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Zombie Super PACs Face Termination
The FEC is putting hundreds of obscure political committees on notice for disclosure failures.
Troubled Haitian-Dominican Bilateral Relations Await Progress
Recent events have demonstrated that disputatious bilateral issues between the Dominican Republic (DR) and Haiti may have (finally) taken a positive turn.
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Senators Block Bill to Remove Sex Assault Cases From Military Chain of Command
The legislation would have stripped military commanders of the power to prosecute sexual assaults and other major crimes.
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US Plans to Speed Poultry Slaughtering, Cut Inspections
The overhaul would see processing speeds increase substantially even while responsibility for oversight would be largely given over to plant employees.
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John Lewis’ Moving Graphic Novel Brings the Civil Rights Struggle to a New Generation
“March” tells the story of young African Americans who, like its author, rose up from the Jim Crow South to assert their human rights.
Paul Buhle on His “Big and Useful” New Collaboration, “Radical Jesus“
Paul Buhle talks to Truthout about ‘Radical Jesus,’ his new collaboration and ‘graphic history of faith,’ and its ties to current activism.
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Attacks on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Backfire
A movement to boycott Israeli academic institutions has gained enough support to inspire US Congressional bills proposing to outlaw it.
Richard D. Wolff | Obama’s Economic Significance
Putting a disarming smiley face on capitalism's depredations is the economic significance of the Obama administration.
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A Militarism We Call Patriotism
At least two recent State of the Union speeches reflect a dangerous, creeping American militarism for which we are all culpable.
The Washington Post’s Editorial Fantasies Put Ukrainian Lives at Risk
Since every fantasy or myth is a self-fulfilling prophecy, the important question is which one predicts, and thus points us toward, a more peaceful, humane world.