Truthout
Op-Ed
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Prosecuting Hate Crimes to the Fullest Extent of the Law
While the occasional racist protester may find themselves in front of a judge, true justice can only come about when the intellectual authors of this hate also have their …
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Where Is the Arts Funding to Create a Collective Sense of Beauty and Meaning in America?
Is America's national artistic identity the cultural equivalent of pink slime lunchmeat?
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A Campaign Out of Balance
Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate underscores the central question posed by this campaign: Should cold selfishness become the template for our society, or do …
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A New Direction for Poor, Resource-Rich Countries
New discoveries of natural resources in several African countries u2013 including Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique u2013 raise an important question: Will these windfalls be a blessing that brings …
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What Does Collective Democracy Look Like? It’s Up to Us.
As the u201cadvancedu201d nations of the world sink deeper into financial, ecological, and moral bankruptcy, a growing contingent of the global population refuses to stand idly by while our …
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What Does Collective Democracy Look Like? It’s Up to Us.
As the u201cadvancedu201d nations of the world sink deeper into financial, ecological, and moral bankruptcy, a growing contingent of the global population refuses to stand idly by while our …
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We’re Still Arming the King of Bahrain? There Oughta Be a Law!
Don't you think it's wrong for the US government to send US weapons to King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain at a time when his government is attacking …
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After Latest NDAA Challenge Hearing, Thoughts on the Criminalization of Dissent
“The essential thrust of the NDAA is to create a system of justice that violates the separation of powers,” our lawyer Carl J. Mayer told the court.
Drone on the Range
The pilotless, remote-controlled planes that the CIA uses to spy on and bomb people in Pakistan and elsewhere are headed to our local police departments.
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Pudd’nhead Mitt and the Great Giveaway
The decision to add Paul Ryan to the Republican presidential campaign has exposed the limp, rudderless vacancy that is the core essence of Willard Mitt Romney.