Truthout
Op-Ed
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Strengthening the Ties That Bind in an Era of Alienation
It is the interdependence of our existence that defines us, the sense of mutual destiny and common humanity that will allow us to move from dominators to liberators.
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In the US, an Insecure Economy Needs a Stronger Safety Net
Staff at the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington, working on the company’s new 787 Dreamliner jets earlier this year. (Photo: Stuart Isett / The New York Times)Looking at The …
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Inequality and the Election
When it comes to income inequality, the 2012 Presidential Election was not a choice in any real sense. Voters had the option between President Obama, who presided over the …
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Genocidal Yearnings
By the middle of the 19th century the multi-ethnic empire was on its way out as the dominant political paradigm in Europe. Replacing it was the nation-state, a political …
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Precise Weapons Kill Civilians Too
As a general rule, it'd be better if media accounts of war did not stress thesurgical precision of the weapons being used. It's a fixture of U.S. reporting on …
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New Segregation and the Radicalism of Together
While many view the idea of radical thought as extremist and violent, there is a new kind of radicalism that promotes unity among the divided people of this world.
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Biofuels and the Right to Food: Time for the US to Get its Head Out of the Sand
The EPA refused to waive the U.S. ethanol mandate in order to ease price pressures in corn and soybeans following the severe US drought, thus valuing oil and …
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Senate Vote Endorses Expedited Transition in Afghanistan
A new ruling by the Senate seeks to expedite the transition of power in Afghanistan and proves, on record, that over 2/3 of the American people want to see …
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Obama’s FCC Set to Give Rupert Murdoch a Media Monopoly
We should be scared that the FCC will approve rule-changes that allow Rupert Murdoch's empire to expand.
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What “Grand Bargainers” Simpson and Bowles Really Stand For
Bernie Sanders: If enacted, the plan put forward by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles will cause major economic pain to virtually every American.