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The Billionaires’ Brokered GOP Convention
(Photo: Brett Beanan / Flickr) The Plan is working. Mitt Romney's biggest backer didn't want him to win. We know that Paul “The Vulture” Singer, Romney's Daddy …
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Manifesto for Economic Democracy and Ecological Sanity
A new historical vista is opening before us in this time of change. Capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid for political establishment. Neither …
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Manufacturing on Planet Economus
Economist Christina Romer had an op-ed in the NY Times this weekend, Do Manufacturers Need Special Treatment? The question that keep coming back to me is why did she …
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Banks Settle With States on Foreclosure Suits for Pennies on the Dollar
(Photo: Chester Paul Sgroi / Flickr) After months of painstaking talks, government authorities and five of the nation’s biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement …
Why the United States Is Not Greece
For almost two years, we’ve been hearing a new battle cry in the war against government spending: unless the United States slashes deficits we will become Greece, Europe’s poster …
Silent State: The Campaign Against Whistleblowers in Washington
On January 23rd, the Obama administration charged former CIA officer John Kiriakou under the Espionage Act for disclosing classified information to journalists about the waterboarding of al-Qaeda suspects. His …
Komen Foundation: Selling Us for the Cure
(Photo: Melissa Gira Grant) It's not a shocking sight, but given what we now know about the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure, it should be. …
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Breakthrough on Austerity Clears Way for Greek Deal
Athens - After days of dramatic talks, Greek political leaders reached a deal on Thursday to support a package of harsh austerity measures demanded by Greece’s financial backers in …
Picking Up the Pieces From Military Sexual Assault
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Nearly 90 percent of soldiers wounded in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - some 35,000 - survived battle injuries, thanks to …
Activists and Anarchists Speak for Themselves at Occupy Oakland
January 28 was not supposed to turn out the way it did. After Occupy Oakland failed to occupy its first two targeted buildings and had a short-lived street battle …