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Calls are mounting for the state of Louisiana and the federal government to wrest control of the Gulf oil spill cleanup from BP. Two lawmakers say BP seems ‘overwhelmed.’ …

Former CIA officer John Kiriakou. (Photo: Troy Page / Truthout) In a wide-ranging video interview with Truthout, former CIA counterterrorism official John Kiriakou reveals new information about …

Washington - The Senate voted 96 to 0 Tuesday to open the secretive Federal Reserve Board's emergency lending practices to a congressional audit, as well as require a detailed …

In recent years, much of our economy - and now, almost the entirety of our media - has come to rest on the public display of authenticity: ads that …

Paul Loeb has spent decades exploring and writing about community involvement and citizen activism. In 1999, he wrote the book, "Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in Challenging …

As long as our national life revolves around unrealistic, hyped-up fears of “foreign invaders” and “illegal aliens,” we all lose.

When the administration launched its foreclosure prevention program, it committed to spend up to $75 billion. By the end of March, more than a year later, only about $242 …

In Lak Ech - Tu eres mi otro yo - You are my other self. I am you, and you are me. If I hurt you, I hurt myself. …

The Red Cross has confirmed a secret “second jail” at the US airbase at Bagram in Afghanistan, separate from the main prison, reported the BBC. Nine former prisoners have …

Washington - The troubled federal agency that oversees all aspects of offshore leasing will split in two in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion, an …