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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 …
Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners
Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-owned mortgage giant, has placed multibillion-dollar bets that pay off if homeowners stay trapped in expensive mortgages with interest rates well above current rates. …
The Next Marx
Lenin graces the cover of a recent issue of The Economist. The Financial Times is running an entire series on the “crisis in capitalism.” Francis Fukuyama, a recovering neoconservative, …
French Scientists: Childhood Leukemia Spikes Near Nuclear Reactors
Belleville Nuclear Power Plant, France, August 27, 2011. (Photo: coralinetheblue) French researchers have confirmed that childhood leukemia rates are shockingly elevated among children living near nuclear power …
The Haditha Massacre: No Justice for Iraqis
Khalid Salman, whose sister and children were killed in a 2005 incident with US Marines, at his family's cemetery where they are buried in Haditha, Iraq, on November 13, …