Health

Sadie, a 3-month-old infant, experiences severe seizures. Her parents began giving her a medication derived from cannibis.

Updates on public power in Nebraska; Earth Day; Coca Cola's misleading advertisement; closing hospitals; and more.

Haitian activist Kettly Alexandre speaks to advances made over 40 years for women's rights, equity, and an end to violence.

The Koch brothers and large utilities have allied to reverse state policies that favor renewable energy. Environmentalists are pushing back, but the fight is spreading and intensifying.

Study: Those who live in societies with a higher level of income inequality are at a greater risk for premature death.

Public Intellectual Henry Giroux speaks with Truthout about his new book and its exploration of how neoliberalism forces students into an intellectual and moral dead zone devoid of imagination.

A discussion with Patrick Bond on the lack of political will to deal with climate change and the forces mobilizing for action.

Louisiana State University entomologist Linda Hooper-Bui work documents the dwindling of the insect population in areas directly hit with the oil.

Since Katrina, a lot has changed. The question is whether the change is for the better.

After last year's violence, this year's Boston Marathon will be a “high-risk event,” but that should not justify any and all intrusions by the surveillance state.