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Symptoms of the Bush-Obama Presidency: The Saved and the Sacked
Then-President-elect Barack Obama with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office on January 7, 2009. (Photo: Beverly & Pack) Is it too soon to speak of …
Want Jobs? Rebuild the Dream
Van Jones is leading a national mobilization to rebuild the middle class—through decent work, fair taxes, and opportunities for all. With politics in D.C. hitting new lows, …
The Obama Wars: Why Do We Tear Each Other Apart Over Whether the President Is a Failure or Success?
What, if anything, is the matter with Obama? This is a question that sharply divides progressives today, the central front on what has become known as the “Obama Wars.” …
Biological Weapons: Bargaining With the Devil
(Photo: TylerIngram; Edited: JR / Truthout) The earliest recorded use of biological warfare was that of Romans putting dead horses into an enemy's water supply. Other documented …
Why the Jobs Argument Against Military Cuts Is Bogus
For the first time in a decade, significant cuts in projected military spending are on the table. If the "Super Congress" doesn't reach a deal on $1.2 trillion in …
Education and Behavior in Israel and Palestine
Part I – Education as Indoctrination
Is Capitalism Doomed?
New York - The massive volatility and sharp equity-price correction now hitting global financial markets signal that most advanced economies are on the brink of a double-dip recession. A …
Tradition Trumps the Treaty: Bolivia Repeals its Ban on Coca
On June 29, 2011, Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first Aymara Indian president, withdrew his country from the United Nation’s (UN) 1961 Vienna Convention on Narcotic Drugs. His decision was based …
Part Three: FEMA During the Bush Years (2001 – 2004)
President Bush jokes with FEMA Director Joe M. Allbaugh before he addresses FEMA employees in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2001 and thanks them for their ongoing role in …
Did Tenet Hide Key 9/11 Info?
Bulletin for those of you who get your information only from the New York Times, the Washington Post and other outlets of the Fawning Corporate Media (FCM): Former White …