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Transcending the Wedge Issue That Divides Democracy Activists: To Vote or Not to Vote?
A major strategic problem in focusing on electoral politics is in the overfocus on a battlefield where the elite have such an advantage.
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Florida Okays Execution of Schizophrenic Man in Direct Violation of Supreme Court Ruling
Ferguson was sentenced to death for a 1977 mass murder in Miami Dade, which he committed shortly after the state released him from a mental hospital against the warnings …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Jersey Becomes the 9th State to Call for an End to Citizens United, and More
Do you support Truthout's reporting and analysis? Click here to help fund it by the end of this week! In today's On the News segment: The New Jersey State …
Why Process Matters in the Military Commission at Guantanamo Bay
What would a fair process look like, and why does it matter so much?
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Veterans For Peace Illegally Spied on By Boston Police Fusion Center
Veterans for Peace, and non-profit and NGO to which Howard Zinn used to be a member, has had to endure invasive tactics by the Boston Police for years.
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On Anniversary of Hunger Strike Pelican Bay Prisoners in Solitary Confinement See No Change Request Intervention of CA Governor
A year after their hunger strike, prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) of Pelican Bay State Prison send an open letter to Governor Jerry Brown expressing their frustration …
Privatization of Government Services Hurts Taxpayers- and Not Only In Their Wallets
While private think tanks propose privatization as the answer to America's economic problems, it will only lead to more outsourcing of jobs and more pressure on the middle class.
Election Countdown 2012: Mayor Bloomberg Pledges $10 Million of His Own Money to Endorse Moderate Candidates, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: Printing errors on Florida ballots might eclipse that of the 2000 election; New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg vows to spend $10 million …
America’s Media Just Made Vote-Rigging Easier
How can they steal your vote? Let us count the ways, including the new one. Democracy is in your hands.
Mitt Romney’s Bailout Bonanza: How He Made Millions From the Rescue of Detroit
Mitt Romney made some $15 million on the auto bailout and that three of Romneyu2019s top donors made more than $4 billion for their hedge funds from the bailout.