Truthout
Latest
|
Debt Madness Was Always About Killing Social Security
This phony debt crisis has now passed through the looking glass into the realm where madness reigns. What should have been an uneventful moment in which lawmakers make good …
|
America Held Hostage to Two-Party Failure: Government of, by and for the Corporations
President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington about raising the national debt limit on July 13, 2011. From left: …
|
How to Save the US Labor Movement
Protesters demonstrate against provisions of Governor Walker's Budget Repair Bill, February 2011, Madison, Wisconsin. The bill all but eliminated collective bargaining for public unions in the state. The labor …
|
Fracking Operations Cause Thousands of Earthquakes in Arkansas
Geologists say fracking wastewater disposal wells in central Arkansas caused an outbreak of thousands of minor earthquakes. The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission placed a ban on fracking wastewater …
|
“Jesus Loves Nukes”: Air Force Cites New Testament, Ex-Nazi, to Train Officers on Ethics of Launching Nuclear Weapons
Wernher Von Braun, a former member of the Nazi Party who used Jews imprisoned in concentration camps, captured French anti-Nazi partisans and civilians, and others to help build the …
|
The Republican Party No Longer Has Its Country’s Best Interests at Heart
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks during a press conference with other House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 19, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The …
|
America’s Shameful Leadership
OK, Barack Obama has not exactly turned out to be Mount Rushmore material, but — good God! — the petulant pettiness of right-wing Republican congressional leaders has turned them …
|
Even Birds Have Withdrawn From Afghanistan
Comparing the brain sizes of migratory birds and US presidents may not help explain this one. Birds have been avoiding Afghanistan for some years now. Afghans with …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Florida Attorney General Fires State Prosecutors for Going After Big Banks’ Foreclosure Fraud, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news… You need to know this. Speaker of the House John Boehner had a few more cocktails than normal last night – …
|
Florida Looks for the Lowest Bidder as It Privatizes 30 State Prisons
Florida is seeking bids from private companies to take over management of 30 state prisons in an 18-country area in South Florida. The "fastest privatization venture ever undertaken by …