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The Mysterious Disappearance
The news media seems obsessed, but with all the wrong things.
Why We Need Media Critics Who Are Fiercely Independent
To reach the broad public, critics of the media establishment need amplification from... the media establishment. And that rarely happens unless the critique is shallow.
Why Aren’t We Putting US Agencies on Trial for Financing El Chapo’s Drug War?
From Capone to Mexico's captured cocaine king, the villains we love to hate obscure the truth about America's secret support.
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William Rivers Pitt | “WTF Bombs?”: Taking Back the Boston Marathon
"Boston is recovering, but has not yet recovered. All of us who were in the city on that terrible day, and the days that followed, are changed for having …
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Koch Groups Back Rancher Making Violent Threats Against Federal Government
The rancher's ongoing refusal to obey the law and court orders has become a cause for the conservative media.
Abunimah: Justice in Palestine Is Fundamental to Global Struggle Against Racial, Economic Domination
“You can't predict the future based on what people are willing to accept right now,” Ali Abunimah says in an interview covering his new book, "The Battle for Justice …
Truthout Interviews John Pilger on Aborigine Assimilation by Abduction in Australia
Author and film-maker John Pilger talks about continuing Australian government policies that assure the cultural - and ultimately material - elimination of the Aborigines.
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Open Systems and Glass Ceilings: The Disappearing Woman and Life on the Internet
The Internet turns out to be a superb mechanism for consolidating money and power and control, even as it gives toys and minor voices to the rest of us.
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Comcast, Time Warner and Congress: Perfect Together
Yes, you might not be able to get decent cable service or a good Wi-Fi signal but when it comes to Congress, Comcast is quite the attentive suitor.
FiveThirtyEight Gets it Wrong on Venezuela
Nate Silver, who became famous for his use of polling data to accurately project US elections, launched a new blog u2013 FiveThirtyEight.com last month. It's been off to …