Truthout
Op-Ed
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The Gravitational Pull of Planet Carbon: Three Signs of Retreat in the Global War on Climate Change
A series of recent developments highlight the way we are losing ground in the epic struggle to slow global warming.
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Paul Krugman | Troubles in Turkey
Who was paying attention to Turkey? Some people were, of course, because that was their job.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Poisoner’s Reckoning
Patriot Coal...Freedom Industries...I am sensing a pattern here. Are you?
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New Campaign Limit: Memorial Day to Halloween
A law that limits the length of public campaigns to five months is among many serious efforts to restore the ability of ordinary voters to elect candidates who represent …
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Jim Hightower | Would You Like a Shot of Formaldehyde With That?
It took a lawsuit to force Pepsi to stop labeling its chemical-spiked Naked Juice brand as “all natural.”
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The Dangerous Seduction of Drones
After 10 years of this remote-control killing, the Obama administration should seek effective solutions that adhere to international law.
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The Real Illness Plaguing US Healthcare: Inequality
The lens of real estate and finance gives us an interesting look at how our healthcare system is part and parcel of an edifice that enables the rich to …
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Missouri Program Requires High School Students To Take Military Enlistment Test
Missouri is calling on high schools to administer a military aptitude test to determine whether students are ready for college or a career. But the program fails to disclose …
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Time to End the Cheney/Halliburton Loophole
Thanks to Dick Cheney's Halliburton loophole, anyone who lives near a fracking site is one of the oil industry's guinea pigs in a giant multi-decade fracking experiment.
Irish Anti-War Activist Jailed
Margaretta is suffering from cancer, but the Irish Fine Gael / Labour Government shows no sign of issuing her a pardon.