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How Public Power Can Defeat Plutocrats
Government has become a clearinghouse for corporations and plutocrats with deep pockets.
After Vowing to End Combat Mission in Afghanistan, Obama Secretly Extends the United States’ Longest War
President Obama has secretly extended the US role in Afghanistan.
Deforestation, “Development” Connected to Spread of Ebola in West Africa
Silas Siakor, director of Friends of the Earth Liberia, discusses the complex relationship between disease, deforestation and development.
Henry Giroux: Current “Reforms” Attempt to Drive Young People Out of Democracy
Henry A. Giroux discusses education privatization and the marginalization of youth.
Longest-Serving US Prisoner in Solitary Ordered Free Again, but State Obstruction Bars His Release
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling ordering Louisiana to release Albert Woodfox.
Viggo Mortensen Helps Mark 10 Years of Howard Zinn’s “Voices of a People’s History”
Actors are gathering in New York today for a reading of “Voices of a People's History of the United States.”
Truthout Interviews Dahr Jamail on Electromagnetic Radiation War Games in Washington State
Dahr Jamail talks about the Navy's plan to conduct war games involving electromagnetic radiation in a protected park and forest in Washington.
The “Urbee” 3D-Printed Car: Coast to Coast on 10 Gallons?
With the advancement of 3D printing in sight, an environmentally sustainable revolution in design and manufacturing is poised to take center stage.
George Lakoff: In Politics, Progressives Need to Frame Their Values
Progressives must express respect and true values to appeal to voters, says author George Lakoff.
The History of a Dangerous Idea: Mark Blyth Talks Austerity, Greece and the Global Economic Crisis
Economist and author Mark Blyth traces historical origins of austerity as an economic idea and the catastrophe of attempts to enforce it.