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More US Soldiers Die in Vain
Many of those preaching at American church services on Sunday likely extolled as “heroes” the 30 American and eight Afghan troops killed Saturday west of Kabul, when a helicopter …
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America’s Real Job Creators Are Broke
As narrators used to say in Western movies: “Meanwhile, back at the ranch...” Our policymakers in Washington have totally lost sight of what's happening at the ranch. …
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The Plight of Marco Sauceda and the Loss of Our Freedoms
"A person should feel secure in their own home. No matter black, white, Hispanic, Asian, I don't care who they are, they should feel secure in their own home. …
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Truman Lied, Hundreds of Thousands Died
On August 6, 1945, President Harry S Truman announced: "Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima, an important Japanese Army base. That bomb had more …
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Can America Still Lead?
London - The first week of August 2011 will be remembered as a singularly irrational, wasteful and shameful moment in the political and economic history of the United States. …
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Shock Doctrine? Fight Back
(Photo: chrisdlugosz; Edited: JR / Truthout) Global economic turmoil is getting worse. Europe’s financial crisis now imperils Spain and Italy. The folly of pre-mature austerity savages economies …
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Nature Bats Last: Notes on Revolution and Resistance, Revelation and Redemption
[An edited version of this talk was presented to the Veterans for Peace conference in Portland, OR, on August 4, 2011.] My title is ambitious and …
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Science Distorted by the Bomb
Atomic cloud bursting over Hiroshima, 2 minutes after the explosion, at 8:17 AM. (Photo: UN Photo/Mitsuo Matsushige) The United States assumed the mantle of Western civilization immediately …
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Why S&P Has No Business Downgrading the US
(Image: JR / Truthout; Adapted: daliborlev, willc2, _Davo_) Standard & Poor’s downgrade of America’s debt couldn’t come at a worse time. The result is likely to be …
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Bosnia, Kosovo, and Now Libya: The Human Costs of Washington’s Ongoing Collusion With Terrorists
On a tour led by Libyan government officials, two men survey the damage of building said to be a law school following an alleged air strike by NATO two …