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Demonstrators remove a barrier from the Interior Ministry building in Cairo, Feb. 2, 2012. Thousands of protesters rallied Thursday against the Egyptian military after at least 73 people were …

United States Park Police bearing riot gear and on horse back raided Occupy DC Saturday morning and throughout the day, removing tents that were deemed to be in violation …

United Nations - A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after …

At a time when bipartisanship on Capitol Hill has essentially disappeared, an intriguing example of cross-party consensus has emerged in a relatively obscure area of foreign policy: closing overseas …

This week Reporters Without Borders released its 2011–2012 Press Freedom Index, and much of the attention has focused on the fact that the United States has dropped 27 places …

So far, 2012 is bringing bad news for people who don't want “free antibiotics” in their food. Antibiotics are routinely given to livestock on factory farms to …

Ari Fleischer conducting a White House press conference. (Photo: USGov) Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for George W. Bush and prominent right-wing pundit, was secretly involved in …

Architecture 2030, a building sector research and advocacy group, issued a report last week asserting that the greening of the U.S. building sector is on track to deliver far …

Washington - Forget about the poor, the unemployed and the sinking middle class participating in the democratic process. The race for the presidency is increasingly being bankrolled …

(Photo: Yana Kunichoff / Truthout) Unseen but ever present, behind the well-stocked shelves of Walmarts around the country are warehouse workers. This labor force is primarily employed …