Truthout
Op-Ed
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Unleashing Automated Dogs of Wars and Executions
How many more innocent people will be needlessly butchered by these savage mechanized dogs of assassinations?
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Public Sector Unions Win When They Preach “Tax the Rich“
Washington's much-hyped federal budget deal offers little relief for public employees.
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Jobs or Inequality? That’s No Choice at All
An increasing number of people have suggested that inequality of wealth and opportunity is the defining issue of our time.
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Defining the NSA’s Role
Eugene Robinson: President Obama's anticipated reform of the National Security Agency's practices needs to go beyond ending the mass surveillance of innocent Americans' phone calls.
Would as Many as 1 Million Be Alive if the Media Had Done Its Job
John Pilger: "Imagine if the lies of governments had been properly challenged and exposed as they secretly prepared to invade Iraq - perhaps a million people would be alive …
Does Tea Party Hero Mike Lee Really Want a War With Iran?
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is boasting that they have captured 47 US senators, including Tea Party hero Mike Lee, for their war with Iran project, but have …
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William Rivers Pitt | Homegrown
William Rivers Pitt: “What is more caustic to this society: marijuana or thousands upon thousands of people consigned to the tender mercies of the penal system?”
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Noam Chomsky | What Is the Common Good?
Noam Chomsky: Concern for the common good should impel us to find ways to cultivate human development in its richest diversity.
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The Republican Sabotage of America
Republicans in Washington and across the nation are so committed to sabotaging President Obama's presidency that they're willing to let people die.
Stop Governor Brown’s Plan to Frack California – Hearings Start Today
We have less than two weeks to submit public comments opposing Governor Jerry Brown's dangerous fracking regulations that pose a serious risk to all life.