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America’s 4-D Economy: From Deficit Deals to Double Dip
Traders on the floor with music artist Usher, who rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on August 1, 2011. Stocks on Wall Street followed European …
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Bahrain and Human Rights
It is becoming painfully obvious that the United States is hostile to the “Arab Spring.” In Egypt, US military aid programs remain in force, and in Yemen a “secret” …
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El Salvador: The Truth Commission and the Jesuit Massacre
Twenty Salvadoran soldiers await trial in Spain for crimes against humanity perpetrated during the Salvadoran Civil War. The extradition of war criminals to be …
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Isn’t It Time to Lower America’s War Ceiling?
US Army Col. Benjamin J. Corell, Task Force Red Bulls commander, takes cover as a UH-60 Black Hawk lands upon a mountaintop in Laghman province, Afghanistan, March 28, during …
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Hope for the Hell of It
(Photo: Jim Nix / Nomadic Pursuits) Recently, Nelson Mandela turned 93, and his nation celebrated noisily, even attempting to break the world record for the most people …
$35 Billion of Oil Plus an “Uncontacted” Tribe Equals Coverup
What do you do if you want to build a pipeline but an “uncontacted” tribe is in the way?
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The New Old Party in Mexico?
On July 3, Mexico held state and local level elections, marking the beginning of intense speculation about the presidential election, which will take place this time next year. The …
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WikiLeaks Cables Show Haiti as Pawn in US Foreign Policy
The US tried to undermine Haiti's oil deal with Venezuela in order to protect the vested interests of US oil corporations. Under the Obama administration, the …
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Why the GOP Aims to Sink the Economy
“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.” ~ Mark Twain ~ If our …
How the DoD Allows Contractors to Grade Themselves and Write Their Own Contract Terms, Part II
(Image: JR / Truthout) In last week's Solutions column, Dina Rasor focused on the findings of a DoD Inspector General (IG) report that described Organizational Conflicts of …