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Groups Call on Congress to Make Massive Cuts in Runaway Military Spending
A diverse array of organizations today launched a campaign to enact major cuts in wasteful military spending, as part of the December 13 federal budget resolution. The groups include …
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State Water Project Initial Allocation is 5% – After Summer of Reservoir Draining
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) on November 19 sent a memo to the State Water Contractors stating that their initial allocation is going to be just 5% …
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Jews Show Solidarity with Immigrants in the Fight for Immigration Reform
Jewish activists around the country have mobilized u2013 some even getting arrested in acts of civil disobedience u2013 to push Congress to pass an immigration reform package that would …
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A Daring Bid to Stomp Out CEO Pay Excess
Young activists in Switzerland have plutocrats hyperventilating u2014 and spending a fortune to beat back a ballot initiative that would establish a legal limit on the pay gap between …
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Atomic States of America: The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Energy
Think the world needs an alternative to corporate media? Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to Truthout and keep independent journalism strong. While countries like Japan, Italy and …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Majority Rule Finally Returns to the US Senate as Democrats Vote to Reform the Filibuster
Truthout depends on you to continue producing grassroots journalism and disseminating conscientious visions for a brighter future. Contribute now by clicking here! Thom Hartmann here – on the news… …
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Blocking NATO to Stop Drones
Celebrated cricketer-turned-political leader Imran Khan has threatened to block NATO supplies to Afghanistan through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where his party leads a coalition government.
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Military Aid Gets A Partial Pass on Foreign Assistance Transparency Push
As congress continues its fight to demand transparency for foreign military aid a compromise has been drafted demanding stricter standards, but giving the US military the discretion to maintain …
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This Week’s Murder of an Activist: Peace for Peter
Most people did not really know Peter u2013 he was just always there. And suddenly he wasnu2019t.
An International Campaign to Reform Burma’s Constitution Currently Banning Women and Aung San Suu Kyi From Running for President
Vancouver-based investigative journalist Alan Clements recently returned to Burma (aka Myanmar) to document a country unravelling from decades of totalitarian tyranny.