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The Federal Government Has Forgotten Freedom of the Press
Slowly but surely, our government is infringing upon the rights of the media, and eating away at freedom of the press.
“Freedom from Exploitation” and the American Dream: Interview with Jacobin Founder and Editor
Jacobin Founder Bhaskar Sunkara speaks about the complexities of left-of-center space in American politics.
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Hold the Front Page! We Need Free Media, Not an Order of Mates
Today we need a “Fifth Estate,” full of media journalists who see themselves as agents of people not power, says John Pilger.
Is the Press Too Big to Fail?
Who is going to bring us the news of all the institutions, from City Hall to Congress, from Wall Street to the White House, that fail us?
The Propaganda System That Has Helped Create a Permanent Overclass Is Over a Century in the Making
Pulling back the curtain on how intent the wealthiest Americans have been on establishing a propaganda tool to subvert democracy.
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The Internet Is in Danger of Being Strangled by Commercialism
Robert W. McChesney writes of the growing corrupting influence of advertising on the internet.
“A Symptom of Unfortunate Tendencies”: Iraq and the Failure of the Liberal Elite
“The power elite, especially the liberal elite, has always been willing to sacrifice integrity and truth for power [and] personal advancement,” writes Chris Hedges.
Steubenville Rape Trial: Blogger Who Exposed Case Speaks Out After Ohio Teens Found Guilty
Two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio, have been found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl at a party last August.
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The “Fix” Is In: Laying Bare Some Sequester Lies
We're told that we can't have the Post Office, decent health care, Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
When Military Groupthink Condones the Mass Killing of Civilians
Nick Turse, author of the best-seller Kill Anything That Moves, talks to Truthout about the US Military's concerted effort over decades to cover up its torture and atrocities to …