Truthout
Op-Ed
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How About A Real Peace Prize?
So carried away with anticipation that they could no longer contain their enthusiasm, back in 2009 the Nobel Committee opted to award the Peace Prize to newly-elected President Barack …
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Beyond the Trope: How Cianfrance’s New Film Misses the Chance for Real Dialogue
Cianfrance's new critically acclaimed film bypasses a conversation on crime, poverty and the legal system for a deflated and patchy ode to masculinity.
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Empty Stomachs From Guantanamo to Palestine
Empty stomachs continue to deliver a number of stultifying blows to the institutions of injustice.
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Exploding the Debt Threshold Myth
Austerity, it turns out, only works if you don't know how to use an Excel spreadsheet.
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“Human Beings Have No Right to Water” and Other Words of Wisdom From Your Friendly Neighborhood Global Oligarch
This is the world according to corporations is leading to the inevitable extinction of our species.
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The Right Wing Cult Machine Exposed
Thankfully, people are waking up and recognizing the far right-wing media for what it is: a cult.
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Glorious Martial Law?
Are we allowed to talk about martial law, the militarization of police, and the complete shutdown of cities on command? Or will that get the glorious law enforcers to …
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Heretical Advice from a Happily and Heavily Indebted Ph.D.:Why Poor Students Shouldn’t Fear Student Loans
Recently a student told me how he had been discouraged from freely taking out federal student loans by his professor. When the student said he wasn't particularly concerned about …
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How The NRA Kills Law Enforcement Officers
The death of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, assistant prosecutor Mark Hasse, Colorado Department of Corrections executive director Tom Clements and Mingo County Virginia …
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Time to End the War on Drugs
It is time to end the war on drugs. It is time to dismantle the Drug Enforcement Administration and departments of other agencies that deal with drug enforcement and …