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How Much Should Sex Matter?
(Photo: Leo Reynolds) Warsaw/Melbourne – Jenna Talackova reached the finals of Miss Universe Canada last month, before being disqualified because she was not a “natural born” female. The tall, …
Yet Another Big Lie: Mortgage Fraud Investigation Not Staffed
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. The Administration has managed the impressive task of operating in a more cynical fashion than …
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Vast Mexico Bribery Case Hushed Up by Wal-Mart After Top-Level Struggle
Do you support Truthout's reporting and analysis? Click here to help fund it. In Mexico, Wal-Mart advertises its stores on green signs, a color usually reserved for street signs …
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The Discipline of Tending to Our Own Planet
We who are alive today are the trustees of this planet for future generations. We're failing in our responsibility to pass it on intact. We need a new Earth …
Under Nondisclosure Agreements, Companies Like the Washington Post Will Continue to Silence Whistleblowers
By its own admission, The Washington Post Company (WaPo) has been the subject of 16 whistleblower lawsuits claiming fraudulent business practices at their subsidiary Kaplan University over the past …
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Latina Leaders of Texas Colonias Help Remake Shantytowns Into Empowered Communities
Lupita Sanchez, coordinator for community action services at Proyecto Juan Diego, helps Cameron Park colonia residents become empowered through getting out the vote. (Photo by Mark Karlin.)This is the …
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Romney Strategy: Use Women to Woo a Certain Kind of Man
Before we move on from the dust-up over Hilary Rosen's comments about Ann Romney, let's be clear on what's really going on here. Neither Ann Romney nor stay-at-home moms …
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Can There Be “Good” Corporations?
When companies are owned by workers and the community—instead of Wall Street financiers—everything changes. Our economic system is profoundly broken. To anyone paying attention, that much is clear. But …
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ALEC Gets Support from Koch-Funded Americans for Prosperity
As the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) comes under increasing scrutiny and both corporate and legislative members sever ties with the organization, the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has …
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New Bakken Shale Pipeline to Cushing, Oklahoma in the Works
The controversy over TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline has raged on for years now, with no end in sight. The Keystone XL pipeline would carry tar sands crude from the tar sands epicenter of …