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Stifled Lives in the Kingdom

On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future" depicts a society paralyzed by an economy based almost solely on oil and government handouts.
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This Far-Right Supreme Court Is Reason Enough to Vote Obama

Four of the sitting justices are 74 or older. Each can be expected to step down over the next four to eight years.
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An ‘Impossible’ France?

French President Francois Hollande is conducting a bold experiment that could deliver a blow to one of global capitalism's most persistent myths.
 
 

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Documentary Claims Obama’s Mother Was a ‘Porn Star’

Just when you thought you had heard the craziest Obama conspiracy theory out there, another one magically springs up and challenges to take its place.

Posted on Oct 3, 2012 READ MORE  |  127 READS
The Secret GOP-Dem Effort to Shut Out Third Parties

Do you know to what extent the corporate-sponsored presidential debates are rigged via secret agreements between the Democrats and Republicans? George Farah, author of the book, “No Debate: How the Republican and Democratic Parties Secretly Control the Presidential Debates,” does, and he’s ready to tell you.

Posted on Oct 3, 2012 READ MORE  |  571 READS
Stifled Lives in the Kingdom

On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future” depicts a society paralyzed by an economy based almost solely on oil and government handouts. 

Posted on Oct 3, 2012 READ MORE  |  378 READS
Why Don’t Americans Care About Democracy at Home?

The American public has remained largely silent, if not also complicitous, with the rise of a neoliberal version of authoritarianism.

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This Far-Right Supreme Court Is Reason Enough to Vote Obama

Four of the sitting justices are 74 or older. Each can be expected to step down over the next four to eight years.

Posted on Oct 3, 2012 READ MORE  |  2649 READS
Democrats, Especially, Struggle to Register New Voters

A Guardian survey of six swing states finds new voter registration markedly down from 2008 levels, particularly among Democrats. A lack of enthusiasm could be to blame, as could the nationwide effort by Republican-controlled state legislatures to make it more difficult to vote.

Posted on Oct 3, 2012 READ MORE  |  206 READS

A sampling of questions you should not expect debate moderator Jim Lehrer to ask during Wednesday’s night highly anticipated showdown between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

Posted on Oct 3, 2012 READ MORE  |  1083 READS
Major European Aerospace Merger Sends Shockwaves Around the Globe

The West Europeans are contemplating handing their independent arms and aerospace companies over to a conglomerate that would bestow on the United States an effective veto over the greater part of Europe’s rival defense industry.

Posted on Oct 2, 2012 READ MORE  |  1154 READS

A look at the day’s political happenings, including how Paul Ryan’s 30 percent compares with Mitt Romney’s 47 percent and a Pennsylvania judge decides the fate of the state’s voter ID law for the 2012 election.

Posted on Oct 2, 2012 READ MORE  |  1870 READS
What Romney Supporters Said at a Denver Rally

President Obama has defanged the military, gave his first interview to Muslim journalists and “seeks to purposefully bankrupt and bring about the downfall of America,” fans of Mitt Romney argued at a campaign event Monday.

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Legendary Football Quarterback Endorses Mitt Romney

In his best effort to appear knowledgeable about matters of social importance, former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway cutely endorsed Mitt Romney ahead of the presidential debate in the Mile High City on Wednesday.

Posted on Oct 2, 2012 READ MORE  |  1590 READS
Back to $chool

It was the greatest education system the world had ever seen, accessible and affordable, a door with a welcome mat into the ivory tower, an invitation to a better life. Then California politicians bled it dry.

Posted on Oct 2, 2012 READ MORE  |  2036 READS
An ‘Impossible’ France?

A bold experiment is under way in the world’s fifth-largest economy: French President Francois Hollande has announced his intent to tax the rich. What happens next could deliver a blow to one of global capitalism’s most persistent myths.

Posted on Oct 2, 2012 READ MORE  |  6241 READS
Prison and Poverty for All: The Future We Live In

A new documentary about prison and the drug war makes the science fiction dystopias of “Looper” and “Dredd 3D” feel disturbingly plausible.

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 READ MORE  |  5137 READS
Which Mitt Will Show Up to Debate?

It promises to be an epic clash: Mitt Romney vs. Mitt Romney. Oh, and President Obama will be there, too.

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 READ MORE  |  1334 READS
And the 2013 Oscar Host Is ... Seth MacFarlane! (Video)

Seth MacFarlane, the man—not to mention the voices—behind the animated TV show “Family Guy” and the film “Ted,” will be hosting the 85th annual Academy Awards. Here’s what you can expect.

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 READ MORE  |  413 READS
White House Confirms Cyberattack, Won’t Blame China

Off the record, the administration has confirmed an Internet-based attack on the White House, but says “These types of attacks are not infrequent and we have mitigation measures in place.”

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 READ MORE  |  779 READS
Romney’s Arrest Record, Akin’s Discrimination Endorsement, and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including Paul Ryan offers a reason why he would not give details of Mitt Romney’s tax plan in a TV interview over the weekend, the GOP tries to explain why its presidential candidate is probably winning and the 2012 election gets the video game treatment.

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 READ MORE  |  3064 READS
‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy Banned in California

Same-sex marriage is still not legal in California, but the Golden State took a positive step for gay rights over the weekend when it became the first in the U.S. to ban a controversial form of therapy that seeks to change the sexual orientation of children and teens.

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 READ MORE  |  717 READS

The biggest election news this week won’t be who wins the presidential debate Wednesday night. It will be how many new jobs were created in September, announced Friday morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 READ MORE  |  1068 READS
What Is Happening to Muslims Will Happen to the Rest of Us

A disturbing pattern of gross infringements on basic civil liberties, put in place in the name of national security, has poisoned our legal system.

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 READ MORE  |  31603 READS
Ryan on Romney Tax Plan: ‘It Would Take Me Too Long’ to Explain

GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan insists that Mitt Romney’s plan will lower taxes for all Americans, but you’ll just have to take him on his word.

Posted on Sep 30, 2012 READ MORE  |  1667 READS
Amputating the Wrong Limb, and Other Reasons Hospitals Need Accountability

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Dr. Martin Makary blows the whistle on hospital horror stories, Paul Ryan’s “secret” tape, women hand it to Obama and Nato Green says the left will never be happy.

Posted on Sep 30, 2012 READ MORE  |  2500 READS
 





 
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