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Senate Poised to Debate Gun Control Measure

Legislation to curb gun violence gains enough support for a rare debate. Gun rights advocates plan maneuvers to undermine Democratic senators’ support for controls.
by
Michael A. Memoli,
McClatchy/Tribune
April 11, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed

Cut Social Security and Veterans’ Benefits? Cut the Pentagon Instead

Just for example, cutting 11 percent of the F35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet would save as much money as President Obama proposes to save by whacking benefits for…
by
Robert Reuel Naiman,
Truthout
April 9, 2013
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News

In Gun Debate, No Rift on Better Care for Mentally Ill

Senate Democratic aides said that there is likely to be at least one mental health bill offered as an amendment to the larger gun package.
by
Jeremy W Peters,
The New York Times News Service
April 1, 2013
Truthout
News Analysis

Austerity Lovers in D.C., Austerity Haters At Home

Then they complain about the cuts, but still demand cuts somewhere else and add new demands that someone ELSE decide what should be cut.
by
Dave Johnson,
Campaign for America's Future
March 31, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed

Disillusioned With Congress? Participatory Budgeting Is for You

Americans are getting fed up with government. It’s time to get them directly involved.
by
Emily Apple,
Next New Deal
March 30, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed

This Is What Happens When Congress Is for Sale

Thom Hartmann: Now is the time to say, “Enough is enough,” and end the terrifying reign of money in politics.
by
The Daily Take Team,
The Thom Hartmann Show
March 30, 2013
Truthout
News

Armed and Angry about Regulation: Women Gun Owners

Twenty-three percent of US women own firearms.
by
Eleanor J. Bader,
Truthout
March 26, 2013
Truthout
News Analysis

America’s Three-Tiered Justice System

A three-tiered justice system has Congress churning out new bills to keep the prison industry booming.
by
Mike Lofgren,
Truthout
March 20, 2013
Truthout
News Analysis

Corporate-Backed Trans-Pacific Partnership Shrouded in Secrecy

A look at the secretive negotiations that could affect every human being on the planet.
by
Sam Knight,
Truthout
March 19, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed

Alaska Politicians Stand in the Way of Protections

American women are better protected from coast to coast – but all the way up north? Left out in the cold.
by
Shannyn Moore,
Anchorage Daily News
March 16, 2013
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