| Is Freeing a Duck Terrorism? Ryan Shapiro, Truthout: A lawsuit filed today seeks to strike down the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Politicians, industry and law enforcement too long employed the rhetoric and apparatus of national security to counter effective animal advocacy, labeling those who exercise constitutionally protected rights "terrorists." Read the Article Nordheim: A Texas Town Facing a Toxic Future Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: Nordheim, Texas, may soon have a 200-plus acre waste disposal plant as its neighbor despite the protests of the city's mayor, Kathy Payne. The small town is located in the Eagle Ford Shale region of southern Texas, where vast oil deposits have only recently become accessible through fracking. Read the Article and View the Photos Dean Baker | The Attack of the Robots: Economists' Silly Fantasies Dean Baker, Truthout: If we adjust patent laws to better serve the economy we can ensure that robots make most of the world richer not poorer. The economists might tell us that the problem of inequality is just the natural progress of technology and the economy, but we should know better. Read the Article Philip Seymour Hoffman Didn't Have to Die The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Fighting heroin addiction and drug addiction in general should be dealt with in the most practical fashion possible. That's why the United States should start its own heroin prescription program as soon as possible. Read the Article Shale Stories: Obama's Clean Energy Future Is a Fracking Nightmare for Rural America Mike Ludwig, Truthout: In his State of the Union address, President Obama once again touted natural gas as the "bridge fuel" that will help the American economy reduce its carbon emissions and dependency on foreign oil. But West Virginia resident Marilyn Hunt has some choice words for Obama. Read the Article Chris Hedges | Military Metaphysics: How Militarism Mangles the Mind Chris Hedges, Truthdig: The US military has won the ideological war. The nation sees human and social problems as military problems. To fight terrorists Americans have become terrorists. Peace is for the weak. War is for the strong. Hypermasculinity has triumphed over empathy. Read the Article John Pilger | It's the Other Oscars - and Yet Again the Winner Slips Away John Pilger, Truthout: Most movies are made for the highest return, fueled by money, marketing and something called celebrity, which is different from fame or talent. On the red carpet of celebrity, these Oscars go to those whose ubiquitous promotion demands recognition. Read the Article Why Common Core Isn't the Answer Marion Brady, Truthout: "As far as I know, no one has asked the general public's opinion about the Common Core State Standards for school subjects. My guess would be that if polled, most people - including most educators - would say they just make good sense. But not everyone is a fan." Read the Article Argentine Activists Win First Round Against Monsanto Plant Fabiana Frayssinet, IPS News: Residents of a town in Argentina have won the first victory in their fight against biotech giant Monsanto, but they are still at battle stations, aware that winning the war is still a long way off. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: 25 States Have Refused to Expand Medicaid, and More In today's On the News segment: Millions of Americans are now realizing that they're too poor to afford Obamacare; the National Resources Defense Council has released a new report alleging that the FDA knowingly allowed the use of "high-risk" antibiotics in meat; it looks like Chris Christie is hiding something; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript They Can't Tell the Truth Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance: In the last week there were two high profile events that highlighted the inability of those in power to reflect reality and put forward solutions to the urgent problems faced by the United States and the world: the State of the Union and the World Economic Forum at Davos. Read the Article Staples Plucks Postal Jobs Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes: Staples' latest ad slogan is "What the L?" That sounds like what postal workers said when they found out the retail chain planned to steal their work. The Long Island local of the American Postal Workers Union didn't waste any time after the news broke in November. Read the Article | 
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