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Like many other pieces of legislation, the fate of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” (DADT) rests in the hands of the lame-duck session of Congress. When the Senate Armed Services …

WikiLeaks is under concerted attack from the US government. Also under attack by the US government is the whole idea of freedom of thought and of information.

Remember when Democrats were the party of “tax and spend,” confiscating the wealth of the country's hardworking people to promote progressive goals? Remember when Republicans were the steadfast fiscal …

Iran is winning and Israel is losing. That is the startling conclusion we reach if we consider how things have changed in the Middle East in the two years …

With the tax-cut deal, the Democrats lost their chance to stop the GOP from taking unfair advantage of the middle class. (Transcript below)

Tomorrow, Truthout will debut my new column: “Solutions: Making Government Work.” This weekly column will be a platform for myself and others with inside experience to seek solutions to …

Every family needs a place to live. When banks use our homes and mortgages to make bets in the global casino, we wind up with predatory lending, financial bubbles, …

Hard-money types tend to take a sort of “Lives of the Saints” approach to history. They reverently reference certain iconic examples of hyperinflation (Weimar Germany! Zimbabwe!), while remaining utterly …

Elizabeth Anania Edwards, who became a national figure in her fight against cancer and as a partner in her husband John's political career, died today. She was 61. Edwards …