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Record Plunge for Home Sales Could Weigh Heavily on Economic Recovery
Home sales fell 27 percent between June and July. The news suggests that working through a glut of unsold homes and foreclosed properties may take longer than some economists …
Cannibalism or Disinfectant? Missing the Plot in Arizona
Sunlight is a great disinfectant, but it’s cloudy and raining over the Arizona election desert. In the few hours since truthout ran my article on transparency and hacking problems …
Labor Says Mott’s Apples Are Rotten to the Core
Among the many TV ad jingles sadly cluttering my brain since childhood (although useful in trivia contests) is the one that went, "The finest apples from Apple Land/Make Mott's …
Afghanistan: Waiting for the Fight
Panjwayi, Afghanistan - Looking out from their hilltop vantage point, a group of Canadian soldiers can see the entire farming village below, nestled into a valley in the restive …
Wanted: Tough Trade Negotiator
EDITOR'S NOTE: Truthout is proud to begin bringing you a twice-weekly Paul Krugman column, thanks to Paul's service, Krugman & Co. This is new material, not available from The …
Phyllis Bennis | Waging Peace From Afar Divestment and Israeli Occupation
A growing grassroots movement is using the techniques of the anti-apartheid movement to challenge U.S. support for Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. When Israeli commandos launched their assault on …
McConnell Repeats Debunked Lies to Promote More Tax Cuts for Multi-Millionaires
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is repeating lies about the Bush tax cuts for multi-millionaires. Good journalists should stop him. After McConnell defensively dodged questions from Meet The Press …
How to Build a Better Climate Policy
Congress has – once again – considered a new climate and energy bill, and then blinked, instead of passing it. As in the movie Groundhog Day, they seem condemned …
Pac-Man Hacked Onto a Touch-Screen Voting Machine Without Breaking “Tamper-Evident” Seals
This is your Sequoia touch-screen voting machine.... This is your Sequoia touch-screen voting machine with Pac-Man hacked onto it without disturbing any of the "tamper-evident" seals supposedly meant …
Iraq Border Concerns Spur Effort to Integrate Kurdish and Iraqi Army Forces
Kirkuk, Iraq - In this disputed city, Kurdish forces are being trained by Iraqi Army instructors in what officials call a breakthrough aimed at easing tensions between the two …