| Why Iran Nuclear Talks Failed and Why They Will Get Tougher Gareth Porter, Truthout: This weekend France scuttled a preliminary agreement with Iran to resolve the decade-long conflict over Iran's nuclear program - almost certainly at the behest Israel. That, combined with the Obama administration's lack of commitment to a comprehensive end solution to the issue clouds the prospects of an agreement. Read the Article Pivotal Trans-Pacific Partnership Section Revealed Staff, PopularResistance.org: The release of the full Intellectual Property chapter today by WikiLeaks confirms what had been suspected: The Obama administration has been an advocate for transnational corporate interests in the negotiations even though they run counter to the needs and desires of the public. Read the Article In Wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan, Youth Climate Justice Leaders Call for Climate Reparations at UN Summit Candice Bernd, Truthout: After Haiyan devastated the Philippines during the weekend, young climate justice activists are standing in solidarity with Filipinos and Philippine negotiator Yeb Saño, calling for those nations most responsible for the climate crisis to pay for the nation's recovery. Read the Article "They Were Soldiers" Author Discusses High Cost of War for America's Veterans Mark Karlin, Truthout: Ann Jones, author of They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from America's Wars: The Untold Story, talks with Truthout about the high price American soldiers are paying in the country's post-9/11 wars. Read the Article The Real Web of America's Economic Life The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Right now, there are 10 giant corporations that control, either directly or indirectly, virtually everything we buy. These 10 corporations in turn own, market, or distribute what people think of as the products of hundreds of other companies. Read the Article Armed Drones Becoming the Norm? At the Crossroads of Robotic Warfare Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Truthout: Armed drones are deployed by the US executive in such secrecy that the degree of human rights violation is indeterminable. Civil society groups argue for making drone strikes conform to current law; others argue that only a complete ban will bring these weapons within international law. Read the Article Coast Guard Moves to Approve Barging of Hazardous Fracking Waste on Major Rivers Mike Ludwig, Truthout: The Coast Guard is moving forward with a proposal that would allow barges to transport large amounts of hazardous and radioactive wastewater from fracking operations on America's major rivers. Read the Article Proactive Heckling: Ray Kelly Shouted Down at Brown University Adam Hudson, Truthout: When "king of stop-and-frisk" New York City police Commissioner Ray Kelly was shouted down at Brown University on October 29, were his free-speech rights violated? Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: GDP Grew by 2.8 Percent in the Third Quarter of 2013, and More In today's On the News segment: Our GDP growth rate was 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2013; it turns out that consumer choice is an illusion; Germany has smashed the world record for solar power; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript As Texas Clinics Shut Down, Organizers Help Women From Rural Areas Seeking Abortions Candice Bernd, Truthout: Grassroots organizers are working to provide transportation to women in rural areas after a court ruling has forced the closure of more than one-third of all abortion clinics in Texas. Read the Article Real-Life Hunger Is No Game Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: "So let me get this straight: fast-food submarine sandwiches are being used to market a motion picture about people who will do anything to survive a dystopian society in which there's nothing to eat?" Read the Article | 
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