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Seven Billion Reasons
A woman looks out from a crowded BTS Skytrain at the Siam station in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo: Mark Fischer) Chances are, you'll hear or read soon that …
“Globalization” Is Coming Home: Protests Spread as Financial Institutions Target Global North
UPDATED FROM EARLIER ARTICLE At some point recently, we entered a “movement moment”, a period of time where long-term strategic campaigns merge with spontaneous, organic social upheaval …
Police Fire Tear Gas, Flash Grenades as Protesters Try to Retake Occupy Oakland After Predawn Raid (2)
Oakland police repeatedly fired tear gas and flash grenades Tuesday night as protesters attempted to retake the Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall—only 12 hours after police tore apart …
Glenn Greenwald on Occupy Wall Street, Banks Too Big to Jail and the Attack on WikiLeaks (2)
The prominent political and legal blogger Glenn Greenwald comments on the growing Occupy Wall Street movement. "What this movement is about is more important than specific legislative demands. It…is …
Target: Africa
An informal competition took place during the Bush years for the title of "second front" in the war on terror. Administration officials often referred to Southeast Asia as the …
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With Liberty and Justice for Some
(Image: Metropolitan Books) As a litigator who practiced for more than a decade in federal and state courts across the country, I’ve long been aware of the …
Ten Reasons Not to Bank On (or With) Bank of America
Bank of America security blocks a photographer during an Iraq War protest in March of 2008. (Photo: Steve Rhodes) There is no shortage of hatred for the …
The Public Intellectual: Jan Widacki
Jan Widacki Farewell to Modernity in the New Age of SurveillanceSunday 30 January 2011by: Jan Widacki, Truthout | Op-Ed
The Public Intellectual: Danny Weil
Danny Weil Film "Won't Back Down" Models Hollywood Propaganda in Age of School Reform By Danny Weil, Truthout | News Analysis Wednesday, 05 September 2012 Paul Ryan …
The Public Intellectual: Kenneth J. Saltman
Kenneth J. Saltman The Failure of Corporate School Reform: Toward a New Common School Movement Monday 5 December 2011by: Kenneth J. Saltman, t r u t h ou …