| The "Golden State's" Brutal Past Through Native Eyes Bethania Palma Markus, Truthout: While indigenous people around the planet battle poverty and capitalist intrusions on their land and into their culture, in California, the most basic hurdle in self-determination - federal recognition - is blocked. Specifics of California history make it impossible for many to meet federal criteria. Read the Article Obama Gets More Time for Iran Nuclear Deal Jim Lobe, Inter Press Service: The Obama administration appears to have succeeded in preventing Congress from enacting new sanctions against Iran before the next round of nuclear-related talks between the US and other great powers and Tehran scheduled for Geneva Nov. 20. Read the Article Two Years After the Eviction of OWS, Here's 5 People Keeping the Movement Alive Kathleen Ann Bradley, Yes! Magazine: Two years ago today, when Occupy Wall Street was evicted from Zuccotti Park, many wondered what was next for the movement. Two years later, we profile five projects that got their starts in the encampments and are still making change today. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: More than 3000 Americans Are Facing Life in Prison for Nonviolent Offenses, and More On today's On the News segment: Wikileaks published a complete draft of the "intellectual property rights" chapter of the TPP, and it poses a serious risk to free speech and information access; Republican lawmakers want to balance the federal budget on the backs of poor and middle class Americans; The Harrisburg Patriot & Union Newspaper has finally issued an apology for an editorial dismissing the importance of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address; and More. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Lyme Disease Community Blows the Whistle on Corruption Within the CDC Jessica Bernstein, Truthout: The Centers for Disease Control recently announced that Lyme disease statistics are 10 times higher than previously thought, at the same time as development of a Lyme disease vaccine from which CDC staffers will profit. The Lyme community has banded together to expose the CDC and their corrupt mistreatment of those suffering from the disease. Read the Article The People Can Defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Dissident Voice: With two major blows to the TPP this week, Zeese and Flowers are urging activists to come together and "stand in solidarity [to] defeat these agreements and end the era of rigged corporate trade." Read the Article Racially Engineering the Pseudo-White Barbie Sean Posey, The Hampton Institute: While the late 1980's and 1990's was a time in hip hop that praised the afro-centric black female, today's music scene has given way to a new crop of racially ambiguous performers representing the rise of the Pseudo-White Barbie. Read the Article Trading Women for Profit Graham Peebles, Redress Information & Analysis: While the act of buying and selling is at the heart of the American economy, the painful reality of modern capitalism can be found in the massive inequality that leaves people vulnerable to exploitation, exemplified by modern slavery, better known as human trafficking. Read the Article Greatest Hits-Bigger Than Hip-Hop: Youth Speakin' for Themselves Staff, Making Contact National Radio Project: Spoken word, the love child of hip-hop and poetry, is the chosen form of expression for many of today's urban youth. Making contact talks to the poets and students of Youth Speaks, from their annual event in honor of another master orator, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read the Article | 
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