Why Are Cows' Tails Dropping Off? Elizabeth Royte, The Nation: As farmers lease their land to oil companies for fracking, evidence of contamination in the animals and plants grown nearby is not reassuring. Read the Article Report: America's Domestic Workers Raise Kids, Care for Seniors, Run Households Without Benefits, Protections or a Living Wage Mike Ludwig, Truthout: The first-of-its-kind assessment of the domestic workforce finds that the people who substantially help drive the US economy are themselves overworked, underpaid, sometimes abused and often in dire economic straits. Read the Article Activists Demand Replacement of Judge in Hacker Case, Citing Conflict of Interest J. A. Myerson, Truthout: Lawyers for accused hacker Jeremy Hammond plan to file a motion next week asking the federal judge in the case to recuse herself; but Hammond's supporters are already calling for her removal from the case. Read the Article Henry A. Giroux | War on Youth Angelo Letizia, Figure/Ground Communication: Public intellectual Henry A. Giroux discusses the state-sponsored assault being waged against young people across the globe, especially in the United States. Read the Article Syrian Government Cuts Off Internet Access Steve Williams, Cause2: The Syrian government shut down the entire country's access to the internet on Thursday during fierce fighting in Damascus. The government is blaming the move on terrorists, but internet experts have traced the stoppage to government-controlled tracer routes. Read the Article Paul Krugman | In the US, an Insecure Economy Needs a Stronger Safety Net Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: With the state of the US economy, isn't it better to have guaranteed health care and a basic pension from Social Security rather than simply hanker for a corporate safety net that no longer exists? Read the Article New York Fast-Food Workers in Historic Strike for $15 an Hour Jaisal Noor, The Real News Network: Fast-food workers from McDonalds and other outlets are demanding a living wage and the right to unionize. Read the Article ALEC Convenes in Washington; Damage Control at Top of Agenda Brendan Fischer, PRWatch: Following a year of intense scrutiny, members of ALEC are convening this week in Washington, DC, to try to salvage the organization's viability. Read the Article Whistleblower: Nuclear Regulators Suppress Facts, Break Law William Boardman, FreePress: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has known at least since 1996 that flooding danger from upstream dam failure can affect any of 34 vulnerable nuclear plants in the nation. Read the Article Why the Fiscal Cliff Is a Scam Paul Jay, The Real News Network: Is there a looming crisis of debt or deficits such that sacrifices in general are necessary? Read the Article |
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