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Democratic Platform Supports Amending Constitution to Reverse Citizens United
The platform approved by delegates on Tuesday attacks Republicans for applauding the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision and calls for campaign finance reforms to reverse the landmark ruling.
Truthout on the Mexican Border Series: Revealing What is Behind the US War on Drugs
The true intent of United States Foreign Policy in regards to the war on drugs in Mexico and Latin America is hidden behind many pantallas (screens in Spanish). In …
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Four Ways Romney and Ryan Would Roll Back the 20th Century
As Paul Ryan's budget plan threatens to drastically reduce public services, this election will decide the future of our welfare state
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Addressing the Food Crisis: Let’s Get Our Facts Straight
While a recent Guardian article get some facts correct about the current global food crisis, its solutions are slightly off the mark.
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End of Summer News Puts Nuclear Renaissance on Permanent Vacation
“There is no nuclear renaissance,” says writer Gregg Levine. With a new decision shutting down the construction of a nuclear reactor in Maryland, America needs start thinking beyond nuclear …
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In the Shadow of the DNC, Organizers Call for a Unionized South
Organized under the banner Southern Workers Assembly, the group seeks to begin a wide-scale effort to organize labor in the South.
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It Gets Better: The Day I Ran Away From Home
There's no way you can really imagine what it's like...to look back on your period of captivity, and to exhale the breath that you held as a child.
Farzana, “2 Million Friends” and a Ceasefire in Afghanistan
u201cStop fighting,u201d says 22 year old Afghan stage actress and Afghan Peace Volunteer Farzana who is using her gifts on the stage to gain peace in her home.
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A Candidate’s Implausible Dream
Paul Ryan said that his views on monetary policy are based on a character's speech in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.
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Chris Hedges: Life Is Sacred
Corporations care nothing for democracy, the rule of law, human rights or the sanctity of life.