Truthout
Op-Ed
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New GMO Labeling Bill Will Be the Ultimate Test Between the Will of the People Versus the Greed and Power of the Biotech Industry
New legislation requiring GMO food labeling could be the tipping point against the war on big farms.
Friday Prayers at Yusuf Mosque
William Rivers Pitt: When you succumb to hate, when you fill that dark and ravening space within your heart, you become someone else's fool.
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Did Guatemala’s President Try to Shut Down the Genocide Trial?
The outcome of the ongoing trial of a former Guatemalan dictator for war crimes, beset by delays by the defense, has serious ramifications for the credibility of Guatemalan democratic …
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Japan’s Hopeful Experiment
Paul Krugman: I'm bullish on the Japanese experiment, even though current monetary policy has little effect.
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Chávez: The Legacy and the Challenges
De Sousa Santos highlights Chavez's accomplishments on Latin American integration and challenges to his followers to follow through and create a brand of socialism with flexibility and lasting power.
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How Big Should the Government Be?
Government should keep itself to two simple areas: protecting and running the commons, and regulating capitalism so it doesn't destroy us.
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Sarkozy’s Post-Political Ambitions
Paul Krugman: I'm still amazed by the absolute unanimity of policy makers' turn to austerity.
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Boston and Beyond
Noam Chomsky: It's rare for privileged Westerners to see, graphically, what many others experience daily.
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The Rule of Law in Times of Ecological Collapse
With mass species die-offs, threats to human food supplies, toxicity of air and water, along with deforestation and ocean destruction and the justifiably dominant concern of climate change causing …
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Watch Out, World! Even Amerika’s Wealthy Are Losing Ground: Cognitive Dissonance Among the US Sub-Elite Means More War and Death for Everyone Else
Occasionally the tip of the iceberg pokes through, and the reported facts corroborate the experience of most of the people. The recent Pew Center report that has now reached …