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A “Major Win” for Panamanian Corruption
While Congress debated over the recently passed free trade agreement, neither side acknowledged that a contract with Panama will not only fail to provide a level playing field for …
Who’s Wrecking America? Meet Your 1 Percent Nominees
The Occupy movement has drawn attention to how too many in the 1% get to play by their own rules while exploiting the 99%. But who’s doing the most …
I Questioned the Legitimacy of the Saudi Regime and Was Suspended From theNational Press Club
On Monday I went to a news conference at the National Press Club, where I am a member, titled “His Royal Highness Prince Turki al-Faisal al-Sa’ud of Saudi Arabia.” …
What the Labor Movement Can Learn From an Art Auction
Occupy Wall Street Rally at Sothebey's auction house, November 9th. (Screengrab: toolbox303) Disruptive tactics were the basis of labor's revival in the 1930s. Most labor historians call …
Tightening the Noose: The International Atomic Energy Agency Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: indigoprime, D Sharon Pruitt) A diplomatic, economic and military noose is being steadily tightened around the Islamic Republic of Iran. …
Deal May Fail; Super Committee Co-Chair Says Bush Tax Cuts are the “Sticking Divide“
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the Democratic co-chair of the congressional super committee, said this morning on CNN’s State of the Union that the super committee charged with crafting a …
Occupy the Ocean, Occupy the Delta
As the Occupy movement spreads throughout the nation and world, sustainable fishing communities, consumer groups and grassroots environmentalists have mobilized to stop the 1 percent from stealing ocean public …
Welcome Home: Building an Inclusive Movement for the 99 Percent
Occupy Wall Street protesters march through lower Manhattan in New York, November 17, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) I’m on a number of …
Supercommittee Deadlock: Heads They Win, Tails We Lose
(Photo: Sean Byron / Flickr) It is no great surprise that with only days to go, the Congressional “supercommittee,” given the Herculean task of carving an additional …
Just How Much Can the State Restrict a Peaceful Protest?
As protests supporting Occupy Wall Street have swelled in recent weeks, hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested across the U.S. This weekend, nearly 100 people were arrested in New …