| The Political Roots of American Obesity E. Douglas Kihn, Truthout: Doctor of Oriental medicine E. Douglas Kihn argues that the squeezing of the American worker, starting under the Reagan Administration, has created a worried, hurried population succumbing to "American Syndrome" and self-medicating with food. Read the Article How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws Lois Beckett, ProPublica: Using the pre-Civil War doctrine of "nullification," states assert that they - not the Supreme Court - have the ultimate authority to decide whether a law is constitutional or not. Read the Article Secret "Free Trade" Negotiations Will Gut Regulations, Further Enrich Multinationals and Big Financial Firms Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism: The secret Trans-Pacific Partnership and the US-European Union "Free Trade" Agreement are both intended to make the world more lucrative for major corporations by weakening regulations and by strengthening intellectual property laws. Read the Article Sandy Hook Promise: There Will Be Change Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: Newtown families lobbied for an amendment that would expand the use of background checks for people buying guns, but fell six votes short. They are part of a growing nationwide movement called the "Sandy Hook Promise." Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York State's Highest Court Upheld Two Towns' Right to Keep Toxic Energy Production Out of Their Communities, and More In today's On the News segment: The New York towns of Dryden and Middlefield can say "no" to toxic-fuels; North Carolina's Republican senate committee chairman "passed" legislation to end a green energy program before he even counted the votes; both state houses in Colorado just passed a major election law to make it easier to vote, and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript "Retail Exemption" Shields Fertilizer Facilities From Safety Requirements Chris Hamby, The Center for Public Integrity: The Texas fertilizer plant that blew up last month, killing at least 15 people, appears to have been claiming an exemption that allowed it to avoid targeted workplace inspections and safety requirements. Read the Article Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria Jim Lobe, Inter Press Service: So far, Washington has provided rebels with only "non-lethal" assistance, including communications gear and food rations. It appears that the Obama administration as well as the Pentagon are reluctant to escalate intervention. Read the Article A Day in Court: Jones Day and the Color of Corruption Tolu Olorunda, Opening of Detroit: On April 30, dozens of protesters in Detroit opposed the financial takeover of the city by a global law firm. The fact that the predominantly white firm was managing the resources of a predominantly black city was a concern for many. Read the Article Zero Manufacturing Jobs Added. Zero. Dave Johnson, Campaign for America's Future: President Obama set a goal of one million new manufacturing jobs in his second term. Last month we added zero. We did add low-wage jobs, though. Maybe we can talk about a national manufacturing strategy now? Read the Article Weekly Update: Media Looks for Camps, Occupy Joins Popular Resistance Margaret Flowers, October2011.org: On May Day, the media was looking for encampments and missed how popular resistance is growing and demonstrating all over the US. Here are some of the highlights in this week's activism. Read the Article Five Things to Know About the NRA's New President Matt Gertz, Media Matters: The NRA will induct Alabama lawyer Jim Porter as the new president at their annual meeting this weekend. Here are some facts about the new face of gun culture. Read the Article Manufacturing Terror: The Media's Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Problem George Lavender, National Radio Project: After the Boston Marathon bombing, the media was filled with speculation, many pointing the finger at Muslims and Arabs. Does the media reinforce anti-Arab and anti-Muslim stereotypes? Listen to the Radio Program | 
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