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Hacked and Attacked: How Piers Morgan’s Fabricated Story Almost Ruined This Reporter
The September 29, 1998 cover of Piers Morgan's newspaper, the Mirror, targeted reporter Greg Palast. I am not surprised that Piers Morgan has been outed …
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Truth and Documentary Filmmaking
Creating a compelling documentary film isn't as easy as just picking up a camera, though that is the first step. Documentary filmmakers often devote years of their lives to …
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Breaking the Cycle of Violence: An Interview With Documentarian Steve James
Producer Alex Kotlowitz and Producer/Director Steve James. (Courtesy of Kartemquin Films) It might be shocking to learn that a US Department of Justice report that surveyed homicide …
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After the Arab Spring, an Israeli Summer
Jerusalem - “The people demand social justice!” Across the country's major cities, over 300,000 demonstrators, five percent of Israel's Jewish population, chanted the rallying call for the third consecutive …
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America’s Structural Weaknesses Threaten Its Future
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) performs tactical maneuvering exercises along with guided-missile frigates on September 1, 2010. (Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ashley Van …
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The Economic Illiterates Step Up the Attack on Social Security and Medicare
(Image: JR / Truthout; Adapted: Eddy Pula, SqueakyMarmot) Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgrade of US debt should be seen as the joke it is. The rating agency, …
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The New Era of Hostage Politics
House Speaker John Boeher (R-Ohio), at microphone, is joined by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia), left; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California); and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) at a news conference …
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The Wisconsin Solution
Protesters demonstrating against the Budget Repair Bill in Madison, Wisconsin, February 17 2011. (Photo: Richard Hurd) It was, simply, one of the worst weeks in recent memory. …
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Delta’s Greed Helps Shut Down the FAA
You probably don't know that another act of hostage-taking by Republicans is underway. They have shut down the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help Delta Airlines in its battle …