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Active-Duty Army Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis: US Deceiving Public on Afghan War
In an extended interview, we speak with Lt. Col. Danny Davis, the most prominent active duty serviceperson to question the U.S. war in Afghanistan. In his damning report following …
Justice in the Home: Domestic Workers Re-define the Labor Movement
Largely working isolated in people’s private homes, the exploitation of domestic workers has been well documented throughout history. But with the passage of New York’s Domestic Workers Bill of …
Into the Streets With Drone Education
In his March 20, 2012, article for Truthout (“Gated Intellectuals and Ignorance in Political Life: Toward a Borderless Pedagogy in the Occupy Movement”) Henry A. Giroux writes: ... [T]here …
Training Terrorists in Nevada: Seymour Hersh on US Aid to Iranian Group Tied to Scientist Killings
Journalist Seymour Hersh has revealed that the Bush administration secretly trained an Iranian opposition group on the State Department’s list of foreign terrorists. Hersh reports the U.S. Joint Special …
How to Fix Health Care Without the Mandate
What happens if the Supreme Court strikes down the “individual mandate” in the health care reform law? Commentators ranging from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich to Forbes Magazine columnist Rick Ungar agree: Such …
Self-Reporting Creates $385 Billion “Tax Gap“
The real divide in US incomes isn't between the top 1 percent and the other 99 percent. It's between those whose income is reported by their employers to the …
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Scott Walker Quietly Signs Anti-Abortion, Abstinence Bills on Eve of Holiday
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at a news conference at the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, February 24, 2011. (Photo: Max Whittaker / The New York Times)Gov. Scott Walker …
Obama and Romney Are Politicians, Not Visionaries
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, right, and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) shake hands during a campaign event at Lawrence University in Appleton, …
Keystone XL’s Dirty Little Secret
The people and companies pushing the tar-sands pipeline don't want you to know that most of this oil won't be made into gasoline for our vehicles. “It's certainly true,” …
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Chancellor Asks California Community College to Hold Off on 2-Tier Tuition Plan
Los Angeles - The chancellor of the California community college system has requested that Santa Monica College hold off on its plan to begin offering popular courses for a …