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Salvador Allende Has Words for Barack Obama From the Other Side of Death
For the last decade, I have been haunted by voices from the other side of death. In this way, back in 2003 I transcribed the words of Pablo Picasso …
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The Wall Street Occupiers and the Democratic Party
Will the Wall Street Occupiers morph into a movement that has as much impact on the Democratic Party as the Tea Party has had on the GOP? Maybe. But …
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Bank on It: They’re Scared
October 3, 2011, Day 17 of Occupy Wall Street saw zombie bankers chasing money. (Photo: David Shankbone) Far be it from me to accuse Gandhi of missing …
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Personal Incomes Drop: Economy Needs an Intervention
We knew from the the Labor Department's awful jobs report for August that today’s Bureau of Economic Analysis report on personal income would show a sharp decline. It does. …
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Three Rules for Radicals in an Era of Crisis
(Image: LP / Truthout; Adapted: Pete Kraynak, Naila Jinnah) A Worthy Cause Climate change. Medical costs. Inequality. Time famine. Issues galore. So, how do we …
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The Friendship of Mourning: What America Forgot After 9/11
9/11 Memorial Service, WTC, Lower Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2011. (Photo: _PaulS_) My mother is a hospice worker for a small nonprofit organization in Hammond, Indiana. …
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The Real Agenda Behind Voter Suppression
The boldest attack on the Denver Paid Sick Leave Voter Initiative isn’t from the Chamber of Commerce. With large majorities supporting the November 2011 ballot measure, opponents know they …
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Ten Things to Know About Wall Street’s Rapacious Attack on America
When you climb out of the subway at Wall Street, you might wonder why there are no protestors in the cavernous alley by the stock exchange. That’s because since …
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Making Room for Racial Justice in the People Power Exploding Around Us
Over the last few weeks I see a certain poetry in two movements that have emerged: one to save Troy Davis, and end the death penalty. And another to …
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Iraq: 100 Days of Solidarity
This week marks the beginning of what is supposed to be the final 100 days of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. But if U.S. troops are to leave Iraq …