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On Defense, Obama Speaks to US Backers of Israel
WASHINGTON — President Obama gave a forceful defense of his administration’s commitment to Israel’s security on Sunday, using a speech to a pro-Israel lobbying group to take on critics …
BP Settlement Sells Out Victims
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: preshaa, NASA) Some deal. BP gets the gold mine and its victims get the shaft. And a few lawyers …
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US Backers of Israel Pressure Obama Over Policy on Iran
On the eve of a crucial visit to the White House by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, that country’s most powerful American advocates are mounting an extraordinary public …
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Sixth Advertiser Drops Limbaugh Despite “Apology“
Moments ago, Carbonite – a company providing backup software for computers – announced that it will no longer advertise on Rush Limbaugh’s show. CEO David Friend made clear in …
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A Propaganda Windfall for the Imperial State: Steven Pinker on the Decline of Violence
U.S. soldiers with Second Platoon, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment fire a 105mm artillery barrage toward an insurgent rocket position near the Pakistan border, at Forward …
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A Propaganda Windfall for the Imperial State
Steven Pinker’s new book, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, is a propaganda windfall for the leaders and supporters of the U.S. imperial state, currently …
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Un-Cheating Justice: Two Years Left to Prosecute Bush
President George Bush at the Oval Office, in Washington, March 25, 2008. (Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times) Elizabeth Holtzman knows something about struggles for justice in …
Super Donors: A Guide to the Top Ten Super PAC Givers
The coming election cycle will likely be the most expensive in history. Thanks to Citizens United and other recent court decisions, individuals, corporations and unions can make unlimited donations …
Towards a Creditor State – One in Seven Americans Pursued by Debt Collectors
I went through the Federal Reserve’s Quarterly Release on Household Debt and Credit released today, and there were two notable trends. One is that the amount of consumer …
A Speech to Japan’s Anti-Nuclear Leaders
(Photo: Matthias Lambrecht / Flickr) Friends, It is particularly humbling to return for this year's Bikini Day commemorations. Last year, Oishi Matashichi, Alson Kelsen and …