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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.
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A Tale of Two Congress Members
In 2010 in Virginia's Fifth Congressional District, many people who prioritize peace over war probably voted for Democrat Tom Perriello over Republican Robert Hurt. I know many who …
Sen. Diane Feinstein’s Husband Selling Post Offices to Cronies on the Cheap
Richard Blum, is feeding at the Postal Service privatization trough through an exclusive contract to handle sales for the Post Office's $85 billion of property.
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Henry A. Giroux | Beyond Savage Politics and Dystopian Nightmares
America needs to break the cycle that affirms everyone as a consumer and reduces freedom to unchecked self-interest while reproducing subjects who are willingly complicit with the plundering of …
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Stop the Kabuki: It’s About “the Great Betrayal“
MSNBC continues on with its campaign to cast the Tea Party Republicans in the role of principal villains in the imminent Government budget/government shutdown crisis and the likely coming …
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Without Privacy There Can Be No Democracy
The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, spoke this morning at the United Nations and delivered a powerful indictment of spying by the NSA on behalf of the United States.