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Obama Out-Orwelled Orwell
Barack Obama may as well have delivered his 5th State of the Union address to and for the Superstate Oceania, the fictional empire mired in perpetual war from George …

Finance Is Super Rational About Profits, Irrational About Global Economy
Economics professor Heiner Flassbeck says the “market” is good for making high profits from international exchange rates; the only rational solution for a healthy economy is take exchange rates …

Wallace Shawn on Artistic Solidarity: As Glenn Greenwald Can’t Return to US, I Took My Play to Him
The renowned playwright and actor Wallace “Wally” Shawn has just returned from Brazil, where he gave a special performance of his play, “The Designated Mourner,” to journalist Glenn Greenwald.

State Cuts to Public Funding of Higher Education Responsible for Increases in Tuition Costs
Michael Leachman: Tuition costs are rising as states respond to the recession by cutting public funding to higher education, with cuts averaging 28 percent on a per pupil basis.

Truthout Interviews Featuring William Rivers Pitt on the State of the Nation
We're at a point in our history where we need a transformational policies and politicians, William Rivers Pitt tells Ted Asregadoo in this video interview.

“So My Daughter Won’t Have to”: Why Kelly Sue DeConnick Fights to Make Women Welcome in Comics
“I think we're seeing another wave of feminism today, a fourth wave characterized by intersectionality and the Internet.”

Mexico’s Vigilante Groups Are a Force to Reckon With for Drug Cartels and Army
The Mexican Federal Government negotiated a deal with the “Autodefensas,” or community militias, as they fight to loosen the drug cartel's monopoly on power and violence in the Mexican …

“We Will Not Break the Law to Enforce the Law”: NYC to Reform Stop-and-Frisk, End Racial Profiling
New York City's newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the city will drop its appeal of a ruling by a US district court that found the New …

Seismologist: Fracking Injection Wells Linked to Earthquakes
Dr. Elizabeth Cochran discusses research showing that injection wells from fracking and gas and oil production is likely causing an uptick in US earthquakes.

Congress Cuts Food Stamps While Expanding Welfare for Corporate Farms
Jason Rano: The crop insurance system lacks transparency while the SNAP program has one of the lowest fraud rates of any government program.