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US Will Reach Federal Debt Limit on New Year’s Eve
Please support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. Washington, DC — The government will reach the $16.4 trillion debt limit Monday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told …
Ten Activist Success Stories from 2012, and Some Tools to Recreate Them
The year 2012 has seem many successful activist campaigns, here are Rabble's top ten.
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Senators to Return With Five Days Left and No Clear Fiscal Path
Despite an urgent warning from the Treasury Department, the Senate returns today with no clear path toward's our nation's fiscal future.
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“Right to Work” Laws Explained
The phrase “right to work,” which diffuses the power of labor unions, is a hot ticket subject that most people really do not understand.
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There Is No American Left
Babones argues American politics has swung violently to the right.
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Republicans “No Longer a Normal Governing Party,” “Unfit for Government“
Outrage is growing over Republican sabotage of u2026 well, everything.
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Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz Tapped to Succeed Sen. Daniel Inouye
Gov. Neil Abercrombie has appointed Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to replace Daniel K. Inouye in the U.S. Senate, opting against Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, whom the late senator had wanted …
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From MLK to Occupy, the FBI Resides on the Wrong Side of History
To the FBI, Occupy was a breeding ground for violence and domestic terrorism.
Twenty-First Century Populism
The various present impediments to progressive reform are likely to foster a radicalized politics, a twenty-first century populism that promises individual fulfillment in the context of community.
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Labor Becomes Part of the National Conversation: The Best and Worst of 2012
From the grassroots uprisings last winter to the low-wage workersu2019 strikes at yearu2019s end, 2012 saw many people coming together for the first time and finding their voices.