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How the War on Women Became Mainstream
In February 2012 the state of Texas decided to cut off reproductive and preventative health services to 130,000 low-income women. The staggering move caps what has been an escalating …
Behind Closed Doors, Broadcasters Battle Online Disclosure of Political Ad Buys
The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote April 27 on whether to require TV stations to post online public information about political ad buys. Some form of the …
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Mitt Romney and the Citizens United Gang
The Lone Ranger was a masked man who was out to bring bad guys to justice. Ed Conard is a masked man who is out to bring bad guys …
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What About the Real (or Surreal) Thing?
(Image: Columbia Business School Publishing)Excerpted from “Acts of God and Man: Ruminations on Risk and Insurance”, by Michael R. Powers. Copyright © 2012 Michael R. Powers. Used by arrangement with …
Occupy the Courts: Corporate Personhood Reconsidered
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. The Occupy movement was widely lampooned by critics for failing to bring forward a coherent …
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New York Times, GE Throw Energy Industry a Party; You Were Not Invited
Those with a nose for dead trees might recall a scandal from the summer of 2009 that sullied the reputation of the Washington Post. Back then, the Post Company …
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ALEC Is Cloning “Model Laws” for Alaska
Have you ever rooted for an underdog — a team, a cause or an idea — and then had it, against all odds, start to score, take root or …
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ALEC Disbands Most Insidious Task Force After Public Pressure and Loss of Sponsors
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Under growing public pressure and the departure of multiple corporate members, the American Legislative Exchange …
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The Landscape of May Day in New York
Over the course of the May Day planning process in New York, in at least two meetings each week, OWS organizers have been patiently patching together an historic joint …
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Women With HIV Build Safe, Healthy Lives
When Dorothy Wooten was told she was HIV-positive, her doctor looked her in the eye and predicted that she'd be dead within two years. That was 1987. Now 71, …