Truthout
Op-Ed
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The End of Prohibition
As some states fully legalized marijuana, we seem to be approaching the end of another prohibition, one that the country seems to be ready for.
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How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired
New voter restriction laws passed by Republicans this year aimed at keeping Obama's minority support away from the polls, but only became more of an incentive to vote.
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Making It Count: Next Steps for the Minority Majority
Minorities around the country stood strong in the face of efforts to suppress their votes. Now that the election is over, what will happen to that energy and force?
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Sensata vs. Solyndra
On Election Day, the American people did not just vote for a president, they also voted for more jobs, green jobs, instead of continued outsourcing to China.
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Noam Chomsky: My Visit to Gaza, the World’s Largest Open-Air Prison
From the earliest days of the Zionist colonization it was argued that Arabs have no real reason to be in Palestine: They can be just as happy somewhere else, …
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Monopoly Endgame for the Global Economy
Unlike the Parker Brother's Monopoly, the economic crash is not a game, and if we do not implement genuine change, then it will be the entire country who loses.
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Obama’s Next Economy: Why He Must Take This Opportunity to Reframe the Economic Debate
Now that Obama has been re-elected, he can begin the process to change the economic conversation so that the government can invest in people and not corporations.
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What Liberals Expect From Obama
You would have lost the election but for your liberal base. For the second time in a row, we saved you. You gained traction in the long campaign only …
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Stopping People From Voting? Seriously, Why Do We Put Up With This For One Minute?
More than fifty years since the Civil Rights Movement, certain Americans have had their right to vote denied based on new voter suppression laws across the nation.
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Heartland Security: The Uncovered Story
I was 6 years old when the topsoil of Kansas blew over the small southwest Iowa town where we lived. The year was 1935. All day long the sky …