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Astroturf “Fix the Debt” Caught Ghostwriting for College Students
u201cFix the Debtu201d and its pet youth group, The Can Kicks Back, have been caught writing op-eds for college students and placing the identical articles in papers across the …
Fracking Unfocus: How the EPA’s Long-Awaited Hydraulic Fracturing Study Could Miss the Mark
The EPA study probing the fracking industry's threats to drinking water is delayed at least two years and may not address issues related to water and air contamination.
European Progress Toward a Financial Transactions Tax
Federal election results virtually have assured that Germany will adopt a financial transactions tax. Where Germany leads, the rest of the EU is likely to follow, notwithstanding UK resistance.
Imperatives for a New Economic Model That Saves the Humans: Truthout Interviews Featuring Richard Smith
Economic historian Richard Smith explains how we need to get beyond capitalism and reconceive our lives so they are satisfied by something other than consumption of goods.
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German Expose of America’s “Secret War” Attracts Quick, Strong US Rebuttal
The US Embassy calls German allegations of privacy breach false and visa versa in the latest political mud slinging debacle caused by the NSA surveillance scandal.
Abortion Providers Are Heroes: In Defense of Abortion On Demand and Without Apology
Today, we speak with Sunsara Taylor of StopPatriarchy.org, who just returned from Jackson defending the Women's Health organization from the anti-choice group Operation Save America, described by StopPatriarchy.org as …
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In the Wake of Haiyan, We Must Divest from Fossil Fuels
The devastation in the Philippines reminds us of our responsibility to stop profiting from the wreckage caused by companies whose business plan includes destroying the planet.
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Boeing Blackmails Washington Workforce on 777X Production
Boeing is threatening to move production of the huge new 777X out of Washington to avoid the union.
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‘I Sold My Sister for 300 Dollars’
Palestinian refugees reduces to immense poverty are forced to sell young family members into arranged marriages for money.
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“World Toilet Day” No Joke for Billions Without Sanitation
U.N. General Assemby (UNGA) adopted a resolution, initiated by Singapore, to declare Nov. 19 u201cWorld Toilet Day,u201d to address the inequality in sanitation internationally.