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The Tenfold Path to Guts, Solidarity and the Defeat of the Corporate Elite
Many Americans know that the United States is not a democracy but a “corporatocracy,” in which we are ruled by a partnership of giant corporations, the extremely wealthy elite …
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The Battle for the Soul of the GOP
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at the Economic Club of New York, May 9, 2011. (Photo: Yana Paskova / The New York Times) The real battle …
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The Education of Jose Pedraza: Why Fixing Schools Isn’t Simple Math
(Photo: boutmuet) Last year in East LA, Jose Pedraza was struggling mightily in his classes and drifting listlessly through his days. It was worrying enough to his …
GRITtv: Sen. Bernie Sanders: We’re All In This Together on Health Care
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Helping the Neediest Among Us
Yachts docked at Corpus Christi, Texas. (Photo: Jim Nix / Nomadic Pursuits) To be fair to lawmakers, it's not easy making the tough spending choices in these …
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The True Story
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Obama Touts Border Successes, Mocks GOP Immigration Policy
Washington - President Barack Obama traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to court Hispanic voters and renew his call for Congress to overhaul immigration policy. He …
Fixing the Revolving Door (Audio)
“This kind of thing used to be shameful...” Dina Rasor, who writes the Solutions: Making Government Work column on Truth-Out.org, describes the conflict of interest that can arise when …
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Britain Still Awaits Good Results From Bad Ideas
Protesters gathered in central London in March to demonstrate against government spending cuts. (Photo: Andrew Testa / The New York Times) The bad gross domestic product …
Gary Johnson: “I Would Get Out of Afghanistan Tomorrow“
Last month, I wrote a piece suggesting that Americans who want to end the war in Afghanistan ought to consider supporting former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson in the …