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President Carter Says America Has No Functioning Democracy
The US is often accused of nation-building and exporting democracy, yet how can that be if we have no real democracy to export?
Geena Davis: In Search of “Missing Girls” in TV and Film
Lydia Lim spoke to Davis about the gender disparity in media images, as well as the entertainment media's potential to better depict women's empowerment.
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Electronic Medical Records: Friend or Foe?
‘Since our hospital adopted a new computerized record system, we nurses have been struggling to keep our focus on what was once considered nursing.’
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The End of Obamacare? Think Again
Despite its serious flaws, Obamacare has benefits, some intended and others not.
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ALEC and the NRA Have Blood on Their Hands
Trayvon Martin's isn't the only blood on the ALEC's or the NRA's hands.
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Grasping for Dignity in the Era of the American Police State
Strip searches have become routine operating procedures in which everyone is rendered a suspect and, as such, is subjected to treatment once reserved for only the most serious of …
Sarah Shourd on Herman Wallace, California Hunger Strikers and the Horror of Solitary Confinement
In this interview, which Shourd dedicates to Herman Wallace, we take a closer look at her project, Opening the Box, as well as the ongoing prisoner hunger strike in …
Truthout TV Interviews Maya Schenwar About the US Prison System
Truthout Executive Director Maya Schenwar on why the humane treatment of prisoners is integral to the preservation of human rights.
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How the System Worked: The US v. Trayvon Martin
The point is that justice was always going to elude Trayvon Martin, not because the system failed, but because it worked.
Agribusiness Subsidy Cuts Could Save Food Stamps in the Farm Bill
Billions of dollars could be saved by cutting subsidies while still protecting vital nutrition programs for the poor, if policymakers are willing to make them.