Truthout
Op-Ed
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Fast Track Not a Done Deal, the People Will Stop It
The corporate media is reporting that since the Republican leadership and President Obama support Fast Track trade authority, it is a done deal.
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Deflation in Europe: We Saw It Coming
Some are panicking over a report showing that the eurozone is in deflation. But panic is the wrong reaction.
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Thom Hartmann’s State of the Union
It's time for “We the People” to get behind the issues that really matter - and get the US back on the path to success and shared prosperity.
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Four Ways Republicans Are Trying to Take Us Back to the Jim Crow Era
Nearly 50 years after the events depicted in the film “Selma,” the right to vote is under threat once again.
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We Need Less Work, Not More
For the planet and our health, it's time to build a labor movement that stands for less labor, not more.
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One Thing Schools Should Do to Boost Students’ Intellectual Growth
The problem with modern education that can be fixed in school but has never been adequately addressed is this: information overload.
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The Van Hollen Plan Takes on Soaring CEO Pay: A Debate We Need to Have
Taxpayers are subsidizing ever-larger executive pay packages while their own wages stagnate.
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Maya Schenwar | Your Home Is Your Prison
Efforts to reform the prison system may only be expanding the prison system into other parts of American life.
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Can Community College Systems and Infrastructure Handle Free Tuition?
Obama's proposal for free tuition is exciting, but some parts of the plan may need revision if community colleges are going to be able to execute it.
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“Je Suis Charlie” – but Not in My Backyard
World leaders walked, decrying the violent suppression of speech and religious freedom, although many of them have been guilty of the same crimes in their own nations.