2014 State of the Union (Minus the Corporate Influence) In some alternative universe, not only is Dennis Trainor Jr. the speechwriter for President Obama, but he actually convinced the president to deliver the following as the 2014 SOTU. By Dennis Trainor Jr , PopularResistance January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | 11 Million Americans Can Save the Climate A vigorous US citizen movement can force Congress to pass strong climate laws. Then, the rest of the world will fall in line. By David Kerrigon , Kerrigon'sKorner January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | My Homage to Martin Luther King Jr. “It took me a while to discover that Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the wisest humans that lived among us in the modern world.” By Michael Nagler , MettaCenterforNonviolence January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Corporate Chemical Spills This is what the “free market” gets you: water that smells like licorice, but you can't drink, cook or wash your hands with it. By Jim Cullen , TheProgressivePopulist January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Obama Calls for “Opportunity for All”: Eight Policies to Make It Happen Here are eight with the power to truly create the universal opportunity the president called for. By Sarah van Gelder , Yes!Magazine January 30, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Top Three Media Lies About the Syrian Peace Talks The media spin machine is again kicking into high gear, perfectly timed to accompany the “Geneva II” Syria peace talks. By Shamus Cooke , Countercurrents January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Enough Is Enough: Fraud-Ridden Banks Are Not LA’s Only Option What if there is an alternative that would not only save the city money but would be a safer place to deposit its funds than in Wall Street banks? By Ellen Brown , WebofDebtBlog January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | William Rivers Pitt | The Sugar Makes the Poison Taste Sweet William Rivers Pitt on Obama's SOTU: “I saw a man talking very eloquently out of both sides of his mouth, again, and it made me sick in my soul.” By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout January 30, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | Is Syrian “Peace” Conference Laying the Foundation for War? The Geneva II “peace” conference has all the indicia of a sham. By Kevin Zeese & Margaret Flowers , Truthout January 30, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | The American Dream Can Be a Dead End, Especially If You Grow Up in the “Wrong Place“ There's one America where dreams can come true, and another where they tend to fizzle. By Lynn Stuart Parramore , AlterNet January 30, 2014 Truthout