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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Of all the blurbs I got for my book, “Free Trade Doesn't Work: What Should Replace It and Why,” my favorite is one I got from Robert B. Cassidy, …

In what could be seen as an effort to respond to the March 11, 2009 edition of the U.S. Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights, Ecuador has …

Kleptocracy — now, there's a word I was taught to associate with corrupt and exploitative governments that steal ruthlessly and relentlessly from the people. It's a word, in fact, …

“The world is too complex for history to repeat, but there are nevertheless lessons to keep in mind.”