Truthout
Op-Ed
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Beyond the Headscarf: Let’s Discuss the Most Pressing Issues Facing Muslim-American Women
“The issues facing Muslim communities are so much bigger and more pressing than whether or not women cover their hair.”
Solar Power Boom in India: Will It Reach the People Who Need It Most?
Entrepreneurs work to bring solar benefits to the 300 million citizens who lack electricity.
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Netflix’s Offer of Paid Family Leave Reflects Larger Divide in Tech
A new and improved benefit only applies to salaried employees in its web division.
Parenting on the Brink: Wrestling With Fears Too Big to Name
“Will my children have clean water, a home, a democracy, a playground for their children?”
The Billionaire Hypocrisy of Helping the Poor
It's time to stop the so-called “free trade” debacle and bring our jobs home now!
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Will California Court Let Voters Repudiate US Supreme Court on Citizens United?
It's an unusual case that asks a state judicial branch whether voters have the right to smack the federal judiciary in the face.
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Cops vs. a Culture of Nonviolence
The harder we work on developing nonviolence as a skill set the closer we grow to each other and the healthier our communities become.
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Volkswagen Shows We Can’t Trust Car Companies to Regulate Themselves
VW has had plenty of company among big automakers in trying to evade emissions restrictions.
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Donald Trump and the Federal Reserve Board
Donald Trump released his plan for changing the tax code.
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Howard Zinn | What the Classroom Didn’t Teach Me About the US Empire
Have not the justifications for empire, embedded in our culture, begun to lose their hold on our minds?