Truthout
Op-Ed
Coddling the Rich
Congress is gutting vital programs for the poor while heaping billions of dollars of relief on a few wealthy families.
Imagine Fewer Autos (It’s Easy if You Try)
National Bike Month is an opportunity to envision the post-car future.
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Letter to Loretto
A whistleblower bids farewell to incarceration and moves on with his life.
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Prosecuting Cops Does Not Equal Justice
Celebrating charges is like celebrating crumbs.
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The US From Abroad: Still Seen as a Strange Liberator
How can a racialized “democracy” teach the world lessons about respect for the law when it violates the law within its borders?
Fast Track: A Gut-Kick to the Progressive Movement
It's time to put people and the planet above giant corporations and Wall Street.
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Jails Are a Cash Cow for the Rich
Thanks to kickbacks from phone companies, state and local governments have every reason to keep their prison cells filled, no matter what the cost to the rest of society.
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Liars, Drones and May Day
Who knew what? And when? Who told whom what? And how soon?
State of Emergency in Baltimore Should Continue
Indeed, a state of emergency with a domestic Marshall Plan like design should be declared in many other urban and rural communities in our nation.
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Qatari Promises of Labour Reform Ring Hollow Amid Revived Corruption Allegations
Perceived regional threats harden popular Qatari resistance to any change that could fundamentally alter the nature of Qatari society.