| Hypocritical Smoke: The Scandal of Medical Waste Incineration Dr. Brian Moench, Truthout: When large studies have shown that waste incinerators are serious public health hazards, linked with higher rates of adult and childhood cancers and birth defects among people who live nearby, why does the US continue to incinerate particularly toxic medical waste? Read the Article Chris Hedges | The Sparks of Rebellion Chris Hedges, TruthDig: As the country continues to suffer from the greed and abuse of the ruling class, the impending revolution will be determined not by the urban poor, but the sinking middle class robbed of a chance to pull itself up as the generation before it. Read the Article Dean Baker | Debt Default: The Only Way to Get to Full Employment? Dean Baker, Truthout: While the impending government shutdown has sparked fears that the US dollar will lose it status as the world's reserve currency, it might actually be good news for Americans, as the lower value might increase employment. Read the Article Obama Makes an Exceptional Phone Call The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: With the diplomatic approach taken in Syria and the recent call made to the Iranian president, it is possible that President Obama might be resisting the call for war from the fanatical right and finally bringing the US toward a peaceful future. Read the Article The "Implacable" War Against Migrants David Bacon, Truthout: Vittorio Longhi's new book, The Immigrant War, offers valuable insights into the global phenomenon of immigration and describes how migrants around the world are organizing and fighting for their rights. Read the Review A World in Which No One Is Listening to the Planet's Sole Superpower: The Greater Middle East's Greatest Rebuff to Uncle Sam Dilip Hiro, TomDispatch: In discussing "America's slumping authority in the Greater Middle East," Hiro argues that it has become "increasingly apparent that Washington's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, along with several lesser campaigns in the Global War on Terror, were doomed. [And while] Obama swore that the United States was now 'ready to lead the world,' it was a prediction that would be proven disastrously wrong in the Greater Middle East." Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Attorney General Eric Holder Files Lawsuit to Block NC Voter ID-Disenfranchisement Law, and More On today's On the News segment: Republicans' answer to the government shutdown is simply a continuation of their earlier demands; Wall Street gamblers want to get their hands on our pensions; a federal judge in New Jersey ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to get married; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Wall Street to Planet Earth: We Don't Mind, and You Don't Matter Chris Williams, Dissident Voice: As the American people once again face off against the oppressive regime that capitalism enforces, Williams argues that we should attempt to replace it "with a more rational, cooperative, democratic and humanistic system in sync" with the needs and desires of all citizens. Read the Article Decoding Obamacare: A Guide to New Health Care Marketplaces Designed to Help 48 Million Uninsured Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now: Amy Goodman talks to Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives of Community Service Society of New York, about the details of the upcoming Affordable Care Act and how it affects us all. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Vietnamese Americans, Exposed to Agent Orange, Suffer in Silence Ngoc Nguyen, New America Media: Vietnamese soldiers exposed to Agent Orange while helping to gather intelligence for the US military are excluded from the compensation and health care afforded to US veterans for the same service-connected disabilities. Read the Article | 
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