Truthout
Environment
|
FDA Offers Broad New Rules to Fight Food Contamination
It is a long-awaited step toward codifying the food safety law that Congress passed two years ago.
Meet Anthony Ingraffea – From Industry Insider to Implacable Fracking Opponent
Dr. Anthony Ingraffea: My position is this. Where shale gas development has not yet occurred, ban it. Period.
|
Suicides Outnumber Battle Deaths in the Armed Services
This is a public health crisis and an epidemic; veterans alone account for 20 percent of US suicides.
|
Political Football Over Disaster Relief: Another Argument for Public Banking
Disaster victims are now being expected to shoulder relief expenses that used to be shared publicly.
|
Noam Chomsky: The Gravest Threat to World Peace
The ‘Iranian threat’ is overwhelmingly a Western obsession, shared by Arab dictators, though not Arab populations.
|
Austerity
Copyright Universal Uclick.
Senate Reformers Push for “Talking Filibuster” to Mark First Day of New Congress, but Vote May Be Delayed
Lawmakers are unlikely to tackle filibuster rules on first day of new Congress.
|
When Traffic Stops Go Bad – How Cops Demean Black and Brown Men
Routine traffic stops can be a nightmare for minorities who fall victim to the humiliation of local police harassment.
|
Climate
Copyright Universal UClick.
Climate Change Justice and Resistance from Doha to East Texas
Activist guests discuss their actions to save the climate.