Truthout
Latest
|
Few Criminal Cases Target Big Air Polluters
For a decade, hazardous emissions from a refinery regularly swept into a mostly poor, minority neighborhood in Corpus Christi known as Hillcrest, where residents complained of odors, dizziness, vomiting …
|
Ohio Labor Movement Defeats Anti-Union Bill and Its Wealthy Supporters
Ohio's labor movement is celebrating today after voters dealt a hefty blow to Republican Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday by overwhelmingly voting to repeal an anti-collective bargaining law he …
|
UK Activists Tell Energy Companies to Frack Off
The environmental consequences of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” are already clear in the United States, with flammable drinking water being only the most dramatic illustration of the problems. Now …
|
US Move Hurts More Than UNESCO
Paris - The United States’ decision to cut funding for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation will hurt the specialised agency’s work, officials here say. …
|
Syrians Demonstrate, Chicagoans Protest Budget Cuts, Students Sit-In Against Homophobia
In spite of the crackdown that has killed at least 110 people in Homs over the last five days, protesters in Hama, Damascus, Deraa as well as several other …
When Will Washington Learn? Alternative Drug Policies Needed to Prevent Violence
“These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder which, as they kiss, consume.” - William Shakespeare, Romeo …
|
When Guns Defeat Butter
Years ago I read a newspaper story about an elderly man, a loner, who lived in an impoverished area of Cleveland. Neighbors had noticed his mail piling up on …
|
Crisis in Italy Deepens, as Bond Yields Hit Record Highs
Rome - Italy’s financial crisis deepened on Wednesday despite a pledge by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign once Parliament passes austerity measures demanded by the European Union. …
|
Wall Street Pay Expected to Fall 20 to 30 Percent
Wall Street bonuses are set to fall by an average of 20 to 30 percent this year from a year ago, according to a closely watched compensation survey. It …
The Koch-Cain Connection: IRS Urged to Probe Ties Between Cain Campaign and Billionaire Koch Brothers (2)
The campaign of Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain took another hit on Monday when a fourth woman emerged to accuse him of sexual harassment in the 1990s. But the …