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The Politics of Pesticides (Video)
Free Speech TV interviews Truthout Reporter Mike Ludwig about his latest six-month investigation, “The Pesticides and Politics of America's Eco-War.”
Netroots Nation 2011 Mix
(Full Conference Coverage and Exclusive FSTV e-Studio Interviews)
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Down in the Ditch
On the shores of the Tigris River, locals use the water to filter through pans of trash in hopes of finding flakes of gold sometimes found outside a jewelry …
In Nod to Latino Voters, Obama Makes Historic Visit to Puerto Rico (Video)
On Tuesday, President Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Puerto Rico in a half century. His trip underscored the growing importance that Puerto Ricans will play …
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News in Brief: GOP Cuts to Food Assistance Equal One Day of Bush Tax Cuts, and More
GOP Cuts to Food Assistance Equal One Day of Bush Tax Cuts
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Wisconsin Court Reinstates Law on Union Rights
The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for significant cuts to collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state, undoing a lower court’s decision that Wisconsin’s …
The Greek Volcano
Protesters in Thessaloniki, Greece, May 25, 2011. (Photo: Tom Tziros) I spent May 2011 in Greece. On the surface, nothing looked unusual in Athens. The same mess …
Torture Accountability After All?
Photo from Abu Ghraib of Manadel al-Jamadi's body. While al-Jamadi's death had earlier been ruled a homicide, evidence now being presented to the grand jury may be the start …
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Greeks Walk Off the Job in Austerity Protest
Athens - Thousands of Greeks joined a nationwide strike on Wednesday against sharp cuts to government spending as Parliament debated another round of painful austerity measures intended to secure …
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Unrest Pushes Yemen to Brink of Humanitarian Disaster
Sanaa, Yemen - Even before demonstrators began demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh five months ago, Yemen's future looked bleak. A third of its people …