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Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Unraveling?
President Obama returns from East Asia empty-handed after Japan rejects bilateral agreement - but if the TPP moves forward, will it be in the interest of most Americans?
Truthout Interviews Bethania Palma Markus on Racism in the Media
Bethania Palma Markus talks about the “invisible” racism on magazine covers and in news coverage.
In Landmark Ruling, US Ordered to Release Memo Behind Targeted Killings of US Citizens
In a major development chipping away at the secrecy of the Obama administration's drone wars, a federal appeals court has ordered the government to release a legal memo that …
Internet for the 1%: New FCC Rules Strike Down Net Neutrality, Opening Fast Lanes for Fees
Federal regulators have unveiled new rules that would effectively abandon net neutrality, the concept of a free and open Internet.
New Law Requires Swiss Banks to Report Customers Evading Tax
Bill Black: Swiss banks have notoriously kept customers' finances secret but European Union law will challenge that structure.
Ivy League Study Says the General Public Has Virtually No Influence on Policy
Benjamin Page says that the analysis he conducted with Martin Giles of public opinion surveys and elite policy preferences of the last 20 years shows economic elites virtually determine …
Evidence for Russian Involvement in East Ukraine Based on Shoddy Journalism
Robert Parry: The Obama administration and Kiev government claimed that Russian soldiers were present at the building occupations, yet it turns out that this was assertion based on photos …
Affirmative Action Ruling Will Further Racial Inequality
Bruce Dixon: The Supreme Court decision furthers institutional advantages of whites under the guise of colorblindness.
Jim Crow in the Classroom: New Report Finds Segregation Lives on in US Schools
As the US Supreme Court upholds a ban on affirmative action in Michigan and the country marks 60 years since Brown v. Board of Education, Democracy Now! interviews ProPublica's …
Toms River: How a Small Town Fought Back Against Corporate Giants for Toxic Dumping Linked to Cancer
Environmental reporter Dan Fagin joins Democracy Now! to discuss his book that tells the story of how a small New Jersey town fought back against industrial pollution and astronomical …