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What began as a weak day in the stock markets ended in the worst rout in more than two years, as investors dumped stocks amid anxiety that both Europe …

(Photo: Rainer Ebert; Edited: JR / Truthout) In the months leading up to the debt deal struck on August 2, we grew accustomed to news of our …

Traders on the floor with music artist Usher, who rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on August 1, 2011. Stocks on Wall Street followed European …

Virginia Democratic Congressman Rick Boucher was defeated last fall by Republican Morgan Griffith with the help of campaign ads paid for by Americans for Prosperity, a group with strong …

Tokyo - Prime Minister Naoto Kan removed three top officials in charge of Japanese nuclear energy policy on Thursday, taking aim at cozy ties between regulators and the power …

In this seven-part series of articles on each environmental impact of US militarism, scientist and author Patricia Hynes provides an overview of modern, military pollution and the use of …

Washington - Two U.S. administrations declined in recent years to place sanctions on Syrian officials who now are involved in that country's harsh crackdown on dissidents, despite the officials' …

Somewhere on this planet an American commando is carrying out a mission. Now, say that 70 times and you’re done... for the day. Without the knowledge of …

(Image: LP / Truthout; Adapted: Francesco Pappalardo, Antonio Edward) Worldwide, the military is the most secretive, shielded and privileged of polluters because the hallowed mantra, national security, …

Thirty years ago today, President Ronald Reagan threatened to fire almost 13,000 air traffic controllers unless they called off their strike and returned to work. He then followed through …