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Tax on Out-of-State Political Money Could Outflank Citizens United
In southern Minnesota (Paul Wellstone country), a new revolt against money in politics has started. Should this revolt spread, it would provide a far quicker and more effective …
Supreme Court Likely to Endorse Obama’s War on Whistleblowers
The Supreme Court building in Washington, December 19, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews/The New York Times) Totalitarian systems disempower an unsuspecting population by gradually making legal what …
The Santorum Strategy
Former senator Rick Santorum speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC, October 7, 2011. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) The Santorum Strategy is not just about Santorum. …
America Gone Stupid Over Iran: Making the Same Mistake Twice
It is estimated that up to a million people died as a function of George Bush Jr.’s decision to invade Iraq. According to Bush, that decision was made on …
The Zero Percent Doctrine
President Barack Obama is projected on a screen as he speaks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, on March 4, 2012. …
Julia Gillard’s Rise Marks the Triumph of Machine Politics Over Feminism
In 1963, a senior Australian government official, A.R. Taysom, deliberated on the wisdom of deploying women as trade representatives. "Such an appointee would not stay young and attractive forever …
Attack of the Billionaires
(Photo: JMRosenfeld; Edited: JR / TO) It was a total lockdown. As jet after jet swept in surreptitiously with top brass and political decision-makers on board, every …
Working Moms: The Kids Are All Right
Working mothers tend to be happier and healthier than mothers who stay at home caring for young children, according to recent research. But many of those who work are …
In “Open Government Data,” What’s Really Open?
(Photo: John Carleton) In the fall, the United States joined seven other countries — with hopefully more to come — in forming the Open Government Partnership, an …
The Border Wall: The Last Stand at Making the US a White Gated Community
(Photos by Mark Karlin) This is the first in an occasional Truthout series on viewing the US “immigration” and Mexican border policies through a social justice lens, …