| Charging Through the Archway of History: Immigrants and African-Americans Unite to Transform the Face of Labor and the Power of Community Paul Ortiz, Truthout: A budding coalition of immigrants and African-Americans - modeled on the outstanding community- and labor-organizing example of Culinary Workers Union Local 226 - is potentially the largest progressive force in America - one capable of transforming the trajectory of US history. Read the Article Targeted Killing White Paper Leaked to NBC News Turned Over to Truthout by DOJ in Response to a Six-Month-Old FOIA Request Four Days Later Truthout Staff, Truthout: A leaked document laid out the Obama administration's legal case for assassinating US citizens abroad who align themselves with al-Qaeda or "associated forces." The "white paper" appeared to be one of many documents first sought by Truthout under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request last summer. Read the Article Four States Introduce Keystone XL Resolutions, Lifting Language From ALEC and TransCanada Brendan Fischer, PR Watch: The identical language of the proposals and the similarity to ALEC and TransCanada talking points cannot be a coincidence. It is further proof that some legislators are doing the bidding of corporate interests rather than the people that elected them. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Facebook Will Pay No Taxes, but Will Be Getting a Tax Refund of $429 Million, and More In today's On the News segment: Facebook made over $1 billion in US profits in 2012, but they won't be paying a single penny in federal or state income taxes; forty Republican Senators filibustered Chuck Hagel's Secretary of State nomination yesterday; Obama appointed two of the nation's top election lawyers to a new presidential commission, charged with finding ways to streamline the election process; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript The Queer Case Against Prisons Toshio Meronek, Truthout: Toshio Meronek's review of Prisons Will Not Protect You highlights the emphasis by the book's contributors that the Corrections Department isn't in the business of correcting oppression. Read the Review Meet the 102-Year-Old Face of Voter Suppression Thom Hartmann, The Daily Take: It's time to take on ALEC and the billionaires and the Republican party, and work to make sure that every American citizen who's eligible to vote can easily and safely do so, knowing that their vote will be counted. Anything less is simply un-American. Read the Article Why the Violence Against Women Act Is Crucial for Native American Women Winona LaDuke, AlterNet: Up until Tuesday, Republicans had proposed amendments to strip Native American rights and jurisdiction over non-Native perpetrators of violence on the reservation. Read the Article Not In Our Backyard: Fighting Pollution in Richmond, California Jen Chien, National Radio Project: Richmond is one of the lowest-income communities in the Bay Area. It's also one of the most toxic. Now community activists in this heavily polluted area are coming together to fight for environmental justice. Listen to the Radio Program Hemp Is Harmless, a Potential Economic Miracle, and Still Illegal in America, but the Tide Seems to Be Turning Steven Wishnia, AlterNet: Powerful politicians across the country are pushing to bring hemp back. Despite the federal ban on growing hemp, the industry has grown, but challenges to making it thrive exist. Read the Article | 
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