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US Outrage Over Syria Veto at UN Rife With Hypocrisy
Syrian soldiers secure the area during the visit of Arab League observers on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, January 26, 2012. (Photo: Tomas Munita / The New York Times) …
Obama’s Super-Bowl Fumble on Iran
Before President Barack Obama’s interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer, aired before the Super Bowl on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu probably hoped that, if Obama discussed Iran, he …
Haitian Cholera Victims to UN: Practice What You Preach
Rivye Kano, Haiti - Gathered silently in the shade of a mango tree here, dozens of people patiently wait their turn to tell us about the horror that descended …
Bailed-Out Banks Won’t Create Jobs: What Next?
Lower Wall Street, New York City. (Photo: Barton Silverman / The New York Times) After more than four years since the start of the recession in December …
Iran: War Drums Beating
Landing signal officers guide a jet onto the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the North Arabian Sea, January 4, 2012. Iran's military sharpened its tone toward the …
How the GOP Is Resegregating the South
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) North Carolina State Senator Eric Mansfield was born in 1964, a year before the passage of the Voting Rights Act, which guaranteed …
Dissatisfaction With Komen Foundation Goes Beyond Planned Parenthood Break
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Like a number of people I have spoken to, Kate McNeely of New York City gave money to Planned Parenthood and sent …
Debt, Toll Roads and Patents
(Photo: Zol87) It's budget time, again. This means that the deficit hawks will be out in force warning us about the devastating debt burden that we are …
Six Things You Should Know About Arizona’s Worse-Than-Wisconsin Attack on Public Workers
Not content to let Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and Ohio's John Kasich get all the fame (and recall elections, and ballot referenda) for their attempts to curtail union workers' …
The Deal That Saved Detroit (and Banned Strikes)
President Barack Obama tours the Chrysler Auto Plant in Detroit on July 30, 2010. Obama visited the plant in Michigan as part of a tour highlighting the success behind …