Truthout
Op-Ed
Disposable Life: Jean Franco
“If you think of Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia there were war crime tribunals because of atrocities. Those atrocities were absolutely no worse than the atrocities perpetrated by the US,”
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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.