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Nominate Elizabeth Warren – Provide the Pecora Hearings We Need
Elizabeth Warren, an assistant to the president and a special adviser to the secretary of the Treasury, addresses a gathering at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington on …
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House Progressives Call for Withdrawal From Afghanistan After Bin Laden’s Death
Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) co-chairs on Wednesday sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling for the reduction of US troops in Afghanistan following Osama bin Laden's death. …
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The Global Economy’s Corporate Crime Wave
(Photo: Vermin Inc; Edited: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) New York - The world is drowning in corporate fraud, and the problems are probably greatest in rich countries …
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A Monster of Our Own Creation
He was our kind of guy until he wasn't, an ally during the Cold War until he no longer served our purposes. The problem with Osama bin Laden was …
Paris Hatcher, Walter Mosley and Tornados in Alabama
As you probably know, the House just passed H.R. 3, and to comment on the ongoing attacks on reproductive rights - and the lie that is "the culture of …
Richard Trumka: Fight, Mobilize, Educate Workers
In Massachusetts, a Democratic state legislature voted to take away public workers' right to collectively bargain over health care, in what Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, calls "A …
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Who Is Obama? Now We Know
Washington - Barack Obama is not the man many Americans thought he was. This sudden realization has transformed American politics. The sheer audacity of the successful operation …
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California Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Require Labels on Frankenfish
The California Assembly Health Committee in Sacramento on May 3 approved a bill requiring that all GE salmon sold in California contain clear and prominent labeling. Assemblymember …
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How to Fight Fracking and Win (2)
When Jen Slotterback found a well pad stake in a local park, she realized the forest would soon be taken over by a natural gas drilling—and the controversial process …