Did PBS Censor Jill Stein’s Comments on Hillary Clinton and the TPP?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2016 In a recent video compilation, YouTube commentator Matt Orfalea added parts of an answer the Green Party presidential candidate recently gave on PBS' "NewsHour," arguing that the portions left out on the air are crucial to Stein's arguments against Clinton. In a recent video compilation, YouTube commentator Matt Orfalea added parts of an answer the Green Party presidential candidate recently gave on PBS' "NewsHour," arguing that the portions left out on the air are crucial to Stein's arguments against Clinton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton’s Choice of Ken Salazar Comes Under Fire (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2016 David Sirota argues that the former interior secretary, appointed to Clinton’s transition team, holds anti-environment, pro-business ideologies that could nudge government policies in harmful directions during the next presidency. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Clinton Transition Team Headed by Anti-Climate ‘Power Broker’ Ken Salazar

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Aug 17, 2016 The former secretary of the interior has claimed that "there's not a single case where hydraulic fracking has created an environmental problem for anyone." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bachmann Accused of FEC Violations, Fox News Hires Kucinich, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 17, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Jamie Dimon's "punishment" for a massive trading loss and Jimmy Kimmel spoofs the gun control debate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Growing Water Deficit in the West

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 14, 2012 A three-year study by the Department of the Interior has concluded that a hotter, drier climate is threatening the water supply for 40 million people who depend on the Colorado River. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Salazar: ‘All-Stars’ Will ‘Kill This Well’

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2010 The interior secretary, defending the government's response to the ocean of oil building up in the Gulf of Mexico, says the U.S. has assembled "a team of all-stars that are now leading an Apollo 13 type effort" to kill the well and contain the disaster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Month Later, Feds Are Angry With BP

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2010 Since oil began leaking into the Gulf of Mexico more than a month ago, the U.S. government and oil giant BP have been engaged in a marriage of convenience that has left the public -- and public commentators -- furious at both. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Laying Bare the Myth of ‘The Left’

David Sirota / Truthdig May 21, 2010 If progressive groups were anything but shills for the Democrats, they would be protesting President Obama's Supreme Court nominee and demanding the firing of his interior secretary. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Leaves Polar Bears Out in the Cold

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2009 Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the Obama administration will leave in place an unpopular Bush rule on the protection of polar bears. The decision comes despite an outcry from Democrats, environmental activists and scientists alike, who promised to push to overturn the rule in court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Salazar Shelves Bush’s Offshore Drilling Plans

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2009 Just before he skedaddled out of the White House, President Bush worked out a scheme to make millions of acres of the American coast available for offshore drilling, but on Tuesday, President Obama's interior secretary, Ken Salazar, brought those plans to a halt, at least for the next six months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )