Truthout
Op-Ed
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President Obama’s Law Day Proclamation Rings Hollow So Long as Torturers Go Unpunished
Stephen F. Rodhe: Today is Law Day, and Obama has issued a lofty Proclamation, full of sound and formality, signifying nothing.
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Angela Davis: The Iconic “Sweet Black Angel” at l’Humanité
Here's a look back at the work of this remarkable activist who is still engaged in the struggle for human emancipation.
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Another Government Is Necessary: The People Can Rule Better Than the Elites
On Earth Day, a new alternative government, the Green Shadow Cabinet, was announced. Its over 80 members are leaders in their fields, from medicine to art to activism, and …
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If Bangladesh Can Hold Their Corporate Fatcats Accountable – Then So Can We!
So, how is it that Bangladesh, a third-world nation, can seize the assets of those responsible for the tragic factory collapse and bring them court in just 5 days, …
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Temple’s Story: What White Faculty Could Learn from Black Faculty
More than 400 students and community people joined black faculty to protest the racist and anti-Semitic behavior of the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University. …
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Logic Deficit: Why Were Reinhart-Rogoff Ever Taken Seriously?
It's not just the arithmetic on debt-to-GDP ratios that tripped up RR; it was the basic logic of their argument.
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Fannie Mae Evicts Family in Foreclosure, Then Installs Armed Guards
Fannie Mae is spending $15,000 a month to guard a home rather than working to negotiate with the family.
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Bail Out Is Out, Bail-In Is In: Time for Some Publicly-Owned Banks
The new rules for too-big-to-fail banks: use creditor funds, including uninsured deposits, to recapitalize.
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On Receiving the Ella Baker/Septima Clark Human Rights Award
Tlazocamati huel miac – thank you to members of the Ella Baker/Septima Clark Human Rights Award Committee, American Educational Research Association, Division B, for 2013. I first want to …
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How Big Pharma Is Killing Americans
While drug companies have been largely able to get away with robbing Americans left and right for the past several decades, more and more people are speaking up about …