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Obama Co-Opts the Labor Movement
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 34th Annual Awards Gala in Washington, Sept. 14, 2011. Obama called on Congress to pass his jobs bill …
Shock-Doctrine Schooling in Haiti: Neoliberalism Off the Richter Scale
Two days before the earthquake, my one-year-old son and I accompanied my wife to Haiti for an HIV training course she was to conduct. Two days after surviving the …
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Wounding Ourselves
People fear death because death is an instrument of fate. When people are killed by execution rather than by fate, This is like carving wood in the …
Report: What Happens if the Tea Party Wins
Before President Obama entered the White House, there was a widespread consensus — even among leading conservatives — that the Constitution leaves most decisions to We the People and the leaders …
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Familiar Hawks Press Obama on Iraq Withdrawal
Washington - A familiar group of mainly neo-conservative hawks – many of whom championed the 2003 invasion of Iraq –released an open letter to President Barack Obama Thursday urging …
Honduras: Wealthy Landowners Attempt to Quash Farming Collectives
The Bajo Aguán region of Honduras. (Photo: hondurasblog2010 / Flickr) The Bajo Aguán region of Honduras is a rich, fertile valley that comprises land that is worth …
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Abbas Says He Will Seek Palestinian State at the Security Council
The Palestinian president announced Friday that he would seek recognition of a Palestinian state at the Security Council of the United Nations next week, a move strongly opposed by …
Conservative War on Workers Continues with Gutting of Labor Board
House conservatives today threw another grenade today in their war on workers and the institutions designed to protect worker rights. They also continued to show their willingness to politically …
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Leaked Documents Reveal Major Speculators Behind 2008 Oil Price Shock: Hedge Funds, Koch, Big Banks, Oil Companies
Last month, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leaked confidential data about oil speculation to a number of media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal. Ordinarily, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, …
The FOIA Wars: Just How Open Is Our “Open Government”?
(Image: JR / Truthout) “American democracy has a disease, and it's called secrecy.” So begins a July 2011 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report on …