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Way Worse Than Zero
Selina Sharmin, a librarian with the Queens Borough Public Library who was laid off because of budget cuts. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) Last …
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“Battle for Brooklyn” and Eminent Domain Abuse
(Image: Rumur Inc.) Do we really accept that Big Money - through intimidation, bribery or some other coercion - can shove us out of our homes and …
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Tonight’s Republican Debate: The 19th Century or the Stone Age?
Tonight a bevy of Republican presidential hopefuls hope to emerge as finalists. Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann will battle for the right-wing nut Tea Party finals. Mitt Romney and …
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Perry, Romney Square Off in Reagan Library Debate
Sharing a debate stage for the first time, Republicans Rick Perry and Mitt Romney sparred Wednesday night in a series of testy exchanges over jobs, Social Security and the …
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Broken Limb
The Military Assault on Global Climate
(Image: LP / Truthout; Adapted: Miguel Vieira, Expert Infantry) By every measure, the Pentagon is the largest institutional user of petroleum products and energy ... Yet, the …
Naomi Klein Debunks Ethical Oil at Tar Sands Action
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SEIU Case Shows Why Integrity Must be a Mainstay of the Labor Movement (2)
There is no greater blow to the moral authority of the labor movement than a fraudulent union election, especially when the union is large and wealthy. The right to …
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Project “Censored 2012”: Moving Beyond Media Reform
As we approach the historically prophetic and now mass media-hyped “End of Times” year of 2012, hysterical speculation abounds. The failed prediction of a preacher in Oakland, California, who …
Defense Spending: The Worst Way to Make Jobs
(Image: LP / Truthout; Adapted: Angela Wolf) I see it coming. As President Obama gives his speech on how important it is for the government and the …