Truthout
Op-Ed

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Making a Stand for Human Rights and Dignity in Gaza
Gaza is crumbling under the weight of an Israeli siege backed by the Obama administration. Roughly 80 per cent of Palestinians in Gaza now depend on aid. Vast amounts …

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Ten Little Republicans
Ten little Republicans, all in a line, discussing foreign policy one at a time. They lambaste Obama as socialist slime inadvertently refuting intelligent design. …

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Is the Fix In?
In the simplest terms, it's been set up as a battle of moralities: the poor immigrant black African housekeeper versus the rich, white Dominique Strauss-Kahn, with the principals and …

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Why Does the War Go On?
Washington - Some heard a declaration of victory, others an admission of defeat. The many contradictions in President Obama's speech about Afghanistan Wednesday night were perhaps intended to obscure …

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Strike Back on June 30
Grammy Award winner Muddy Waters was born in a ramshackle cabin not much bigger than a studio apartment in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Growing up in early 20th century Issaquena …

Clarence Thomas Must Go
Mr. Thomas has, by all appearances, turned his position on the court into a license to print money.

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The “Black” Drug That Isn’t
Ethnic Americans—whether black, Hispanic, Asian or members of other groups— face different and usually more serious health risks than our majority-group compatriots. We face higher rates of cancer, diabetes …

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Human Rights Iran Includes Gender Identity and Sexual Rights – Not Discrimination!
On May 17th, 1990 the World Health Organizations made a decision to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. Since then, each year May 17th is considered the …

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Facing Political Barriers, Fed Candidate Opts Out
Nobel laureate Peter Diamond had a depressing Op-Ed in The New York Times on June 5, withdrawing himself from contention as a member of the Federal Reserve board in …

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Nine War Words That Define Our World
Now that Washington has at least six wars cooking (in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen, and more generally, the global war on terror,) Americans find themselves in a new …