Truthout
Op-Ed
Why the GCC Should Welcome Iran Nuclear Talks
While most countries have welcomed this diplomacy, opposition to talks has primarily come from Israel and some GCC states. This opposition, however, is mistaken.
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Dollars for Endless War or Investment in a New Era?
After over a decade of war, it is time to shift national priorities and do away with the Pentagon's uncapped war expenses slush fund, the “Overseas Contingency Operations” fund.
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Boosting the Minimum Wage to $10.10 an Hour Should Be a No-Brainer
Public support for a minimum wage hike is overwhelming, but lobbying by powerful corporations is tripping it up in Congress.
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Get Intersectional! Or, Why Your Movement Can’t Go It Alone
“Intersectionality” is a way of thinking holistically about how different forms of oppression interact in people's lives, and movements need to use it.
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The Michigan Defeat; the Michigan Victory – Keeping the Issue of Palestine Alive on Campus
Whether the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movements on campuses are successful, they are raising awareness.
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The Climate Deniers Are Using the Same Tactics as the Tobacco Industry
As it becomes increasingly obvious that global warming is entering doomsday scenario territory, the fossil fuel industry is ramping up the propaganda war.
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Six Reasons Charles Koch Is Full of Crap
Unsurprisingly, Koch believes that his selfish, capitalist ways represent the true American spirit and that he should be championed as a protector of liberties.
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“Christian Taliban” vs. Constitution at Air Force Academy
The lying, deceitful nature of fundamentalist Christian supremacy truly knows no bounds.
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When Predatory Equity Hit the Big Apple: How Private Equity Came to New York’s Rental Market
Things are heating up inside Wall Street's new rental empire.
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Make the Bankers Squeal
A financial transaction tax would help prevent investment banks from continuing to make the kind of risky bets that cause a financial crisis.