| The Graying of Our Incarceration Nation Conor F. McGovern, Truthout: America's broken criminal justice system has consigned millions of people - overwhelmingly male, disproportionately people of color - to poverty and poor health as they age. It's time for the aging community to play a role in this fight. Read the Article Could We Make Opposition to Iran War Obligatory for Blue State Democrats? Robert Naiman, Truthout: It's not obvious that most blue state Democrats understand that support for new sanctions on Iran now will be scored as support for war. Democratic friends don't let Democratic friends support wars of choice. Read the Article Ted Mitchell, Education Dept. Nominee, Has Strong Ties to Pearson, Privatization Movement Lee Fang, The Nation: Ted Mitchell was nominated in October by President Obama to become the Under Secretary of the Department of Education. But as the administration continues to reshuffle its team, some view Mitchell's nomination as a move toward greater privatization. Read the Article Populism Rising? Robert Borosage, Campaign for America's Future: The Beltway crowd has discovered populism. Senator Elizabeth Warren's surging popularity from her aggressive defense of Social Security and demand for Wall Street accountability has triggered talk of a populist challenge to Hillary Clinton in 2016. Read the Article Italy's "Slow Food" Pioneer: How My Love for Food Ripened Into a Life's Work Sarah van Gelder, Yes! Magazine: "Our philosophy is good, clean and fair food; good because it is healthy and tasty; clean because it is produced with low environmental impact and with animal welfare in mind; and fair because it respects the work of those who produce, process and distribute it," says Carlo Petrini. Read the Interview Eugene Robinson | The GOP's Growing Divide Eugene Robinson, Truthout: The Republican Party, which should have the wind at its back, enters 2014 in disarray bordering on open warfare. Voters appear willing to listen to what the party has to say. If only the GOP had a message. Read the Article When Schools Close and Force Kids to Walk Through Gang Territory, This Is What Can Happen Crystal Shepeard, Care2: The Chicago Public School system closed 50 public schools in largely Hispanic and African-American neighborhoods in an effort to cut costs. The move forced 13,000 students into new schools, many of whom would have to cross areas known for gang violence. Read the Article Q&A: "Libyan Women Were Handed Over as Spoils of War" Karlos Zurutuza, IPS News: Unless immediate changes are enforced, Libya is heading toward an "Afghan" model regarding women's rights, Aicha Almagrabi, a Libyan writer and senior women rights activist, reports from her residence in Tripoli. Read the Interview Guantanamo: Twelve Years of US War Crimes Kayla Rivara, The Real News Network: The Guantanamo camp continues to violate international laws and norms, including conducting fake trials and a media blackout in ongoing hunger strikes, and banning public disclosure of torture faced by detainees, says Michael Ratner. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Barry Knight Is Fed Up With the Fed; He Thinks You Should Be, Too Anne Meador, DC Media Group: "What's going to happen when your pension is sucked up by these corporate cabals of bankers? What's going to happen when your life savings is taken away?" That's what Barry Knight demanded to know as police hustled him off the steps of the headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank. Read the Article What America Would Look Like if Libertarians Got Their Way Richard Eskow, AlterNet: These four libertarian/conservative dystopias are offered, as Rod Serling used to say in The Twilight Zone, "for your consideration." The unaided needy. Selfishness run riot. A North America dotted with Third World colonies. And a blighted landscape where Others are subjugated to Owners. Read the Article Arizona's Tenacious Laws Against Sex Workers Jordan Flaherty, Arizona Prison Watch: Arizona has some of the harshest penalties for prostitution in the US. Project ROSE is a new collaboration between police, prosecutors and University of Arizona's School of Social Work that is hailed as an effort at offering an alternative. Read the Article | 
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