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The first quarter growth figures—annual growth of 1.8% during the first three months of the year—are an ominous reminder of the reality that Washington has forgotten. This …

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: michael baird, BOSSoNe0013) A trio of ongoing and savagely expensive wars. A catastrophically expensive health care “system.” A national infrastructure collapsing …

Guantanamo detainee Fayiz al-Kandari, a Kuwaiti aid worker, lost 20 pounds taking part in a month-long hunger strike to protest his indefinite detention and conditions of his confinement. …

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) (Photo: DVIDSHUB / Flickr) According to House Speaker John Boehner, "You can't raise taxes in the middle of a weak …

Liquidators Recruited by Ads In the titanic struggle to bring to closure the dangerous situation at Fukushima Nuclear Plant No1, there are many signs that TEPCO is …

A protester gestures from an upper floor of the rotunda at the State Capitol building, in Madison, Wis., February 27, 2011. (Photo: Nicole Bengiveno / The New York Times) …

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