Truthout
Op-Ed
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Do Companies Lay People off Because of Taxes or a Minimum Wage Rise?
Opponents of Obama's proposal to increase minimum wage are using job-scare to fight it.
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EU Steers Adult Ed Toward Training, Away From Learning
The EU Agenda for Adult Learning, conceived within the context of its master concept of Lifelong Learning, is all about employability and not much about
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The Obama Administration’s Dick Cheney MomentÂ
The administration's rational for their drone program is reminiscent of Cheney's “1 percent doctrine.”
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Marco Rubio and the Republican Ibogaine Problem
Republicans: Even the really crazy things, like Reaganomics, transvaginal probes, and Wayne LaPierre, will go away when you get some help for your medical condition.
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Good News: Obama Recommits to Clean Energy. Terrible News: Obama Recommits to Dirty Energy
Investing in energy efficiency and renewables is the only realistic option before us.
The Hurt of Militarized Authoritarianism in Singapore, Afghanistan and the World
My voice is not political. My voice is human. Afghans are hurting very badly. And I am hurting too.
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Why Organized Labor Must Stand Against the Keystone XL Pipeline
Spurred by real urgency over the corporate driven ruin of the environment, a growing social movement is taking shape that will be on display this Sunday, February 17, when …
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Empire Of Panic And Ephemera: Applying Rigorous Imagination To America’s Paranoid Style
In the consumer paradigm, one is induced to exist by Eric Hoffer's dictum: “You can never get enough of what you really don't need.” Wherein: The individual exists in …
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The Hubris of the Drones
Each innocent killed gives rise to second thoughts of the president's Nobel Peace Prize.
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Morsi’s Last Chance
Egypt is rapidly approaching its most acute political and economic crisis since the 2011 revolution that swept dictator Hosni Mubarak from power. Poverty is at an all-time high of …