Truthout
Op-Ed
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Like a Tree, Like a Forest in Taksim Square
My trade union is part of a platform together with professional associations and neighborhood organizations. This platform protests the construction work in Taksim that will demolish the park there. …
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Manifesto for the Obvious International
The exponentially intensifying causes of the social, political, and ecological crises faced by peoples across the globe are becoming increasingly obvious; the wellbeing of all life on planet earth …
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Of Scalps and Savages: How Colonial Language Enforces Discrimination against Indigenous Peoples
Before I head out the door, I watch Morning Joe on MSNBC. It's part of my workday routine. This morning they were talking about the latest issue of the …
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A Better Way to Tax the Multinationals
Tax corporations where they sell, instead of where they claim profits.
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The (Less Than) Eternal Sea: The Poet’s Metaphor and the Styrofoaming of the Waters
Lewis Lapham reflects on the centuries old metaphor of the sea, and the current real life crisis that threatens it.
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Quantitative Crisis: Bernanke’s “Stimulus” for the 1%
Mark Vorpahl analyzes Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's suposed stimulus programs and who they really support.
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Film Commissioned by Comcast-Owned Studio Tries to Smear, Discredit Assange, Manning
Chris Hedges gives a hard look at the film that exercises character assassination against the world's famous whistleblowers.
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Facing Off: The Integration of Capital vs. the Integration of Peoples in the Americas
Joao Pedro Stedile: “At this moment, there is a strong project of recolonization of the continent according to the US's interests.”
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A Vision for Social Security
Social Security, one of the most popular and reliable programs in the United States, is under concerted attack from corporate and Wall Street interests.
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Cooperative Economics: Replacing a Capitalism in Collapse
By democratizing society through housing and work, we can start a new revolution in our politics, our economy, and even our environment by choosing to consume sustainably and minimize …