Truthout
Op-Ed
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1984.0: The Rise of the big Other as Big Brother
Remember some years back, when the lid was blown regarding the US' use of torture to gather information from “terrorists?” Many were - rightly - shocked and dismayed; people …
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Jobs Are Not the Answer
Instead of focusing creating low income jobs we should be have an income guarantee which allows people to take care of themselves.
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What We Owe Michael Hastings
At the time I met him, he was probably by far the most well-known journalist I'd encountered personally. And yet he was so much more approachable and humble than …
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Are Non-Violent Protestors Now Labeled “Terrorists?“
Corporations are trying to use the PATRIOT Act in ways that have nothing to do with Osama Bin Laden because the PATRIOT Act gives transnational corporations the power to …
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A Cure for War – With Limitations
Earlier this week I wrote an editorial proposing a 28th constitutional amendment to abolish war. The NSA scandal, I argue, is tied to the more pervasive problem of violent …
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From Greenwald to Assange: Prosecuting Our Watchdogs of Democracy
There is a fine line between journalist and traitor in the Obama administration.
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William Rivers Pitt | You, Terrorist
William Rivers Pitt: The Keystone XL pipeline is not a disaster waiting to happen. It is a whole pile of disasters waiting to happen.
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The Politics of Calling for No Politics
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (HBO Documentaries, 2013) offers a window into the intersections of music, religion, and politics in the context of Vladimir Putin’s Russia: On Feb. 21, 2012, …
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Vindicated: USMA Officer Upholds Tradition of Christian Privileging in the Military
A commissioning ceremony at West Point over Memorial Day weekend vindicates Page's decision to leave West Point for its failure to uphold church-state separation and join the Military Religious …
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Checks, Lies and Bankster Red Tape
Thom Hartmann: Just when we thought the big banks couldnu2019t hit a new low, they do.