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Plutocrats at Work: How Big Philanthropy Undermines Democracy
Because they are mostly free to do what they want, mega-foundations threaten democratic governance and civil society.
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Now Is a Time for Growth
Now that our government is up and running again, the nation's first priority should be economic growth.
Zoos Get Pandas, China Gets Uranium: Is This a Fair Trade?
Chinau2019s central government seems to be using its monopoly on pandas as a valuable bargaining chip to gain resources including uranium and access to renewable energy technology.
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William Rivers Pitt | America on Fire
In Australia, the fear is that the fires being battled by heroic public servants who got their funding cut were initially started by arsonists. In America, the arsonists are …
“Thank You Anarchy” Author and Wall Street Occupier Nathan Schneider on the Movement’s True Power
Nathan Schneider, author of the just-published ‘Thank You Anarchy, Notes From the Occupy Apocalypse’ tells Truthout he has been changed irrevocably by the movement, of which Zuccotti Park was …
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The Return of the Nicaraguan Revolution
In the 1980s, New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio traveled to Nicaragua. With the election looming, the media is recalling his activism, which, like mine, was derided at …
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Let the Dysfunctional Plantation-Based Red States Secede
Tea Party ideology in Washington today is just a modern-day reboot of the same government obstructionist strategies that have been around since the early days of slavery.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obamacare Website Glitches Keeps Hundreds from Enrolling; and More
In today's On the News segment: According to Moody's analytical expert Mark Zandi, constant economic brinkmanship is putting our economy at risk; gay marriage is now legal in 14 states …
A Field Guide to the Koch O’ Nuts Behind the Near Government Default
As the Koch brothers try to save face after the failure of the government shutdown, Mary Bottari takes a look at how their investments are bringing America to the …
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Vast Corruption in Information Technology Contracts in Spotlight as CityTime Trial Begins in NYC
Private consultants are accused of siphoning tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks from the scandal-ridden $700 million CityTime payroll project.