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America’s Pathologic Infatuation With Guns
In the weeks since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting gun sales have soared, begging the question, what is this country's obsession with firearms?
The Bottom Line: Housing
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future. Four million families have lost their homes to foreclosure in the Great Recession. …
Postal Hunger Strike Over, Victory Declared
Five Postal workers completing a hunger strike in protest of a reduced work week broke their strike and declared a
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A Silly Country
This is a silly country. "You know if that was me or you trying to stop him, the police would arrest us. Lock us down. They'd say, 'Man, let …
Crisis! Pro-Obama Jews Must Demand Diplomacy Advocate Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense
Robert Naiman asks the Jewish community to continue to support their belief in the Obama administration by supporting Chuck Hagel as the new Secretary of Defense. Here is how …
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Learning Our Penchant for Mass Murder
“Do we really think we can say one thing and do another without clearly teaching that violence is how to handle whatever aggravates or frightens us?” writes Mike Ferner.
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Cliff Hanger: Obama’s Last Stand and the Republican Strategy of Fanaticism
Robert Reich: I recommend going over the cliff; it would put public pressure squarely on rank-and-file Republicans, where it belongs.
Supporting Non-Violence in Syria
While the Obama administration attempts to use military force to get results in Syria, history has proven that a non violent regime can effect real change.
Drug-Resistant Malaria Pushes Rural Thailand to Shoulder Global Role
Do you support Truthout's reporting and analysis? Click here to help us continue doing this work in 2013! As Thailand braces itself to combat drug-resistant malaria, a spread of …
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CEOs Ring in New Year With Early Pay-Day Windfall to Beat Expiration of Bush Tax Cuts
In anticipation of higher taxes on dividends, a number of corporations are paying out dividends early - even when they have to borrow to do so.