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Nancy Goldstein: Losing Sleep Over Bradley Manning (Video)
More GRITtv Phone home, Mr. President. Laurence Tribe, the legendary constitutional law professor, is really ticked off with you. That should be some kind of …
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BP Still Being Awarded Lucrative Government Contracts
(Photo: sunstarrr) BP continues to receive tens of millions of dollars in government contracts, despite the fact that the British oil company is under federal criminal investigation …
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Worshiping the Sacred Pig
Washington is a slaughterhouse these days, as politicians from across the political spectrum take their knives to the budget. Going under the blade are dozens of social programs that …
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America in the Hands of a Professional Military
Americans observe two anniversaries this year, neither one of them wanted. March marked eight years of combat in Iraq, and October, 10 years of fighting in Afghanistan. These are …
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An “Oh Please!” Moment: Is S&P Running Interference for the Right to Help Crush Social Security and Medicare?
Today’sbreathless anxiety-inducing headline was that Standard & Poors, the rating agency, has issued a “negative outlook” warning on US sovereign debt, claiming that the US, in comparison with other …
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The New Corporate World Order
The debate over Republicans' insistence on continued tax breaks for the superrich and the corporations they run should come to a screeching halt with the report in Tuesday's Wall …
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A Morally Untenable Corporate System
It's good to know that some corporate chieftains do feel the pain of their underlings — those hard-hit workers who keep being forced to do more for less reward. …
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A Year After BP Blowout, Gulf Lawmakers Say Drill
Washington - A year after the BP oil spill put the brakes on full-bore domestic production, it's back to “drill, baby, drill” as federal lawmakers, anxious about rising gasoline …
Deforming the Reform: A Case Study in Oversight Perseverance
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) I am continuing our series of solutions for the Department of Defense (DoD) with a look at how the government keeps track …
Taxed Enough Already? Tea Party Rallies Significantly Smaller This Year Than Last
Yesterday was tax day and as in previous years, Tea Party activists rallied across the country on the movement's most significant organizing day since it exploded on tax day …