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Senate Debates Constitutional Amendment to Rein in Outside Cash
Though Democrats and Republicans are split down party lines on whether to add a constitutional amendment to limit campaign spending, both parties ignore 50 percent of Americans in favor …
The Inside Story of Bowe Bergdahl: Afghan War Vet Matthew Farwell on “America’s Last POW”
As the controversy over the prisoner swap grows, new information has emerged about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's time in Afghanistan.
“Border Patrol Nation”: How US Creates War Zones at Boundaries With Mexico, Canada
Todd Miller speaks with Truthout about his new book, Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security and about how the public is unaware that this …
Is the US Headed Toward Another Recession?
Economists Dean Baker from CEPR and Robert Pollin from PERI say that the US economy remains weak 5 years after the recession despite recent job growth, due to low …
“There Were No Good Options”: Bergdahl Should Get Honorable Discharge, Says Lawyer for Deserters
Despite winning the freedom of the only known US prisoner of war, the deal has come under Republican attack amidst reports Bergdahl voluntarily left his base after growing opposed …
The Boomers “Failed” Us: Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher on Anger, Love, and Sacrifice
First the anger, then the love - overcoming generational anger to find the courage required for the difficult work ahead.
After Supreme Court Rejects Appeal, Will Obama Jail New York Times Reporter James Risen?
In one of the most significant press freedom cases in decades, the US Supreme Court has turned down the appeal of a New York Times reporter who faces prison …
Ex-Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld Committed War Crimes
Richard Clarke, the nation's former top counterterrorism official, says he believes President George W. Bush is guilty of war crimes for launching the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Former Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: US Drone Program Under Obama “Got Out of Hand”
“The excessive secrecy is as counterproductive as some of the strikes are,” says Richard Clarke.
Confronting Financialization on Steroids
Costas Lapavitsas says we must deeply reverse financialization and take on private ownership of banking and other critical sectors.