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Bain Execs Spent Nearly $5 Million on Romney’s White House Runs
Former Gov. Mitt Romney giving an interview at a supporters rally in Paradise Valley, Arizona. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Of all the investments made by the super-wealthy partners …
How the GOP Is Resegregating the South
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) North Carolina State Senator Eric Mansfield was born in 1964, a year before the passage of the Voting Rights Act, which guaranteed …
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US Embassy in Syria Halts Operations as Violence Flares
Beirut, Lebanon — The United States closed its embassy in Syria on Monday and withdrew all staff members amid escalating mayhem in what American officials called the Syrian government’s …
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Saul Alinsky, Who?
And now, a word about a good American being demonized, despite being long dead. Saul Alinsky is not around to defend himself, but that hasn’t kept Newt Gingrich from …
Dissatisfaction With Komen Foundation Goes Beyond Planned Parenthood Break
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Like a number of people I have spoken to, Kate McNeely of New York City gave money to Planned Parenthood and sent …
Debt, Toll Roads and Patents
(Photo: Zol87) It's budget time, again. This means that the deficit hawks will be out in force warning us about the devastating debt burden that we are …
Six Things You Should Know About Arizona’s Worse-Than-Wisconsin Attack on Public Workers
Not content to let Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and Ohio's John Kasich get all the fame (and recall elections, and ballot referenda) for their attempts to curtail union workers' …
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Oakland, Non-Violence and the Future of Occupy (2)
In the wake of Occupy Oakland’s violent confrontation with police, many people are writing about non-violence and Occupy but missing the point. Occupy has been very successful in awakening …
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Army Officer Turned Whistleblower: How Many More Must Die?
Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis last month after sharing his view on the Afghan war with some members of Congress. "You can't spin the fact that more men are …
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Prophetic Politics: Charting a Healthy Role for Religion in Public Life
Does God take sides in the elections? Is there a voters’ guide hiding in our holy books? Should we pray for electoral inspiration? Secular people tend to …