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By Ellen Goodman — Is Justice Ruth Ginsburg in poor health, or did she just lose a shoe? The answer depends on how quickly—and accurately—you get your news.
Posted on Apr 5, 2007
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By Joe Conason — Sen. John McCain invaded a Baghdad market with a small army this week, determined to sell the surge. But Americans and Iraqis know better: No matter how many soldiers are sacrificed to delay the fact, the war is lost.
Posted on Apr 5, 2007
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By Paul Cummins — The author takes aim at the shortcomings of the contemporary American educational system, laments the current state of arts education, and wonders what exactly schools are preparing younger generations to do—and become.
Posted on Apr 4, 2007
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By Robert Scheer — The Supreme Court may not be interested in applying American values to Guantanamo Bay, but at least one soldier has taken a principled stand against the prison’s tortured justice system.
Posted on Apr 3, 2007
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By Amy Goodman — If you are upset that Congress won’t defund the war in Iraq, there’s something you can do: Stop paying a tax. Legally.
Posted on Apr 3, 2007
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — With the 2008 presidential election on the horizon, a novel plan to circumvent a constitutional amendment and eliminate the anti-democratic Electoral College is gaining momentum in Maryland and other states.
Posted on Apr 3, 2007
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By Marie Cocco — Like a terminally ill animal, the Guantanamo prison is soon to be put to death. It will be an ugly execution, played out against the sophomoric non sequiturs that are the unofficial soundtrack of the war on terror.
Posted on Apr 3, 2007
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By Andy Borowitz — The satirist provides an overview of new state-of-the-art software that will enable voters to customize Sen. Clinton’s positions on a host of issues.
Posted on Apr 2, 2007
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Truthdig tips its hat this week to César E. Chávez, the Mexican-American labor organizer and activist who fought for more than 40 years for the rights of farm workers, Latinos and other disenfranchised groups. Happy César Chávez Day!
Posted on Mar 31, 2007
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The writer speaks with Truthdig about his new book, “Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army,” privatization in America and abroad, and our dysfunctional democracy.
Posted on Mar 30, 2007
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — Candidates on both sides are playing it safe, but the signs are that voters will reward strong ideas and bold positions.
Posted on Mar 30, 2007
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By Joe Conason — The Washington press elite has warned the Democrats not to pursue the U.S. attorney scandal, but lawmakers should listen to the polls, not the “cable sages” who have so frequently been wrong.
Posted on Mar 29, 2007
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By Marie Cocco — If we are what we eat and we eat what is advertised, then American children are facing death by junk food.
Posted on Mar 29, 2007
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By Robert Scheer — The military covered its ass on Monday, with a report on the investigation into the exploitation of Pat Tillman that stank of non-denial denials. After three years of lies and obfuscation, the Tillman family deserves better.
Posted on Mar 27, 2007
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By Ellen Goodman — The caricature of John Edwards as a preening politico evaporated the day he and Elizabeth publicly faced cancer with the same humanity and sense of mission that have been the hallmarks of his campaign.
Posted on Mar 27, 2007
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