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The Supreme Court Just Handed Anyone, Including bin Laden or the Chinese Government, Control of Our Democracy
In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations should be treated the same as “natural persons”, i.e. humans. Well, in that case, expect the …
Progressives: Don’t Mourn, Organize
Tragic events continuing out of Haiti make all the bad news for progressives this week wither in comparison. Nonetheless, over these last few days, for liberals in particular, there …
Eugene Robison | Will Obama Fight for Health Care Reform?
Washington - If President Obama has decided to give up on health care reform, he should just come out and say so. Then we could all get on with …
Joe Conason | No Obama Obituaries, Please
Having taken the oath of office just one year ago, Barack Obama is a flashing meteor that sputtered out too soon — or so the national media narrative tells …
Facing Frustrated Voters, More Senators Oppose Bernanke
Washington - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke's prospects for a second term became shakier Friday as two Senate Democrats, furious at his stewardship during the nation's economic crisis, …
Rubbing Salt in Guantanamo’s Wounds: Task Force Announces Indefinite Detentions
With a stunning lack of sensitivity, President Barack Obama's Guantánamo Review Task Force chose the anniversary of the president's failed promise to close the prison to announce its conclusions …
CIA and Intelligence Community Mythologies
It is time for serious soul-searching regarding the role of the CIA and the intelligence community. Last month's operational and intelligence failures led to the deaths of seven CIA …
Funding Public Health Care With a Publicly Owned Bank: How Canada Did It
The story goes that Churchill offered a woman 5 million pounds to sleep with him. She hedged and said they would have to discuss terms. Then he offered her …
GRITtv: Is it Fair to Compare Haiti to New Orleans?
The comparisons between the earthquake in Haiti and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans have come fast and furious, but often from people who’ve watched both disasters through the clean-cut …
Advertisers and Politicians Hunt for the “Buy-Button” in Your Brain
Editor's Note: Truthout is joining with the World Business Academy in an effort to demonstrate popular opposition to the unethical practice of neuromarketing manipulation. Please visit the Stop Neuromarketing …