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Protesters in Calaca, Batangas Philippines with banners reading “NO to Calaca Coal Power Plant!” (Photo: 350.org) In the United States and Europe, the triple whammy of recession, …

“Another friend committed suicide after coming home from Iraq. I spoke at his funeral today.” The voice on the phone is that of a friend. This friend …

Last Monday, May 23rd, Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board (GAB), the state's top election agency, officially certified [PDF] the controversial results of the extraordinarily close April 5th statewide Supreme Court …

(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) How bad will it be if we don’t manage to raise the debt ceiling in the United States? …

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) This week, I will take a break from my Solutions column series on the Department of Defense (DoD) to report on some …

Patrons of a cafe in Cairo talk as President Barack Obama speaks on the U.S. role in the Middle East on May 19, 2011. Obama spoke broadly about the …

Billionaires are different from you and me for obvious reasons, including the fact that they buy much pricier baubles than we do. A sleek car costing $100,000? …

A headline this week announced, in part, that a “New Iowa Poll Give Herman Cain Double-Digit Lead.” This followed Fox News' GOP presidential debate in South Carolina that Frank …

Shortly after Manuel Zelaya returned to his home this weekend for the first time since the 2009 military coup d’etat, he sat down with Democracy Now! for an exclusive …

The field of battle expanded again in Yemen on Tuesday as a cease-fire between government forces and opposition tribesmen in the capital broke down, renewing fears that the country's …