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Three recently published studies discuss the relationship between regulations and economic development. One study focuses on the job-creation potential of an individual environmental rule, and another touts the economic …

Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo: jezzfoodieme) On August 3, the American Legislative Exchange Council kicks off its annual meeting in the Big Easy. State legislators from …

President Barack Obama speaks about the debt compromise, August 2, 2011. (Photo: Lawrence Jackson / White House) A couple of days ago, a friend was telling me …

What began as a weak day in the stock markets ended in the worst rout in more than two years, as investors dumped stocks amid anxiety that both Europe …

(Photo: Rainer Ebert; Edited: JR / Truthout) In the months leading up to the debt deal struck on August 2, we grew accustomed to news of our …

Traders on the floor with music artist Usher, who rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on August 1, 2011. Stocks on Wall Street followed European …

Virginia Democratic Congressman Rick Boucher was defeated last fall by Republican Morgan Griffith with the help of campaign ads paid for by Americans for Prosperity, a group with strong …

TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news… You need to know this.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is demanding Congress comes back from its vacation – and pass a …

In Egypt, the trial of former president, Hosni Mubarak, has been adjourned until August 15. On Wednesday, Mubarak appeared in court for the first time, along with his two …