Cartoon | The Magic of De-Regulation The chemical spill in West Virginia illustrates the dangers of pacts like the Trans-Pacific Partnership. By Khalil Bendib , OtherWords January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Enough Is Enough: Fraud-Ridden Banks Are Not LA’s Only Option What if there is an alternative that would not only save the city money but would be a safer place to deposit its funds than in Wall Street banks? By Ellen Brown , WebofDebtBlog January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | William Rivers Pitt | The Sugar Makes the Poison Taste Sweet William Rivers Pitt on Obama's SOTU: “I saw a man talking very eloquently out of both sides of his mouth, again, and it made me sick in my soul.” By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout January 30, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | Is Syrian “Peace” Conference Laying the Foundation for War? The Geneva II “peace” conference has all the indicia of a sham. By Kevin Zeese & Margaret Flowers , Truthout January 30, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | The American Dream Can Be a Dead End, Especially If You Grow Up in the “Wrong Place“ There's one America where dreams can come true, and another where they tend to fizzle. By Lynn Stuart Parramore , AlterNet January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Egypt’s Constitutional Mess and Solutions From South Africa Egypt's generals should look to South Africa's constitutional round table for a model constitution writing process. By Keith Harrington , Truthout January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace The New York Times Calls Torture “Torture” When the Perp Is an Official Enemy When is torture, ‘torture’ in ‘The New York Times?’ When it's purportedly done by someone the US government disapproves of, says Justin Doolittle. By Justin Doolittle , Truthout January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | What Happens When Opportunities Are Lost Paul Krugman: “The underlying story of Appalachia is in fact one of declining opportunity.” By Paul Krugman , Krugman&Co. January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Another Chapter in Coal’s Trail of Pollution The West Virginia chemical spill underscores why we need to do more to safeguard our water supply. By Mary Anne Hitt , OtherWords January 30, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Jobs: Boehner-McConnell Hypocrisy Blocks Obama-Conyers Action The American Jobs Act would net 1.9 million new jobs and slice the unemployment rate by a percentage point. By Emily Kopp & Robert Weiner , MichiganChronicle January 30, 2014 Truthout