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At a time when bipartisanship on Capitol Hill has essentially disappeared, an intriguing example of cross-party consensus has emerged in a relatively obscure area of foreign policy: closing overseas …

This week Reporters Without Borders released its 2011–2012 Press Freedom Index, and much of the attention has focused on the fact that the United States has dropped 27 places …

So far, 2012 is bringing bad news for people who don't want “free antibiotics” in their food. Antibiotics are routinely given to livestock on factory farms to …

What will the presidential election in November mean for U.S. environmental policy? Although we don’t yet know who the Republican candidate will be, we know all too well what …

Ari Fleischer conducting a White House press conference. (Photo: USGov) Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for George W. Bush and prominent right-wing pundit, was secretly involved in …

Washington - I wish Mitt Romney's cavalier dismissal of poverty in America could be chalked up as just another gaffe, but it's much worse than that. The Republican front-runner …

(Photo: Scott / Flickr) A recent article by foreign policy analyst Robert Naiman, examines The New York Times' current coverage of Iran's nuclear program. In it, he …

(Photo: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Democrats / Flickr) Ronald Reagan's “welfare queen” myth has been strenuously discredited, but another counterexample never hurts - especially …

(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Carlo, Graham Holliday) I used to love Republican politics. I have always admired the Republican primary process for the way its …

In an effort to undermine Iran by overthrowing its strategic ally, Syria, western nations are using their Middle East client states to conduct a multi-pronged attack against Syria through …