Once again, we've been blown away by the generosity and commitment of Truthout's community of readers. Thanks to your donations, we met our fundraising target late last night, enabling us to take full advantage of a $30,000 matching grant. Your support, not just this month but throughout 2012, has powered Truthout's daily news coverage and analysis. We're all in this together, and here at Truthout, we truly couldn't do it without you - thank you! William Rivers Pitt | Shooting Is Business, and Business Is Good William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: No greater monument could stand over the graves of the lost than one that reads, "From This, No More." Read the Article Slow-Rolling Massacre Unfolds in the Shadow of Shocking High-Profile Shooting Sprees Dina Rasor, Truthout: A personal perspective about a nation's shock and grief over a horrific act in a place where such things "aren't supposed to happen," and the places where similar tragedies occur almost every day, where children grow up in a relentless tide of violence. Read the Article Historic 1911 Garment District Fire Is Invoked at Protest Over Deadly Blaze in Bangladesh Clothing Factory Linked to Walmart Zach Roberts, Truthout: A #blocktheboat protest at the Port of Newark garners support from truckers and - surprisingly - some members of law enforcement. Read the Article True Believer: Petraeus and the Mythology of Afghanistan Gareth Porter, Truthout: Managing the "war of perceptions" in Afghanistan ultimately proved more difficult for David Petraeus than it had in Iraq. Read the Article Netflix Blacks Out the Revolution Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: Your web experience is now carefully compiled and examined, a level of surveillance that would have been horrifying to previous generations. Read the Article The Wait-Just-a-Goddam-Second Amendment David Swanson, War is a Crime: We must reinterpret and/or rewrite the Second Amendment because it has been made to mean something very different from what was originally intended, or what any sane person writing a Constitution would intend today. Read the Article From "Operation Wetback" to Newtown: Tracing the Hick Fascism of the NRA Mark Ames, NSFWCORP: Part of the deeper ideological politics of gun-cult fanaticism is to create a political culture of fear-fueled citizens who think they're at war with each other, and as a result must fend for themselves and their families. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Report Shows More Damage From the Massive LIBOR Manipulation Scandal, and More In this week's On the News Segment: All eyes are on Boehner to see if he has control of his party; more damage from the massive LIBOR manipulation scandal discovered; Anonymous vows to completely wipe the Westboro Baptist Church off the internet; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Are the US and Israel Heading for a Showdown? Ira Chernus, TomDispatch: The rules of Israel's political game may be changing, which is a key factor in understanding why 2013 could be the year of confrontation between the leadership of the two countries. Read the Article What if All of the World's Debt Just Went Away Joe Brewer, Cognitive Policy Works: Imagine if all debt were wiped away. How would nations, corporations, individuals invest our newfound wealth differently? Read the Article | 
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