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(Please include your email address on your check.) Nuclear Roulette: The Truth About the Most Dangerous Energy Source on Earth Mark Karlin, Truthout: Author Gar Smith debunks the myths of nuclear power as a "clean, safe" source of energy and puts forward an alternative to this dangerous industry. Read the Interview Protests Organized Across India Over Death of Gang Rape Victim Heather Timmons, Sruthi Gottipati and Anjani Trivedi, The New York Times News Service: As India awoke to the death of a 23-year-old woman, the country's young, social-network-savvy population sprang into action, organizing and advertising protests, candlelight vigils and marches across the country. Read the Article Presenting America's Top Ten Greediest of 2012 Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: Some of today's greediest are running giant multinational corporations. Some are just running their mouths. Their stories remind us just how much needs to change, economically and politically, in the year ahead. Read the Article Senate Leaders Set to Work on a Last-Minute Tax Agreement Jonathan Weisman and Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times News Service: If the Senate is able to produce a bill that is largely bipartisan, there is a strong belief among House Republicans that the same measure would easily pass the House, with a large number of Republicans. Read the Article Border Patrol's New Strategy Highlights Agency's Lack of Clear Direction Tom Barry, Truthout: Increasing segments of the public are more frequently condemning anti-immigrant policies and practices, and states and communities are rejecting harsh federal drug laws. Yet the border security buildup - which is almost exclusively focused on stemming immigration and on drug enforcement - continues. Read the Article New Poll Shows Surge in Support for Gun Control Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times: Public support for stricter gun laws is at its highest point in eight years, but a majority of Americans still oppose an outright ban on guns. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Civil Liberties Were Once Again Defeated in the Senate on Thursday, and More In this week's On the News Segment: Civil liberties were defeated in the Senate on Thursday, as three amendments to bring more transparency and accountability to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) were voted down in the upper chamber; the first casualties of going over the so-called "fiscal cliff" will be more than two million unemployed Americans; Michigan Gov. Snyder signed a new financial managers law; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript UN's Last Stand on Arms Trade Treaty Thalif Deen, Inter Press Service: Amidst a debate on gun control in the US, the United Nations will meet in March to finalize an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) after nearly two decades of negotiations. Read the Article Anti-Fracking Activist Discusses the Connection Between Human Rights and the Environment Maureen Nandini Mitra, Earth Island Journal: Environmental contamination is a human rights problem, says Sandra Steingraber. We can't change the scale of the problem, so that means you have to change the scale of your actions. Read the Article Fiscal Cliff: Going Nuclear and the Grand Betrayal Paul Jay, The Real News Network: Bill Black, an associate professor of economics and law, says the GOP threatens to use the debt ceiling as leverage to create conditions for more austerity measures by Obama. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript | 
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