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Alan Grayson: A Not-Dumb War
Assuming for a moment that you buy into the goal, the French war in Libya was smart - especially compared to Iraq and Afghanistan.
America as a Shining Drone Upon a Hill
Support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. Here’s the essence of it: you can trust America’s crème de la crème, the most elevated, responsible people, …
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JPMorgan Chase Executive to Resign in Trading Debacle
Analyst gives firm an A for stemming the wrath of regulators, but an F for missing the problem in the first place.
Why Aren’t These Fraudulent Papers Retracted?
According to Science Times, the Tuesday science section in The New York Times, scientific retractions are on the rise because of a
DC: The Colony in Congress’ Backyard
The colonists who founded this country fought a revolutionary war against taxation without representation. More than 200 years later, one of the greatest American ironies is that our capital …
Deficit Reduction: The Great Distraction
Click here to support news free of corporate influence by donating to Truthout. This is the week of the third annual Deficit Fest, the event sponsored by Wall Street …
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Bad Advice From Kurt Vonnegut
Readers of this blog (and friends) will know my mother as the person whose ideas about parenting included reading booze-drenched modernist classics to me when I was eleven. So, …
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Want to Appreciate Teachers? Stop Treating Their Students Like Dirt
A teacher offers her perspective on the hypocrisy of Teacher Appreciation week. This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week. You can celebrate by reaching out to one of your …
The Next Battle in Mythical “Taxpayer-Subsidized Abortions:" Women Seeking Hospital Care Should Be Forced to Report Abortion
Abortions are very common procedures, and are among the safest of any kinds of procedures performed in the United States. But like any medical intervention, from giving birth to …
The Thing That Couldn’t Die: Yucca Battle Continues in Congress and in the Courts
In the 1958 cult horror classic The Thing That Couldn’t Die, a young lass out water-witching (of all things) discovers a curious and ancient box–one that, whether you follow …