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How Glenn Beck and Fox News Spread the Militia Message
Reading last week's disturbing news accounts about the Midwestern arrest of nine alleged members of a Christian militia known as the Hutaree, a group whose members were reportedly planning …
Crime, Unemployment, Homelessness Dog Ex-Foster Care Youths
A new study of youths who aged out of the foster care system shows 60 percent of the men had been convicted of a crime and 75 percent of …
Despite Reports of Progress, Afghan Women Still Struggle
Washington - The numbers tell an upbeat story about efforts to empower and protect women in Afghanistan: The country now has around 5.7 million children in school, of whom …
Truthout | News in Brief (3)
The BBC, Reuters and AP reported that government troops in Krygyzstan fired on thousands of anti-government protesters, killing at least 17 people and injuring hundreds of others.
Afghan Official Says US Raiders Hid Killings
Washington - The head of the Afghan Ministry of Interior investigation said publicly for the first time his investigators had accepted the testimony of family members of the victims …
Europe Is the New World, Not the Old
Steven Hill on his book “Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age.” In a Nutshell While Europe is considered the “old world,” …
Obama Administration Authorizes CIA to Kill US Citizen
The Obama administration has lowered another legal barrier shielding Americans from extrajudicial punitive action by their own government, in this case authorizing the CIA to kill a US …
Not in Our Town – Standing Against Hate, Domestic Terrorism (Video)
A new report shows that U.S. soldiers tampered with the scene of the deaths of three women, including digging bullets out of the bodies, to cover up their involvement. …
Texas DA, Lawmaker Disagree on “Veterans Court“
A Texas district attorney and a state senator differ on how a veterans court should be implemented in Bexar County, which includes San Antonio. Sen. Leticia Van de Putte …
An Inside Outsider Takes On Wall Street
Wall Street banksters — who could possibly love them? OK, presumably their mommas do, and possibly their pet dogs, but that's it. The general public loathes them and would …