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The Military as a Jobs Program: There Are More Efficient Ways to Stimulate an Economy
US soldiers from Green Platoon, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, destroy a building used as an insurgent hideout with high explosives …
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Obama’s Troop Announcement Could Have Big Repercussions
WASHINGTON — Nearly 10 years after a U.S.-led coalition attacked Afghanistan and 18 months after a surge of 33,000 fresh American troops there, war-weary U.S. voters probably will cheer …
Thirty-Two Corporations Spent More on Compensation for Top Executives in 2010 Than They Paid in Income Taxes
Over the last few decades, executive pay at large corporations has skyrocketed. Today, American CEOs make 263 times the average compensation for American workers, up from the 30 to …
Jason Leopold Discusses New FCC Report on the State of Local Media (Video)
Laura Flanders and Jason Leopold at the Netroots Nation conference. (Screengrab: GRITtv) Truthout Deputy Managing Editor and investigative reporter Jason Leopold spoke with Free Speech TV's Laura …
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Blood on the Chopping Block
Dr. Rachel Z. Chatters, a pediatrician, right, sees clients, Ana Smith and her son Aidan, two, who rely on Medicaid, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, March 24, 2011. Medicaid, which …
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Organizing on Wobbly Ground: Learning From “Solidarity Unionism at Starbucks“
Starbucks Union protesters demonstrating in Leamington, England, February 2007. (Photo: thealmightyprophetgitboy) The decline of unions does not mean the end of the labor movement. Indeed, the last …
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Florida Governor Scott Rejects Million in Federal Health Aid for Those in Need to Grandstand Against Health Law
In his relentless campaign against President Obama’s health care reform law, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) has repeatedly proven his willingness to put politics ahead of the welfare of …
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US Mayors Call for End to Wars and Nuclear Weapons
Mayors from around the country gather at the United States Conference of Mayors in Baltimore, June 17, 2011. (Photo: Monica Lopossay / The New York Times) Peace …
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Source of Missing Jobs in America Found: Forced Laborers
With unemployment at a near historic high in the United States, could you imagine any American company bringing in foreign workers to work for them below the minimum wage …
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“Standstill Nation” as the New Abnormal? The Truth Behind Gridlock
On Sunday, the New York Times closed out its “Week in Review” section after a run of 76 years. With Republicans and most Democrats back singing the praises of …