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Newt Gingrich and the Real Saul Alinsky
Bill Moyers Essay: Newt's Obesession with Saul Alinsky from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. TRANSCRIPT: BILL MOYERS: Time, now, for a word about a good American being …
Grand, Old Psychos
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Carlo, Graham Holliday) I used to love Republican politics. I have always admired the Republican primary process for the way its …
Proxy War in Syria Threatens Catastrophe for the Middle East
In an effort to undermine Iran by overthrowing its strategic ally, Syria, western nations are using their Middle East client states to conduct a multi-pronged attack against Syria through …
Seven Questions Begging to Be Answered Before a Foreclosure Settlement Is Reached
Tomorrow is the deadline for state attorneys general to sign on to a joint federal and multi-state $25 billion settlement of the robo-mortgage scandal. The settlement will involve Ally …
Strong Job Growth Leads to Drop in Black/Hispanic Unemployment
(Photo: Elvert Barnes / Flickr) The Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in January, bringing its drop over the last year to …
As the Plutonomy Powers Ahead, the “Realonomy” Remains in Recession
(Photo: Nic McPhee / Flickr) America's longest recession since World War II officially ended in June 2009. Since then, the economy has expanded by almost 6 percent …
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 …