Environment

Washington - I wish Mitt Romney's cavalier dismissal of poverty in America could be chalked up as just another gaffe, but it's much worse than that. The Republican front-runner …

(Photo: Mark Nockleby / Flickr) In response to heated opposition from consumers and activists, state regulators ruled on Wednesday that residential customers of California's PG&E utility company …

What do coffee growers in Ethiopia, hardware store owners in America, and Basque entrepreneurs have in common? For one thing, many of them belong to cooperatives. By pooling their …

During his State of the Union address, President Obama said “send me a bill that bans insider trading by members of Congress; I will sign it tomorrow. Let’s limit …

Multiple methods of contraception inside a supply closet at a Planned Parenthood clinic of Southern New England in New Haven, Connecticut, February 7, 2011. (Photo: Christopher Capozziello / The …

The Obama administration’s record of prosecuting elite financial frauds is worse than the Bush administration’s record, which is a very large statement. Syracuse University’s TRAC issued a report on …

(Image: Truthout) Last year, Truthout started this new “Solutions: Making Government Work” column to give me a platform to explore different areas of government and how we …

Watching top U.S. intelligence officials present the annual “Worldwide Threat Assessment” before the Senate Intelligence Committee, I found myself wondering if they would depart from the key (if politically …

Washington - Mitt Romney can argue that winning ugly is still winning, especially in a contest he could not afford to lose. But Romney's decisive victory in Florida came …

On Wednesday, House Republicans ordered Capitol police to arrest Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Gasland,” along with his crew. The group was attempting to film a …