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Sandy Brought the Police and Occupy Together, but for How Long?
During the disaster of Hurricane Sandy, Occupy protesters and New York police officers were able to put their politics behind them and save the lives of dozens of victims.
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A Former Republican Insider Begs for Sanity
The OxyContin and Viagra-soaked brain of Rush Limbaugh is warning of the coming self-destruction of the Republican Party.
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Detroit: A Raisin in the Sun?
Council member Ken Cockrel must be trippin! On Tuesday, December 11, after he, along with Saunteel Jenkins, James Tate, Gary Brown, and Charles Pugh, voted to approve the ill-conceived …
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Dear Mr. President: Stop Compromising, Start Leading
The American people reelected President Obama on the promise that he would continue to be a champion for the American people, a task that requires more action and less …
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Going Public with the High Yella Black
Colorism, better known as the cultural value communities of color place on light or dark skin, continues to be a vital aspect of Black culture today as it was …
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The Myth of California as “Environmental Leader” Exposed: Fresno Rated as Dirtiest City in Nation
As Fresno is declared to have some of the worst air and water in the nation, the US must face that environmental policies must be improved across the …
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The Anti-Empire Report
The hurricanes, the typhoons, the heat waves ... the droughts, the heavy rains, the floods ... ever more powerful, ever new records being set. Something must be done of …
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The Mass Media Favorites Fall out of Favor
Do you support Truthout's reporting and analysis? Click here to help us continue doing this work in 2013! Let us address the declining fortunes of today's mainstream mass media. …
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Why Race Matters After Sandy
After years of enduring environmental racism in their neighborhoods, communities of color in New York must face inequality in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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The Terrible Cost of Not Fixing the Filibuster Sooner
Senate Democrats didnu2019t take on the filibuster head-on, so now obstruction is the expected norm.