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House to Vote on Overturning Net Neutrality Laws
Armed with an ideological agenda, House Republicans took aim at net neutrality again this month, quietly introducing a Congressional “resolution of disapproval” to overturn recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) …
Wisconsin Judge Says Anti-Worker Law Still Blocked
A Wisconsin judge ruled late yesterday that the temporary restraining order is still in force for the law that guts collective bargaining for public employees—despite Gov. Scott Walker’s defiance …
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White House Denies Existence of “Task Force” Ex-Guantanamo Psychologist Claims He Was Appointed to by Michelle Obama
The White House has categorically denied that it set up a task force to address the psychological well being of military families and had First Lady Michelle Obama appoint …
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Extensive Outsourcing Leads to Trouble
A helicopter owned by a defense contractor hovers near Baghdad. (Photo: Shawn Baldwin / The New York Times) There’s a new article in the March/April edition of …
Remembering Satomi in Post-Fukushima India
A March 24th picture of unit three in Fukushima, Japan. (Photo: daveeza / Flickr) For me, as for many others who knew her even slightly, the first …
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The New American Dream
(Illustration: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) If you are wealthy, you are living in the Golden Age of your American Dream, and it's a damned fine time to be …
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WikiLeaks Cable Casts Doubt on Guantanamo Medical Care
Detainees are seen inside Camp Four, one of the camps inside Camp Delta, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on June 8, 2010. (Photo: Richard Perry / The New York Times) …
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The Social Security Scam: How Media Driven Misdirection Is Being Used to Hijack Your Future
As the budget battle rages in Washington, calls to cutSocial Security benefits are ramping up. Pundits pushing ‘conventional wisdom’ say that doing so is prudent for a nation facing …
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Stiglitz: Common Sense Pierces The Budget Hysteria
Common sense is an endangered species in today’s budget frenzy. Inside the Beltway, millions of dollars have gone into a concerted campaign to elevate hysteria about deficits, …
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Who Are the Liquidators?
The prime minister of Japan has said that his government is “not in a position where we can be optimistic” about the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Is there …