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Make Members of Congress Wear NASCAR Patches
The flood of corporate money and influence in our government makes for a decidedly uneven playing field for businesses as well as taints and corrupts our government.
Clarence Thomas Must Go
Mr. Thomas has, by all appearances, turned his position on the court into a license to print money.
Beware Charlatans, Cranks and Contemptible Politicians
The hermetic nature of conservatism always made it vulnerable to this kind of spin into policy craziness.
Dr. Cornel West: Greetings From a 21st-Century Prophet
“To be human, you must bear witness to justice,” West writes.
Dr. Cornel West: Greetings From a 21st-Century Prophet
“To be human, you must bear witness to justice,” West writes.
Zombie Politics: Dangerous Authoritarianism or Shrinking Democracy – Part II
The zombie metaphor points dramatically to a kind of “mad agency that is power in a new form, death-in-life.”
Zombie Politics, Democracy, and the Threat of Authoritarianism – Part I
The growing numbers of zombies in the mainstream media have huge financial backing from the corporate elite.
Taking Credit Versus Taking Action
President Barack Obama listens during a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House on Sunday, May 1, 2011.
Is the World Too Big to Fail? The Contours of Global Order
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: mtsofan, FlyingSinger) The democracy uprising in the Arab world has been a spectacular display of courage, dedication, and commitment by popular …
A Festival of Dumb
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), the chief architect of the GOP's budget demands. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Every time I think I've seen everything, …