Truthout
Op-Ed
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The Rigged Housing Market
“There's no place like home” is supposed to be a figure of speech or a memorable line in a corny song. Instead it's just a fact of life for …
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The Devil—and the Lord—Is in the Details
Military personnel, particularly officers, surrender several Constitutional rights immediately upon becoming members of the armed forces.
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Crowd Control, Political Revolt and the Accumulation of More
Even the teleprompter must know that it is the beast in the belly of the news reports, more of them every day in print and en blog, about income …
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Indigenous Voices in Climate Activism: Autonomous or Subjugated?
The voices of First Nations, often key to environmental activism through land right battles, should not be subsumed by other activist groups, says Sara Santiago.
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How the Antiunion Right Declared War in Chattanooga
If the NLRB fails to respond to the right-wing anti-union campaign in the Chattanooga VW plant elections, billionaires will be able to buy labor elections as well as political …
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Israel’s War on American Universities
Chris Hedges: Israel's heavy-handed reaction to campus organizations is symptomatic of its increasing isolation and concern about waning American support.
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Money in Hyping the Generational War Story
Dean Baker: As long as the wealthy can focus public debate on retirement benefits for ordinary workers, they can keep the focus away from the policies that allow them …
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Billionaires… First They Came for the Economy
It's time to end America's oligonomy by rolling back the Reagan tax cuts and enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust act, so that corporations can't grow out-of-control and amass endless piles …
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Striking for the Public University
Once hailed as the “Great Equalizer,” public higher education today has arguably become a driver of inequality.
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A Thought for the Web’s Silver Anniversary
Let's learn from our not-so-distant past and share the gold. New technologies don't have to bring us new inequalities.