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Reviewing “The Watchdog That Didn’t Bark: The Financial Crisis and the Disappearance of Investigative Journalism“
Barking dogs and sinking ships: Journalism's search for metaphor and meaning.

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Teachers’ Strikes, Catching Fire
From Oregon to Minnesota, school is out unless teachers and communities are heard.

Memo: Comparison of Trans-Pacific Partnership Fast Track Polling Data
As President Obama prepares for his long-delayed April trip to Asia, corporate lobbyists and other supporters of the massive 12 nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal have released deceiving …

US Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa
Since its inception, US Africa Command has consistently downplayed its role on the continent.

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The Fight for $15 Finally Comes to Portland
Portland's awkward silence on $15 was finally broken when Portland activist-professor Nicholas Caleb recently announced his candidacy for city council, his top platform plank being the $15 minimum wage..

Bells Toll in Temple Town as India Braces for 2014 Elections
The world's most populous democracy will go to the polls from April 7 to May 12 to elect the lower House of parliament and ultimately determine the - at …

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The NLRB Must Restore Democracy in Chattanooga
The National Labor Relations Board must overturn the tainted union election at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee for five main reasons.

As Wells Fargo Is Accused of Fabricating Foreclosure Papers, Will Banks Keep Escaping Prosecution?
A recently revealed internal Wells Fargo document appears to guide lawyers step by step on how to fabricate missing documents to foreclose on homeowners.

Truthout Interviews Featuring Aaron Cantu on TV Cop Shows and Police Violence
Aaron Cantu talks about who profits and who loses when cop booster shows legitimize police violence.

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Academia Under the Influence
Rather than bastions of free thought and intellectual rigor, colleges' historic cooperation with government is outlined in ‘The Imperial University: Academic Repression and Scholarly Dissent.’