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Shareholders Call on Companies to Disclose ALEC Ties
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) faces a run on its membership as Kraft, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Intuit, the Gates Foundation and, as of yesterday, McDonald’s broke ties with the …
Punishment and Profits: Immigration Detention
Immigration is a key issue in the US presidential election, with the Republican candidates trying to demonstrate their tough stance on undocumented immigrants. But under the Obama administration, the …
Self-Dealing and the War Service Industry, Part II
In Part II of this series we will explore the cronyism and self-dealing with the other major military service contract in Iraq, the Restore Iraq Oil (RIO) contract, and …
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Second-Degree Murder Charge May Be Hard to Prove in Trayvon Martin Case
Miami - Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey likely has an uphill climb to prove that George Zimmerman acted with the malicious intent required to convict him of second-degree murder …
Filmmaker Robert Greenwald Tells Truthout How the Koch Brothers Endanger Democracy and Our Health
BuzzFlash at Truthout first got to know Robert Greenwald when he and Earl Katz, who is now chair of Public Interest Pictures, were trying to get a film about …
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Guantánamo Judge’s Ruling Avoids Issue of Secret Testimony
The entrance to Camp Delta at the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, seen in June, 2010. (Photo: Richard Perry / The New York Times) Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, …
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Debunking Van Jones’ Claim
Van Jones speaking at Rally in Washington DC, February 26, 2011. (Photo: markn3tel) The Activist Beat with Rose Aguilar, host of Your Call on KALW in San Francisco is …
Active-Duty Army Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis: US Deceiving Public on Afghan War
In an extended interview, we speak with Lt. Col. Danny Davis, the most prominent active duty serviceperson to question the U.S. war in Afghanistan. In his damning report following …
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To Whom Much Is Given: Why We Need to Tax Inheritance
Roughly half of the wealthiest Americans inherited all or much of their wealth, and the United States ranks near the bottom of rich countries in terms of intergenerational mobility. …