Truthout
Op-Ed
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Conservatives Twist Economic Debate
Protesters, some dressed as zombies, walk the streets as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests, which began three weeks ago, in New York, Oct. 3, 2011. (Photo: Damon …
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Manufacturing Illusions
Suddenly, manufacturing is back – at least on the election trail. But don’t be fooled. The real issue isn’t how to get manufacturing back. It’s how to get good …
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The Real Fraud Behind Photo ID
Photo ID supporters routinely cry “fraud” as the reason for supporting new restrictions on access to the ballot. But the real fraud is in the repeated use of inaccurate, …
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A Fearful GOP
Washington - Republicans haven't quite thrown away what they see as a winnable presidential election, at least not yet. But they're trying their best. In GOP circles, there is …
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Powerful Acts of Love
(Image: photosteve101) Love, the deepest human commitment, the force that defies empirical examination and yet is the defining and most glorious element in human life, the love …
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Delusions of the Corporate State
(Photo: anonymonk) August 2011 marks 50 years since I left Greece for the United States. In 1961, in Greece, I was a high school graduate with dreams …
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A Story and a Book: On the Nature of Violence and Nonviolence
Amidst a bombardment of Black Bloc commentary, questions about the militarized nature of tear-gas toting police, and the ever-frustrating all-too-abstract dialogues about the meanings of nonviolence, violence, strategy, tactics, …
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To My Mother
Catholic Bishop William Lori, the Rev. Matthew Harrison, Dr. Ben Mitchell, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and Craig Mitchell are sworn in during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing …
Bill Moyers: Freedom of and From Religion
The president did something agile and wise the other day. And something quite important to the health of our politics. He reached up and snuffed out what some folks …
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Five Ways to Make Your Dollars Make Sense
Americans’ long-term savings in stocks, bonds, pension, life insurance, and mutual funds total about $30 trillion. But not even 1 percent of these savings touches local small businesses, the …