President Obama begins an all-out push on Friday to get Congress to extend the low interest rate on federal student loans, White House officials said, an effort that is …
Sanford, FL - Family members of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who was arrested last week on second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, testified at …
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Progressive activists are celebrating another victory today after the Vermont Legislature became the third in …
This week the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) announced that it would disband its controversial "Public Safety and Elections Task Force" to "Sharpen its Focus on Jobs, Free Markets …
Eyeless shrimp and fish with lesions are becoming common, with BP oil pollution believed to be the likely cause. New Orleans, Louisiana - "The fishermen have never seen anything …
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Baghdad - A string of deadly explosions and other attacks shook Iraq on Thursday, with …
In today's On the News segment: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) dismantles its non-economic task forces, the House passed Congressman Paul Ryan's budget for the rich, more bad …
The name Crossroads Grassroots Political Strategies is misleading: much of the Karl Rove-affiliated group's funding comes from megarich donors, not a grassroots political movement, and campaign finance reformers say …
Those with a nose for dead trees might recall a scandal from the summer of 2009 that sullied the reputation of the Washington Post. Back then, the Post Company …