| Noam Chomsky | The US Remains Guilty in Guatemala Noam Chomsky, Truthout: The truth of what Rios Montt was doing in Guatemala was unwelcome in Washington because it interfered with the objectives set by President Reagan's national security team in 1981. Read the Article Monsanto: Contamination By All Means Necessary Colin Todhunter, Countercurrents.org: When you allow commercial interests free rein over a nation state's food and agricultural policies, consumers and farmers end up paying the price. Read the Article Walmart Workers Need a Raise and a Voice John Logan, Truthout: While Walmart's mistreatment of its labor force continues to cost taxpayers and the economy, the company continues to retaliate against workers who speak up against poverty wages and poor working conditions as more fight the status quo. Read the Article "FrackNation": The Koch Industries Ties That Bind Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog: A deeper look in the funding streams of the codirectors for "FrackNation" shows that their previous films were partly funded by the "dark money ATM of the right". Read the Article Bradley Manning Is Guilty of "Aiding the Enemy" - If the Enemy Is Democracy Norman Solomon, Norman Solomon's Blog: When the deceptive operation of the warfare state can't stand the light of day, truth tellers are a constant hazard. And culpability must stay turned on its head. Read the Article Extra! Extra! Rich Corp Execs Shut Down the NLRB! Then and Now Ellen Dannin and Ann C. Hodges, Truthout: In this week's installment in the National Labor Relations Act series, the authors look at how rich corporate executives at the American Liberty League and union disunity undermined the law from its outset. Read the Article On the News with Thom Hartmann: IMF Admits It Made Serious Mistakes in Handling of Greek Debt Crisis; and More In today's On the News segments: Verizon, is handing over the personal information of millions of its customers to the NSA; yesterday, the International Monetary Fund admitted that it made serious mistakes in the handling of the Greek debt crisis; the largest study ever on same-sex parenting shows that children of gay and lesbian couples are thriving; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Paul Krugman | Creating a New Class of Keynesian Villain Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: Ken Rogoff, who recently wrote a Keynes-bashing article, must subscribe to the myth that a reasonable centrist can be won over by hippie-bashing. Read the Article Despite Horrific Repression, the US Should Stay Out of Syria Stephen Zunes, Foreign Policy in Focus: It is difficult for Americans to accept that their country should not use its powerful military to intervene in Syria. Read the Article Denying a Head Start in Washington State Greg Kaufmann, Bill Moyers & Company: Across-the-board sequester cuts are already impacting programs such as Head Start, which provides high-quality early education and support for children and families living in poverty. Read the Article Just Begin: A Graduation Day Speech for the Post-Post-Docs of Life Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: At this time of graduation speeches, Engelhardt addresses the class of 1966, who have obtained the "post-post-docs of life." He tells his cohorts to embrace another round of action and activity. Read the Article | 
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