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John Pilger | The Accessories to War Crimes Are Those Paid To Keep the Record Straight
John Pilger: The truth about the criminal bloodbath in Iraq cannot be “countered” indefinitely.
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Close the “Water’s Edge” Loophole
Working-class Americans shouldn't have to face the burden of corporate tax loopholes that are letting corporations off the hook. Let's bring those offshore trillions back home, and start rebuilding …
Laura Flanders | The 1% Should Be Afraid: The New Norm in the Workplace Is Unstable
Barbara Garson, author most recently of “Down the Up Escalator,” talks about the unsustainable inequality we are spiraling into as capitalists forget they need redistribution to save their own …
The Cost of Doing Business: Regulators Impose Minor Fine on Duke Energy Over Coal Ash Pollution
Rachel Maddow reports on how NC state regulators got in the way of environmental lawsuits against an energy company that is now responsible for a toxic spill.
Chris Hedges: Capitalism’s Sacrifice Zones, Collapse and the Antidote to Defeatism
Chris Hedges spoke with RT's Abby Martin on “Breaking the Set” about the forces driving the acceleration of global decline.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More than 80,000 people Marched Against Right-Wing Policies in North Carolina, and More
Once again, the corporate media virtually ignored a massive protest over the weekend, and more.
Death by Metadata: Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald Reveal NSA Role in Assassinations Overseas
In the first expose for their new venture, First Look Media's digital journal The Intercept, investigative journalists Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald reveal the National Security Agency is using …
One Month a Slave: The Case of Lewis Little
Lewis James Little was finally released after a month of incarceration for a murder he did not commit.
McConnell Supports Deficit Spending on Big Corporate Tax Breaks While Opposing Emergency Spending for Unemployment Benefits Unless Paid For
The package of tax breaks that McConnell supports expire every year or two and are routinely renewed with little debate by Congress despite their huge costs.
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Famous First Words: “I Have Been Unfaithful to My Husband”
The stunning directness and immediacy of the opening line of Sigrid Unset's first novel, “Marta Oulie,” are sustained throughout its pages.