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Washington - Ronald Reagan (bless his sense of humor) loved to say that the problem with his administration was that the right hand didn't know what the far right …

Poor Peter Peterson, he spent $1 billion to foster public knowledge on budget issues and he couldn't find a single person who could tell him about the Social Security …

To understand just how bad the 112th Congress, elected on November 2nd and taking office on January 3rd, is likely to be for peace on Earth, one has to …

Kabul, Afghanistan - A corporate whistleblower, whose evidence of fraud led to one of the largest fines ever against a war-zone contractor, said that he was ordered to facilitate …

Editor's Note: Truthout will greatly miss Chalmers Johnson. His exceptional work on American imperialism will continue changing the world long after his death. -ms/to

He also pleads guilty for Hurricane Katrina, Haiti's earthquake and Mount Pinatubo's eruption.

In the lame-duck Congress agenda, perhaps the most substantive debate is over whether to continue tax breaks for the rich. President Obama and most Congressional Democrats want to extend …

By now, everyone has heard of the conservative “tidal wave” that has overtaken Congress and most gubernatorial seats throughout the U.S. Indeed, anyone who has watched mainstream media coverage …

When people the world over think of Arizona nowadays, they generally think of Governor Jan Brewer, Sheriff Joe Arpaio or state representative Russell Pearce – the poster children of …

Two years ago, President Obama sailed into the White House on the winds of voters’ desire for widespread social change and their disgust with two wars and a massive …