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Moroccan Activist Speaks on the February 20th Movement’s Fight for a Better Future
Protesters from the February 20 Movement take to the streets in Morocco. (Photo: Magharebia) Since February 20th of this year, protests calling for democracy, dignity and an …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: General Electric Moving Its Entire X-Ray Business Headquarters to China, and More
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Former Afghan Prime Minister Says Taliban Offer Talks for Pullout Date
Kabul - The Taliban leadership is ready to negotiate peace with the United States right now if Washington indicates its willingness to provide a timetable for complete withdrawal, according …
Whirlpool of Crazy: A Letter to European Friends
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 15, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The New York Times) …
Ed Schultz Talks With Laura Flanders and Dean Baker on the Debt Ceiling
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Ballpark Liturgy: America’s New Civic Religion
Fenway Park, Boston, July 4, 2011. On this warm summer day, the Red Sox will play the Toronto Blue Jays. First come pre-game festivities, especially tailored for …
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Here’s What Happens if Ratings Agencies Downgrade US Debt: It’s Really Bad
Washington - The political stalemate in the nation's capital over the federal debt and budget deficits is increasing the chances of what seemed highly unlikely until very recently: that …
War and the True Tragedy of the Commons
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Dave Clarke, Expert Infantry) The “Tragedy of the Commons,” Garrett Hardin's 1968 controversial essay published in Science, essentially targeted overpopulation (read: …
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Yes to Moderation, No to Centrism
Washington - What the country yearns for is moderation. What we hear about is the political center. But centrism has become the enemy of moderation. Moderation in …