Full Coverage: United States

04.11.2009 Britain's leading cheap fashion retailer, Primark, today faced accusations of cashing in on the recession by exploiting overseas workers producing its clothes.

03.11.2009 Surprisingly, Ralph Nader says yes.

02.11.2009 The US should join Europe in laying its climate finance cards on the table, said an international development group as international climate talks opened in Barcelona.

29.10.2009 The Obama family's success challenges patriarchal systems headed by white alpha-males and reveals possibilities of overcoming exclusion for non-white people across North and South America and Europe, contends Patricia Daley, albeit in the face of a backlash aimed at reinforcing white supremacy.

29.10.2009 The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama produced a heap of criticism, but does the President reflect a new era of tranquillity?

24.10.2009 Hundreds of activist organisations had their internet service turned off after the US Chamber of Commerce strong-armed an upstream provider to pull the plug on The Yes Men.

23.10.2009 Fewer Americans than last year believe there is solid evidence that global temperatures are rising, and fewer see global warming as a very serious problem, according to a new survey.

12.10.2009 Defying its image of big oil, Texas is fast attracting businesses at the cutting edge of wind technology. If Texas goes low carbon, there is no excuse for any of us.

09.10.2009 Good Hair, the award-winning documentary co-written and produced by Chris Rock, opens this year's BFM International Film Festival.

16.09.2009 A summary of recent developments in climate change negotiations, including rumours of a bilateral deal between China and US. From Poverty to Power

31.08.2009 The characteristics of HIV/AIDS and climate change could not be more different. But there are remarkable similarities in the reluctance to change human behaviour that both crises have encountered.

17.08.2009 Common kitchen spices such as rosemary, thyme, clove, and mint are proving effective as pesticides in organic agriculture's battle against insects as the industry tries to meet the growing demand for fruits and vegetables free of toxic chemicals.

17.08.2009 Plans are afoot to extract greater value from the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which grants concessions to African countries for US trade. IRIN News

04.08.2009 ExxonMobil has ignored a petition from more than 50,000 people demanding the oil and gas giant and several other companies suspend activities that harm the Western Gray Whale, one of the world’s most critically endangered whales.

04.08.2009 As US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a seven-nation African tour, an international development groups says she needs to focus on the poorest and not just oil-, timber- and gas-exporting countries.

11.07.2009 Professor Paul Collier's ideas about prioritising aid for governance and security in post-conflict states have strongly influenced the latest UK government proposals. US commentators are less convinced. Boston Review

06.07.2009 Paul Krugman takes a look at the 212 members of the US House of Representatives who voted against the Waxman-Markey climate change bill. Not a pretty sight. New York Times

02.07.2009 Despite changes in the US approach to the Muslim world, civilian populations are at greater risk than ever before in countries at the frontline of the "war against terrorism", according to the latest Peoples Under Threat ranking.

24.06.2009 One of the most infamous scandals in financial history, Enron, becomes a theatrical epic.

22.06.2009 William Easterly unearths some gems from the US Army Field Manual. It will surely require rewriting in the aftermath of Iraq and Afghanistan. Aid Watch