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US Neocons’ New Overtures to Terrorist Opposition Group in Iran, Part 1
Tehran, Iran. (Photo: [ john ])

Spain’s “Indignant Ones“
While “Europe’s slow-motion financial collapse” – as Mother Jones magazine described it in a June 6tharticle – continues to unravel, Spain, like other European states continues to implement anti-social-neo-liberal …

Weiner Quits House Seat Over “Mistakes“
Washington - Representative Anthony D. Weiner, an influential Democrat who had been considered a leading candidate to be the next mayor of New York City, said Thursday that he …

Medicaid Makes a Difference
Dr. Rachel Z. Chatters, a pediatrician, left, examines Draven Smith, eight, who relies on Medicaid, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on March 24, 2011. (Photo: Michael Stravato / The New …

The Greek Volcano
Protesters in Thessaloniki, Greece, May 25, 2011. (Photo: Tom Tziros) I spent May 2011 in Greece. On the surface, nothing looked unusual in Athens. The same mess …

Torture Accountability After All?
Photo from Abu Ghraib of Manadel al-Jamadi's body. While al-Jamadi's death had earlier been ruled a homicide, evidence now being presented to the grand jury may be the start …

More Bucks, Less Bang (Part II): Can We Give Some Power Back to the DoD Oversight Personnel?
(Image: JR / Truthout) This column is a follow-up to my column last week about testing of our weapons and how the Department of Defense (DoD) system …

Unions Save Lives
Miners listen as Rocky Moore, a mine safety inspector, not pictured, talks with them about mine safety precautions at Teco Energy's E3-1 coal mine in Hazard, Kentucky. (Photo: Joshua …

US-Pakistani Relations: The Tail Still Wags the Dog
Soldiers of the Pakistani Army on patrol in South Waziristan, Pakistan. (Photo: Tyler Hicks / The New York Times) During the worst days of the cold war, …

GOP-Style Democrats Moving to Sell Out Poor, Liberals: Lessons From the DC Budget Fight
A homeless man in Washington, DC. (Photo: Daquella manera) It's been less than two weeks since a guerilla campaign by local activists managed to restore about 20 …