| Guatemalan Ex-Dictator Found Guilty of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Tim Johnson, McClatchy Newspapers: Yesterday, former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide because his military regime used "extreme terror" in an effort to wipe out a Mayan minority ethnic group in the early 1980s. Read the Article New Law Gives Parents Behind Bars in Washington State a Way to Hold Onto Their Children Victoria Law, Truthout: On May 8, Washington State governor Jay Inslee signed the Children of Incarcerated Parents bill into law. The law guides the courts' discretion to delay the termination of parental rights if the parent's incarceration or prior incarceration is a significant factor for the child's continued stay in the foster care system. Read the Article Obama Administration Outlines New Policy for Arctic Issues Erika Bolstad, McClatchy Newspapers: The White House outlined its approach to key Arctic issues, even as it acknowledges that there are conflicting - and even contradictory - goals and challenges as rapidly melting sea ice makes the region more accessible. Read the Article Bill Moyers and Michael Winship | Don't Shoot - Organize! Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: There is an alternative to force, blood and suffering. It's called democracy. Drop your weapons and celebrate that we live in a country where peaceful change is still possible. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: The IRS Has Issued a Formal Apology to Conservative Political Groups for "Singling Them Out for Additional Review", and More In today's On the News segment: The IRS has issued a formal apology to conservative political groups for "singling them out for additional review"; the Senate Judiciary Committee held the first of many hearings on comprehensive immigration reform; the Florida state legislature has passed a bill to prevent foreclosure victims from recovering their property, even when a bank's actions are ruled fraudulent; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Socialist Discussion - Visions of a New World Bill Fletcher, Jr., Jacobin Magazine: Bill Fletcher, Jr. reviews Gar Alperovitz's book, What Then Must We Do? and concludes the struggle for structural reforms is essential for change, but it is not enough to wound the rabid beast; one must ultimately bring it down. Read the Review Economic Weapons of Mass Destruction: Mortgages in the Era of Mass Terror Laura Gottesdiener, Counterpunch: Almost no one openly discusses the ongoing foreclosure crisis in terms of domestic terrorism. But that's exactly what it is, and we must recognize this if we want to prevent banks from causing more damage. Read the Article Guantanamo Is Not an Anomaly - Prisoners in the US Are Force-Fed Every Day Ann Neumann, Waging Nonviolence: The fact that force feedings are being discussed in the context of Guantanamo is dangerously misleading; it obscures the routine use of feeding tubes in American prisons. Read the Article Robert Reich | Sexual Assaults and Nuclear Missiles: What's the Matter With the Military? Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: Due to the recent military scandals involving sexual harassment, Robert Reich asks "Why has it been so difficult for the Air Force or the Defense Department to remedy this problem?" Read the Article Somalia Accepts Assistance From Foreign Destabilizers Cameron Bedard, Your Inquirer Profoundly: With Somalia lined up to receive an additional $95 million from the US and the UK to help combat terrorism, one wonders if terrorism in Somalia is not a self-fulfilling prophecy. Read the Article Permission to Speak: Political Prisoners in Burma George Lavender, National Radio Project: As Burma transitions from dictatorship to democracy, hundreds of political prisoners have been freed after decades behind bars. We hear from some of these freed political prisoners as they struggle to rebuild their lives. Listen to the Radio Report | 
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