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Fix the Pentagon Part I: Create an Independent Audit Agency
The Need for a Federal Contract Audit Agency Charles M. Smith
Chevron Runs From Judgment in Ecuador
Chevron Petroleum Corporation is attempting to slither out of an $8 billion judgment rendered yesterday by a trial court in Ecuador for cancer deaths, illnesses and destruction caused by …
The President as Storyteller in Chief
The celebrations surrounding the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth overlooked an important part of Reagan's success: his ability to craft an image to serve as the focus of …
Maybe This Time: Solutions Will Spend the Next Two Months on How to Reform the Pentagon and Cut Its Budget
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Yesterday, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, put out a statement as he released his 2011 National …
Doing Good While Doing Well: Will Companies and Organizations Step Up to the Challenge in the New Green Economy?
Dr. Robert Bell Paris Tech Review April 14, 2010
Cow Most Sacred: Why Military Spending Remains Untouchable
U.S. military outlays today equal that of every other nation on the planet combined.
Solution: Cut Costs of Radioactive Waste Stabilization Programs Through Competition
Solution to Deal With the Department of Energy's Radioactive Waste Stabilization Programs: Open Them to Competition By Greg Williams, Edited by Dina Rasor From the White House Blog in …
Bittersweet Revitalization: Oakland’s Reincarnation
In spite of an ongoing, grim economic downturn felt nationally, the city of Oakland continues to enjoy a beatification, resurrection and transformation which has turned a rather neglected, desolate …
Solution: Don’t Let Wall Street Get Away With It! Protect and Reward SEC Whistleblowers
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Zephyris / Wikimedia) The SEC Whistleblower Program: How to Avoid Killing a Good Idea By Eric R. Havian, Edited …
SarahPAC Candidate “Should Be in Jail”
The RNC's vote suppression targeted blacks, Hispanics, the poor of all shades and Florida's Jewish voters.