Truthout
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The Neoliberal Harvest: Routine Economic Fraud
Are you tired of yet another revelation of fraud in the food industry or the banks? Are you paying less attention to those stories? Are you getting numb, thinking …
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Celebrating the True Meaning of Mother’s Day
As we recognize and celebrate Mother's Day, let us first remember and honor Julia Ward Howe. Julia Ward Howe was heartbroken and distressed seeing the ravages of the American …
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Boston Marathon, This Thing Called Terrorism, and the United States
What is it that makes young men, reasonably well educated, in good health and nice looking, with long lives ahead of them, use powerful explosives to murder complete strangers …
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Why the TransPacific Partnership Is a Scary Big (Trade) Deal
The TPP gives foreign corporations privileges that can override domestic laws and citizens' rights.
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Hold the Front Page! We Need Free Media, Not an Order of Mates
Today we need a “Fifth Estate,” full of media journalists who see themselves as agents of people not power, says John Pilger.
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We Need More Officer Katies and Fewer RoboCops
Rather than supporting effective policing techniques that can help to prevent crime, Conservatives are throwing millions of dollars at more high-tech things, like armor and weaponry for SWAT teams, …
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Three Things Obama Can Do To Close Guantanamo
May 21, 2009, Protecting Our System and Our Values speech by Obama: “So going forward, my administration will work with Congress to develop an appropriate legal regime” to handle …
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Cinderella Redux
Ronald Reagan said that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” Notice he spoke of a problem (singular), but conservatives seem to believe government …
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In the Austerity Debate, Reputation Trumps Reason
Paul Krugman: Austerians are finding that they're trapped in a box.
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Solidarity With Gay Athletes: The Jason Collins Announcement
Jason Collins has announced to the world that he is a gay. This is a marvelous act. It is being congratulated by many including many NBA players and many …