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Remotely Piloted War: How Drone War Became the American Way of Life
In the American mind, if Apple made weapons, they would undoubtedly be drones, those remotely piloted planes getting such great press here. They have generally been greeted as …
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Romney Says He’ll Make the Top 1 Percent Pay More While Proposing Plan Giving Them a Massive New Tax Break
Mitt Romney speaking to supporters at a grassroots early voting rally in Mesa, Arizona, February 13, 2012. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released …
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On Hostile Ground, America’s Guestworkers Seek Justice
The debate around immigration in Washington brings the same smoke and mirrors each election cycle: anti-immigrant slogans about “securing the border” flashing alongside craftily worded policies to sustain the …
Spinning Suspect Ingredients in Baby Formula
That same day that I gave her the first bottle [of formula], she had terrible diarrhea, she had horrible spit-up, she had gas, she was crying with pain. . …
Dow and Monsanto Join Forces to Poison America’s Heartland
(Photo: tpmartins) In a match that some would say was made in hell, the nation's two leading producers of agrochemicals have joined forces in a partnership to …
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Pakistani Health Workers Punished for Helping US Find bin Laden
Islamabad - Seventeen local health workers have been fired for their part in a scheme that the CIA orchestrated in an effort to confirm that al Qaida founder Osama …
War Is Too Tragic for Weak Balance of Powers
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Two weeks ago, I wrote a column on how President Obama, as with some presidents in the past, fired military generals who …
Iran and the Shape of Things to Come
(Photo: yeowatzup) It is hard not to think of that Gallic witticism when observing recent international events. Aside from almost daily threats from the governments of Israel …
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As Greece Erupts, BBC’s Paul Mason on “The New Global Revolutions” Over Austerity, Inequality
Greece is bracing for protests after eurozone finance ministers concluded a deal that will provide a $170 billion bailout in return for another round of deep austerity cuts. The …
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Occupy for Prisoners Comes Out Against Mass Incarceration
Occupy For Prisoners demonstration in Harlem, New York, February 19, 2012. (Photo: samglewis) Each time the 100-strong crowd assembled for the national Occupy for Prisoners day roared …