Truthout
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If Journalists Ever Stop Uncovering Abuses of Power, We Will Lose Our Democracy
James Risen exposes more about the reality of greed, power and endless war in his new book.
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Traversing the Military’s Favorite Secret Spot – and Mine
In this excerpt from “Worth Fighting For,” Veteran Rory Fanning traverses part of New Mexico.
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Prison Destroys Families and Communities at Society’s Expense
In this excerpt from Locked Down, Locked Out, Maya Schenwar delves into the damage wrought by prison on families.
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The National Security State Has Filled Us With Fear but Not Improved Our Well-Being
An excerpt from Tom Engelhardt's new book, Shadow Government: Surveillance, Secret Wars, and a Global Security State in a Single-Superpower World.
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Breaking 43 Years of Silence, the Last FBI Burglar Tells the Story of Her Years in the Underground
After the seven other burglars went public, Judi Feingold decided to come forward with the secret she thought she'd take to her grave.
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Why We Need to Talk About Black Prophetic Fire
Cornel West explores whether the soul of the United States can be salvaged by a rekindling the Black prophetic tradition.
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The United States Is Founded Upon the Model of European Conquest: Dispose of the Disposable People
In order to expand, the original 13 colonies had to decimate the Native-American nations and seize their lands.
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In Which the Authors Interview Ralph Nader in the Bathtub
The first book by the co-founders and hosts of Citizen Radio is a sometimes hilarious, sometimes deadly serious clarion call in support of independent media and independent thinking.
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Noam Chomsky: Resisting Empire for More Than Four Decades
The foreword to the Chomsky essays by activist and public intellectual Marcus Raskin.
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Naomi Klein: We Must Demand the Impossible to Prevent Catastrophic Climate Change
Naomi Klein's new book resets the debate over global warming by focusing on how it is integrally related to the current economic system that spans the globe.