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Yemeni Reporter Who Exposed US Drone Strike Freed from Prison After Jailing at Obama’s Request
Prominent Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye has been released from prison after being held for three years on terrorism-related charges at the request of President Obama.
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What It Means to Starve for Freedom in Guantanamo
George Pauk takes a closer look at the Gitmo hunger strikers and hypothesizes about how starvation relates to freedom.
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Ray Kelly? Seriously? Mr. President, It’s Not What You Say; It’s What You Do
President Obama negates everything he said about the Trayvon Martin killing when he supports
Former Mobil VP Warns of Fracking and Climate Change
Former Mobil Oil VP is speaking out about the dangers of fracking.
Will Marijuana Farming in Mendocino County, California, Lead America to Pot?
Truthout interviews Doug Fine about the issues covered in his book ‘Too High to Fail.’
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The Nominees to the National Labor Relations Board Deserve Confirmation: As I See It
It is almost impossible to understand why a small agency like the National Labor Relations Board would be the object of attacks.
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Telecom Companies Implicated in NSA Spying Unite to Lobby Congress on Digital Privacy
The telecom industry launches a lobbying group to advocate for privacy policies.
The Right’s Racism Is Showing
The House Republicans dumping the food stamp program, the continuing GOP assaults on voting rights and the outcome of the Trayvon Martin murder verdict indicate that white racism is …
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Mandela’s Greatness May Be Assured – But Not His Legacy
When I reported from South Africa in the 1960s, the Nazi admirer Johannes Vorster occupied the prime minister's residence in Cape Town. Thirty years later, as I waited at …
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Obama’s Plan to Crack Down on Whistleblowers Leaked
President Obama has ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions by their colleagues.