Truthout
Op-Ed
Can the Davos Rich Do More Than Talk?
Our global top 1 percent now have more wealth than the rest of the world combined.
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How Corporations Have Corrupted the Open Records Process
In order to participate in a process, information is key.
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How We Misunderstand the History of Black Protest
Critique of contemporary protests against police violence are based on a romanticized narrative of the 1960s civil rights protests.
Climate Insurgency After Paris
At COP21, the governments of the world made a promise to the people of the world - and immediately betrayed it.
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Reclaim MLK: Beyond Sanitized Narratives
If we want to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, we must recognize the need for direct action to create social change.
The State of Our Economy: What It Needs vs. What Washington Is Willing to Do
The economy is likely to continue to grow at a weak pace in 2016, just as it did in 2015 and 2014.
Our Toxic Failure
Is it really so radical to ask that companies test chemicals for safety before using them?
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New President, Old Problems: Guatemala Seeks to Turn the Page
Guatemala inaugurated its new president, but the country still struggles to emerge from the shadows of its undemocratic past.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and War
King's words from 1967 have a haunting and piercing relevance for the United States in 2016.
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Drones and the Imperial Mindset
From Bush to Obama, the message is now clear: In a permanent war on terror, the entire planet has become a battlefield.