Truthout
Op-Ed
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Killing Made Easy and Entertaining, Even Essential
Violence has become so embedded in our culture, killing is becoming second nature.
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Charles Keating and the Lessons of the Savings and Loan Crisis
On Wednesday, Charles H. Keating Jr., one of the most notorious fraudsters in American history, died at the age of 90.
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The Contraceptive Mandate Finally Leads America Out of the Victorian Era
The Affordable Care Act demonstrates an affirmative, proactive step from government for women's access to reproductive health care, but conservatives are bent on moving backwards.
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How To Fan the Flames
The worse our situation gets - economically, politically, ecologically -the more we yearn for a vast movement to erupt and transform the landscape.
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The Desperation of the Vanishing Middle Class
The underlying problem with financial advice is that, even in the best case, it rarely works.
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Flat Tax for Social Security
The FICA payroll tax may be the most regressive tax in the developed world: The least a progressive administration could do would be to remove the taxable maximum.
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Poor Billionaires, Victimized by Highfalutin Ideas
Here comes another billionaire who thinks that anyone who talks about income inequality is a Nazi; this time it's Ken Langone, the co-founder of Home Depot.
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You Can’t Bounce Off the Walls If There Are No Walls: Outdoor Schools Make Kids Happier – and Smarter
Children aren't playing in the garden anymore; instead they're filling in bubbles on worksheets.
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Open Letter to Legislators From a Clinic Escort
Because of the harassment and danger patients face simply attempting to access a reproductive health care clinic, elected officials should implement buffer zones to ensure public safety.
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Noam Chomsky | The Prospects for Survival
Noam Chomsky: The US government's regular, easy acceptance of threats to survival is almost too extraordinary to capture in words.