| William Rivers Pitt | Supply-Side Jesus and the Death of Shame William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: The Republicans' greatest strength has been their utter lack of shame. Their ability to say or do anything has vaulted them into the position they hold today in American politics. But the wheels are finally coming off this particular wagon. Read the Article More Details on Ocean Fracking Revealed as Environmentalists Challenge Federal Regulators Mike Ludwig, Truthout: An environmental group plans to take legal action if federal agencies fail to halt offshore fracking in California's Santa Barbara Channel and conduct the reviews that activists say are required under federal law. Read the Article Monsanto, Rural Debt and the Suicide Epidemic in India Belén Fernandez, Seven Stories Press: Belén Fernandez's Project Censored 2014-winning article, "Dirty White Gold: Monsanto's Claim That It's a 'Sustainable Agriculture Company' Doesn't Hold Water," exposes the myriad ways Monsanto destroys lives rather than "improves" them, as it boasts. Read the Article Did Scalia Really Say That? Citizens United Lurks Behind Supreme Court's Latest Money-in-Politics Case Brendan Fischer, PRWatch: The McCutcheon v. FEC case provides a good example of how advocates and the court's "conservative" justices have methodically laid the groundwork for dismantling campaign finance laws. Read the Article Kansas Secretary of State Has Plan to Keep More Than 17,500 Legal Voters From Voting Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog: The plan involves creating several classes of voters: some who can vote in all elections, others who can vote in only federal contests and still others who will not be allowed to vote at all. Read the Article Six Ways Neoliberal Education Reform May Be Destroying a College Near You Owen Davis, AlterNet: Those who've followed K-12 reforms see the writing on the wall for higher education. To truly remedy the system, higher education must be understood as a public good, rather than private commodity available only to those who'll pay the asking price. Read the Article Welcome to Commonomics: How to Build Local Economies Strong Enough for Everyone Laura Flanders, Yes! Magazine: Commonomics looks at communities where, by choice or by crisis, people are trying to figure out how to transform what they've known into something better for all. Read the Article It's Going to Be a Scorcher ... of a Century The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: A new study has determined the zero hour for global warming temperatures: 2047. Now is the time to make the transition to clean, renewable energy. The future of the planet and the human species depend on it. Read the Article Applying Lessons From Camden, New Jersey, to US Foreign Policy: Fences Don't Make Good Neighbors Pam Bailey, Truthout: How can the spread of US fortress diplomacy contribute to a smart, effective foreign policy? It's possible to say that fortress diplomacy allows the US to be present in more hot spots. Read the Article Ignore the Spin: This Debt Ceiling Crisis Is Not Politics as Usual John Light, Moyers & Company: Never before has a minority party linked controversial legislative demands with a threat to shut down the government or imperil the global economy. But House Republicans would have you believe otherwise. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Complete Economic Disaster May Be Temporarily Avoided, and More In today's On the News segment: Today, Republicans in the House and Senate met to consider a temporary increase in the debt ceiling; our nation is starting to feel the pain of the government shutdown as people lose access to important services; if confirmed, Janet Yellen will be the first woman to ever lead the Federal Reserve; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Economic Update: Uneven Development, Part 1 Richard D. Wolff, Economic Update / Truthout: Updates on world wealth distribution, Swiss referenda to reduce economic inequality and capitalism versus democracy. Major discussions on uneven development's impact on migration and on critique of national debt as matter of "a selfish generation" or "living beyond our means." Listen to the Radio Segment | 
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