Truthout
Op-Ed
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This Hero Didn’t Stand a Chance
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher is surrounded by supporters carrying sings bearing the number 70, DeChristopher's bidder's number during a 2008 lease auction, outside the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse …
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Never Let Anybody Drive You So Low
"We don't just fight against our opponents; this is a moral movement - we fight for them too." -Van Jones at Netroots Nation 2011 This …
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Congress Finally Finds Its Purse
For years there was debate on Capitol Hill over whether or not Congress could end a war by cutting off the funding. Despite the Constitution's clarity, and the clarity …
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Spain’s Challenge to Austerity
Spain is justly proud of the Paella, a distinctive dish that mixes diverse vegetables or seafood into a tasty fusion of delectability. They have now created …
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“The Elderly” for Beginners
As the AARP says that it is open to modest cuts in Social Security benefits, it's worthwhile asking a more fundamental question: are Social Security and Medicare programs that …
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Rigging the 2012 Election
Washington - An attack on the right to vote is under way across the country through laws designed to make it more difficult to cast a ballot. If this …
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Planting Seeds of Hope: How Sustainable Activism Transformed Detroit
In 1988, we in Detroit were at one of the great turning points in history. Detroit's deindustrialization, devastation, and depopulation had turned the city into a wasteland, but it …
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Business as Usual on Steroids
In the seven weeks since the killing of Osama bin Laden, pundits and experts of many stripes have concluded that his death represents a marker of genuine significance in …
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Big Coal Buys Access to Fourth Graders
If some predator were stalking fourth graders in your community, there'd be a mighty uproar to make the predator get away and stay away from your schools. …
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Gaza and American “Security“
Israeli soldiers in the port of Ashdod stand next to a ship which was part of a flotilla heading to Gaza, Tuesday, June 1, 2010. The wheelchairs in the …