Truthout
Op-Ed
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Should Poor People Eat? Let’s Hear From Both Sides!
Either there was a massive economic collapse, or people are cheating the government. Who's to say which side is right?
Enough DeLay: Do the Crime, Serve the Time
By appealing todayu2019s reversal of the conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas is taking the step necessary to ensure that justice is done.
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What Happens to the GOP When White Is No Longer the Norm?
The GOP is burdened with a base too steeped in racial denialism and resentment to allow Republicans to reach out to minority voters.
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Dear Landlord: Please Heed These Words That I Speak
Structurally, I'm not sure there's all that much difference between me as a rentier and some billionaire; the incentives tend to be the same, do they not?
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Stand Up to Republican Bullies
Call off your dogs, Attorney General Holder. Don't make Justice Antonin Scalia school you on the First Amendment.
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House of Labor Needs Repairs, Not Just New Roommates
US unions aren't going to meet the challenges they face by further abandoning the workplace terrain still occupied by their own members or by workers strategic to the future …
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The High Costs of Complexity in Health Care Reform
The ACA does not go nearly far enough in restraining ballooning health care costs or reforming the way we pay those providing health care products and services.
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The Global Crisis of Legitimacy and Liberation of the Empty Self
Half a year into Obama's second term, it has become clear what has been done under his watch. He brought to the world continued and unprosecuted massive banking fraud, …
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Police Can Search Your Phone Without a Warrant
Police officers can't just come into your home and start searching through your belongings without a warrant, but that same protection does not extend to your cellphone, apparently.
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Federal Regulators Finally “Mind the Gap“
Corporations will no doubt flood the public comment period with predictions of doom and gloom should the SEC's ratio disclosure go into effect.