Truthout
Environment & Health
Why Is It Illegal to Research the Impact of Gun Control on Public Health?
It's time to start treating gun violence like one of the biggest public health crises in the US.
Economic Update: Capitalism and/or Socialism
This episode provides updates on Spain's new left government, and more.
At End of Hottest Year Ever, Massive US Storm Kills at Least 43
At least 43 people died over the Christmas holiday weekend in a series of storms that hit the South.
Casualties of the Vanishing West
The American wild horse continues to lose habitat to special interest groups.
Abortion Access and Eroded Rights
On this edition, we hear from women at the New Orleans Abortion Fund and Ibis Reproductive Health.
Your Festive Meal Could Be More Damaging Than a Long-Haul Flight
We miscalculate environmental risk; eating certain meats is about the worst thing you can do to the planet.
If the Keystone XL Pipeline Is Dead, South Dakota Regulators Didn’t Get the Memo
TransCanada's pipeline is not as dead as some think, even after President Obama denied the presidential permit.
Killing the Caterpillar: Competing Worldviews at the Chrysalis Stage of Humanity
We must each hold for ourselves the potential of the world we want to see.
How to Be a Merry Environmentalist
You don't have to be a Grinch to get rid of this wasteful holiday tradition.
A Coal Terminal in Oakland?
Activists, local residents are fighting a proposed coal export facility in one of the nation's most polluted cities.