Truthout
Op-Ed
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Viral Panic and the Politics of Quarantine
Our involvement in new wars prevents us from addressing the desperate demography and ecology of poor regions that see eco-illness go viral.
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What Would Republicans Do With a Senate Majority?
Election fatigue can often foster election cynicism.
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War. Huh. What Is It Good For?
the common misconception is that the legalization is only to benefit the stoners and pot-heads. It's not.
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Celebrating Open Carry in St. Louis
In America, there's nothing newsworthy about a crowd of heavily-armed white people marching through the streets of a major city.
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Lennon Lacy: A New Generation’s “Strange Fruit”
While local authorities are suggesting suicide, the Black community is calling the Lacy case for what it is: a 2014 lynching.
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The Missing Women of Afghanistan: After 13 Years of War, the Rule of Men, Not Law
Many women are both fearful and furious that male egos still dominate Afghan “democracy.”
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Here’s Something Your State Can Do to Fight Corporate Money in Politics
RootsAction, Free Speech for America and The Nation are working on to make corporate campaign donations public information.
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Spreading Inflation Paranoia, No Matter the Cost
The ability of inflation “derp” to persist, and even flourish, in an age of disinflation remains remarkable.
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The 0.01 Percent’s “I Reap All” Accounts
Multimillionaires and billionaires are shielding vast fortunes from taxation with monstrously huge IRAs.
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Beware the Fear Industrial Complex
For every fear there is a corresponding product: something that you can buy to make you feel safer.