Truthout
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As the West Burns: Speaking Truth to Fire
Just like last year, much of the entire West is smothered again by smoke; tens of thousands of people have been evacuated; hundreds of homes have been lost; brave …
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To Disagree Is to Be Put on the Enemies List
Howard Zinn: As the economic situation of the universities becomes more precarious and faculties shrink, it becomes easier to get rid of undesirables, whether political dissidents or just troublesome …
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In Vast Effort, FDA Spied on Emails of Its Own Scientists
A wide-ranging surveillance operation by the Food and Drug Administration against a group of its own scientists used an enemies list of sorts as it secretly captured thousands of …
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Women’s Inequality Linked to Soaring Population
By cutting off women from education and the public sphere, the world will not only have a burgeoning population on its hands, but one that doesnu2019t have the resources …
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States Close In on Citizens United: California, Montana, and Beyond
Americans across the political spectrum agree that corporations are not people and that the promise of government of, for, and by the people must be defended. We are at …
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California County Weighs Drastic Plan to Aid Homeowners
San Bernardino County is considering an eminent domain plan on underwater homes that would lower mortgage payments.
As Occupy Wall Street Anniversary Approaches, Debt Emerges as Widespread Occupy Grievance
Some of the most prominent initiatives of OWS and the Occupy movement more broadly have revolved around the foreclosure crisis, and the Occupy Student Debt Campaign (OSDC) succeeded in …
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The Voting Dilemma
Soon it will be presidential voting time again in the U.S.. That four year cycle comes to us with the regularity of a returning comet, accompanied by a shroud …
Breaking Open the Digital Commons to Fight Corporate Capitalism
Will the virtualization of communication, education and capital indoctrinate the globe in controlled sameness or provide opportunities for collaboration and growth?
Obama Piles New Sanctions Against Iran
The Treasury Department said it was blacklisting 11 companies and several individuals associated with Iranu2019s defence ministry, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as well as Iranu2019s national shipping …