Romney Energy Plan: Hot Cow Manure on Planet's Open Wounds Dr. Brian Moench, Truthout: "Mitt Romney is willing to risk the lives of billions of people, and a climate that could end modern civilization, so that he can live out his dream of being the president." Read the Article "Whatever Is Left Is Just Pieces of Bodies and Cloth": New Report Details the Horror of Living Under Drones John Knefel, Truthout: A new Stanford-NYU report, "Living Under Drones," details the devastation to civilians - and possible war crimes - resulting from US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. Read the Article and Watch the Video Citizens United Ruling Accounts for 78 Percent of Campaign Spending Jason Leopold, Truthout: "The landmark 2010 Supreme Court ruling that struck down longstanding prohibitions on corporate political spending now accounts for 78 percent of the $465 million spent thus far during the 2012 election cycle, according to a study conducted by the non-profit and non-partisan Sunlight Foundation." Read the Article North Carolina Could Discourage 10 Million Eligible Latino Voters Carmen Cusido, McClatchy Newspapers: "A report released Monday by The Advancement Project names North Carolina among the 16 states that are either pursuing citizenship-related purges on their voter rolls or have adopted such policies. Battleground states like Colorado, Florida, Iowa and Ohio also are listed." Read the Article Dr. Frankenstein and the APA's Decade of Monstrosities Roy Eidelson, Truthout: "Sadly, there is no shortage of arenas where the tale of Frankenstein - of science unmoored from values, of ambition unrestrained by conscience - resonates powerfully today. One that stands out for many psychologists is the American Psychological Association's (APA) ongoing, decade-long embrace of 'war on terror' opportunities that have placed US psychologists at the center of coercive interrogations and other human rights abuses." Read the Article What Do We Know About Independent Voters? Gina McGalliard, Truthout: Independent voters may ultimately decide presidential elections, but who are they? Experts can't seem to agree on whether they're discerning, disengaged, secretly partisan or simply uninformed. Whatever they are, their numbers are on the rise and candidates want to win them over. Read the Article A Dissident Voice for Democratic Schooling: Writer Gabriel San Roman Interviews Radical Educator Antonia Darder Gabriel San Roman, Truthout: "Throughout the states, an increasingly corporate approach to education threatens this cornerstone of democracy. In this climate, the work of Antonia Darder - an internationally recognized scholar and radical educator in the tradition of critical pedagogy - is as urgent as ever." Read the Article Just as McCarthyism Claimed to Fight Godless Communists, Boykinism Condones War on Idolatrous Muslims Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch: "This debate over who actually represents God's will is one that the successive administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama have studiously sought to avoid. The United States is not at war with Islam per se, US officials insist. Still, among Muslims abroad, Washington's repeated denials notwithstanding, suspicion persists, and not without reason." Read the Article Paul Krugman | All Eyes on Ohio Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: "Elections aren't decided by national popular vote, but state by state. And it seems likely that this election will be decided in the industrial Midwest, Ohio in particular - a region that has bounced back strongly." Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Germany Moves to Outlaw High-Speed Trading Robots, and More In today's On the News segment: Over three-quarters of outside spending in this election was made possible by the Citizens United decision, Germany is set to approve a new law this week to limit high-frequency trading, striking NFL referees watch their position strengthen as replacement refs make bad calls, and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript |
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