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Twisting the Facts to Make a Case Against Obama
Paul Krugman: Niall Ferguson is deliberately misleading readers in his recent cover story for Newsweek magazine.
Forget the Polls: Obama Is the Odds-On Favorite to Win in November
Poll numbers may go up or down, but the bookies have pegged the election as an Obama win right from the start
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The Real Importance of Bill Clinton’s Wonderfully Long Speech
In the aftermath of criticism for the falsehoods spoken at the RNC, President Clinton's speech accomplished a very clear goal: the truth.
Remembering Natalia Estemirova
Natalia Estemirova, artist, activist and leader in the Roots to Resistance Project was abducted and murdered in 2009. Tanya Lokshina reflects on her life and her work.
New York Arts Collective, Animus, Creates A Cooperative Action Art Piece For Talks by Richard D. Wolff
Democracy At Work has commissioned a participatory art piece by a New York arts collective, Animus based around talks by Economist Richard Wolff.
You Will Be Assimilated
Barry Eisler illustrates the warning signs of a journalist's demise, the things that let readers know when those we look to for the truth have been compromised.
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Dumb and Dumber: Obama’s “Smart Power” Foreign Policy Not Smart at All
Despite his intelligence, John Feffer explains why President Obama's foreign policy seems to go from bad to worse.
Joan Walsh Talks With Truthout About What’s the Matter With White People
Born into an Irish middle class family in New York, Joan Walsh offers a personal and analytical perspective on why so many white working class families defected from the …
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Can the Black Middle Class Survive: Obama Is in the Oval Office but the Black Bourgeoisie is Foundering
In 2008 Obama was elected president on the promise of hope and change. Four years later, the black middle class is still struggling in this economy looking for a …
Beat Knowledge: Radical Rapper Gives a Voice to the #Occupy Movement
Radical rapper and #Occupy Wall Street protester Marcel Cartier emerges in a long line of political rappers using Hip Hop to expose the injustices of society.