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On Saturday, October 23, Truthout spotted what appeared to be massive areas of weathered oil floating near Louisiana's fragile marshlands in both East and West Bays along the Mississippi …

War chests from right-wing billionaires and corporate titans are funding tremendous portions of political activity, from the so-called grassroots activism of the Tea Party to the streamlined lobbying assaults …

After their attempt to privatize Social Security in 2005 was met with widespread public outcry, the GOP’s strategy on Social Security has been two-fold. First, Republicans deny they are …

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - This week Brazil is poised to start selling off its “gift from God.” After billions of barrels of undersea oil were discovered off Brazil’s …

President Barack Obama and CIA Director Leon Panetta have managed to accomplish what the Bush administration and three CIA directors failed to do over a five-year period - significantly …

Last night, my dog Pluto and I watched the Public Broadcast System's (PBS) “Frontline” investigation of BP, “The Spill.” PBS has uncovered a real shocker: BP neglected safety! Well, …

At the center of the recent overheated controversy that became - misleadingly - known as the “Ground Zero Mosque,” was Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. Newt Gingrich compared Rauf and …

For 70 years, we've been taught that marijuana has no accepted medical use and that its high potential for abuse demands absolute prohibition. Medical research has been nearly impossible …

Your Call continues our special California election series by focusing on the race for the U.S. Senate seat between Democrat Barbara Boxer and Republican Carly Fiorina. Listen to Your …

Safeguard Our Homes Every family needs a place to live. When banks use our homes and mortgages to make bets in the global casino, we wind up with predatory …