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Compensating for Decline: Revitalizing US Asia-Pacific Hegemony
Editors' Note: The following is an adaptation of the remarks delivered by Dr. Joseph Gerson at the Japan Peace Conference in Sasebo, Japan on December 2, 2010. The conference …
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Cathie Black and the Demise of Public Education
The appointment of Cathie Black - the Hearst magazine executive with zero education experience - as New York City schools chancellor is further evidence of the complete collapse of …
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GOP May Lose Health Care Repeal Battle, but War Will Rage on
Washington - The Republican-led House of Representatives will vote Wednesday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law — and that will settle nothing. Rather, it will be but …
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Truthout Report on Military “Spirituality Test” Featured by Keith Olbermann (Video)
Truthout's reporting on the Army's so-called “spiritual fitness” test was featured on Thursday by MSNBC host Keith Olbermann on Countdown. Mikey Weinstein, president and founder of the Military Religious …
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Reality Television Writers and the Future of Labor Organizing
They write and produce popular reality television shows “American Eats” and “Cash Cab.” They are freelancers working unpaid overtime and paying for healthcare out of pocket while the big …
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This Is Going to Suck
The American people were treated on Thursday to a (mostly) full and complete reading of the Constitution of the United States from the floor of the House of Representatives. …
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New in Brief: Gates Outlines Plan to Cut Military Spending, and More
Gates Outlines Plan to Cut Military Spending
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Obama
William M. Daley, President Barack Obama's new chief of staff, is a major Wall Street player who sought to loosen corporate reform laws and protect big accounting firms from …
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Timothy Leary on the Culture of Secrecy
Largely because of his advocacy of psychedelic drugs, Tim Leary became a high-profile political prisoner whom Nixon called “the most dangerous man in America” (the same label Nixon used …
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With DC in GOP Hands, Environmentalists Must Fight Harder
For the environmental community, this coming year offers a chance to regroup, rethink and regrow. Two years ago, it seemed possible that politicians would make progress on climate change …