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New Texas Bill Will Force Women to Take Sonogram Before Abortion Women seeking an abortion in Texas will be forced to first get a sonogram, mandates a …

Jason Leopold. (Photo: Troy Page / Truthout) Dear Readers, Last month, our friends at AlterNet published the findings of their online poll, ranking the top …

Three years into the mortgage meltdown, California homeowners still have little relief from the foreclosure crisis. Last week, state legislative committees failed to clear three separate bills designed to …

United Nations - Since the election of Camille Gutt of Belgium as the first managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) back in 1946, the Europeans have continued …

Tens of thousands of Mexicans made history on May 8 in a march through the nation’s capital, protesting the war on drugs. Behind a black banner reading “We are …

In a much-anticipated speech on the Middle East and North Africa on Thursday, US President Barack Obama broadly outlined an ambitious set of US-guided initiatives intended to reinforce economic …

A police officer videotapes protesters in Washington DC, April 11th, 2011. (Photo: Andrew Bossi) What's good for the police apparently isn't good for the people — or …

In recent days the political news has been like an episode of some TV drama about high-level corruption – call it “Criminal Minds” meets “The West Wing”. The head …

We at Tikkun magazine commend President Obama for his call for the US to align with democratic forces in the Middle East, and for a resumption of negotiations …

SolveClimate News reporter Elizabeth McGowan traveled to Northeastern Pennsylvania in late March to find out how the gas drilling boom is affecting the landscape and the people who call …