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The Budget Thugs: What Do They Know About the Economy?
They missed the housing bubble that put us in these dire straits. Now they expect us to trust their demands for social welfare cuts.
Colombian GM Worker on Hunger Strike: “We’re in this up to the Final Consequences“
Last desperate act of Colombia GM workers is hunger strike to the death.
The People of Detroit Seek Justice and Equality for Their Children’s Education
We the people of Detroit are seeking justice in the international human rights arena because we have no avenue of redress in state courts. Duly elected school board members …
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Communities Defend Their Post Offices One by One
After being threatened with closure by the government, four Bay Area post offices received a reprieve after a raucous campaign to keep the facilities open.
Building the Movement to Reclaim Democracy
An interview with Communications Workers of America union head Larry Cohen.
Raiding Consciousness: Why the War on Drugs Is a War on Human Nature
This essay will appear in “Intoxication,” the Winter 2012 issue of Lapham's Quarterly. This slightly adapted version is posted at TomDispatch.com with the kind permission of that magazine. The question …
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Mumia: The Unsilenced Voice of a “Long-Distance Revolutionary“
Chris Hedges was forbidden to take notes in his interview with the famous political prisoner, so he transmits his words from memory.
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Latif Letter About Guantanamo Speaks From the Grave: “I Am Being Pushed Toward Death Every Moment“
Gitmo detainee outlines a self-fulfilling prophesy two years before his death.
Thom Hartmann on Truthout
Is the Deep State Trying to Pick Our President? Is FBI Director James Comey's Disruption Working? Unforeseen Consequences: The Death of Trees The Danger With Trump's “Election Rigging” Talk …
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Gaza: The Need for the Other Narrative
Frustrated Gazan youth appeal to the world to hear their sorrow and rage, best described years ago by the late Edward Said.