Truthout
Op-Ed
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Big Brother’s Pincer Movement: First the NSA and Now Spy Drones Overhead
Out of the blue earlier this week we were hit with the news* that the FAA has approved Reaper “training” flights over Syracuse, NY. These unmanned robots are piloted …
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What Do You Do When You No Longer Need Your Slaves?
Turning unemployed Americans into very profitable prisoners is a booming business.
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What NSA Reforms?
“I'll believe Congress is serious when it clarifies the Patriot Act and other laws to spell out that the Constitution still applies,” writes Eugene Robinson.
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Memo from Oslo: If Peace Is Prized, a Nobel for Bradley Manning
Norman Solomon defends his petition to award Bradley Manning with the Nobel Peace Prize.
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When a Political Party Goes Off the Deep End
Paul Krugman: The madness of the GOP is the central issue of our time.
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The Police State Mindset in Our Public Schools
Instead of making schools safer, we've simply managed to make them more authoritarian.
When Schools Become Dead Zones of the Imagination
Schools have increasingly become testing hubs that de-skill teachers and disempower students.
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If Sports Had No Rules …
Unlimited monetary donations in sports will corrupt the sport the same way that unlimited campaign donations have corrupted politics.
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Big Business Drives “Stand Your Ground“
The “Stand Your Ground” laws protects its corporate sponsors more than American citizens.
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Dean Baker | The Smart Boys: Larry Summers and Jeff Bezos
Dean Baker: The paeans to the genius of both men say a great deal about the quality of public debate in elite circles.