Truthout
Op-Ed
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The Challenges of Liberalism
It is those in power who get to determine the elasticity or rigidity of liberalism.
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Telling the Truth About Religious Violence
Obama's modest critique of Christian hypocrisy suddenly has Republicans defending the crusades.
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Let Us No Longer Keep Silent About Torture
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights points out that the United States has a duty to guarantee accountability for torture.
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Five Surprises About US Internment During World War II
The executive order that interned 120,000 of Japanese descent in World War II also authorized the arrest of Germans and Italians deemed “enemy aliens.”
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What Led Me to Disrupt the US Supreme Court and Risk 150 Days Imprisonment
I disrupted the US Supreme Court in civil disobedience because of money-in-politics corruption, a critical battleground for systems change.
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Our Purpose Is to Love
There is no time or place on Earth for war or hate, writes David Krieger.
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Control the Corporations Before They Completely Control Us
Powerful multinational corporations are a great danger to democracy and to most people. Regulation of corporations should be consolidated into one agency with stronger regulation, enforcement of antitrust laws …
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The Complexities of Black Community Control of Police
Does the existence of the board make it easier or more difficult to organize for fundamental change?
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Suffocating Dissent: Gagging the Media in Ethiopia
Intent on hiding its human rights violations, Ethiopia's government denies the independent press the freedom to operate.
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Five Reasons No Progressive Should Support Hillary Clinton
In five key policy areas, Clinton has maintained positions to the right of liberal - and certainly not progressive.