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US and Israel: The Procedural Relationship
Media attention concerning US-Israeli relations has been feverish recently. It is commonly assumed that the friction indicates cracks in the “special relationship,” precipitated by ill feelings between the Obama …

Truthout | News in Brief (10)
The Washington Post reports that after Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy last June, the company reported today that it lost $3.8 billion through the end of the year, but it …

Bill Moyers Journal | The Case for Net Neutrality
Airtime: Friday, April 23, 2010, at 9:00 PM (EST) on PBS (check local listings here).

Where’s RICO? (2)
It's interesting and instructive to read The New York Times' lead story this morning, “Top Goldman Leaders Said to Have Overseen Mortgage Unit.” While it pretends to report all …

Where’s RICO?

Why the US Fears a Nuclear Armed Iran
A report[1] prepared by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on June 30, 1947, stated: "A peace enforced through fear is a poor substitute for a peace maintained through international …

Ruth Marcus | Building a Better Filibuster
Washington - My approach on the filibuster is the same as Bill Clinton's on affirmative action: mend it, don't end it. Here are four and a half steps to …

Jim Hightower | Killing the Competition
Golly, whatever happened to America's good ol', bold-and-brassy, can-do competitive drive? To see a troubling sign for our nation's famed, free-enterprise frontier spirit, sneak a peek at the downward …

Oklahoma Senate Passes Five Controversial Abortion Bills
The Oklahoma Senate passed five abortion bills Monday night, which opponents have said will severely limit a woman's ability to get an abortion and would entail some of the …

A Special Note From Dahr Jamail
Dear Truthout Community, We are in the midst of a tectonic shift in the media, and Truthout urgently needs your help in forging a path forward. The corporate media, …