Truthout
Op-Ed
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Liberals and Progressives Happy but Not Elated About Obama’s Re-Election
Rabbi Michael Lerner offers three steps to the kind of world he says most Americans yearn for: one based on generosity, caring for each other and the environment, respecting …
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Barbara Ehrenreich: Kiss Goldman Sachs Goodbye
Barbara Ehrenreich: Mr. President, kiss Goldman Sachs goodbye and bail out your real constituency!
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COINTELPRO 101 (Part 1)
We look at COINTELPRO, the secret FBI project to infiltrate and disrupt domestic organizations thought to be u201csubversive.
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America the Third-World Nation in Just 4 Easy Steps
The United States is rapidly un-developing in a way never before witnessed in the history of the world.
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Air Force Academy’s Orwellian “Religious Respect Conference” Indicates Clear Bias Against the Non-Religious
The idea of USAFA blaring its triumphant horns at having “reformed” itself in the field of “Religious Respect” is an odd and uber-ignominious one u2013 folly, indeed.
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Chicago’s New Lady Labor Slugger Reactivates Social Movement Unionism
Teachers' battle against corporatization of education takes a page from history.
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Next Steps for the Occupy Movement: The Tenderloin Today Project
An Occupy-inspired San Francisco entrepreneur brings hot food and hot prospects to the Tenderloin.
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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?