Truthout
Health
On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Plans to Cut $33 Billion From Food Assistance Programs, and More
In today's On the News segment: Super PAC sugar daddies, Congress debates student loans, the federal campaign against marijuana dispensaries, and more. Thom Hartmann here – on the news... You need …
Islamophobic Group Clarion Fund Lends Film Footage for Viral Video Pushing Iran Attack
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported yesterday on a series of viral videos produced by a new organization TheLandOfIsrael.com offering justifications for an Israeli attack on Iran. JTA notes the …
Paul Ryan, the Phony Fiscal Conservative
While Paul Ryan has cultivated an image as a fiscal conservative and budget hawk, his advocacy on behalf of for-profit colleges, a scam which siphons $32 billion a year …
Short-Changing the Nation: Retirement Taxes Shield the Affluent
For almost 40 years, starting in 1974, Uncle Sam has generously subsidized retirement accounts for the golden years. Annual contributions are commonly tax-free. Gains accumulate tax-deferred, usually for decades. …
|
Ten Reasons the JOBS Act Is an Insane Race to the Bottom
The JOBS Act is insane on many levels. It creates an extraordinarily criminogenic environment in which securities fraud will become even more out of control. One of the forms …
|
Our Reputation Abroad
Copyright Universal Uclick.
Under Nondisclosure Agreements, Companies Like the Washington Post Will Continue to Silence Whistleblowers
By its own admission, The Washington Post Company (WaPo) has been the subject of 16 whistleblower lawsuits claiming fraudulent business practices at their subsidiary Kaplan University over the past …
|
ALEC Gets Support from Koch-Funded Americans for Prosperity
As the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) comes under increasing scrutiny and both corporate and legislative members sever ties with the organization, the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has …
|
New Bakken Shale Pipeline to Cushing, Oklahoma in the Works
The controversy over TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline has raged on for years now, with no end in sight. The Keystone XL pipeline would carry tar sands crude from the tar sands epicenter of …
The Link to Humanity – Gift Economies
All of Coumba Toure’s work is aimed at keeping African values alive. As part of this, she is deeply involved in a women-led movement to keep the gift economy …