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Federal Judge Rules Individual Health Care Mandate Unconstitutional
A federal judge in Virginia dealt the first major legal blow against the Obama administration's health care reform law on Monday, setting the stage for a final showdown over …
Untellable Truths
Democrats of all stripes have been so focused on details of policy that they have surrendered public political discourse to conservatives, and with it the key to the nation's …
Richard Wolff | Economic Recovery? Really? (Video)
Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and currently a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New …
Wiki Witch Hunt Reveals True Face of Government
Over the past 10 days, there has been endless palaver over the significance of Wikileaked cables showing diplomats and public officials to be somewhat less than “these like saints …
The Tax Deal and the Apocalypse
The proponents of the tax deal that President Obama and the Republicans negotiated last week have gotten out their TARP and Iraq war hysterics. All the important people are …
News in Brief: Vote on Tax Deal Is Imminent, and More
Vote on Tax Deal is Imminent House majority leader Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) said Monday that the House will likely vote this week on Obama's tax package, according to Politico. …
Solutions: Making Government Work
Truthout's “Solutions: Making Government Work” editor and long-time researcher, author and government watchdog Dina Rasor. Click to visit the “Solutions: Making Government Work” archive. The Solutions …
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
It is the climactic scene. Dorothy and her friends stand before the great Wizard of Oz. Toto wanders off and yanks back a curtain to reveal a man busy …
Where the Cancun Climate Conference Leaves Us
There is no reliable scientific assessment on just where we are vis-à-vis global climate destabilization. We can do better by acting on clear trends and options. Climate computer models …
Ezra Klein | Tax Cutters for Truth: Decoding a Strange Bipartisan Deal
In Washington last week the temperature dipped into the 20s, which is evidently the point when hell freezes over. President Obama reached an agreement with the Republican Senate leader, …