Truthout
Environment
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Chills, Thrills, Skills and Shills
The scams just keep on coming. But as they say in the trade, grifters gotta grift.
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A Tortured Twist on Ethics
Why isn't the American Psychological Association pursuing ethics charges against psychologist John Leso for abuses he helped carry out at the Guantanamo prison?
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Executions on the Upswing Globally
Anti-terrorism measures in Iraq and hardline drug polices in Iran accounted for more than half of all reported government-sanctioned killings in 2013.
Sheppard Air Force Base: Uncounted Costs of Privatizing Government Services
Presidents Clinton and Bush supported the privatization of public services even when there was no credible evidence that the private sector cost less or delivered superior quality.
Stuck in the Bluff: The Controversy of Needle Exchange Programs
With hundreds of programs across the US and throughout the world, some states still view distributing needles as illegal.
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Climate Change
One party still insists on burying their heads in the sand.
Do Humans Have a Madness Gene That Will Ensure the End of the Planet as We Know It?
Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert explores the likely extinction of a massive number of species - because of the destructive practices of humans - in the book "The Sixth Extinction: An …
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It’s Time To Put America First
It's time for our elected representatives to start following the principles laid out in our Constitution and help everyday Americans struggling to make ends meet.
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Selling a Lemon
President Obama sounds for all the world like a used car salesman trying to peddle a lemon, and that will not happen on our watch.
Oil Spill Threatens Wildlife and Local Economy
Though the clean up is progressing, it will take weeks to determine the extent of the ecological impact of the major Galveston oil spill.