Truthout
Op-Ed
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Economic Rapture Might Be Around the Corner
If the deficit disappears, our economic nightmare might finally come to an end.
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The Selling of American Democracy: The Perfect Storm
The greatest concentration of wealth in more than a century u2014 courtesy u201ctrickle-downu201d economics, Reagan and Bush tax cuts, and the demise of organized labor. Combined with unlimited …
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Opening Historic Trails: Accidental Heroes Stomp Sports Inequity
In the midst of a workout, I was not thinking about Title IX or the people who worked to secure my rights. But I knew about Title IX and …
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An Argument for Human Life and Values in Greece and Everywhere
Greece needs to embrace a new political thinking that de-fetishizes the rule of money.
Economic Update: What Are the Social Costs of Capitalist Mega-Corporations?
This episode provides an update on the widening LIBOR scandal and the fine Wells Fargo received for overcharging African-American and Hispanic families on their mortgages. The segment ends with …
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The Voting Dilemma
Soon it will be presidential voting time again in the U.S.. That four year cycle comes to us with the regularity of a returning comet, accompanied by a shroud …
Angela Davis and Tim Wise: Capitalism, Privatization and Hope
On this edition, we hear Davis and Wise discuss privatization, the economy, and other critical issues of our times.
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Joe Paterno’s Shame
The truth is that Joe Paterno was more powerful at Penn State than any athletic director, more powerful even than the university's president.
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Banksters Take Us to the Brink
Moyers and Winship: You wonder why the banksters still roam free, like gunslingers in a Wild West town without a sheriff.
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From Penn State to JPMorgan Chase and Barclays: Destroying Higher Education, Savaging Children and Extinguishing Democracy
While the Freeh report reveals that the cover-up at the top of the Penn State administration