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Robert Reich | President Obama Must Not Go Over to the Supply Side
“I am concerned about the fact that the recovery that we’re on is not producing jobs as fast as I want it to happen,” President Obama said Tuesday, amid …
In Haiti, “Homes and Land Are the Source of Life”: International Forum on the Crisis of Housing in Haiti
Below are excerpts from the International Forum on the Crisis of Housing, held in Port-au-Prince May 19-21, 2011. During the forum, hundreds of Haitians, plus allies from around the …
In Haiti, “Homes and Land are the Source of Life”: International Forum on the Crisis of Housing in Haiti
elow are excerpts from the International Forum on the Crisis of Housing, held in Port-au-Prince May 19-21, 2011. During the forum, hundreds of Haitians, plus allies from around the …
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100 Percent Scared: How the National Security Complex Grows on Terrorism Fears
Here’s a scenario to chill you to the bone: Without warning, the network — a set of terrorist super cells — struck in northern Germany and …
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Slain Writer’s Book Says US-NATO War Served Al-Qaeda Strategy
Al-Qaeda strategists have been assisting the Taliban fight against US-NATO forces in Afghanistan because they believe that foreign occupation has been the biggest factor in generating Muslim support for …
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Playing With Default
The current puppet play in Congress — where Republicans sponsored a bill to raise the nation's debt ceiling only because they wanted to vote it down — would be …
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Sneaking the Plutocratic Agenda Into State Law
With widespread, entrenched joblessness in Michigan, working families there are mighty hard hit these days. But the state's new GOP governor, Rick Snyder, has reached out with a helping …
Landmark Agreement on Amazon Oilfields Shows Indigenous Movements’ New Power
When reviewing a story about a recent deal between the government and Indians regarding multinational oil companies in the Peruvian Amazon, the editor of an important national news magazine …
Sen. Bernie Sanders Belongs on the Sunday Shows
“With a $1.6 trillion deficit,” Sen. Bernie Sanders told Jon Stewart recently, “it is insane to think that the only way you’re going to move toward a balanced budget …
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Special Investigation: The Pesticides and Politics of America’s Eco-War
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Carl Mueller / Flickr) Keith Starvrum stands on the banks of Willapa Bay, where the low tide has revealed long lines …