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Truthout Contributor Gareth Porter Wins Prestigious Journalism Award
Ripping away the illusions of official propaganda is difficult and dangerous work. But it's all worth it when respected journalistic institutions take note.
Election Countdown 2012: General Mills Came Out Against the Marriage Amendment, and More
Daily countdown to the election, with links that keep you in the know!
Troubles at San Onofre Nuclear Plant Awaken Activists
Plant's problems mobilize local anti-nuclear activists, residents and officials for the first time since the early '80s.
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Once More, With Feeling
Let the Bush tax cuts expire; then, assuming that economic stimulus is necessary, push for a big, across-the-board, temporary tax cut.
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Cuomo’s Marijuana Proposal
Cuomo's marijuana proposal is not addressing the underlying issue of rampant police discrimination and privacy infringement.
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Chris Hayes | 1% Pathologies
Chris Hayes: We largely ignore the effect of extreme inequality that is, in the long run, the most destructive: the way it makes those at the top of the …
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Department of Justice Accused of Undermining FOIA Ombudsman
Indeed, one veteran Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requester said,
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Obama to Stop Deporting DREAM-Eligible Youth, Protecting One Million Undocumented Students
President Obama will announce a new immigration policy this morning that will allow some undocumented students to avoid deportation and receive work authorization.
Marijuana Decriminalization Won’t Kill Discrimination
The proposal to decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of marijuana risks ending a number of objections to the NYPD's stop-and-frisk practices, without properly addressing the racist skew …
Veteran Suicides: A Predictable Epidemic?
Last month I was riding BART to SF and read a statistic in TIME: 18 veterans die by suicide every day u2013 thatu2019s one every 80 minutes.