| Is Homeland Security Preparing for the Next Wall Street Collapse? Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Blog: Reports are that the Department of Homeland Security is engaged in a massive, covert military buildup. An article by The Associated Press in February confirmed an open purchase order by DHS for 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition. Evidently somebody in government is expecting some serious civil unrest. Why? Read the Article Prosecution, Police Injustice Unraveled in Riveting West of Memphis Documentary Mark Karlin, Truthout: Director Amy Berg's West of Memphis is a searing indictment of prosecution misconduct in the conviction of three poor white teenagers for the barbarous 1993 murders of three young boys. Three young men, vulnerable to prosecution because they were - according to one person interviewed in the film - "white trash," spent 18 years in prison. Read the Review Ask a Keynesian: With US Borrowing Capped, Won't More Pentagon Spending Destroy Jobs? Robert Naiman, Truthout: In the current federal budget political context, with borrowing capped and taxing the super-rich off the table, unnecessary Pentagon spending destroys American jobs. Read the Article It Is Time to Recognize the National Sovereignty and Human Rights of Native Indians Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Truthout: The recent signing of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the invigoration of the Native Indian movement show that it's time to recognize their rights in the face of their ongoing struggle. Read the Article Ladydrawers: The Business of Thrift Anne Elizabeth Moore and Julia Gfrorer, Truthout: Thrifting may be the cheapest option for customers, but it's big business for some in both the for-profit and the not-for-profit sectors. The intrepid Ladydrawers reporters show us what really happens to used clothes in their latest comic strip. Read the Comic Mitch McConnell Wants America to Be an Oligarchy The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: While the Supreme Court was hearing arguments in the campaign finance case McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent over his handpicked lawyer, Bobby Burchfield, who asked the court's nine justices to scrap all limits on the amount of donations an individual can make to candidates during an election cycle. Read the Article Post Carbon Institute Calls on Environmentalists to Embrace Post-Growth Economics Candice Bernd, Truthout: A newly released policy paper by the nonprofit Post Carbon Institute calls on climate justice activists and environmental NGOs in Washington to embrace the new economy movement as a primary strategy in an era of low economic growth. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Declares He Is "Not Budging" on Debt Ceiling, and More In today's On the News segment: On Tuesday, President Obama spoke at length about the looming debt limit deadline and the ongoing government shutdown; Republicans have launched their latest plan to steal our elections - two-tier voting; a new nonpartisan group is calling for a carbon tax; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript The Koch Brothers' "Samson Option" Robert Parry, Consortium News: What we're watching now is what might be called the Koch brothers' "Samson Option" - pulling down the temple to destroy their enemies even if doing so is also destructive to them and their fortunes. Read the Article Chicago Students Build Safe Space, Practice Restorative Justice Claire Glass, Truthout: Chicago's restorative justice movement teaches schoolchildren alternatives "to the killing and shooting" and frames a future that is not solely about survival. Read the Article Operation Streamline: Expedited Indian Removal Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, Truthout: The daily spectacle of 60-70 short, dark people - placed in chains as a result of their attempt to cross the border for a better life - consigned to a private prison by a "judge" proves literally stomach-turning for Rodriguez's students. Read the Article Two Hundred Arrested in Historic Action Demanding Immigration Reform and a Halt to Deportations Jaisal Noor, The Real News Network: In one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in the history of the nation's capital, protesters called for an immediate end to deportations and for Congress to pass a just and humane immigration reform bill. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript | 
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