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The Assange Case Means That We Are All Suspects Now
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange talks to demonstrators while leaving a court appearance for a verdict on an extradition request in London, February 24, 2011. (Photo: Andrew Testa / The …
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Newt Gingrich: The Spawn of Citizens United
Wow, January's gone already — time really flies when you're having Republican presidential primaries! And what better time than Groundhog Day to poke into that warren of feral Republican …
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This Is What I Know
Truthout Columnist William Rivers Pitt. (Photo: Michael Nashawaty) A bottle of whiskey, a shot glass, and an article to write. I'm not going to lie …
How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World?
This weekend’s Moyers & Company asks the question: How do conservatives and liberals see the world? There's more to the answer than meets the eye. Our …
What Does the Activism Surrounding SOPA Reveal About the Future of Online Organizing?
Protesters hold black posters to symbolize censorship outside the offices of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), who co-sponsored anti-piracy legislation, in New York, on January 18, 2012. The physical …
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Corporations Are Not People
(Image: Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Most Americans don't realize that the idea that “corporations are people” and “money is speech” are concepts that were never, ever considered or promoted …
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The Biggest Risk to the Economy in 2012, and What’s the Economy for Anyway?
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos a few days ago, said the “critical risks” facing the American economy this year were a worsening …
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US’s Largest Cancer Charity Caves to Right-Wing Pressure, Ends Partnership With Planned Parenthood
This week it became clear there are things more important to the Susan G. Komen Foundation—the fundraising giant that each year during breast cancer awareness month virtually swathes the …
The Military and the Church: Bedfellows in Sexual Assault
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) The US military's response to reports of sexual abuse echoes that of another closed, rigidly hierarchal male institution, the Catholic Church: first …