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How Jeb Bush’s Florida Plan for School “Choice” Created an Industry of Corruption and Chaos
The obsession over money driving charter school growth in Florida is increasingly evident to those who bother to look.
For the Love of Water: The Ban on Mining in El Salvador
For several years, metal mining has been banned in El Salvador, and citizen groups are now working to enact a permanent nationwide ban.
The New York Times Leaves Out Professors Enlisted by the Food Industry
Buried in the emails is proof of collusion between the agribusiness and prominent academics.
EPA Coming Clean but Gold King a Gold Mine for Contractors
POGO's review of federal contracts shows that even before the spill began, the EPA was reacting to an emergency in the region.
US Special Ops Missions in Africa Fail to Stem Rise of Human Rights Abuses
Since 9 11, the continent has increasingly been viewed by the Pentagon as a place of problems to be remedied by military means.
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“Before the Next Bomb Drops”: Three Poems of Liberation and Struggle in Palestine and Beyond
Remi Kanazi's poetry brings to life the experience of Palestinians living under occupation and in exile, refusing to be erased and struggling for liberation.
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What Does “Independent Media” Mean? Birthday Contemplations From the Truthout Staff
On Truthout's 14th birthday, the Truthout team shares what “independent media” means to us.
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More Syrian Refugees: Good for National Security
Refugees can be crucial resources in tackling the extremist violence and authoritarian excess.
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The August Day Mark Twain Met Donald Trump
Trump's jingoism was just the kind of ideological humbuggery Mark Twain loved to puncture.
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White Supremacy Is Alive and All Too Well
Our system amounts to affirmative action for white people.