Truthout
News
|
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Jersey House Passes Harsh Anti-Union Bill, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
|
Greens Force German Nuclear Phase Out
(Photo: J Brew / Flickr) Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel reacted quickly to nationwide antinuclear protests reignited by the still out-of-control radiation disaster at Fukushima, Japan. The chancellor …
|
State Department Travel Warning: If You Try to Sail to Gaza, Israel May Kill You
The State Department today released an updated travel warning for Israel and the Occupied Territories. The update signified that it was issued "to warn against participation in any attempt …
|
Seized Phone Offers Clues to Bin Laden’s Pakistani Links
Islamabad, Pakistan - The cellphone of Osama bin Laden’s trusted courier, which was recovered in the raid that killed both men in Pakistan last month, contained contacts to a …
|
Oil Prices Plunge as US, Europe Tap Strategic Reserves
Washington - Oil prices dropped sharply Thursday on news that the U.S. and Europe will sell 60 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves over the next 30 …
|
New Legislation Would Let States Decide on Marijuana Legalization
(Photo: Luigi Anzivino / Flickr) Forty years after President Richard Nixon declared the war on drugs, members of Congress introduced a bill on Thursday that would end …
|
Senate Panel to Probe Whether CIA Targeted Juan Cole
Professor Juan Cole. (Photo: Patrick Giblin / Flickr) The Senate Intelligence Committee is now reviewing whether the CIA and White House may have tried to smear Juan …
|
Private Prisons Spend Millions on Lobbying to Put More People in Jail
Yesterday, the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) released a report chronicling the political strategies of private prison companies “working to make money through harsh policies and longer sentences.” The report's …
|
Makers of Generic Drugs Don’t Have to Warn of New Dangers, Supreme Court Rules
Washington - The Supreme Court gave the pharmaceutical industry a pair of victories Thursday, shielding the makers of generic drugs from most lawsuits by injured patients and declaring that …
|
Critics Find Gaps in State Laws to Disclose Hydrofracking Chemicals
Over the past year, five states have begun requiring energy companies to disclose some of the chemicals they pump into the ground to extract oil and gas using the …