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Lisa P. Jackson is stepping down as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after a four-year tenure that began with high hopes of sweeping action to address climate change …

Please support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. Washington, DC — The government will reach the $16.4 trillion debt limit Monday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told …

Despite an urgent warning from the Treasury Department, the Senate returns today with no clear path toward's our nation's fiscal future.

The phrase “right to work,” which diffuses the power of labor unions, is a hot ticket subject that most people really do not understand.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie has appointed Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to replace Daniel K. Inouye in the U.S. Senate, opting against Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, whom the late senator had wanted …

We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.

New ruling in by federal appeals court marks the first time they legally endorsed the peopleu2019s ability to sue the military for violating their First and Fourth Amendment …

Watchdogs seek secret documents on oil drilling safety plans.

Outside groups spent more money in the 2012 election cycle than the past four cycles combined.

Disabled are seen as a force to be reckoned with as more file lawsuits and protest for enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which some politicians seek to …