Truthout
Op-Ed
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Okinawa: The Small Island Trying to Block the US Military’s “Pivot to Asia“
Last month, the citizens of Okinawa awarded a landslide victory to a governor who wants US troops off the pristine island.
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The Five Best Labor Stories of 2014
Despite serious challenges, there's life in the US labor movement.
Liberals, Trojan Horses and the Myth of Police-Community Relations
Instead of having a conversation about the codification of racism through law enforcement, we're given a layer of public relations.
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It’s Time to Bring Domestic Violence Survivors Like Barbara Sheehan Home From Prison
As governors mull clemency, battered women should be at the top of the list.
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Intellectual Dishonesty on Display in Britain
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne produces a ludicrous budget, and even commentators who acknowledge it's ludicrous give him credit.
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The True Costs of Corporate Welfare
We need to stop rewarding businesses for screwing over their employees.
Reporting From Donetsk: Children of War 2.0
I see destroyed shops, broken fences, roofs with holes where shells struck, windows boarded up with plywood, and deserted streets. The local people are living in bomb shelters.
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From Cuba to North Korea: Torture Disappears From the Media
Cuba, North Korea and the first amendment have pushed the torture report away from the news.
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Udall Urged to Disclose Full Torture Report
You seem on the verge of leaving the Senate without letting your fellow Americans know all they need to know about CIA torture.
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Shoot Down the Stupid Second Amendment
Repeal the Stupid Second Amendment. Surround it, grab it, bring it in the back room, pull down the shades, and end it.