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Motivation
George W. Bush made his debut as a motivational speaker to a packed house of adoring fans in Fort Worth, Texas.
Defense Secretary Gates Is Not a Diplomat
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates has played the “ugly American” in Tokyo, cast in a role he should not have been given.
Not Dead Yet
Politicians, political action groups and pundits have been declaring the “Public Option” all but dead.
Catching Up With the Crazy
Coming home, in retrospect, may have been an egregious tactical error on my part.
Schools and the Pedagogy of Punishment
Students are being miseducated, criminalized and arrested through a form of penal pedagogy in lockdown schools that resemble prisons
Republicans Are Irrelevant to Health Care Reform
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) voted for the weakest of the five health care bills passed by Congressional committees. Big deal. If the bill that goes to the Senate …
White House “Ordered” Lawmakers to Amend FOIA in Order to Conceal Torture Photos
The Obama administration will likely drop its Supreme Court petition challenging the release of photographs showing US soldiers abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan now that lawmakers are set …
Calderón Tries to Turn Out the Lights on Mexico’s Unions
Every Monday morning for the last 23 years, Ernesto arrived at Luz y Fuerza del Centro, Mexico City's power and light company, ready to work. This Monday, however, he …
A War of Absurdity
Every once in a while, a statistic just jumps out at you in a way that makes everything else you hear on a subject seem beside the point, if …
Truthout Interview With Ralph Nader: “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us”
Nader may be accused of being a “spoiler,” but he's also a true believer.