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Food Pyramid Scheme
Award-winning, Berkeley-based, editorial cartoonist Khalil Bendib’s cartoons are regularly featured in dozens of small and mid-size newspapers across the country, and they can be viewed at www.bendib.com. They have …

Froma Harrop | Liberals Have Much to Like in Deficit Plan
Many liberals went bananas over the new plan to reduce deficits. The ideas put forth by the chairmen of President Obama's bipartisan deficit commission ignore their priorities, they lament.

Eugene Robinson | Defense Trims: Why Not?
Washington - I come not to bury the manifesto issued last week by President Obama's debt-reduction commission, but to praise the most welcome of its ideas: Slash defense spending …

Spotlight G-20: A Post Mortem
Another in the Triple Crisis Blog’s series, Spotlight G-20, which has featured posts by a wide range of analysts, including Gerald Epstein, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Martin Khor,

Mubarak’s Critics See Hypocrisy in US Support
New York- The Egyptian government's crackdown on political opponents continues unabated in advance of parliamentary elections Nov. 28, even as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week hailed the …

White House Says Child Soldiers Are O.K., if They Fight Terrorists
“You cannot be completely happy with all these wounds—both in your body and in your mind.” —15 year-old child soldier The phenomenon of child soldiers, like genocide, slavery …

The Origin of America
The blacklisted mathematics instructor Chandler Davis, after serving six months in the Danbury federal penitentiary for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), warned the universities …

The Stimulus Package in Kabul
(I Was Delusional — I Thought One Monster “Embassy” Was the End of It) You must have had a moment when you thought to yourself: It really isn’t …

Thom Hartmann: Rebooting the American Dream
Truthout is proud to bring you an exclusive series from America's No. 1 progressive radio host, Thom Hartmann. We'll be publishing weekly installments of Hartmann's acclaimed new book, "Rebooting …

James Kwak | Dear Mr. President
There have been (admittedly unclear) indications from your administration that you may accede to the Republicans’ demand to extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone. I urge you not …