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Fifty Years After Greensboro, Whatever Happened to the American Left?
Fifty years ago this month, history took a great leap forward. On Feb. 1, 1960, four black students from Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina sat down at …
Student Detained at Airport Over Possession of Arabic Flashcards
An American college student was detained for over five hours at a Philadelphia airport because he was carrying a set of English-Arabic flashcards, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday …
Nominee to Head Office of Legal Counsel Held Up, Again
For the second week in a row, the Senate Judiciary Committee refrained from voting on the nomination of Dawn Johnsen to head the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). The …
The Tea Party Queen
Washington - The headlines scream as if Godzilla were rising from the icy depths of the Potomac: “Sarah Palin: Threat or Menace?” OK, I haven't actually seen that one, …
Taliban Regime Pressed bin Laden on Anti-US Terror
Washington - Evidence now available from various sources, including recently declassified U.S. State Department documents, shows that the Taliban regime led by Mullah Mohammad Omar imposed strict isolation …
“It’s a Question of Priorities“
On Thursday, February 4, 2010, Leslie Thatcher spoke with economist and frequent Truthout contributor Dean Baker over the phone about his new book, "False Profits - Recovering From the …
GRITtv: David Corn on “Question Time” for the US President
On January 29, Barack Obama took questions from House Republicans at their “issues retreat,” televised on CSPAN. Experienced Washington reporters and political amateurs alike were riveted, passing along information …
Army to Discharge Single Mom, Rather Than Court-Martial Her
On Thursday, February 11, Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother of an infant son, was informed she would be granted an administrative discharge from the Army. Last fall, …
Why the Oscars Are a Con
Why are so many films so bad? This year's Oscar nominations are a parade of propaganda, stereotypes and downright dishonesty. The dominant theme is as old as Hollywood: America's …
One Free Market System for Wall Street, Another for Main Street
Washington is paralyzed by snow and partisanship. Nothing is getting done – even as the Great Recession pulls more Americans into its maw. In the midst of this paralysis, …