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In “Open Government Data,” What’s Really Open?
(Photo: John Carleton) In the fall, the United States joined seven other countries — with hopefully more to come — in forming the Open Government Partnership, an …
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Canadian Government Targeting Opponents of New Oil Sands Pipeline
Protesters in Prince George, British Columbia demonstrate against the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline, August 18, 2011. (Photo: 350.org) As U.S. environmental groups renew their battle …
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“I’m Getting Arrested” App Aims to Help Drivers
(Photo: steefafa) Phoenix - A group of pro-immigrant rights activists in Arizona aim to develop a smartphone application that would help immigrants notify friends, family and their …
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How Public Sector Layoffs Are Holding Back the Recovery
Jim Unland, the president of a local police association, in San Jose, California, February 7, 2012. San Jose, a growing city in the heart of Silicon Valley, has had …
The Border Wall: The Last Stand at Making the US a White Gated Community
(Photos by Mark Karlin) This is the first in an occasional Truthout series on viewing the US “immigration” and Mexican border policies through a social justice lens, …
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Politicians Won’t Return Ponzi Payoffs
Robert Allen Stanford. (Photo: Michael Stravato / The New York Times) On Tuesday, Texas financier Robert Allen Stanford was convicted in a Houston federal court on 13 …
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Confusion Surrounds Federal Review of Southern Leg of Keystone XL
TransCanada's decision last week to build the southern half of the rejected Keystone XL has raised a tricky question about who will regulate the project review. The …
Welcome to the One Percent Recovery
There was a brief debate focused on the following question: would the gains of the economy continue to accrue to the top 1% once the recovery started, or would …
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Romney’s Republican Death March
In the end, Mormon money and organization has stopped crusading papism in its tracks. In the crucial state of Ohio, millionaire Mitt Romney beat Rick Santorum. In the nine …
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A Field of Hawks
Washington - Unless Ron Paul somehow wins the nomination, it looks as if a vote for the Republican presidential candidate this fall will be a vote for war with …