Arctic Sea Ice and Al Gore's "Prediction 2013" Bruce Melton, Truthout: While climate change deniers misrepresent what Al Gore said about Arctic ice, the reality in the Arctic outpaces the most pessimistic predictions. It's time to get angry and do something. Read the Article and Listen to the Audio The Hard Numbers on Fracking: Radiation, Toxic Wastewater and Air Pollution Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Years after fracking technology prompted an oil and gas rush, researchers are finding radioactive and other pollutants near facilities, but the federal government continues to exempt facilities from hazardous waste regulations. Read the Article Is the State Department Trying to Silence Pakistani Drone Victims by Delaying Their Attorney's Visa? Candice Bernd, Truthout: Shahzad Akbar, an attorney representing drone strike survivors in Pakistan, says the State Department is delaying his visa so he won't be able to travel to a Congressional hearing on drones. Read the Article Eight Reasons Democrats Should Refuse a Shutdown "Grand Bargain" Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future: The GOP is trying to solve the problem it has created for itself by offering the administration something they both seem to want: Social Security cuts, and perhaps benefit reductions to Medicare as well. Read the Article Eugene Robinson | Let Go of the Car, Mr. Speaker Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Writers Group: Republicans in Congress are like a dog that chases cars and finally catches one. There is a fleeting sense of accomplishment, followed by sheer panic. Read the Article No Longer Standing: Wendy Davis to Run for Governor of Texas Robin Marty, Care2: Wendy Davis and a campaign team will see if they can turn the momentum from her 11-hour filibuster both inside and outside the state into a winning campaign in the 2014 governor's race. Read the Article Why the Government Shutdown Is Not Anarchist Utopia Nathan Schneider, Waging Nonviolence: In his complaints against the wing of the Republican Party that engineered the present government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid derided his opponents as "Tea Party anarchists." It's hard to decide who should be more annoyed — the Tea Party or the anarchists. Read the Article How a Telecom Helped the Government Spy on Me Raymond Bonner, ProPublica: "In 2004, my telephone records, were obtained by federal agents assigned to investigate a leak of classified information. What happened next says a lot about what happens when the government's privacy protections collide with the day-to-day realities of global surveillance." Read the Article A Reprieve From Climate Doom Michael I. Niman, ArtVoice: Thin as global warming denial arguments are, they have the advantage that we want to believe them. Read the Article Government Shutdown Spares Military but Hurts Children and the Poor Jaisal Noor, The Real News Network: Rania Khalek details how the government shutdown means halting social services while maintaining NSA spying, deportations and continuing drone strikes in Afghanistan. Watch the Video |
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