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Beyond Troy Davis: How Race Colors Death Row “Justice“
The state of Georgia ignored a mountain of evidence and killed Troy Davis on Wednesday night. But the movement that grew out of the effort to save his life …
The West and the Rest in a One-Model-Fits-All World
More than 10 years ago, before 9/11, Goldman Sachs was predicting that the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) would make the world economy’s top ten — but not …
Mahmoud Abbas, the Jackie Robinson of Palestine
Upon his return from New York, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority is welcomed home by a crowd of cheering Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah, …
Why Don’t the Deficit Hawks Want to Tax Wall Street?
Wall Street, New York City. (Photo: Manu_H) The intensity with which the country's leading deficit hawks continue to ignore financial speculation taxes (FST) is getting ever more …
Rethinking the TSA: No Longer Accepting Police Repression in Exchange for Safety
TSA conducting random spot checks at the gates in Fort Lauderdale. (Photo: steuben) Google “TSA stupidity” and you will find that almost one and a half million …
Rick Perry, Pay-for-Play Jailer
Governor Rick Perry of Texas at a book signing at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Given what we know about Gov. …
The Hidden Hands in Redistricting: Corporations and Other Powerful Interests
(Image: JR / Truthout) Their names suggest selfless dedication to democracy. Fair Districts Mass. Protect Your Vote. The Center for a Better New Jersey. And their stated …
Fading Faith, Rising Fury: The Fallout from the Debt Ceiling Debacle
President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington about raising the national debt limit on July 13, 2011. From left: …
Attica’s 40th Anniversary: Still on the Wrong Road
Entrance of the Attica Correctional Facility. (Photo: Jayu / Wikimedia) September 9 marks 40 years since the uprising at Attica State Prison, in upstate New York, and …
Correcting the Abysmal New York Times Coverage of Occupy Wall Street
Over the weekend, my inbox exploded with angry messages from people who had just read this New York Times article (though it reads more like an op-ed) about the …