Truthout
Op-Ed

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Read, Don’t Burn
Last year, a small crisis was created by Mr. Terry Jones, pastor of a nondenominational church Gainesville, FL, when he announced his plans to burn a copy of the …

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America Is Not a Third World Country … Yet
Let's start with the assumption that America is not a Third World country. In poor countries, many people never see doctors. Only the elite go to college. Rattletrap trains …

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Take Him Seriously
Washington - It's time to take Donald Trump seriously as a presidential candidate. Three, two, one ... OK, time's up. Unbelievably, the waxen-haired real estate …

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The Big Lie
Is there any limit to the outrageousness of the GOP lies? Is there any limit to the capacity of a large number of our fellow citizens …

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Throw Out the Money Changers
(Photo: prendio2) We stand today before the gates of one of our temples of finance. It is a temple where greed and profit are the highest good, …

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François Fillon Annuls Everything but Renounces Nothing
Translated by Henry Crapo and reviewed by Bill Scoble We more or less felt it coming. Promotion of hydrocarbon extraction no longer has any wind …

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Tax Day 2011: “The More You Make, the Less You Pay“
At a time when federal and state lawmakers are grappling withhuge budget deficits, the impact of corporate tax dodging is getting vigorous attention. Public outrage is growing …

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Medicare Held Hostage
No sooner had Republican congressional leaders reached a deal with Democrats April 8 on the current year's budget that cut $38 billion and averted a government shutdown, than the …

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Tax Havens or Financial Sinkholes?
Tax havens have gotten a lot of press lately. In Britain, the UK Uncut movement has mounted demonstrations across the country against tax dodging by large corporations and wealthy …

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Happy Birthday Jed! You’re on the Rolls as a Potential Draftee in America’s Wars
America's wars came home today in the mail, with a letter from the Selective Service. Enclosed was my son Jed's draft card, just a week ahead of his 18th …