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Selina Sharmin, a librarian with the Queens Borough Public Library who was laid off because of budget cuts. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) Last …

(Image: Rumur Inc.) Do we really accept that Big Money - through intimidation, bribery or some other coercion - can shove us out of our homes and …

Tonight a bevy of Republican presidential hopefuls hope to emerge as finalists. Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann will battle for the right-wing nut Tea Party finals. Mitt Romney and …

Sharing a debate stage for the first time, Republicans Rick Perry and Mitt Romney sparred Wednesday night in a series of testy exchanges over jobs, Social Security and the …

(Image: LP / Truthout; Adapted: Miguel Vieira, Expert Infantry) By every measure, the Pentagon is the largest institutional user of petroleum products and energy ... Yet, the …

There is no greater blow to the moral authority of the labor movement than a fraudulent union election, especially when the union is large and wealthy. The right to …

As we approach the historically prophetic and now mass media-hyped “End of Times” year of 2012, hysterical speculation abounds. The failed prediction of a preacher in Oakland, California, who …

(Image: LP / Truthout; Adapted: Angela Wolf) I see it coming. As President Obama gives his speech on how important it is for the government and the …

As someone who has been working since 1983 to reform US foreign policy so that it reflects the values and interests of the majority of Americans, I'm keenly aware …

Remember the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Europeans certainly do. As Europe struggles to contain its government debt crisis, the greatest fear is that one of the Continent’s …