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Deconstructing the Campaign to Malign Award-Winning Article on Guantanamo “Suicides“
A guard tower overlooks the prison at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on June 8, 2010. On June 10, 2006, three Guantanamo detainees allegedly committed suicide. (Photo: Richard …
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Germany to Shut Down Nuclear Plants
Sydney - Germany will close down all of its nuclear power plants by 2022, according to reports out Monday, as fallout from Japan’s disaster continues more than two months …
The Revenge Killing of Osama bin Laden
President Obama announced that “justice has been done.” Many did not agree – even close allies.
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For Sale: The Desperate States of America
While we have been frantically playing defense against relentless assaults on multiple fronts, from anti-union legislation to draconian anti-choice laws to the attempted privatization of Medicare, the selling off …
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Down With Coal! The Grassroots Anti-Coal Movement Goes Global
Protesters in Calaca, Batangas Philippines with banners reading “NO to Calaca Coal Power Plant!” (Photo: 350.org) In the United States and Europe, the triple whammy of recession, …
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The Thousand-Yard Stare
“Another friend committed suicide after coming home from Iraq. I spoke at his funeral today.” The voice on the phone is that of a friend. This friend …
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Wisconsin State Election Board Failed to Review Minutes From Waukesha County “Recount” Before Certifying Supreme Court Election Results
Last Monday, May 23rd, Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board (GAB), the state's top election agency, officially certified [PDF] the controversial results of the extraordinarily close April 5th statewide Supreme Court …
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The Debt Ceiling as a Bargaining Chip
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) How bad will it be if we don’t manage to raise the debt ceiling in the United States? …
Whistleblowers Unleashed: Will the New SEC Whistleblower Law Rules Really Work?
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) This week, I will take a break from my Solutions column series on the Department of Defense (DoD) to report on some …