A Window Into Infiltration: The FBI Informant File of Sheila Louise O'Connor Aaron Leonard, Truthout: The story of 1970s FBI informant Sheila O'Connor provides lessons for today's progressive organizations about infiltration by the state security apparatus. Read the Article Obama Unveils Plan to Curb Gun Violence, Asks Congress to Ban Assault Weapons Mike Ludwig, Truthout: President Obama unveiled a sweeping plan to address gun violence which includes 23 executive orders, closing background-check loopholes and asking Congress to restore a ban on military-style assault weapons. Read the Article Aaron Swartz's FOIA Requests Shed Light on His Struggle Jason Leopold, Truthout: It is clear that the information Aaron Swartz sought, particularly in areas pertaining to government surveillance, would have greatly benefited the public. However, his efforts to pry loose materials from a highly secretive administration were mostly unsuccessful. Read the Article Watch Out for Fake Gun Control Reforms Bernardine Dohrn, Truthout: The challenge is to make sure that the push toward a new wave of gun control does not include the failed cliches of more police in schools, more searches of children and adolescents, or greater criminalization of young people. Read the Article How to Stop the Next Pandemic: End Factory Farming Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: Factory farms are the perfect storm environments for the emergence and spread of super-strains of influenza, such as the deadly and contagious form of bird flu, H5N1. Read the Article New Study Shows Anti-Choice Policies Leading to Widespread Arrests of, and Forced Interventions on, Pregnant Women Jeanne Flavin and Lynn Paltrow, RH Reality Check: A recent study makes clear that post-Roe "pro-life" measures are being used to do more than limit access to abortion; they are providing the basis for arresting women, locking them up and forcing them to submit to medical interventions, including surgery. Read the Article Obama's Second-Term Chance to Fulfill No-Nuke Pledge Richard Falk and David Krieger, Truthout: It's not too late for the president to demonstrate his first-term pledge of "America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons." Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 8,000 New York City School Bus Drivers Go On Strike, and More In today's On the News segment: In New York City, more than 8,000 school bus drivers walked off the job in a strike on Tuesday; a school shooting in eastern Kentucky claimed the lives of two people; Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to get rid of personal income and corporate taxes - and replace them with a higher sales tax in his state; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Abortion as a Blessing, Grace, or Gift: Changing the Conversation about Reproductive Rights and Moral Values Valerie Tarico, Away Point: In the end, the real morality of our position lies in the right of babies to be truly loved and wanted, and in the right of parents to bring babies into this world when they're fully ready to welcome them with open arms. Read the Article Debate on Armed Police in Schools: Needed for Kid Safety or Part of the Student-to-Prison Pipeline? Nermeen Shaikh and Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW!: As the National Rifle Association pushes for armed guards in every school, there is a debate over what type of security measures should be taken in schools to prevent future tragedies. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript |
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