| | BuzzFlash The Buzzflash commentary and headlines for Truthout will return soon. | | William Rivers Pitt | Black Thursday: Thanksgiving in the Consumer Wasteland William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: "Pretty much every employee of all the companies that have chosen to steal Thanksgiving will be forced to sacrifice their holiday and smile at sweaty, aggressive lunatics who actually think shopping on Thanksgiving is a positive good." Read the Article The Courage of Malala: Shot for Advocating Education for Girls Mark Karlin, Truthout: Perhaps the value of the full development of women in a non-patriarchal society, of the wisdom that they contribute to resolving world conflicts, can best be exemplified by what Malala Yousafzai recently told President Obama: "Drone attacks are fueling terrorism." Read the Article Art and Social Change Michael Pirsch and Francois May: On November 20, 2013, about 100 Thai artists gathered at the main protest site on Ratchadamnoen Road in Bangkok to express their feelings about the current situation in Thailand. Michael Pirsch and Francois May capture the color and passion of the scene. Read the Article and View the Photos Five Ways to Support Striking Walmart Workers Kevin Mathews, Care2: Walmart strikes are occurring around the country, but you need not be one of the company's under-compensated employees to participate. Here are five ways you can support Walmart workers in their quest for economic justice. Read the Article The 1961 JFK Speech That Kicked the American Dream Into High Gear Katherine Smith, The People's Voice: Our consumer society didn't just happen; it was planned. And our American dream of shopping for useless toxic stuff, an environmental nightmare, went into high gear after JFK was killed in 1963. Read the Article Senate Majority Invokes "Democracy Option" Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog: The US Senate changed their rules to partially end the filibuster, invoking what some refer to as the so-called "nuclear option." The rule change, which will permit an up-or-down majority vote on all presidential nominations for executive and judicial office, is better described as the "democracy option." Read the Article New Tax Return Shows Karl Rove's Group Spent Even More on Politics Than It Said Kim Barker, ProPublica: New tax documents indicate Karl Rove's group Crossroads spent at least $85.7 million on political activities in 2012, not the $74.5 million reported to the Internal Revenue Service. That's about 45 percent of its total expenditures. Read the Article How Can We Help America's Opportunity Youth? Five Lessons Learned in New Orleans Nell Abernathy, Next New Deal: In New Orleans, 23 percent of young people between the ages of 18-24 are out of work and out of school, compared to a national average of 16 percent. Expert academics and practitioners weigh in on how we, as a country, can tackle this pressing challenge. Read the Article Switzerland Shows US How to Handle CEOs David Swanson, War Is a Crime: In Switzerland a petition from 100,000 people, or about 1.25 percent of the population, creates a public referendum. By this means, last March, Swiss voters created strict limits on executive pay. Read the Article Can President Obama Do More to Stop Deportations? Jessica Desvarieux, The Real News Network: During a speech, President Obama was talking about comprehensive immigration reform. President Obama was interrupted, though, by a guest who was a part of the White House-approved backdrop. The young man shouted to the president that he should halt deportation. The Real News takes a look at what unfolded. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Japan Eagerly Watches as a Brand New Island Forms S.E. Smith, Care2: Japan is famous for its seismic activity, including numerous volcanoes scattered along the island nation, but sometimes those volcanoes get a bit more rambunctious than usual. South of Tokyo in the Ogasawara Islands, one such volcano is explosively giving birth to a new island. Read the Article | 
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