Truthout
Op-Ed
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Ferguson’s Reckoning for Obama
For nearly six years black Americans have supported President Barack Obama overwhelmingly, only to be treated with disdain.
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Why the Rams Should Never Apologize for “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot“
The “hands-up” gesture has proved to be an explosive and iconic moment in the growing Ferguson-related protests.
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Portland Photo Distracts From the Real Problems of Race
People of goodwill cannot alone overcome the structural violence of racism.
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What Would the Koch Brothers Do? Religion and Libertarian Philanthropy
In a piece of holiday season propaganda, two Koch lackeys spin the brothers into saintly givers.
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The Battle in Seattle, 15 Years On: How an Unsung Hero Kept the Movements United
A lead organizer of the protests against the World Trade Organization in 1999 remembers Tyree Scott, a quiet presence in the labor movement who urged unity when it mattered …
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Alleged Right-Wing Terrorist Goes on Shooting Spree in Austin, Texas
Right-wing terrorism in the US is absolutely out of control, and Larry Steven McQuilliams' Black Friday attack is likely yet another instance of it.
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We Need to Start Holding Tax-Dodging Banksters Accountable
Just think about all the things we could fund if we made corporations and big banks pay their fair share.
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It’s Mourning Again in America
The arrows of justice have long been masked as scales - they are the arrows used to justify the continued mass incarceration of the country's black population.
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Ebola-Like Public Health Crises Highlight Need for Improved Medicare-for-All Model, Failures of ACA For-Profit “Market-Driven” Insurance Model
Affordable Care Act: prescription for decreasing coverage, increasing cost.
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Party On! The War Party Ascendant
Congratulations are in order for the War Party.