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Why the Palmer Report Deserves No Deference
Almost all the factual findings, as well as the legal analysis and conclusions of the recently leaked UN Secretary General’s Panel of Inquiry into the “Flotilla Incident” on May …
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Rank-and-File Economics: Fighting for a Wage- and Job-Led Recovery
Riddle 1:When is a recovery not a recovery? Answer: When profits are at record levels, corporations are sitting on $1.7 trillion in cash, and unemployment is still at …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Introduce Their Own “American Jobs Act” – a More Apt Name for It Is the “Corporate Freeloaders Act,” and More (2)
In today's On the News segment: House Republicans introduced their own “American Jobs Act” - more aptly named - the “Corporate Freeloaders Act,” Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett is …
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In Battle Over Job Creation Ideas, GOP Offers Deregulation of Pythons
Yesterday, taking their anti-regulatory zeal to absurd new heights, House Republicans claimed that a proposed rule from the Interior Department that would “designate the Burmese python and eight other …
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Supporting the “Scrap the Cap” Bill Helps Save Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., today introduced a bill that, if passed by Congress and signed by the president, would insure Social Security's solvency for the next 75 years—without having …
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In Mexico’s Baja, Worry that a “New Cancun” May Harm Reef
Cabo Pulmo, Mexico - What's happened at the Cabo Pulmo marine reserve off the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula is fishy — in a good way. …
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America’s “New Normal” Is Anything But
As the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan looms, America approaches a decade of continuous and expanding wars, both declared and undeclared, in at least four countries. …
The Phony Solyndra Solar Scandal
Solyndra Solyndra was a startup solar-power equipment manufacturer based in Fremont, California that went bankrupt at the end of August. The company's solar collectors used a special …
Exclusive: Excerpt From Barry Eisler’s New Book “The Detachment“
Barry Eisler, author of “The Detachment.” (Photo courtesy of Barry Eisler) Truthout: Barry Eisler, good to have you here with an excerpt from “The Detachment” on the …
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Lehman Three Years Later: What We Haven’t Learned
As we prepare to celebrate the third anniversary of the Lehman bankruptcy and the ensuing financial crisis, it’s a good time to assess the situation and ask what has …