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Occupy DC: Empowering the 99 Percent
In the front section of The Washington Post, Dr. King's legacy is saluted in ads for Macy's and HSBC. Readers have every right to find this dubious. Macy's was …
The Romney Tax Loophole
After refusing for weeks to release his taxes, Mitt Romney now says he’ll do so — by tax day, April 15. But the real news is what Romney has …
Silencing Donahue and Anti-War Voices
From the early 1970s to 1985, The Phil Donahue Show was broadcast nationally from Chicago. Donahue also co-hosted a compelling political talk show — with Vladimir Pozner of the …
Why Do Soldiers Rape?
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Why do some men assume they are entitled to sex in any way they can get it - incest, date rape, marriage …
Constitutional Amendment Not Needed: Congress Already Has a Remedy
The US Capitol Building. (Photo: ttarasiuk) Although the Constitution already includes a remedy, certain elected officials and public interest organizations are advocating for a constitutional amendment to …
Occupy the Congress: Do You Smell a Rat?
I found myself in a Potomac, Maryland, mansion, smack in the middle of an actual 1 percent get-together over drinks and nosherai, talking to a guy whose “small operation” …
Close the Guantánamo Gulag
A guard tower at Camp Delta, part of the prison facility at the US Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on July 23, 2008. (Photo: Fred R. Conrad / …
In Signal to Israel and Iran, Obama Delays War Exercise
The postponement of a massive joint U.S.-Israeli military exercise appears to be the culmination of a series of events that has impelled the Barack Obama administration to put more …
Will US Lack of Imagination Lead to Nuclear Nightmare?
Titan II ICBM nuclear missile site located in Sahuarita, Arizona. (Photo: Jonathan McIntosh) In the aftermath of the cold war, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has …
The Problem With Citizens United Is Not Corporate Personhood
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Florida Rep. Ted Deutch introduced a constitutional amendment in December to overturn Citizens United, one of five …