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Politics & Elections

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Politics & Elections

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…
by
Noam Chomsky,
TomDispatch
April 21, 2011
Truthout
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Voting and Other Meaningless Gestures In a Corporate-Owned Economy

For the first time in over 40 years, I don’t intend to vote for any of the candidates running for national election. That is for the simple reason…
by
Luke Hiken,
Progressive Avenues
April 20, 2011
Truthout
"Unequal Protection": The Deciding Moment
Excerpt
Politics & Elections

Unequal Protection: The Deciding Moment?

Part of the American Revolution was about to be lost a century after it had been fought.
by
Thom Hartmann,
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
April 8, 2011
Truthout
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

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…
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
April 7, 2011
Truthout
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Public Support for Israel

What does the public really think about aiding Israel?
by
Ira Chernus,
Truthout
March 21, 2011
Truthout
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

A Bet on Japan

Would this catastrophe really unleash the transformation Japan has sought for so long?
by
E.J. Dionne Jr.
March 21, 2011
Truthout
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Newt Fakes It

Gingrich has posed as a candidate for a decade now to promote his books, speeches, lobbying business, and other hustles.
by
Jim Hightower,
OtherWords
March 21, 2011
Truthout
Candle and USA flag in the dark
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

From “Morning in America” to the Nightmare on Main Street

Increasingly, the unthinkable emerges in American life as austerity measures are transformed into a specifically deadly way of exercising modes of sovereignty and government power.
by
Henry A. Giroux,
Truthout
March 8, 2011
Truthout
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

The Liberal Media Strikes Again

If I hear one more person talk about the “liberal media” in America, I will probably vomit on them.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
March 1, 2011
Truthout
Demonstrators engage in street battles with Egyptian security forces on the corner of Mohamed Mahmoud and Mansour Street in downtown Cairo on November 23, 2011, in Cairo, Egypt.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Left Behind? American Youth and the Global Fight for Democracy

Counterpublic spheres and modes of resistance that we once did not think young people could mount have erupted in a rush of emotional and political expressions.
by
Henry A. Giroux,
Truthout
February 28, 2011
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