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Julia Gillard’s Rise Marks the Triumph of Machine Politics Over Feminism
In 1963, a senior Australian government official, A.R. Taysom, deliberated on the wisdom of deploying women as trade representatives. "Such an appointee would not stay young and attractive forever …
In “Open Government Data,” What’s Really Open?
(Photo: John Carleton) In the fall, the United States joined seven other countries — with hopefully more to come — in forming the Open Government Partnership, an …
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“I’m Getting Arrested” App Aims to Help Drivers
(Photo: steefafa) Phoenix - A group of pro-immigrant rights activists in Arizona aim to develop a smartphone application that would help immigrants notify friends, family and their …
The Border Wall: The Last Stand at Making the US a White Gated Community
(Photos by Mark Karlin) This is the first in an occasional Truthout series on viewing the US “immigration” and Mexican border policies through a social justice lens, …
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The Kazakhstan Massacre: Killing Hope to Benefit US Geopolitical Interests
Railroad tanker cars wait on a siding in the Tengiz oil field in western Kazakhstan. (Photo: Viktor Korotayev / The New York Times) December 16, 2011, should …
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Koch, Cato Institute Battle Could Test Non-Profit Law Limits
Billionaires Charles and David Koch are suing in Johnson County court, trying to enforce decades-old contracts related to control of the Cato Institute, a famous libertarian think-tank based in …
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The Peace Movement Needs Kucinich, With or Without Congress
(Photo: Andy Carvin / Flickr) If Congressman Dennis Kucinich becomes simply Dennis Kucinich sans the “Congressman” his value to the peace movement need not diminish. …
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Progressive Mainstay in Congress, Loses Democratic Primary in Redrawn Ohio District
Would the Kochs Rather Attack Me Than Stop Cancer? (2)
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Imperial Valley Residents Must Fight for Right to Breathe Clean Air (2)
Seeley, CA - Until his knee gave out, Ramon Villa Jr. dreamed he'd be a soccer star. Across a pitted playing field of dirt and grass, he and his …