Salmonella and Hepatitis Outbreaks Start Up as Government Shuts Down Michael Meurer and Candice Bernd, Truthout: Dual outbreaks of salmonella and non-viral hepatitis sicken hundreds and leave one person dead, as thousands of federal food safety agency workers have been furloughed from a system neglected for years. Read the Article Star Trek and the NSA Alan James Strachan PhD and Janet Coster MA, Truthout: NSA director Keith Alexander has more in common with the Borg than with Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Read the Article Old Game, New Obsession, New Enemy: Now it's China John Pilger, Truthout: More than jihadism or Iran, China is now Washington's obsession in Africa and beyond. This is a "policy" known as the "pivot to Asia," whose threat of world war may be as great as any in the modern era. Read the Article Over 865,200 Gallons of Fracked Oil Spill in North Dakota; Public in Dark for Days Due to Government Shutdown Steve Horn, DeSmog Blog: Though the spill occurred on September 29, the US National Response Center - tasked with responding to chemical and oil spills - did not make the report available until October 8 due to the ongoing government shutdown. Read the Article Officials in Arizona and Kansas Rig Ballots to Implement ALEC Voter Suppression Scheme Brendan Fischer, PR Watch: The new ploy is an effort to sidestep the US Supreme Court's decision earlier this year in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, which rejected an Arizona law requiring that voters show proof of citizenship to register to vote. Read the Article Snowden Accepts Whistleblower Award Ray McGovern, Consortium News: Though former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has been indicted for leaking secrets about the US government's intrusive surveillance tactics, he was honored by a group of former US intelligence officials as a courageous whistleblower during a Moscow ceremony. Read the Article Subsidizing Economic Inequality Sam Pizzigati, Other Words: The federal government, we ought to keep in mind, already denies our tax dollars to companies with employment practices that discriminate on the basis of race or gender. We've decided, as a society, not to subsidize racial or gender inequality. Why should we subsidize economic inequality? Read the Article Postal Workers Elect New Leaders Who Pledge to Build a Movement Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes: A diverse slate of local leaders pledging to take a firmer hand with management, increase transparency about contract details, collaborate with other postal unions and community groups, and mobilize members has just won national leadership of the American Postal Workers Union. Read the Article Before the 2014 Election, the Rise of India's Pied Piper Papri Sri Raman, Truthout: The Bharatiya Janata Party's designated prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming 2014 elections in India, Narendra Modi, is both popular idol and sometime laughing stock. Read the Article Refocusing Anti-Drone Activism Camillo Mac Bica, Truthout: Like manned aircraft, submarines and surface vessels - UAVs, if they are employed responsibly and carefully, can satisfy the Just War Theory's criteria and comply with international law. Consequently, drones are not intrinsically immoral or illegal. Read the Article |
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