Truthout
Op-Ed
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Private Gain to a Few Trumps Public Good for the Many
As the “public good” has morphed into the “public investment” the American people are suffering from an overly privatized government.
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AP Goes Off the Deep End With Deficit Scold David Walker
The Associated Press' profile of David Walker, the former head of the Government Accountability Office, ignored the basic tenants of journalism for a misinformed fluff piece.
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Audacity of Dope? Yes We Scan?
This president has become a tragic figure, more so every day with each new revelation of how far the surveillance state has been developed and implemented under his watch. …
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Audacity of Dope? Yes We Scan?
This president has become a tragic figure, more so every day with each new revelation of how far the surveillance state has been developed and implemented under his watch. …
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O Little Town of Washington
Michael Winship reflects on his life living in Washington DC and how the capital has changed for the better, and worse.
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In Deference to Great Men: Aaron Sorkin vs. the Occupy Movement
HBO's “The Newsroom,” in examining the Occupy movement, operated exactly like the media it is trying to critique.
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Things to Know as Collapse Becomes Hip
Economists never seem to connect the eco in economy to the eco in ecosystem; but as financial, economic, and climate collapse continues, people must rise to change our world's …
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Markets Aren’t That Stupid
In finance, there are rarely battles between good and evil. Instead, you have battles of, say, greedy and corrupt versus greedy and ruthless.
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Those Not-So-Good Old Days
Paul Krugman: When it comes to useful economic analysis, these are the good old days.
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GOP in Fantasyland
No matter how contemptuous they may be about Obamacare, opponents have only two viable options: Repeal it or get over it.