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A New Dawn for the US Left
Protesters demonstrate against provisions of Governor Walker's Budget Repair Bill, February, 2011, Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo: Richard Hurd) Prospects for the left in the United States are far …
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Obama Summons GOP and Democratic Leaders for Deficit Reduction Talks
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hold an economic meeting with senior advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 21, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza …
The Lies That Sold Obama’s Escalation in Afghanistan
Soldiers of 1st Squadron 61st Cavalry 101st Airborne Division listen to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates while he visits Field Operating Base in Connolly, Afghanistan, December 7, 2010. (Photo: …
Leon the Knife or Leon the Ladle: On “Reform,” Will Secretary Leon Panetta Go the Way of Past DoD Secretaries?
Incoming secretary of defense Leon Panetta. (Image: JR / Truthout) Leon Panetta, fresh from his stint as the head of the CIA, became the new secretary of …
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For a Struggling Economy, Fatalism May Be Deadly
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Our current economic discourse in the United States is pervaded by fatalism. Leave aside the people who insist …
Ed Schultz, Bernie Sanders and Van Jones: Ask President Obama to Stand Against GOP
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Subsidizing Profits, Weakening Social Security: The Employer Payroll Tax Cut
Unemployed workers use the Anoka County Job Training Center's computer work stations for their job search in Blaine, Minn., May 3, 2011. (Photo: Craig Lassig / The New York …
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Kansas to Pursue Abortion-Blocking Legislation Despite Court Injunction
Gov. Sam Brownback's (R) administration plans to enact new permanent regulations for abortion licensing that may be identical to the temporary rules being challenged in court. (Photo: TalkMediaNews) …
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On US-Mexico Border, Migrants Disappear – and Ransom Money, Too
In August 2007, two Mexicans tried to get their brother into the United States illegally, by hiring a people trafficker or “coyote” for a fee of 2,500 dollars for …