Some Surprisingly Progressive Outcomes of the 2014 Midterm Elections

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 5, 2014 We all knew Republicans would take control of the Senate, but American voters had a few surprises up their sleeves. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Keystone Will Benefit From Republican Rule

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 5, 2014 When asked on NPR's special coverage of the midterm elections for an example of the kind of legislation Republicans could pass with a Democrat still occupying the White House, a GOP lawmaker spat out without any hesitation the Keystone XL pipeline. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Driving American Politics Underground

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 8, 2014 Seizure of institutions by corporate power means our real political life has been transferred to groups that operate outside the system. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Last Gasp of Climate Change Liberals

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 1, 2014 The upcoming climate change march in New York is the last gasp of conventional liberalism. The time for reform and accommodation has ended. We will build a radical movement or be extinguished in a climate inferno. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Keystone XL

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Keystone Sewer Pipeline

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Two Giant Oil Pipelines Would Double Tar Sands Production

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 9, 2014 Two new pipeline projects announced earlier this month would bring to market a "neck-breaking 1.1 million barrels of oil per day" and almost double the region's daily petroleum output to 760,000 barrels without requiring President Obama's approval. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How the Oil Lobby Rigged the Keystone Pipeline Environmental Review

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Feb 20, 2014 Dig deeper

Keystone Pipeline

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Dear President Obama: Tar Sands and Keystone XL Are More Dangerous Than an Iranian Atomic Bomb

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 4, 2014 Dear President Obama: While you seem to put a great deal of emphasis on Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, you seem to take a longer view on a much, much more extreme threat to the earth than a few thousand atomic bombs. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Keystone XL Pipeline Passes Major Hurdle, Remains on Course for Approval

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Feb 1, 2014 The State Department has provided President Obama the cover he needs to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, dealing a severe blow to environmentalists who oppose the oil and gas project. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

X-Ray of a Flagging Presidency

By Bill McKibben, TomDispatch Oct 28, 2013 The two-plus year battle over the Keystone XL pipeline has illuminated the Obama presidency like no other issue. It offers the president not just a choice of policies, but a choice of friends, worldviews, styles. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )