Truthout
Op-Ed
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The Tragedy of Self Immolation – No One Cares
Self-immolation isn't what it used to be. This ultimate form of protest became global news in 1963 when the venerable monk Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze in the …
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Follow Guatemala’s Lead: Convene a Genocide Case Grand Jury
A Guatemalan court has ordered a criminal investigation of all others involved in the Rios Montt crimes. It won't be easy. Prosecutors and judges will be risking their careers …
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Inspiring and Courageous: Popular Resistance Percolates Throughout the Land
Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese report on the justice movements working across the nation.
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The Debt Ceiling Debate That Wasn’t
America's debt ceiling brinksmanship has made us a global laughingstock.
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Sometimes They Should See You Perspire
"I say they should keep the Confederate soldiers there and I'm from the North."I'd heard Susie (not her real name) say she was from Pennsylvania and she gave her …
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Hit and Stay
The CIA has been so busy consulting on Zero Dark Thirty, not to mention funding Hamid Karzai, bribing Russians, lying about weapons, and conducting humanitarian drone murders, that it …
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Rough Sailing Ahead for Health Care Reform, But It’s Not Our Only Option
Affordable healthcare teeters on the edge as Republicans battle against it and Democrats fail to promote it.
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Boston Suspect’s Writing on the Wall
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reportedly scrawled on the inside of a boat that he did what he did to avenge innocent Muslims killed by U.S. wars in …
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We Must Reclaim Our Farmland From the Rural Oligarchy
Industrialized agriculture is destroying civilization. But another way to sustain society exists.
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They Do Protect and Serve, Just Not You
Does anyone believe the NYPD hasn't long realized that there's no connection between the stop-and-frisk racial profiling program and preventing crime and violence?