The Mines That Fracking Built Mike Ludwig, Truthout: This first installment of Truthout's Fracking Road Trip series on the wide-reaching impacts of the hydraulic fracturing industry follows two farmers living near Wisconsin's expanding mines of silica, a known carcinogen and a key ingredient in the fracking process. Read the Article Noam Chomsky | Boston and Beyond Noam Chomsky, Truthout: "It's rare for privileged Westerners to see, graphically, what many others experience daily - for example, in a remote village in Yemen, the same week as the marathon bombings." Read the Article How Big Should the Government Be? The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Thom Hartmann was asked how big government should be. He believes it should keep itself to two areas: protecting the commons and regulating capitalism. Read the Article Death in Boston and West, Texas - Intent Hidden in Plain Sight? Ellen Dannin, Truthout: Organized opposition to weaponized combat drones in the bombers' criminal intent was clear in Boston, but what was the intent – or the criminality – of those responsible for the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion? Dannin considers the issue. Read the Article Six Whistleblowers Charged Under the Espionage Act John Light and Lauren Feeney, Moyers & Company: The Obama Administration is currently prosecuting six government officials under the Espionage Act, a law that has only been used three times in its history. Read the Article The German Establishment's Imposition of Austerity on Spain Recapitulates Fascist History Vincent Navarro, Truthout: Germany plays a leading role in the policies promoted in Europe and is quickly weakening any attraction that the European project had for the Spanish population. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Apparel Companies Start to Rethink Their Use of Slave Labor, and More In today's On the News segment: A new poll shows that Muslims aren't the ones we should worry about - it's Republicans; congress is doing nothing to help those being hit hard by Republican austerity; after several horrific factory collapses in Bangladesh, some US apparel companies are starting to rethink their use of slave labor; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Paul Krugman | Sarkozy's Post-Political Ambitions Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: "I'm still amazed not just by the way policy makers threw basic macroeconomics out the window, but by the absolute unanimity of their turn to austerity." Read the Article Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania Ellen Cantarow, TomDispatch: As the energy industry pushes high-volume fracking, residents in Texas, Colorado and Pennsylvania are experiencing similar health problems: rashes, nosebleeds, severe headaches, difficulty breathing, joint pain, intestinal illnesses, memory loss and more. Read the Article Senators Propose Federal Legislation to Label GMO Food Michelle Goldstein, Natural News: Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) have sponsored The Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, federal legislation that requires the labeling of all genetically engineered food in the United States. Read the Article Economic Update: Crisis/Individual Lives Richard D. Wolff, Economic Update/Truthout: Economist Richard Wolff provides updates on airline delays, minimum wages for tipped workers, global military spending and the profit-driven Bangladesh building collapse. Listen to the Radio Program The Federal Reserve Shifts Language, Signals New Concern Over Sequester Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers: In a carefully worded shift in language, the Federal Reserve has indicated that sequestration is harming the economy and its efforts to jumpstart it. Read the Article Guantanamo Attorney Found Dead in Apparent Suicide Jason Leopold, Truthout: An attorney who represented prisoners detained at Guantanamo Bay was found dead last week in what sources said was a suicide. Read the Article |
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