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Government Shutdown Spares Military but Hurts Children and the Poor
Rania Khalek: Government shutdown means halting social services while maintaining NSA spying, deportations and continuing drone strikes in Afghanistan.
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This Week, Let’s Help Burlington Kill the $1.5 Trillion F-35 Taxpayer Ripoff
We have just a week left to help Burlington, Vermont, kill the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the biggest taxpayer ripoff in human history.
New Zealand Professors Say No War with Syria
As the focus of US and Israel's foreign policy shifts back onto Iran and its nuclear program, the option of military strikes against Syria is still on the table.
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India’s Top Generals Adopt Nuclear Postures Ahead of 2014 Polls
Although both main parties support India's nuclear power and weapons industries, they are sparring over the details of India's liability clause in a deal involving the purchase of Westinghouse …
Outsourcing America: Sodexo Exposed
This video exposes the privatizers and profiteers selling out our democracy.
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Outsourcing America: Sodexo Food Service Contractor Siphons Cash From Kids and Soldiers
Sodexo is a primary driver of the privatization and outsourcing of food services in America. But Sodexo has taken the low road to profitability.
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Meanwhile at the Pentagon, Fundamentalist Christians Protest a Non-Existent War
Weinstein: "The true purpose of these inveterate religious extremists was to lobby the top brass to officially give free rein to the Christian fundamentalist vultures within our United States …
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Is Broad Opposition to War on Syria an Opportunity to End American Empire Responsibly?
Are we witnessing the beginning of a transformation of US foreign policy? With groundswell public opposition to a war with Syria, Flowers and Zeese see such signs and recommend …
In the War on Drugs, Crime and Terror, We Are All Now Potential SWAT Team Targets
Truthout talks with Radley Balko about how the friendly police officer walking the streets has evolved into the warrior cop.
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A Case Study in Awful: The Eight Worst Parts of the Recent Naval Academy Rape Hearing
The Naval Academy rape hearing is so gut-wrenching because the woman for whom prosecutors are seeking justice was treated as much (or more) of a defendant as the three …