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A Cold War Bias Toward Russia
President Obama and the mainstream U.S. press are blaming Russian President Putin for the breakdown in bilateral relations, but this simplistic view ignores the many U.S. government actions over …
Carbon-Free, Nuclear-Free Energy Economy Is Inevitable
While a clean energy future is inevitable, questions remain about how quickly we will get there.
John Nichols and Robert McChesney: Progressives Ask for Too Little, Not Too Much in Age of Plutocratic Rule
Truthout speaks with John Nichols and Robert McChesney about their new book, “Dollarocracy.”
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What NSA Reforms?
“I'll believe Congress is serious when it clarifies the Patriot Act and other laws to spell out that the Constitution still applies,” writes Eugene Robinson.
Senate Insider Speaks Out: Ex-Wyden Staffer on Secret Laws, Domestic Spying and Obama’s NSA Reforms
We speak to Jennifer Hoelzer, the former deputy chief of staff for Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, a longtime critic of the Obama administration for using a secret interpretation of …
The Moral Imperative of Activism
Todayu2019s crises u2013 endless war, environmental catastrophe, desperate poverty and more u2013 can seem so daunting that they paralyze action rather than inspire activism. But the imperative to do …
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What Would You Have the President Do?
Joe Firestone: “I think Obama is not due sympathy, but a time of accountability for his actual performance.”
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The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President
Only five years ago, Sen. Barack Obama was part of a group of legislators that supported substantial changes to NSA surveillance programs.
The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President
As a Senator, Obama supported legislation to curb the very use of mass surveillance that he now defends underneath his presidency.
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Seven Things You Wanted to Know About Prosecuting Wall Street
Richard Eskow: There's a shortage of justice where bankers are concerned. Let's get serious about demanding change.