Truthout
Op-Ed
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The Audacity of Fate, the Arrogance of Self-Deception and the Romney/Ryan Plan: “Let Them Eat Cat Food“
The stakes are too high to choose
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The Great Betrayal – and the Cynicism of Calling it a Grand Bargain
Obama intends to seek a u201cgrand bargainu201d causing the U.S. to adopt the type of austerity program that threw the Eurozone back into a gratuitous recession.
Will the Real Destro Please Stand Up? How Hollywood Helps to Obscure the Ugly Truth about American Militarism
Pentagon's stamp of approval shapes Hollywood's depiction of war.
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The Antidote to Ayn Rand
Rand's atavistic utopian fantasy celebrates the virtue of selfishness, while John Dewey's public-minded philosophy is open, progressively democratic and firmly grounded in reality.
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The Corporate Masters of the Universe
As austerity hit hard in Greece, we elected a caucus of Republicans hell-bent on doing the bidding of American corporate masters and bringing austerity to the United States.
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The Life, Death and Rebirth of ACORN
It took 40 years to build ACORN, but it took just a few months to bring it down. A a look at how the groupsu2019 absence is affecting elections, …
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Hurricane Sandy’s Silver Lining: A Reaffirmation of Progressive Principles
At a time when the country is still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the storm has reaffirmed progressive principles that have been under attack in recent years.
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From Science and Art, Global Warming is Real
So what if global warming isn't directly responsible for “superstorm Sandy”? Let's not get hung up on that minor detail. Because the planet has warmed—the average surface temperature of …
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Exporting the Downside of War: Election Won’t Change Drone Policy
Since the US economy is the main issue on the minds of voters this election season, let's talk about Unmanned Arial Vehicles strikes - drones strikes - in economic …
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Sufficient Conditions to Destroy Democracy: How to Fight Back
If you ask Google “Has American Democracy been destroyed?” you get 56,800,000 answers. You don't need an exact count to see that the yeas have it. It is straightforward …