Truthout
Op-Ed
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Mormon Mitt in Bed with Big Tobacco
Romney's religious hypocrisy and immorality are laid bare in his personal involvement in Bain Capital's work for Big Tobacco hooking millions of Russians on the drug that is anathema …
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Australia’s Julia Gillard Is No Feminist Hero
One speech criticizing a male rival can't change the fact that Julia Gillard's policies are anti-woman.
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Remembering George McGovern
McGovern imbued the spirit of what it means to be a Democrat.
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The Real Incumbent is ‘Plutocracy’
If the President adopts the plutocratic agenda, heu2019s likely to snatch pyrrhic victory from the jaws of real victory.
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Transcending the Wedge Issue That Divides Democracy Activists: To Vote or Not to Vote?
A major strategic problem in focusing on electoral politics is in the overfocus on a battlefield where the elite have such an advantage.
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How Obama Can Smoke Out Mitt: Call for Breaking Up the Biggest Banks, and Resurrecting Glass-Steagall
Want to out Mitt Romney as a instrument of Wall Street? Robert Reich asks President Obama to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act.
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The Dirty Dozen: The Top 12 Election Issues Nobody Is Talking About
After two debates, many American voters are still feeling disappointed in the lack of attention to key issues that will shape the future of this country. Here are 12 …
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Alberta Tar Sands Illegal Under Treaty 8, First Nations Charge
In 1899, First Nations in northern Alberta signed a treaty with Queen Victoria that enshrined their right to practice cultural traditions. Today, itu2019s the basis for a legal challenge …
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Getting Elections Right in Venezuela and the US
The US may be an economically and technologically advanced nation, but in the area of elections, we could learn much from Venezuela about voter inclusion and participation as well …
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Militaries, Mammals and Spiritual Science
Though not as closely related as they are to hippos, whales have much in common with elephants. Speaking scientifically, they belong to different taxonomic orders—whales to the taxonomic order …