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Rick Perry, Pay-for-Play Jailer
Governor Rick Perry of Texas at a book signing at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Given what we know about Gov. …
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Two Heads of One Political Monster
By now, probably everyone reading this is already sick of America's quadrennial political spectacle — the one in which politicians and media outlets ask us to believe that there …
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In Arizona, Complaints That an Accent Can Hinder a Teacher’s Career
Phoenix - When Guadalupe V. Aguayo puts her hand to her heart, faces the American flag in the corner of her classroom and leads her second-graders in the Pledge …
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Working Class Europeans Hit the Streets
Washington - Headlines this week have been saturated with protests against unaffordable food, unfair taxes and unsustainable austerity measures, with one distinct difference setting these stories apart from countless …
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Local Resistance to Corporate Personhood Wages Crucial, if Symbolic, Battle
Move to Amend protestors demonstrating in Washington DC, January 21, 2011. (Photo: takomabibelot) In the 2010 US Supreme Court case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the …
The Hidden Hands in Redistricting: Corporations and Other Powerful Interests
(Image: JR / Truthout) Their names suggest selfless dedication to democracy. Fair Districts Mass. Protect Your Vote. The Center for a Better New Jersey. And their stated …
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As Palestinians Push to Restart Negotiations, US Quietly Supplies Israel With Bunker-Busting Bombs
A bunker-busting bomb, the GBU-24 Paveway III missile, hits the ground in these photos of a military test. (Photo: James Efrem Ringold) Washington - The Obama administration …
Fading Faith, Rising Fury: The Fallout from the Debt Ceiling Debacle
President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington about raising the national debt limit on July 13, 2011. From left: …
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Closing America’s Growth Deficit
The New York Stock Exchange. (Photo: JoePhilipson) Milan - As the American economy continues to sputter three years after the global financial crisis erupted, one thing has …
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Iranian President Offers Nukes Compromise to US
New York - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Iran would be willing to halt production of enriched uranium that is close to weapons grade if the United …