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Time to Break Up the Telecom Giants
(Photo: Bandido of Oz) At the dawn of the 20th century, the oil pipes defined America. As the 21st century emerges, the information pipes define America and …
Inflation Fears: Real or Hysteria?
Debate continues to rage between the inflationists who say the money supply is increasing, dangerously devaluing the currency, and the deflationists who say we need more money in the …
The Threats of Business and the Business of Threats
A protester carries a “United Corporations of America” flag at an anti-war rally in Washington, DC. (Photo: ragesoss/Flickr.) More and more, we hear that nothing can be …
Religious Civil Rights: Why Have the Washington Times and the Air Force Academy Savaged Them?
Michael L. “Mikey” Weinstein, a 1977 Honor Graduate of the US Air Force Academy and founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, denounces The Washington Times' recent …
The Big Retailers Versus the Big Banks: It Makes a Big Difference
Shoppers at Target in West Nyack, New York. (Photo: Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times) The battle of the “swipe fees” has been hard to …
Deportations to Haiti: Still a Death Sentence
This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency formalized its Haitian deportation policy. ICE claims it will consider medical and humanitarian factors when deciding whether to deport someone to …
After Bin Laden Hit, US Aides Raise Dubious Hopes for Peace
Barack Obama and top administration officials have taken advantage of the killing of Osama bin Laden to establish a new narrative suggesting the event will pave the way for …
The Army Is Watching Over Egypt, But Who’s Watching Over The Army?
Mounting criticism of the way the Egyptian Army is governing Egypt grew louder yesterday with press reports that one of the country’s most prominent human rights lawyers has been …
Weapons of Mass Exploitation
(Photo: JMRosenfeld; Edited: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) About eight years ago, there was frenzied and furious talk about WMDs, or weapons of mass destruction. Both the frenzy …
Beyond Foreclosuregate – It Gets Uglier
A foreclosed home in North Lauderdale, Fla., on Oct. 7, 2010. (Photo: Michael McElroy / The New York Times) The ForeclosureGate scandal poses a threat to Wall …