Truthout
Op-Ed
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Our Prosperity Is in Peril Unless We Shift From a Wasteful World to a “Circular Economy“
This path is simply not sustainable, both for the environment and the way we live.
Garrisoning the Globe: How US Military Bases Abroad Undermine National Security
Such bases helped lock us inside a permanently militarized society.
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Dean Baker | Lehman Day: Making Fun of the Second Great Depression Crowd
September 15th is the day set aside to ridicule the people who warned of a second Great Depression.
Direct Action Taken – and Needed – in the Lead-Up to Paris Climate Summit
This is direct action as it should be - an action which targets the very source of the problem and stops it in its tracks.
The Consequences of Our Underwhelming Criminal Legal System Reform Debate
As we revel in our moral courage, we've failed to fully apprehend the enormity of our moral failures.
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Will Monsanto Launch another “Sneak Attack” in Congress?
Something is going to happen. If you're not at the table, you’re on the menu.
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Chelsea E. Manning | Transphobia at the Intersection of the Military and Prison Industrial Complexes
As a trans woman in a military prison, Chelsea Manning lives at the intersection of the military and prison industrial complexes.
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My Brush With Elon Musk
When I accidentally asked the Thomas Edison of our time what he did for a living, he lit up like a Christmas tree.
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The US Military and the Myth That Humanity Is Predisposed to Violence
Humanity is predisposed to peace.
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Victory of Scottish National Party Fuels UK Nuclear Abolition Movement
The Scottish National Party is showing how spending on the Trident nuclear submarine program could be used for social programs.