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Israel, Extraordinary Rendition and the Strange Case of Dirar Abu Sisi
On a cold Ukrainian winter night in mid-February 2011, a Gaza civil engineer named Dirar Abu Sisi was lying in bed in a railroad sleeper car traveling to Kiev …
DCCC Ad Shows Grandpa Stripping for Extra Cash to Pay for Medicare
How will the next generation of seniors pay for health care if Republicans privatize Medicare? The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) suggests some options in a darkly funny ad …
Deforming the Reform: A Case Study in Oversight Perseverance
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) I am continuing our series of solutions for the Department of Defense (DoD) with a look at how the government keeps track …
Taxed Enough Already? Tea Party Rallies Significantly Smaller This Year Than Last
Yesterday was tax day and as in previous years, Tea Party activists rallied across the country on the movement's most significant organizing day since it exploded on tax day …
Ideology Posing as Reality: Conservative Politics vs. Economics 101
A Tea Party favorite, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during a town hall meeting in Hillsborough, New Jersey, on March 2, 2011. After more than a year in office, …
Representative Ryan’s Valuable Service
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) delivers a Republican response to President Barack Obama's speech on the national debt at the Capitol in Washington, on April 13, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott …
Obama Returns to His Moral Vision: Democrats Read Carefully!
President Barack Obama speaks about the national debt at George Washington University in Washington on April 13, 2011. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Last …
Three Myths of Israel’s Insecurity, and Why They Must Be Debunked
An Israeli flag flies on a rooftop in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: betta design) Here are the Three Sacred Commandments for Americans who shape the public conversation on …
Peru’s Less-Than-Benign Environmental Policy
The enormous segment of Amazonian rainforest that covers over half of the country has always been an issue of contention for Peru due to the number of indigenous tribes …
Take the Quiz: Who Pays More Taxes – GE or NYT?
A lot of folks these days seem to enjoy getting their calculators out. This is a good thing. The more that citizens become engaged in assessing the fairness and …