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How the 1 Percent and Transnational Corporations Hijacked Our Political System and What to Do About It
A major political realignment is the only way plutocratic control over our current elected officials in DC will change, according to Chuck Collins in his new book,

Same-Sex Marriage Brings Healing to Me – and My Tribe
For four years, Heather Purser fought quietly but persistently for the right to get married. Then last summer, she captured the attention of state politicians and national media when …

Speaking Truth to Chevron: An Interview With Nigerian Eco-Feminist Emem Okon
Antonia Juhasz: I interviewed Okon shortly after the protests to learn how the women of the U.S. can emulate the women of Nigeria in standing up to one of …

Jobs Numbers Show Recession Far From Over
Bob Pollin: There is no engine driving job creation so no real recovery is possible.

Joseph Stiglitz on “The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future”
Several months before Occupy Wall Street, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz wrote, "Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%," an article for Vanity Fair. He returns …

An Interview With Medea Benjamin About the Life-and-Death Decisions of Drone Warfare
It is mind-boggling that we are empowering one person to make life-and-death decisions, but it is perhaps even more mind-boggling that this unconstitutional, immoral killing spree (that is making …

In Victory for Marriage Equality, Appeals Court Rules DOMA Discriminates Against Same-Sex Couples
In a groundbreaking decision, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), ruling the federal government canu2019t deny benefits to …

“No Matter What the Result, We Will Continue to Resist,” Says Mexican Electrical Workers Union Leader
Ehe Mexican Electrical Workers union: Two years ago, its 44,000 members were all fired when the Mexican government took over generating stations by force to set the stage for …

Truthout’s Jason Leopold Speaks to RT About The Other Abu Zubaidah
Zayn Al-Abidin Muhammed Husein, better known as Abu Zubaydah was the first high value Guantanamo detainee, and the first prisoner to be waterboarded, and the torture program was built, …

John Pilger: Why the Assange Case Is Important
On 30 May, Britain's Supreme Court turned down the final appeal of Julian Assange against his extradition to Sweden.