Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique: 50 Years Later Peter Dreier, Truthout: The Feminine Mystique - published on February 19, 1963 - catalyzed the modern feminist movement, helped forever change Americans' attitudes about women's role in society and catapulted its author into becoming an influential and controversial public figure. Read the Article Climate Rally Draws "Line in the Sand" on Canadian Pipeline Stephen Leahy, Inter Press Service: The largest climate rally in U.S. history is expected Sunday in Washington DC with the aim of pressuring President Barack Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Activists are calling Keystone "the line in the sand" regarding dangerous climate change. Read the Article Ten Urgent Reasons to Reject Nuclear Power Now Jim McCluskey, Truthout: The close relationship between nuclear weapons and nuclear power in every sense of the word may explain differences in politicians' and citizens' agendas on nuclear power issues. Read the Article Can We Trust Foxconn's New 'Democratic' Chinese Factories? Michelle Chen, In These Times: Regardless of whether management gives them a fair vote, workers at Foxconn are learning that real workplace democracy doesn't have to heed management's rules. Read the Article Truthout TV: Laura Flanders on the State of the Nation Ted Asregadoo, Truthout: The discussion includes Laura's views on economic equality, the war in Afghanistan, cultural and political divisions in the U.S., and contemporary grassroots movements who are working to better the lives of the middle class people and the poor. Watch the Video Corporations Advise School Closings, While Private Charters Suck Public Schools Away Kristin Rawls, AlterNet: As charter proponents aim to cash in on major investment returns, Philly braces for a massive schools shakeup. Read the Article Just Like Crack in the 80s, the Police State Thrives on Gun Hysteria Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report: The current gun hysteria will serve as an excuse to expand the police state, through a new wave of mandatory minimum sentences and adoption of New York-type stop-and-frisk policies. Read the Article On Our Own or All Together? The Troublesome Question of Aging Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon, Jacobin: Depending on who you ask or what you read, aging and retirement are the best things that could ever happen to you or an over-hyped stage of life that's actually filled with social isolation. Read the Article This week in SpeakOut: This week in SpeakOut: Lee R. Haven discusses the violent rhetoric of Christopher J. Dorner; Laura L. Finley gives a passionate defense of reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act; Eric Zuesse takes us back to 2008 in order to analyze the different political rhetoric behind the economic crash; Shannon McLeish speaks from the frontline of the Occupy Movement; S. Taalay Ahmed tells the story of a Palestinian man who, despite a lifetime of violence, still believes in a peaceful solution; and more. Read the Articles |
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