Let’s Face It, Our Presi...

Mar 29, 2016 by

Let’s Face It, Our Presidential Candidates Are Hucksters

[Translate] Truthfulness isn’t ever their goal; winning and keeping power is. By Eric Zuesse / AlterNet   Photo Credit:...

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FRANCES MOORE LAPPE: WHY IR...

Mar 22, 2016 by

[Translate]   By James Trimarco, YES! Magazine | Interview  Frances Moore Lappé at Community Matters, 2010. (Photo: Nancy White /...

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DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE ...

Mar 7, 2016 by

DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE QUIETLY PLANNING A CORPORATE GIVEAWAY — TO THE TUNE OF $400 BILLION

[Translate] Democracy & Government Why isn’t anyone talking about it? By William Greider   MOYERS & CO. People attend a rally...

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WHEN THE POETRY OF CAMPAIGNING...

Mar 4, 2016 by

[Translate] Democracy & Government MOYERS & CO. Political rhetoric in the GOP has degenerated into name-calling and petty...

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NAOM CHOMSKY WANTS YOU TO WAKE...

Feb 28, 2016 by

[Translate]   By David Swanson, Let’s Try Democracy | Film Review http://www.truthout.com If you’ve just seen Michael...

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THE GREAT FORGETTING

Jan 12, 2016 by

THE GREAT FORGETTING

[Translate] By Chris Hedges   TRUTHDIG   Hillary Clinton during a rally recently in Sioux City, Iowa. (Jae C. Hong / AP) America’s...

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THE DEEP STATE: HOW CAMOUFLAGE...

Jan 8, 2016 by

THE DEEP STATE: HOW CAMOUFLAGE BECAME CHIC IN BELTWAYLAND

[Translate] Democracy & Government Welcome to Mike Lofgren’s Washington, DC — a This Town, where the political theater that is...

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THE CLIMATE CHANGE FIX WE NEED...

Oct 25, 2015 by

THE CLIMATE CHANGE FIX WE NEED: WE’LL NEVER SOLVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL WE DO THIS

[Translate] We can’t solve global warming until we fix our politics. Here’s how we start Jedediah Purdy   SALON.COM...

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MANTRA FOR 9/11: 14 YEARS LATE...

Sep 9, 2015 by

MANTRA FOR 9/11: 14 YEARS LATER, AN IMPROBABLE WORLD

[Translate] 5 By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. Fourteen years later and do you even believe...

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LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE G...

Aug 27, 2015 by

LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE GLOBAL GOLIATH – TPP!

[Translate] HIGHTOWER LOWDOWN A plucky (and smart!) grassroots coalition has pushed the dastardly Trans-Pacific Partnership to the...

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VIDEO: Noam Chomsky: Capitalis...

Aug 11, 2015 by

[Translate] TRUTHDIG The renowned linguist and activist explains the only way that capitalism could be compatible with democracy....

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Four Ways ALEC Tried to Ruin Y...

Jul 13, 2015 by

Four Ways ALEC Tried to Ruin Your State This Year

[Translate]   Election 2016 ALEC’s anti-democratic, unaccountable, privatized agenda. By Jessica Mason / Center for Media...

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CLIMATE CHANGE VS. CONSUMERISM

Jul 6, 2015 by

[Translate] Pope Francis: “Bold Cultural Revolution” Needed to Save Planet From Climate Change and Consumerism In his...

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Big Texas Oil and Gas Torpedo ...

Jul 1, 2015 by

Big Texas Oil and Gas Torpedo a Small City’s Effort to Ban Fracking—Bye Bye Local Democracy

[Translate] Environment The people spoke and were promptly ignored. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet Following litigation from corporate...

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ALMOST $200 MILLION DONATED TO...

Jun 27, 2015 by

ALMOST $200 MILLION DONATED TO REPRESENTATIVES TO PASS TPA

[Translate] By Paola Casale (about the author)     Permalink       (Page 1 of 1 pages) OP ED NEWS Money in Politics (image by Economy...

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EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton sol...

Jun 8, 2015 by

EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton sold out Honduras: Lanny Davis, corporate cash, and the real story about the death of a Latin American democracy

[Translate] Want to know why Clinton’s State Dept. failed to help an elected leader? Follow the money and stench of Lanny Davis...

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THE LEFT MATTERS – NOW M...

May 28, 2015 by

THE LEFT MATTERS – NOW MORE THAN EVER!

[Translate] Democracy & Government   by Richard Eskow  BILL MOYERS & CO. This post first appeared at Campaign for...

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How to demolish the oligarchy ...

Apr 24, 2015 by

How to demolish the oligarchy in 3 easy steps

[Translate]  (Credit: CURAphotography via Shutterstock/Salon) Michael Lind   SALON.COM     “Equal rights for all, special...

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The Worst of Our Corrupt Congr...

Apr 19, 2015 by

The Worst of Our Corrupt Congress Was on Display This Past Week In Washington

[Translate] Billion dollar giveaways to the rich, as protesters and candidates are mocked. By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Photo...

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How Corporations Run Congress:...

Mar 19, 2015 by

[Translate] Merriam-Webster’s first definition of “corruption” is “impairment of integrity, doctor virtue, sovaldi sale or moral...

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Inequality Becomes More Visibl...

Feb 25, 2015 by

Inequality Becomes More Visible in Cuba as the Economy Shifts

[Translate] By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD   NYTIMES Photo Cubans in the Havana shantytown El Fanguito, roughly translated as “Little Swamp,”...

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Edward Snowden and the Golden ...

Feb 24, 2015 by

Edward Snowden and the Golden Age of Spying: An Interview with Laura Poitras

[Translate] Democracy & Government by Tom Engelhardt VIA MOYERS & C0 This post first appeared at TomDispatch. Laura Poitras...

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