One Texas lawyer is helping companies opt out of workers' compensation and write their own rules. What does it mean for injured workers? By Howard Berkes & Michael Grabell , ProPublica October 16, 2015 Truthout
News | EPA Draft Plan Would Perpetuate Environmental Racism, Critics Say “EJ 2020” proposal is heavy on process and light on tangible steps to address discrimination, according to many who submitted public comments. By Kristen Lombardi , TheCenterforPublicIntegrity October 16, 2015 Truthout
News | Fox News “Terror Expert” Wayne Simmons Arrested for Lying About Career as CIA Officer Simmons has been arrested after a federal grand jury indicted him on “charges of major fraud against the United States,” among others. By Eric Hananoki , MediaMattersforAmerica October 16, 2015 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Fresno, California, Aims to Recharge Its Dwindling Groundwater Surface water projects give groundwater a break, in the state's fourth year of severe drought. By Zoe Meyers , HighCountryNews October 16, 2015 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor The United States’ Unofficial Religion: The War on an Idea The Empire has a range of weapons to maintain its power: from its courts to its military. But it also has effective ideological weapons. By Abby Martin , teleSUR October 16, 2015 Truthout