Truthout
Environment
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Capitalism and Democracy: Year-End Lessons
Increases in payroll taxes, the Detroit bankruptcy and repression against protesters indicate the widening contradiction between capitalism and democracy.
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Marc McCord on How Dallas Was Saved From Frac’ing
Marc McCord discusses his role in getting Dallas to pass the most restrictive hydraulic fracturing ordinance in the US.
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“Men’s Rights” and “Revenge Porn” Sites Seethe With Anger Over Women’s Autonomy
On “men's rights” forums and “revenge porn” sites, groups of men are gathering together to find reinforcement for the plain old abusive belief that women who make their own …
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Majority of Theater-Going Audience, Minority of Playwrights and Directors
Women are under-represented in theater all over the United States - and more under-represented the closer one gets to Broadway.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Federal Judge Ruled That the NSA Is Likely Violating the Fourth Amendment, and More
A Bush-appointed Federal District Court judge ruled that the NSA is likely violating our Fourth Amendment rights, and more.
Climate Change Clears the Way for the Extraction of Arctic Resources
Canada and Russia are investing in military infrastructure in order to protect economic interests in Arctic energy resources.
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Corporate Education Reform Won’t Solve the Problems Caused by Poverty
Arne Duncan's latest gaffe highlights the critical inequities of federal education “reforms.” Reversing these trends will require policymakers to acknowledge that education alone cannot create perfect equity of opportunity.
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The Compromise
The Geopolitics of Election Approval: The US Response to Honduras and Venezuela
US National Lawyers Guild election overseers compare and contrast presidential elections in Honduras and Venezuela and describe the United States' embrace of the results of the more problematic of …