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Bronx Community Wins Big on Development Project Committed to Living Wages and Local Economy
The people of New York's poorest borough fought to ensure that redevelopment of its castle-like landmark will benefit those who live there. Will it be a gamechanger?
American Jihad 2014: The New Fundamentalists
Tom Engelhardt: Imagine what we call “national security” as, at heart, a proselytizing warrior religion.
Nelson Mandela Was Only Removed From the US Terrorist List in 2008
Nelson Mandela was forever playing new roles; Danny Schechter talks to Truthout about them and his new book, “Madiba A to Z: The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela.”
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Make the 1% Pay for the Iran War
If current negotiations with Iran are blown up by a band of US senators, taxpayers should propose the 1% pay for a war with Iran, to put the consequences …
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Obamacare and Those Invincible Youngsters
Dean Baker: The focus on the young invincibles is largely a distraction. However it is not an altogether harmless distraction.
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Who Are the Real Obamacare Hypocrites?
Over the past 69 years, people have been dying and going bankrupt for lack of healthcare because of the Republican commitment to the healthcare billionaires.
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Eight Lifestyles for Healthy Eating (and They All Include Kale!)
We set out to find out what a healthy diet really looks like. Turns out, they all have a few things in common.
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Coney Island Community Garden Bulldozed in the Dead of Night
Another community garden bites the dust at the hand of wealthy developers.
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John Kerry Doing Right With 2015 Climate Treaty Push (but in 2014, Watch Out)
Kerry is to be saluted for prioritizing the protection of humanity over short-term politics. But don't kid yourself about the short-term politics.
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South Korea: Rail Workers, Repression and Resistance
An almost unreported strike in South Korea, which has just come to an end, epitomizes how a “free” market can be incompatible with the liberty of workers to defend …