Truthout
Op-Ed

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What Conservatives Really Want
Dedicated to the peaceful protestors in Wisconsin, February 19, 2011. The central issue in our political life is not being discussed. At stake is the moral …

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Whistling Dixie — Again
Washington - Does Haley Barbour really have a warped and offensive view of America's racial history? Or is he just playing a dangerous game? Perhaps both. …

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The Submerged State
The Great Paradox — that is what future generations will likely call this era, and rightly so. Our children's children will look back and see that just a few …

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BP Faces Fines of Up to $10 Billion, Plus Jail Time for Guilty Officials
For its huge oil spill last summer in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is facing "the largest criminal fine ever paid in the United States," according to the man …

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Ethics, Health Care, Guns and Congress Critters
This new Republican-run House of Representatives is looking a lot like the old ethics-be-damned House run just a few years ago by the convicted money-launderer, Tom DeLay — only …

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When “Good” Dictators Go Bad
A standard zigzag of political rhetoric went for a jaunt along Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday (February 15) with a speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at George Washington …

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Obama and the Failure of the Deficit Hawks
Washington - For 30 years, conservative ideologues have played moderate deficit hawks for suckers. You'd think this might endow those middle-of-the-road deficit-busters with a touch of humility. …

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Bill Moyers: “Facts Still Matter …“
Thanks to all of you for your welcome - and for the chance to be here among so many kindred spirits. Your dedication to factual broadcasting, to our craft …

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Nine Pictures of the Extreme Income/Wealth Gap
Many people don’t understand our country’s problem of concentration of income and wealth because they don’t see it. People just don't understand how much wealth there is at the …

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Egypt Demonstrates for Democracy; Americans Contemplate PATRIOT Act Extension
Egypt Shames America In spite of our own interests, Americans and the US government are supplying the boots that rest on the necks of citizens of Egypt and dictatorships …