Truthout
Op-Ed
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No News Is Not Good News
For too long, media companies have slashed newsroom jobs and replaced hard-hitting journalism with celebrity gossip, sensational crime stories and pay-for-play content. They defended these decisions by arguing that …
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Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary
Laura Flanders reflects on her own views of marriage as marriage equality affects her, personally.
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The Great Cyprus Bank Robbery
It is no surprise that Bank of Cyprus is now going the way of Citibank. The surprise is that it took so long.
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Taking Our Foot Off the Global Warming Accelerator
Lowering speed limits would be relatively painless and would save consumers money, with no upfront costs.
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Drugging Aggression Behind Bars
Thanks to the psychiatric drug revolution, inmates in our correctional facilities recieve drugs instead of therapy.
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Digital Grab: Corporate Power Has Seized the Internet
Corporate power has seized the Internet and the anti-democratic grip is tightening every day.
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How Global Warming has Prevented Spring’s Arrival
People are scratching their heads, wondering when spring will really get here.
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Bradley Manning’s Nobel Peace Prize
Whistleblower Bradley Manning has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and he should receive it. No individual has done more to push back against what Martin Luther King …
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Newtown’s Hidden Crime-Scene Photos
As a father and grandfather, I appreciate the feelings of those Newtown, Connecticut, parents who don't want the gruesome crime-scene photos of last December's massacre released. But it is …
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Why I’m Attending the Dedication of the Bush Lie Bury
On April 25th the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and General Rehabilitation Project will be dedicated in Dallas, Texas. It takes up 23 acres at Southern Methodist …