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The Invisible Poverty of “The Other America” of the 1960s Is Far More Visible Today
Fifty years ago (in March 1962) Michael Harrington wrote a book, “The Other America: Poverty in the United States” - a haunting tour of deprivation in an affluent society …
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Bradley Manning Prosecution Incurably Infected by Government Misconduct
Last week I spent two days in court for a pretrial motions hearing in the court martial of Bradley Manning, the private accused of leaking documents to WikiLeaks that …
After Bales’ Arrest, Military Tried to Delete Him from Web
Washington - Besides waiting nearly a week before identifying the Army staff sergeant who's accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers, the U.S. military scrubbed its websites of references to …
Truthout Talks With Thom Hartmann About His Legacy as an Author
Thom Hartmann: I've been writing since I was 12 years old. When I left my parents' home when I was 16, I'd wallpapered my bedroom with 56 rejection slips, …
Up, Up and Away: How Money Power Works Down Under
One of my first jobs as a junior reporter was to meet flights bringing famous people to Australia. Growing up in a country far from everywhere (except, as my …
Lockheed: The Ultimate Pay-to-Play Contractor
Loren Thompson is one of those people in Washington, DC, circles that wears several hats. He is the chief operating officer for the nonprofit Lexington Institute, a think tank …
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Spain’s Economy, Front and Center
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) I've always viewed Spain, not Greece, as the quintessential euro crisis country. With Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government balking — …
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Michael Harrington and “The Other America”: Their Legacy 50 Years Later
Renowned historians, sociologists and activists including William Julius Wilson, Maurice Isserman, Peter Dreier, David O’Brien, Bruce Western, Annette Lareau and others will speak at a two-day conference on poverty …
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Calls Grow for Leader of Komen to Step Down
Nancy G. Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. (Photo: kostia) Calls for the resignation of Nancy G. Brinker, the founder and chief executive of Susan G. …
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DHS Denied Louisiana Fusion Center Request for Federal Intelligence on OWS
Baton Rouge-based Toby Coates of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) submitted a Support Request Form to the DHS on October 17, according …