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(Photo: David Shankbone / Flickr)When Occupy Wall Street protesters decided to take up sleeping on the sidewalks of Wall Street, they did so with the protection—they thought—of the law. Specifically, a …

Mark Ruffalo and his organization Water Defense released the first video of their new campaign Natural Gas Exxposed, a video series which documents the gas industry's assault on American …

An oil rig reflected in a fracking pond on the Giddings Estate, a 10,000-acre field in near Midland, Texas, owned by Pioneer Natural Resources, February 15, 2012. (Photo: Jim …

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Washington - It's understandable if unfortunate that the controversy surrounding the killing of Trayvon Martin has polarized the country along both racial and ideological lines. But there is one …

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How many lobbyists does it take to defend billions in subsidies for one of the most profitable industries in the world? 786. That’s the size of the army that oil and …

Support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. Sections of drilling pipe and a drilling rig on a six-well pad in the Piceance Basin of …

Politicians across the country are using heaping doses of the politics of envy to try to arouse the anger of workers. However, their targets are not the corporate CEOs …

There is an upside for the beef industry and industry-friendly federal food safety officials when people talk about pink slime. The burger extender, known as lean, finely textured beef …