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How “Occupy Our Homes” Can Win
An Occupy Real Estate march in East New York protests bank foreclosures and encourages people to occupy empty buildings on December 6, 2011. (Photo: Brennan Cavanaugh) Since …
The Drug War’s Invisible Victims
There are many kinds of war. The classic image of a uniformed soldier kissing mom good-bye to risk his life on the battlefield has changed dramatically. In today’s wars, …
Holder and Obama’s Propaganda Is “Belied by a Troublesome Little Thing Called Facts“
The Obama administration’s record of prosecuting elite financial frauds is worse than the Bush administration’s record, which is a very large statement. Syracuse University’s TRAC issued a report on …
Pentagon Solutions: Slices of Change Could Save Billions
(Image: Truthout) Last year, Truthout started this new “Solutions: Making Government Work” column to give me a platform to explore different areas of government and how we …
Divining the Truth About Iran
Watching top U.S. intelligence officials present the annual “Worldwide Threat Assessment” before the Senate Intelligence Committee, I found myself wondering if they would depart from the key (if politically …
The Assange Case Means That We Are All Suspects Now
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange talks to demonstrators while leaving a court appearance for a verdict on an extradition request in London, February 24, 2011. (Photo: Andrew Testa / The …
What Does the Activism Surrounding SOPA Reveal About the Future of Online Organizing?
Protesters hold black posters to symbolize censorship outside the offices of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), who co-sponsored anti-piracy legislation, in New York, on January 18, 2012. The physical …
The Military and the Church: Bedfellows in Sexual Assault
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) The US military's response to reports of sexual abuse echoes that of another closed, rigidly hierarchal male institution, the Catholic Church: first …
When Mitt Says, “I’m Not Concerned About the Very Poor,” It’s Not a Slip-Up. He Said It Before (Video)
Today, the nation is abuzz over Mitt Romney bluntly cold comment: “I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there.”
Finding Just Enough Food to Not Be Poor Enough
How many missed meals does it take to be poor? It's a question at the root of the latest campaign to redefine what it means to …