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How to Safely Scale Down the Fiscal Cliff
We should climb down the fiscal cliff slowly and carefully, with the clear goal of achieving a fairer, more balanced federal budget.
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Medical Journal Cites Truthout, Raises Questions About Medical Abuse at Guantanamo
A new medical journal article seriously questions the US government's rationale for use of the controversial antimalaria drug mefloquine on all detainees sent to the detention center at Cuba's …
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Days of Rage: The Quebec Student Protest Movement and the New Social Awakening
From Paris, Athens and London to Montreal and New York City, young people are challenging the current repressive historical conjuncture by rejecting its dominant premises and practices.
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The New Rampage Mentality
Whatever the motive, why does it take the predictable form of an indiscriminate assault with guns blazing?
RNC to Open With Politician Who “Should Be in Jail“
“Tim Griffin should be in jail.” That's the conclusion of civil rights attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after going through the evidence I asked him to review.
Katrina Pain Index 2012: Seven Years After
Seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast. The impact of Katrina and government bungling continue to inflict major pain on the people left behind. It is impossible …
A Dream Come True: Ed McCurdy’s 1950s Folk Song and the Kellogg-Briand Pact
In a few places around the country groups are working to make August 27th a local or national holiday as a result of reading “When the World Outlawed War.”
Remembering Howard Zinn by Meditating on Teacher Unions and Tenure?
Howard Zinn would have turned 90 a couple of days ago. I have to imagine after reading and re-reading most of Zinn's works that if Zinn were alive today, …
2012 an EU Odyssey: No Time for Democracy in Greece
Actress Karen Μουτσάτσου comes into conflict with the European Union, with its new video entitled “2012 an EU Odyssey”. Having a conversation with the European Union, Karen seeks answers …
Crackdown Toll Seen as Syrians Bury Hundreds
Mass burials in this Damascus suburb on Sunday showed the carnage of the past few days in gruesome detail: scores of bodies lined up on top of one another …