Truthout
Op-Ed
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The Revolution Will Not Be Deactualized
US Capitol Building seen from Freedom Square. Organizers are planning a demonstration for October 6 with the intent of recreating Tahrir Square two blocks away from the White House. …
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The Euro Zone, Edging Ever Closer to Complete Meltdown
Europe's Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo: Davide “Dodo” Oliva) Martin Wolf, an economics commentator at The Financial Times wrote a very important column recently on the …
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The Party of Righteous Indignation
Grossly distasteful may be the most dignified way to describe the behavior of Rep. Anthony Weiner, but it is impossible to discuss what he has confessed to doing without …
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Seven Republican Dwarfs
They assumed the stance of the Seven Dwarfs, not as a matter of physical but rather intellectual stature. Not one of the candidates for the GOP presidential nomination who …
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Down in the Ditch
On the shores of the Tigris River, locals use the water to filter through pans of trash in hopes of finding flakes of gold sometimes found outside a jewelry …
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Vermont Leads the Way
“We have a problem,” said House Speaker Shap Smith of Vermont. “We need to solve it.” This comment reflects a no-nonsense, hands-on, can-do attitude you rarely find …
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America Needs Taxes
What do USAA, CVS Caremark, Costco, UnitedHealth Group and Berkshire Hathaway all have in common?
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How to Add Value to the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting
The G20 Agriculture Ministers will gather together for their first ever meeting next week in Paris (June 22-23) to discuss potential measures for the G20 governments to endorse regarding …
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The White House Needs a Real Jobs Plan
This was originally published on Monday, June 13. Today the President met with business leaders on his “jobs and competitiveness council,” who suggested more public-private partnerships to …
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Time to Challenge Convention at the IMF
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) I suspect that an endorsement from me may be the kiss of death — but, anyway, Stan Fischer, …