Dreadful news, everyone: The Titanic has sunk again. It just keeps sinking and sinking and sinking . . . How come some enterprising cruise line doesn’t just rebuild a fleet of them and sink one annually? (Disney? Carnival? Who has the rights?) Rebuild it and the masses would certainly come. It could be like one of those murder-mystery dinner inns, only more romantic, tragic. People would pay good money to dress up in Edwardian finery, set sail and glub-glub. Read full article > >

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ABC’s ‘Titanic’: That sinking feeling

My father’s generation carries a permanent scar from Jan. 12; it’s up to mine to help.

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Haitian Americans’ task to rebuild their homeland

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Truthout is proud to bring you an exclusive series from America’s number-one progressive radio host, Thom Hartmann. Starting today, we’ll be publishing weekly installments of Hartmann’s acclaimed new book, “Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country.” We invite Truthout readers to join us over the next 12 weeks as, chapter by chapter, we explore these groundbreaking ideas for national transformation.