Truthout
Op-Ed
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Mapping the Chinese Conquest of the Planet: Exterminatory Worlds, Then and Now
In 2014, what strange pleasures — and horrors — can be found in rising adult fears in an exterminatory world?
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In Greece, Austerity Kills
The austerity policies imposed by Greece's government since the beginning of the financial crises have literally killed people, with health outcomes by all measures significantly worse since 2007.
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Cecily McMillan Verdict Proves Dissent Is Dangerous
The conviction of Occupy Wall Street protestor Cecily McMillan for assault on a police officer shows that the judiciary is corrupt and dissent will not be tolerated.
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How to Save the Planet, at Minimal Expense
Paul Krugman: There is absolutely no reason to believe in a one-for-one link between real GDP and greenhouse gases.
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USA: The World’s Newest Third World Nation
While the US is the wealthiest nation in the world, and has the most billionaires in the world, not a single US city ranks among the world's most livable …
Facing the Dangers of 21st Century Great Power War
Could the clash of the world powers over Ukraine lead to a new cold war?
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Blair: The Neocon
Like many a “hawkish” liberal before him, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair crossed over to the dark side of neo-conservatism.
Solitary Confinement is Torture and Must Stop Now
Across the United States and the world, there is an emerging movement calling for the end of solitary confinement.
United We Stand and Shout and Dance and Make it Better
The Constitution was not intended to give rights to corporations or to equate bribery with the protected act of free speech.
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Hewn in Veins of Blood: Divine Law, Nationalism, and the Hierarchy of Oppression
The question of so-called “illegals,” or undocumented immigrants, is most often settled without ever questioning the purpose of those laws.