Truthout
Op-Ed
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Free Marissa and All Black People
“Marissa's un-freedom cages me. Who will keep our sisters if not us?”
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Media Must Tell What Happens – and Why – in Ferguson
While we want to think we are balanced in our reporting, we must consider whether we really achieve that goal.
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Is Walmart the World’s Worst Corporation?
Domestically and abroad, Walmart wreaks havoc on the lives of its employees and supply-chain workers.
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From Buy Nothing Day to Independence Day
We need to reframe Buy Nothing Day and include the Global South in the international day of boycott against multinational corporations.
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The Irish and Water: Why the Water Tax Protests Matter
Irish communities are taking to the streets to protest about a new water tax, but it's not just about water or austerity; it's about the people.
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Stop Giving Police a Green Light to Kill Our Children
In just a few weeks, I will join a delegation of mothers who have lost children at the hands of the police. We will descend upon Washington DC demanding …
Not Again, on “a More Expansive Mission” in Afghanistan!
President Obama has authorized “a more expansive mission for the military in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned.”
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Ye Are Many; They Are Few!
The issue most paramount in this minute is that so many local residents found it believable that a white police officer would shoot an unarmed black man trying to …
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Bigger Health Care Providers Mean Bigger Profits, but Not Always Better Care
Hospitals are buying private physician practices left and right, and state attorneys general should consider whether such mega-providers violate anti-trust laws.
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Obama’s Feet to the Fire? Not Likely. Not Ever
The Democrats never really want to activate their base. They thrive best on Republican unpopularity and not ownership of their policies.