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“The Egyptian People Have Finally Found Their Voice” (Video)
Democracy Now! senior producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous is back from Egypt after several weeks reporting on the uprising against the U.S.-backed President Hosni Mubarak. “I find it amazing that …

Five Ways You Can Fight Citizens United
We never expected to be writing an article with this title. Aren’t united citizens a good thing? Civil Rights movement? Egypt? Madison?

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Five Ways You Can Fight Citizens United
We never expected to be writing an article with this title. Aren’t united citizens a good thing? Civil Rights movement? Egypt? Madison?

News in Brief: Indiana Official Wants “Live Ammunition” Used Against Wisconsin Protesters, and More
Indiana Official Wants “Live Ammunition” Used Against Wisconsin Protesters

Troops or Private Contractors: Who Does Better in Supplying Our Troops During War?
We continue our series on the Department of Defense (DoD) with another solution from Charles Smith. As I mentioned last week, Mr. Smith was a career procurement officer whose …

Troops or Private Contractors: Who Does Better in Supplying Our Troops During War?
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Troops or Private Contractors: Who Does Better in Supplying Our Troops During War? Charles M. Smith

Amity Shlaes’s Forgotten History: When Unions Go Bust, We All Do
For years, American workers’ wages have stagnated even as they produced more. Since 2008, they have been socked with staggering new bills for bank bailouts and hammered by a …

The Republicans’ War on Women
The entire federal government might shut down over birth control. Yes, birth control. This special edition of the Pulse is about the ongoing war against women being waged at …

What Is The Real Agenda Of The Budget-Cutters?
What is the real agenda of the budget-cutters? Are they really trying to bring the country back from the edge of financial ruin? Or did they bring about the …

House Bill Would Decimate Women’s Health Care in Cities and Rural Areas, Governors and Mayor Say
In a conference call today, the Governors of Connecticut and Vermont and the Mayor of New York City described the devastating effects the GOP's cuts to Title X …