Because of your dedication and support, we came very, very close to reaching our fundraising goal this month. (We fell just a couple of hundred dollars shy of our goal.) We're so grateful to everyone who was able to donate, and to all of you who read and share our articles - you inspire us! Thanks to you, Truthout will continue our mission to bring you free, independent news and analysis every day. A Good Use of Heartbeats: An Interview With First Nations Activist Caleb Behn Rebecca Carter, Truthout: First Nations activist, attorney and writer Caleb Behn talks about the continuing colonial incursions into his Dene homeland in Northeastern British Columbia, his family and nation's fight against the extractive industries and bringing Idle No More to a minus-35-degrees-Celsius environment. Read the Article Unemployment Edges Up to 7.9 Percent as Economy Adds 157,000 Jobs Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research: Fiscal cliff concerns appear to have no impact whatsoever on hiring, but that may not be true when the effects of deficit reduction are felt. Read the Article Class Is a Five-Letter Dirty Word: The Lack of Class Consciousness in an Era of Record Inequality Anthony DiMaggio, Truthout: As Americans' awareness catches up to the realities of the increasing US class divide, shrinking life opportunities for the majority and the disappearance of social mobility, we will be unable to address the problems of high unemployment and economic stagnation. Read the Article John Pilger | The Real Invasion of Africa and Other Not-Made-for-Hollywood Holy Wars John Pilger, Truthout: The "Islamic terrorism" that is an excuse for the enduring theft of Africa's vast store of minerals was all but invented by US, Pakistani and British intelligence agencies, which created the mujahedin of al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Read the Article With Assange in Diplomatic Limbo, Sweden in No Rush to Press Rape Charges Alissa Bohling, Truthout: With Julian Assange remaining in diplomatic limbo in London, Sweden refuses his offer for an interview, leading some to suspect they are not anxious to pursue allegations of rape that have been lodged against him. Read the Article The Terrorism of Stealth Petrochemicals Evaggelos Vallianatos, Earth Opensource: Chemistry created petrochemicals and plastics and thousands of other deleterious substances that now threaten the entire life of the world with deformities, extinction and death. Read the Article Do as We Say, Congress Says, Then Does What It Wants Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica: Congress is still exempt from portions of a number of federal laws, including provisions that protect workers in the private sector, but they don't apply to the legislative branch's approximately 30,000 employees. Read the Article Harnessing Rebel: Energy Making Green a Threat Again Scott Parkin, CounterPunch: The momentum to stop climate change is going to come from the rebel energy that challenges not only the established order, but the established opposition as well. Read the Article Second Term: Immigration, Climate, Foreclosures Curtis Black, Newstips: Immigration reform, climate change, the foreclosure crisis: With some disappointment over limited progress on these issues over the past four years, local activists hope more will be done in President Obama's second term. Read the Article Morsi Slams New Lid on Labor Rights Cam McGrath, Inter Press Service: Two years after the Egyptian revolution, the same labor movement that helped topple Hosni Mubarak is locked in a stalemate with the government and employers over long-denied labor rights and untenable working conditions. Read the Article | 
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