Truthout
Op-Ed
A Civilian Is a Combatant Is a Civilian Is a Combatant
What happens when a bunch of lawyers intent on distinguishing combatants from civilians discover that it cannot be done?
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Wine Empire Replaces Redwood Empire
Local residents and nature have been dominated by these outside investors; they reap the benefits, while the environment and residents pay the costs.
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Corporate Welfare Fails to Deliver the Jobs: The Sad Case of Start-Up NY
Many state and local government officials have such a limited, business-oriented mentality that they cannot imagine an alternative to corporate welfare.
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Why a Living Wage Is Still the Best Solution to Poverty: A Critique of Warren Buffet
His suggestion to expand the EITC makes as much sense as someone bringing a lone fire extinguisher to put out a forest fire.
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Beyond the Middle East: The Rohingya Genocide
Tony Abbott's logic is as pitiless as his decision to abandon the world's most persecuted minority in their darkest hour.
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Getting the Money Out of Prison Reform
The MacArthur Foundation's $75 million donation toward reforming jails is going to those who designed the failed system.
Diversity Is the Lifeline for the Future of the Climate Movement
As the People's Climate marched showed, there is no shortage of people willing to stand up and join the fight against climate change.
We Trust Children to Know What Gender They Are, Until They Go Against the Norm
A debate is running as to whether young children could possibly know their gender at a young age.
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Forgetting in Real Time
The privileged have a way of forgetting the past.
The Taliban in Our Midst
Military officers who wear their religion on their sleeve are a danger to our country at any time.