Oil Boom Prompts U.S. to Push for Crude Exports

By Valerie Brown, Climate News Network Oct 24, 2014 America’s expanding oil production threatens the pristine Pacific Northwest region of the country with a rash of new oil terminals along the coast. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Portland, Oregon Drops Investments in Walmart

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 17, 2014 As part of an attempt to invest responsibly, officials have announced that the city will let its bonds with the retail giant and documented labor abuser die when a final holding expires in April 2016. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obamacare Fails: Where Four State Health Exchanges Went Wrong

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2014 Much has been written (and will continue to be written) about the spectacular failure of health insurance exchanges in Minnesota, Massachusetts, Oregon and Maryland—all blue states that support the Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Breaking Away: Top Public Universities Push for ‘Autonomy’ From States

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2013 Public universities say they want more flexibility, but such plans threaten the college dreams of low-income students. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Reza Aslan Finally Gets to Talk About His Book (Transcript Added)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: He survived Fox News. Now the religions scholar discusses his new book, at last. Also: More revelations about the NSA, Bradley Manning's sentencing, and Oregon's alternative to student loans. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Monsanto Baffled About GMO Wheat Survival

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 5, 2013 Agricultural Goliath Monsanto says it doesn't know how an herbicide-resistant strain of wheat it supposedly stopped researching in 2004 made its way onto an Oregon field. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Interview With Ron Wyden, the Senate’s Powerful Policy Wonk

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 17, 2013 Having served in Congress for more than three decades -- and in the upper chamber since 1996 -- Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden has established a reputation as one of the Senate's more serious and diligent members. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Four More Years: Now What?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Gay America's best election yet; Robert Scheer on Obama's second term; marijuana legalization; and Internet freedom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senator Moves to Rein In Warrantless Spying

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 4, 2012 A bill put forward by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., proposes to slap some limits on the U.S. government's collecting of information on Americans under its warrantless electronic spying program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ernest Callenbach: Last Words to an America in Decline

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2012 Ernest Callenbach, author of the beloved 1975 utopian novel "Ecotopia," died of cancer last month at the age of 83. Days later, a sort of farewell detailing his hopes for the world he left behind was discovered on his computer. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Occupy Movement Invades West Coast Ports

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2011 Protesters successfully shut down some operations in three major ports spanning the Western United States on Monday. Coordinated action in Washington, Oregon and California was designed to interfere with commerce, bolster the spirits of the evicted and -- why not? -- inconvenience Goldman Sachs.Protesters successfully shut down some operations in three major ports spanning the Western United States on Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Violent Video Game Ban Blown to Smithereens

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2011 The Supreme Court overturned California's ban on violent video games; social networking sites may be effectively enhancing our social lives; and a case of public urination in Oregon forces a city to flush its reservoir. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )