Kevin Cooper / TruthdigMar 25, 2019
In calling for a moratorium on executions, the California governor has shown tremendous moral courage. He has my eternal gratitude. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigMar 14, 2019
California’s governor hasn’t solved all the capital punishment system’s ills, but he has given its opponents cause for celebration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
DON THOMPSON / The Associated PressMar 12, 2019
Gavin Newsom calls it discriminatory and "a failure" in announcing his order to halt executions, a reprieve for 737 condemned inmates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Robert Scheer / TruthdigOct 13, 2010
How do you foreclose on a home when you can’t figure out who owns it because the original mortgage is part of a derivatives package that has been sliced and diced so many ways that its legal ownership is often unrecognizable?The Titanic that is the U.S. housing market has just sprung its biggest leak. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 12, 2010
After clamping down and imposing a ban on offshore drilling in the wake of last spring's disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday that the moratorium is over and, as he put it, "We are open for business." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 26, 2010
With a 10-month moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank about to expire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging Israeli settlers to show restraint. President Barack Obama has prodded Israel to extend the moratorium, and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says Israel must choose between peace and the continuation of Jewish settlements. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 22, 2010
Previously undisclosed documents have measured the economic impact of the U.S. federal moratorium on deep-water oil drilling at 23,000 jobs lost and billions of dollars in frozen investment. Federal officials went ahead with the ban, now tied up in court, because they distrusted industry safety equipment and standards. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 13, 2010
After an earlier attempt at enforcing a moratorium on offshore oil drilling was struck down, the federal government released a revised version Monday. Given, you know, the whole Gulf of Mexico object lesson, finding a way to push this one through might be useful. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Ruth Marcus / TruthdigJun 25, 2010
If you're worried about judicial activism, take a look at the Ronald Reagan-appointed federal judge in New Orleans who just lifted the Obama administration's moratorium on deep-water drilling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 22, 2010
You'd think that it might be a no-brainer to take the Obama administration's suggestion that perhaps, just maybe, deep-water drilling projects ought to be put on hold in light of the Gulf of Mexico mega-disaster and all. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 18, 2010
The Obama administration's moratorium on deep-water drilling is affecting not only the oil companies but also the tens of thousands of workers who depend on the rigs for their livelihood and are now being laid off. To make matters worse, some of the rig owners are exploring moving their operations to other countries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 24, 2010
Although other military leaders have expressed their support for a moratorium on the infamous "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding American gay and lesbian troops, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the U.S. Army chief of staff, expressed reservations to senators on Tuesday about changing the law in wartime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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