Truthout
Op-Ed
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US Policy on Cuba: From Regime Change to Systemic Change
Regardless of warming diplomatic relations, the US government's true aim is to bring Cuba back into the capitalist fold.
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Galt and God: The Courtship Between Ayn Randians and Right-Wing Christians
An odd collaboration between Ayn Rand disciples and Christian rightists seems to signal further cohesion on the Tea Party right.
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Moving Beyond Politics to Accountability on US Torture Program
Will the United States do what it demands of other nations, and hold its own government officials accountable for torture?
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The Moral Voice of Rural People
The prospect of food sovereignty taking root in the world is awesome, not because peasants and small farmers are overthrowing their enemies, but because they are taking decisive steps …
Houselessness, Mutual Aid and Protecting One Another in Harsh Weather
This is where we are as a society - a black woman dying of a terrible illness is faced with death on a cold sidewalk, or death in a …
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Let’s Call All Terrorists “Terrorists“
Would people be as willing to call the Paris attack ‘terrorism’ if the suspects involved were white or members of a right-wing hate group?
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The Problem With Mahmoud Abbas and His Authority
The problem with Abbas, however, is bigger than Abbas himself. The ailment lies in the very political culture and class that sustained and benefited from political corruption for over …
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#BlackLivesMatter: Because to Many, They Don’t
We are having a harder time accepting the reality that these protections, these rights, these freedoms, do not exist for everyone.
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On Community, Redemption and Leadership
The things that I have been able to achieve, despite the struggles and setbacks, actually began inside of prison. The changes that I had to make, those took place …
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Holder and Obama Never Miss an Opportunity to Miss an Opportunity Versus the Banksters
The bad guys used financial incentives to degrade ethics and reward the least ethical people.