Truthout
Op-Ed
California’s Severe Drought Continues, but Private Businesses Remain Saturated
Could it be that the large influx of private corporations over the past years has resulted in a new San Francisco, one that appeases the demands of these enterprises, …
Treating Prisoners as Well as Farm Animals
There are too many stories are out there about the subhuman treatment of pregnant prisoners who give birth while chained, with prison officials by their side.
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When the Public Square Is in Cyberspace: Why Democracy Demands Net Neutrality
Since the internet is a component of the public sphere, we should hold it to the ideal of freedom of expression.
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Which Is Worse – Government or Corporate Bureaucracy?
Getting rid of government would let corporations step in to fill the gap. And corporate bureaucracy is just as bad, or even worse, than any government bureaucracy.
What I Don’t Like About Life in the American Police State
To quote Number Six, the character in the British television series The Prisoner: I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my …
In Palestine the Time Is Now
The Palestinian struggle as our own.
Washington’s Support of Israel Should Be Conditional on Them Using US-Supplied Armaments Ethically
In a week of fighting, Israel has carried out more than 1200 air-strikes.
The US’s “Rutterless” Immigration and Border Policies
In order to forge a more accurate rutter for immigration and border policies, political and military leaders, news pundits, talk-show hosts, even US citizens, will themselves have to travel …
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Shark Attack!
Under the right-wing war mongering Bush gang we saw 50 percent of our federal taxes go for military spending. Under Mr. Hope & Change Obama that percentage is now …
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Cutting the Knot
Problems are compounding, and we're running out of time; one only has to think of the environmental situation.