Truthout
Op-Ed
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Obama and Romney Differ On Energy Policy, But Less Than You Might Think
In the last debate, Romney claimed that energy production on federal lands had declined 14 percent this year. He failed to mention that the decline was due to the …
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What Happens the Day After the Presidential Election?
Canvassing, and going door-to-door talking with people about President Barack Obama in the liberal college town of Gainesville, Florida this fall has brought me face-to-face with a reality that …
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Why the Democrats and Media Deny Election Rigging
Questioning the fundamental integrity of our elections may be our right under the First Amendment, but in politics it's the equivalent of openly supporting the Constitutional right to burn …
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The Shadowy Dark Money Groups Behind California’s Proposition 32
Proposition 32 in California threatens to further destroy the integrity of American politics by allowing corporations to steak elections one donation at a time.
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Don’t You Want to Tell Your Grandchildren You Voted Against Climate Change?
In the vote between the lesser of two evils, are you going to tell your children that you voted against the only candidate the understands the importance of climate …
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Medical Marijuana: Obama Administration Continues Reefer Madness
State referendums on six ballots reflect clinical evidence in medical marijuana research.
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Nuclear Plant Standoffs Accelerate Creation of Radioactive Graveyards
Doing nothing about aging US nuclear facilities and their onsite accumulation of spent fuel promises nuclear disaster. There is an alternative.
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The Audacity of Fate, the Arrogance of Self-Deception and the Romney/Ryan Plan: “Let Them Eat Cat Food“
The stakes are too high to choose
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The Great Betrayal – and the Cynicism of Calling it a Grand Bargain
Obama intends to seek a u201cgrand bargainu201d causing the U.S. to adopt the type of austerity program that threw the Eurozone back into a gratuitous recession.
Will the Real Destro Please Stand Up? How Hollywood Helps to Obscure the Ugly Truth about American Militarism
Pentagon's stamp of approval shapes Hollywood's depiction of war.