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If Cairo Came to Kabul
Before Tahrir Square happened almost nobody predicted that President Hosni Mubarak would be forced out of office by a movement that didn't pick up a gun. Had President Barack …
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In the Dark Over Murder of Peace Activists
Ramallah - Palestinians are reeling from the double-murder of two pro-Palestinian peace activists over the last few weeks, one in the West Bank and one in Gaza, with many …
A Note on ProPublica’s Second Pulitzer Prize
ProPublica reporters Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein have been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for their stories on how some Wall Street bankers, seeking to enrich themselves …
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Meet the Nuclear Gypsies
If you read our other piece about Japanese nuclear workers, and even if you didn't, you will find this of interest. It's from the Los Angeles Times, and was …
Jason Leopold: “I’m Sorry My Government Tortured You …" (Radio Interview)
Editor's Note: We are happy to bring you our first Truthout collaboration with the Chicago-based radio station, Vocalo. In this segment of "The Story Behind the Story," Vocalo's Sarah …
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Scott Walker Admits Union-Busting Provision “Doesn’t Save Any” Money for the State of Wisconsin
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform called Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) and Peter Shumlin (D-VT) to testify in a hearing titled "State and Municipal Debt: Tough …
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News in Brief: Syrian Security Forces Open Fire on, and Kill, Peaceful Protesters, and More
Syrian Security Forces Open Fire on, and Kill, Peaceful Protesters The Los Angeles Times reports that, in the past three days, nearly 25 peaceful protesters have been …
Thom Hartmann: Thomas Jefferson’s 3 Greatest Fears
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Sleepwalking Into the Imperial Dark
This can't end well. But then, how often do empires end well, really? They live vampirically by feeding off others until, sooner or later, they begin …
Unequal Protection: Jefferson Versus the Corporate Aristocracy
Thomas Jefferson. (Image: Gilbert Stuart / cliff1066â„¢; Edited: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Although the first shots were fired in 1775 and the Declaration was signed in 1776, …