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The Wealthy One Percent That’s Behind Minnesota’s Voter ID Push
The perennial swing state of Minnesota is the latest to be enthralled in debate over Republican-led efforts to create new voting restrictions that civil rights groups say will undermine …
Bahrain’s Protests, Now in Their Second Spring, Hamstrung by US Oil, Iran Interests
Women demonstrate at Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, on Feb. 25, 2011. (Photo: Andrea Bruce / The New York Times) Nabeel Rajab lives in the town of …
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Implicated in Criminal Complaint Against Aides
A recall from his position as Wisconsin's governor could ultimately be the least of Gov. Scott Walker's worries, if a criminal complaint quietly moving forward in the Badger State …
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Money Throws Democracy Overboard
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Watching what’s happening to our democracy is like watching the cruise ship Costa Concordia founder and sink slowly into the sea off …
Cold, Cold Heart: Freezing Afghan Refugees Killed in NATO Airstrikes
Elders and family members prepare to bury the body of three-month old Khan Mohammad at the Nasaji Bagrami refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 8, 2012. Just a …
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The Myth of NRA Dominance Part II: Overrated Endorsements
In the first post in this series on the myth of the National Rifle Association’s power, I took apart the myth of the influence of NRA spending on congressional …
“Losing” the World: American Decline in Perspective
(Photo: abbyladybug) Significant anniversaries are solemnly commemorated — Japan’s attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, for example. Others are ignored, and we can …
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OWS Meets With Members of Dissident Movements From All Over the World
Occupy Porto Alegre protesters demonstrate in Brazil, October 15, 2011. (Photo: Jornal Sul21) In late January, two Wall Street Occupiers took a trip to Porto Alegre, Brazil, …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: As GOP Resurrects Keystone XL Pipeline, Environmental Activists Mobilize Online, and More
In today's On the News segment: GOP plans to uphold Grover Norquist pledge and reject Obama's budget proposal, Rick Santorum’s Super PAC lets the truth slip out about politics …
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The Great Recession in Black Wealth
The Great Recession produced the largest setback in racial wealth equality in the United States over the last quarter century. In 2009 the average white household’s wealth was twenty …