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Bill Moyers Journal | Financial Reform
Airtime: Friday, March 26, 2010, at 9:00 PM (EST) on PBS (check local listings here).
Peru: Signing Away Too Many Rights?
Lima - Peru is enthusiastically espousing free trade, and has signed six tariff-lowering agreements in the space of a year. But it has not matched them with the internal …
Hillary Clinton Mexico Visit: US and Mexico Shift Drug War Approach
During the high-level Hillary Clinton Mexico visit Tuesday, the Secretary of State endorsed a new drug war strategy, which includes a more targeted focus on community-building. Mexico City - …
Court Lifts Ban on FCC’s “Cross Ownership” Restrictions
A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily suspended rules prohibiting companies from owning a newspaper and television station in the same market. According to an Associated Press report, the …
A Special Note About Truthout
Greetings! My name is William Rivers Pitt, and it has been my great honor and privilege over the last ten years to be a writer, editor, interviewer and advocate …
Turning “Texas Education” Into an Oxymoron
In the good-and-good-for-you department, food scientists are now touting the health benefits of enjoying a handful of nuts every day. I, for one, am glad, because I love nuts …
Deb Price | Imagine No “Don’t Ask“
Imagine an America where an openly lesbian Navy officer is specifically reached out to by her ship's commanding officer to ensure she knows she's welcome to bring the guest …
Froma Harrop | This Time, a Real Immigration Fix
What part of “immigration reform” don't you understand — or, rather, don't want to understand? The send-'em-home crowd doesn't “get it” that a new enforcement regime must be paired …
Barnabe Geisweiller | US Must Toughen Stance Against Israel
Will Israel be America's New Iran? In international relations, it's good to know who your friends are. Those in the White House today, and those who wish to …
Nuclear Weapons and the Politics of Moral Promises and Material Progress
When Undersecretary of State William Burns reported that the US and Russia were “making very good progress” on nuclear arms reduction talks, I was reminded of when President Dwight …