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Truthout is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit,[1] progressive news organization that operates a web site[2] and distributes a daily newsletter. Registered in September 2001,[3] Truthout.org is ranked in the top 6,000 web sites on the Internet, with an estimated 2.5 million visits per month.[4] Truthout publishes original political news articles, opinion pieces, video reports and artwork. According to its web site, "As an organization, Truthout works to broaden and diversify the political discussion by introducing independent voices and focusing on undercovered issues and unconventional thinking."[5] More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Why the GOP Is Trying to Pin High Gas Prices on Obama (and Gullible Americans Are Falling for It)
research shows that voters tend to focus primarily on the direction of change. This means that if the unemployment rate is falling and the economy is creating jobs at a ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Beyond the Limits of Neoliberal Higher Education: Global Youth Resistance and the American/British Divide
The global reach and destructiveness of neoliberal values and disciplinary controls are not only evident in the widespread hardships and human suffering caused by the economic ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Breivik's Fundamentalist War on Politics, and Ours
by using the clip from "The Town," it appears that Republican leaders used gratuitous images of mind-crushing violence and retribution as a legitimate, even inspiring, ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Brainwashing the Corporate Way
Professionals are said to be meritorious and non-ideological. Yet, in spite of their education, writes Schmidt, they think less independently than non-professionals. They use ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Dr. Cornel West: Greetings From a 21st-Century Prophet
"There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie." -Dr. Cornel West "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments ...via Jon Mitchell (t) -
Egyptians Take to the Streets Again to Demand Reforms
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Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution
Our country is in tatters. While more and more of us plunge into official poverty status, our elected leaders, who are in service to the wealthy elite, argue about how much to ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
After Bin Laden’s Demise, Are U.S.-Latin American Relations At Bay Again?
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The Renewable Future
Renewable energy triggers sharply polarized views. For some, it is a costly white elephant; for others, it is humanity’s savior, promising to emancipate us (and our ...Posted by Michael Dewey -
Koch Brothers Fueling Far Right Academic Centers Across the US
FSU had accepted a $1.5 million grant from a foundation controlled by petrochemical billionaire Charles Koch on the condition that Koch’s operatives would have a free hand ...Posted by Julian Friedland



