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The Truth About Columbus Day: Why Are We Celebrating?
Today, while millions across the US are celebrating Columbus Day, the city of Seattle is celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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Banning Medical Pot Makes No Sense
Why deny a cancer or AIDS patient a medication that reduces suffering?
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Schools Need to Learn the Importance of Recess
Seattle is following a national trend in reducing recess time in primary grades as school districts obsess about raising test scores.
A Life-and-Death Struggle for Asylum in the US
Lawyers and feds scramble to unravel the truth from kids fleeing Central America.
How Does Your State Rank on Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
At the state level, the top greenhouse gas producer was Texas, with more than double the output of Indiana, the second-largest producer.
Truthout Interviews Candice Bernd on Police Retaliation Against “Cop Watch” Groups
Ted Asregadoo talks Truthout assistant editor and reporter, Candice Bernd, about police retaliation against police monitoring groups.
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In Which the Authors Interview Ralph Nader in the Bathtub
The first book by the co-founders and hosts of Citizen Radio is a sometimes hilarious, sometimes deadly serious clarion call in support of independent media and independent thinking.
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The Continuing Saga of Anti-Indianism in America: Critique of a Bestseller and the Reviewers Who Praise It
The heralded biography of ‘Red Cloud, The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend,’ reflects strong anti-Indian bias missed by mainstream reviewers.
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Columbus Day and the Sanitization of History
The strife that has engulfed Christopher Columbus' legacy in recent years has put the concept of an Indigenous People's Day at the forefront of discussion.
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ISIS vs. Ebola: A Blank Check to Bomb ISIS While Funding to Fight Ebola Is Slashed
A stunning disproportion in spending on ISIS versus Ebola crises highlights a fatal distortion in US priorities.