Truthout
Op-Ed
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Changes Are Coming to Cuba, but What Will Those Changes Bring?
A former member of the US blockade-defying Venceremos Brigade reflects on his past trips to Cuba as he plans for another visit.
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Ten Revealing War Lies
Remarks prepared for event in Washington, DC on April 11, 2016.
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How Sanders Could Lay the Foundation for a Third US Political Party
A new, independently financed political party could make Bernie Sanders' call for “political revolution” more than a dream.
Charitable Plutocracy: Bill Gates, Washington State and the Nuisance of Democracy
How these philanthropists coordinate tax-exempt grantmaking with political funding remains largely obscure.
William Rivers Pitt | New York: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning
It's been a weird year, and it's fixing to get a whole lot weirder.
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Hillary Clinton’s Favorite Mouthpiece: The New York Times
This election season, The New York Times seems content to disseminate the talking points of Hillary Clinton's campaign.
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A Shirt With a Heart Seized in a Heartless UN Building
After a nine-day hunger strike in front of the UN, Mexican activist Leobardo Santillu00e1n almost arrested for his shirt.
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Why Donald Trump Needs Empathy Training
Data from 18 clinical trials using a total of more than 1,000 participants indicates that empathy can effectively be taught.
Why Voting Democratic Hasn’t Preserved Choice
A woman's right to choose abortion won't be defended by subordinating our struggle to the needs of the Democratic Party.
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The Talking Cure for the Climate Crisis
When it comes to climate change, we are all in denial. We must acknowledge how we've disassociated from the natural world.