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Stanford professor Robert Proctor doesn't think ignorance is bliss. He thinks that what you don't know can hurt you. And that there's more ignorance around than there used to …

While candidates and political parties prepare their latest slogans for midterm elections, current elected officials have been spending a great deal of time focusing on voter access.

Our national security vulnerabilities are not just terrorist cells in faraway lands. The United States plays host to thousands of nuclear weapons, toxic chemical dumps, radioactive waste storage facilities, …

Reforms tackling the skyrocketing numbers of heroin and opiate-related overdoses are slowly coming; in the meantime, many, including Truthout Reporter Mike Ludwig, are sharing skills to keep their friends …

In a party-line vote, a GOP-led House committee will seek criminal charges against an IRS official accused of unfairly targeting the applications of conservative groups and misleading the Treasury …

Last week, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to declassify the executive summary of its report about the CIA's detainee program. It's been more than five years since the committee …

Last week's disclosure by respected Tennessee journalist Phil Williams concerning Republican dirty tricks in the Chattanooga union election demonstrates beyond any doubt that the GOP unlawfully interfered.

Nearly everyone writing about John Roberts, including those denouncing his recent opinion on money in politics, has called him “Chief Justice” John Roberts - except not in an ironic …

Four simple tax changes could raise lots of money by taking away subsidies for rich people.

A teacher examines the way children view the world, and how adult actions impact them.