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North Korean Missile Test Reveals US Double Standard
Europe and the US condemns North Korea's attempts at a nuclear regime while ignoring the danger of their own nuclear investments.
Washington’s Revolving Door: As Old as Lincoln
The revolving door is lucrative; of the 119 members of Congress who left after the 2010 elections, roughly a third wound up in the lobby business.
The Racist Roots of “Right to Work” Laws
While Michigan's momentous decision has received widespread media attention, little has been said about the origins of right-to-work laws, which find their roots in extreme pro-segregationist and anti-communist elements …
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Maureen Reedy: Students First Spends Three Hours in Opposite Day
Please support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. As a veteran 29-year elementary school teacher, I am giving the name of “Opposite Day” to …
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A Light in the 401(k) Tunnel
A new ruling might help protect former workers of collapsed corporations by demanding a speedy investigation by the IRS which unfreezes their 401k.
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Class War Redux: How the American Right Embraced Marxist Struggle
Neither accident nor gaffe, Romney's 47 percent remark was a declaration of war on a proletariat of feckless moochers.
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Seven of the Most Striking Ways States Have Loosened Gun Laws
More than half of the nation's deadliest shooting have happened in the past five years. During that same time, states have only made gun laws less strict.
The Right’s “Limited Government” Scam
Tea Party Members might want to check their facts. Robert Perry writes that the real history is that Madison and Washington devised a Constitution with broad powers to promote …
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Social Security is Still the Third Rail (You’ve Been Warned)
With the fear of austerity cuts hoovering, most Americans want to know what Obama and his administration will do to Social Security, and the answer might not be that …
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Five Signs 2013 Could Be a Great Year for Labor Organizing
Could 2013 be the year in which the U.S. becomes union strong again?