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How Wealthy Companies Like Verizon Avoid Taxes
(Photo: BenSeese / Flickr) Verizon needs to open a call center, which means a few new low-paying jobs. They get local governments bidding against each other, offering …
Cain’s Milwaukee Meltdown: Will Koch Still Love His “Brother from Another Mother”?
Herman Cain is a man who knows what he knows, and apparently doesn't care to know anything else. Then there's the stuff he does know, but is just not …
The Public Intellectual: David Palumbo-Liu
Beyond Guilt: Working in “The System” With Intellectual ResponsibilitySunday 23 September 2012by: David Palumbo-Liu, Truthout | News Analysis With the Long Revolution Underway, We Need to Think Big Wednesday …
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Criticism, Violence and Roosting Chickens
Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement in Zuccotti Park in New York, Nov. 15, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) The 99 percent …
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The Agora at Liberty Square
Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement celebrate one month of occupying Zuccotti Park in New York, on Oct. 17, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik / The New York Times) …
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Deadly Secrets
The world is made of deadly secrets. We are surrounded by them, enveloped in them, yet are seldom able to see them for what they are ... and when …
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“Nuclear Option” Against Iran’s Economy Paves Way for War
The drumbeat for another round of draconian sanctions against Iran is growing louder on Capitol Hill. While Illinois Senator Mark Kirk's proposed legislation to “collapse the Central Bank of …
The Public Intellectual: Panayota Gounari
Panayota Gounari Papandreou Co-Opted “Revolution” - Now, the Greek People Must Reclaim It Saturday 29 October 2011 by: Panayota Gounari, Truthout | News Analysis
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Oklahoma Earthquakes and the Wages of Fracking
When towns to the east of Oklahoma City jiggled over the weekend with two of the state’s strongest-ever earthquakes, some people asked an obvious question: Does the recent expansion …
Emails Show Energy Dept. Sought to Hide Solyndra Layoffs Until After 2010 Elections
As solar panel startup Solyndra planned a round of layoffs last year after securing a half-billion dollar government loan, the Department of Energy dispatched an unusual request: Hold off …