Truthout
Environment
Economic Update: Questions About Capitalism
This week's episode discusses the Caterpillar equipment company's tax evasion, Obamacare, the labor conditions for immigrant workers and more.
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False Advertising Lawsuit Against Major Whole Foods Supplier
The truth is that all commercial farming qualifies as “factory farming.”
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Six Ways Citizens Across the US Are Using Science to Build a Better World
Collecting climate data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin — locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
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Oil and Gas Lobby Fights California Regulators to Keep Injecting Drilling Wastewater Into Protected Aquifers
How will Brown and state regulators respond to the fossil fuel lobby's pressures surrounding protected aquifers?
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What 10 Years of Smartphone Use Mean for the Planet
Since 2007, more than 7 billion smartphones have been produced.
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Foreign Aid Is Not the Problem — Inequality Is
The problem has been — and remains — a distribution of income and wealth that privileges the few at the expense of the great many.
What’s Happening in Brazil? Exactly What the Coup Leaders Said Would Happen
The events unfolding in Brazil today are predictably consistent with the intentions of the right-wing coup leaders.
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House Passes Bills to Give Trump More Power Over Agency Rulemaking
The House of Representatives advanced two bills on Wednesday that would expand presidential influence over the federal rulemaking process.
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The Best Education Our Money Can Buy
Taxpayers are subsidizing the private universities that service America's rich.
“We Can’t Organize Out of Fear”: Undocumented Organizer Aly Wane on Resisting ICE
Sanctuary efforts must protect all undocumented people, including those who have already been targeted by the law.