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Republicans Want All Americans to Be Greedy Shills
It's frankly astounding how the Republican Party has officially given up even the pretense of caring about average Americans. They are now proudly the Party of the billionaires and …
Jeremy Scahill: Al-Shabab’s Nairobi Mall Rampage Tied to “Disastrous” US Meddling in Somalia
Scahill says the Bush administration's decision to back Ethiopia's overthrow of Somalia's Islamic Courts Union in 2006 helped fuel al-Shabab's growth into the dominant militant group that it is …
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The House Republicans’ Dangerous New Constitutional Doctrine: Repealing Laws by De-Funding Them
The Constitution of the United States does not allow a majority of the House of Representatives to repeal the law of the land by de-funding it.
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Obama’s Justice Department: Trumpeting a New Victory in War on Freedom of the Press
Thereu2019s something profoundly despicable about a Justice Department that would brazenly violate the First and Fourth Amendments while spying on journalists.
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Lockup Quotas Help For-Profit Prison Companies Keep Profits High and Prisons Full
For-profit prison operators have found a new way to keep beds full and profits high. They call them
Tim DeChristopher Talks With Truthout About the Government’s Failure to Silence Him
Tim DeChristopher speaks with Truthout's Mark Karlin about the power of activism and the injustices of his trial.
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In Depth: The Debate Over the EPA’s New Carbon Capture Climate Scheme
The technology, known as Carbon Capture and Sequestration, has sparked a debate between environmentalists.
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Japan: Don’t Ruin a Good Thing
Paul Krugman: So far, Abenomics has been going really, really well.
US Plans Nuclear-Capable Missile Test on Day of UN Nuclear Disarmament Meeting
The Air Force has announced that it plans to test another Minuteman III missile in the early morning hours of September 26. Later that same day in New York, …
Are Thawed Relations with Iran Obama’s Saving Grace?
After failing to garner support on a military strike on Syria, President Obama hinted at reconciliation with Iran at the UN General Assembly.