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Jim Hightower | Goldman Sachs Authors a Greek Tragedy
Another Greek-based cargo ship and its crew was recently hijacked by Somalian pirates, costing the Greek owners an undisclosed amount in ransom. Such ongoing acts of brazen piracy off …

Pacific Pushback: Has the US Empire of Bases Reached Its High-Water Mark?
For a country with a pacifist constitution, Japan is bristling with weaponry. Indeed, that Asian land has long functioned as a huge aircraft carrier and naval base for U.S. …

Naomi Klein: Setting the Record Straight on Chile
Ever since deregulation caused a worldwide economic meltdown in September '09 and everyone became a Keynesian again, it hasn't been easy to be a fanatical fan of the late …

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EXCLUSIVE: Waterboarding Too Dangerous, Internal DoD Memo Reveals
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Snap®, Nowordz, Hayley Austin) In recent weeks, former Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen has been on a public relations campaign defending the …

Justice Not Always Blind, Especially to Gender
New York - When Legal Momentum, a U.S. advocacy group that works with all aspects of gender in the legal system, started its National Judicial Education Programme in 1980, …

Global Justice Is a Principle, Tossing Rocks a Tactic
"Political leadership is a matter of program, strategy and tactics, and not the color of those who lead it, their oneness of origin with their people, nor the services …

Divvying Up the Spoils of Disaster
Known for its brash approach to public policy, the Heritage Foundation has never shied away from controversial positions. After all, this was the group that within a month of …

Connie Schultz | Race-Baiting for Life
The message is an orchestrated lie, but the billboards are still a jarring sight. A black child, looking frightened and on the verge of tears, fills nearly half the …

Obama Looks to Reconciliation to Pass Health Care Bill
In a speech today at the White House, President Obama instructed Congress to make a final push for completion of the divisive health care reform legislation. He endorsed the …

Deficit Fear Mongering
IMF-Style Austerity Measures Come to America: What “Fiscal Responsibility” Means to You. In addition to mandatory private health insurance premiums, we may soon be hit with a "mandatory …