| Stupidest Budget Cuts Ever - or, Why Cutting Contraception Is Not Conservative Valerie Tarico, Truthout: Cutting family planning is not conservative - not from the standpoint of conserving funding, nor from the standpoint of taking a precautionary approach to public health. It's especially stupid when we have the technology and tools to make most unintended pregnancy, teen pregnancy and abortion obsolete. Read the Article Senate Passes $3.7 Trillion Budget, Its First in Four Years Jonathan Weisman, The New York Times News Service: If the negotiations prove fruitless, the next budget crisis looms this summer when Congress must again raise the government's statutory borrowing limit or risk defaulting on the federal debt. Read the Article Thousands of Gallons of Pollution Recovered From Oil and Gas Spill in Colorado Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Cleanup continues at the site of an underground spill of thousands of gallons of pollution related to the oil and gas industry in the heart of Colorado's fracking country. Read the Article Cyprus Passes Parts of Bailout Bill, but Delays Vote on Tax Liz Alderman, The New York Times News Service: With a deadline imposed by the European Central Bank looming on Monday, it appeared there was still no immediate path to a lifeline of 10 billion euros that Cyprus needs to keep its banks from collapsing. Read the Article Free Market Mythologies and the Future of Public Ownership Thomas M. Hanna, The Neoprogressive: Many Americans - and not just avowed conservatives - have been led to believe that it is possible to have a "free market" economy, and that the quest to reach it will generate greater prosperity and better social outcomes. Both beliefs are false, says Thomas M. Hanna. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: The GOP Is Already Hatching Its Next Plot to Take Our Nation Hostage, and More In today's On the News segment: John Boehner said the GOP will refuse to raise the debt ceiling in May, unless the president agrees to more spending cuts; Colorado is now the 18th state to legalize some form of same-sex unions; Mexico is breaking up monopolies; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript From Torah to Tikkun: Rabbi Michael Lerner's Recipe for Peace in the Middle East Douglas Jamiel, Truthout: In his review of Embracing Israel/Palestine: A Strategy to Heal and Transform the Middle East, Jamiel finds Rabbi Lerner's plea for kindness and empathy timeless and necessary, but his moral algebra suspect and his prescriptions for peace in the Middle East inadequate. Read the Review Conservatives Benefit From Instant Runoff Voting, Too The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: We need more voices and more choices in our elections; instant runoff voting (IRV) is used in more than 300 communities across the country, but we need to take (IRV) and proportional representation national. Read the Article Wave of "Ag Gag" Bills Threaten Food Safety and Freedom of the Press Rebekah Wilce, PRWatch: "Ag gag" bills seek to prevent the documentation and exposure of safety violations and atrocities in animal industries by criminalizing them and labeling them "obstruction." In other words, turn off the tape and bury the evidence rather than reforming the system. Read the Article Our Bodies, Our Stories: Reproductive Health Behind Bars Jen Chien, National Radio Project: From shackling to sterilization, thousands of incarcerated people are struggling to maintain control over their own reproductive health. Listen to the Radio Program | 
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