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The Truth About the American Economy
Lisa Stauber and her daughter, Aliaanna, one, with index cards she uses to track grocery prices at her home in Houston, on March 26, 2011. (Photo: Michael Stravato / …
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Sprint, Free Press File Papers to Block AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: mintz242, Thomas Hawk) Mobile company Sprint on Tuesday formally requested the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block AT&T's proposed merger with …
Zombie Politics, Democracy, and the Threat of Authoritarianism – Part I
The growing numbers of zombies in the mainstream media have huge financial backing from the corporate elite.
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News in Brief: House Plans to Increase Military Spending Despite Calls for Cuts, and More …
House Plans to Increase Military Spending Despite Calls for Cuts The Hill reports that the House Appropriations Committee created a Pentagon spending measure that would significantly increase …
Zelaya to Honduras; Honduras to the OAS
On May 22nd, Honduran President Porfirio Lobo and former President Manuel Zelaya signed an accord in Cartagena, Colombia providing a path for Zelaya’s return to Honduras from exile, as …
The Biggest Low-Carbon Resource by Far
Energy efficiency is the most important climate solution for several reasons:
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Pakistan’s Road to China
An elderly man sells pastries to a gathering crowd outside the compound where Osama bin Laden was reportedly killed in Abottabad, Pakistan, May 4, 2011. (Photo: Warrick Page / …
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Cellphones May Increase Risk of Two Types of Cancers
Los Angeles - Cellphone users may be at increased risk for two types of rare cancers and should try to reduce their exposure to the energy emitted by the …
The Basic Economics of National Health Insurance (Video)
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Yemen’s Saleh Losing Grip as Fighting Rages
Sanaa, Yemen - After four months of widespread anti-government demonstrations, numerous defections of high-ranking officials and mounting pressure from powerful tribes, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh appears to be …