Truthout
Op-Ed
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Obama’s Still Shopping For A Grand Bargain
President Obama's recent closed-door sessions with Republican congressmen to reach a “grand bargain” has roused suspiciously little attention in the mainstream media. What scant reporting has occurred presents the …
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Chris Hedges: The Day That TV News Died
The descent was a gradual slide into the tawdry, the trivial and the inane.
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Richard Lichtman: The Violent Disorder of Our Public Mind
Capitalism is a system of power in blatant opposition to democracy.
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Flotilla 3.0: Redeeming Obama’s Palestine Speech with Gaza’s Ark
While President Obama's Jerusalem speech left many things to be desired, groups like Gaza's Ark are coming out of the woodwork to lead the initiative for justice that Obama …
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America’s CEO, Scott Walker: CPAC and the Rebranding of America as a Company Town
At the Conservative Political Action Conference, Scott Walker delivered a postmodern vision for America's future president.
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When Discussing the Voting Rights Act, Race Can’t be Ignored
We want an informed electorate, and everyone should read it and even carry the small pamphlet around.
The Iraq Retrospective We Deserve
On this 10-year anniversary, that dialogue is needed more than ever if there's to be any hope of limiting wars of aggression in the future.
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Remembering Jancita Eagle Deer
Jancita's story reminds us why the Violence Against Women Act deserves passage.
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Free Market Mythologies and the Future of Public Ownership
In the wake of the most crippling economic downturn in 70 years, free market mythology is reaching its limits.
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Conservatives Benefit From Instant Runoff Voting, Too
We need more voices and more choices in our elections; instant runoff voting (IRV) is used in more than 300 communities across the country, but we need to take …