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Rise Up or Die

The Lotto Symbolizes the False Promises of Barracuda Capitalism

Obama Unscathed by Scandals, Mayor Denies Smoking Crack, and More

Truthdigger of the Week: Sen. Angus King

Is Democracy in Trouble?

What Will Tighter Restrictions on Trade in Iran Do?
By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law

Global Capital and the Nation State
By Robert Reich

Is Democracy in Trouble?
By E.J. Dionne, Jr.

Rise Up or Die
By Chris Hedges

DOJ Allegedly Spied on Fox News Correspondent, the FBI Investigates Bachmann, and More

Gillibrand’s Student Loan Proposal Follows Warren’s Lead

College: A Lesson in Inequality

Obama Unscathed by Scandals, Mayor Denies Smoking Crack, and More

Will Yahoo ‘Ruin’ Tumblr?

Flaring Violence Kills 130 People in Iraq in Three Days

‘Left, Right & Center’: The White House Scandal Trifecta

Save Our Democracy: Buy the L.A. Times for $660 Million

‘The Daily Show’: Stewart Slams Hypocrites Cheney and Rumsfeld

Video Allegedly Shows Police Beating David Silva to Death

‘SNL’: Stefon’s Farewell Features Anderson Cooper

Act of Congress
By Jesse Eisinger

Daily Rituals
By Gabriel Thompson

The Girls of Atomic City
By Scott Martelle

The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking

Dig led by Mike Rose

Gore Vidal: His Life and Legacy

Dig led by Truthdig Staff

Cruel and Unusual: The Culture of Punishment in America

By Anne-Marie Cusac
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Tag: Peaceful

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Truthdiggers of the Week: Occupy Wall Street

Thousands of protesters have crowded Wall Street for the last 12 days, decrying the effects of corporate greed on a functioning democracy. Those protesters, Occupy Wall Street, are our Truthdiggers of the Week.

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Russia Set to Power Up Iran Nuclear Plant

After 40 years and countless international scoldings, Russia has announced it will begin loading uranium-packed fuel rods into Iran’s first nuclear power plant, officially classifying the reactor as a “nuclear installation.”