| Yale Magrass and Charles Derber | Bully Nation Yale Magrass and Charles Derber, Truthout: "The individual bully is the creation of the bully nation," according to sociologists Yale Magrass and Charles Derber, who note that bullying Chris Christie-style is a product of a larger hegemonic ideology and culture of aggression. Read the Article Transforming Our Dark Affinities Michael Johnson, Truthout: In "Dark Affinities," Joseph Natoli opened up a major, unrecognized line of thinking that identifies an "unconscious common core" of values and beliefs oppressors and oppressed share. Johnson draws upon the work of Paulo Freire to suggest how we transform those affinities. Read the Article MOOCs and the Democratization of Online Education Andrew Stachiw, Truthout: As presently structured MOOCs are unable to provide the transformative education democracy requires. Participation-rich environments are needed to foster people's abilities to think and take effective action. Read the Article Occupy Monsanto Protesters Push Labeling Resolution at Annual Shareholder Meeting Lacy MacAuley, Occupy.com: Protests occurred both inside and outside the Monsanto shareholder meeting in St. Louis on Tuesday as local activists, shareholders and citizens from across the country joined in 20-degree weather to demand the biotech giant label genetically-modified organisms, or GMOs. Watch the Video and Read the Article Interlopers on Social Media: Feminism, Women of Color and Oppression Mariame Kaba and Andrea Smith, Prison Culture: "The work of feminism whether online or off must be to create space for a critical and engaged discussion on a global level about how to end oppression. Then we must mobilize to take actions to make it so." Read the Article State of the Union Only Tells Half the Story on Women Sarah Betancourt, Liberaland: "Professional white women make 77 cents on the dollar. The last time I checked, that's actually not the majority of women in this country." Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Opposes Giving the President New Fast-Track Powers, and More In today's On the News segment: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says that he opposes giving the President new fast-track powers; a shortage of lethal injection drugs has many lawmakers thinking about bringing back more brutal forms of execution; the Senate appears ready to reverse $6 billion in cuts to veterans' benefits; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Insult to Injury? American Indian Sports Mascots George Lavender, Making Contact: From FedEx Field to High School Football teams, pressure is increasing on teams to stop using American Indian names and mascots and some of America's best known sports brands may be forced to change. Listen to the Radio Program From Egypt to Afghanistan: Free Woman, Free World Sherif Samir, War Is a Crime: The reality now is a sad one: many women ironically defend the misogynous values of masculine society. Even educated women still expect to be owned by men and to cultivate in their children the same beliefs that oppress women today. Read the Article Iraq: Revisiting the Pottery Barn Rule John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus: "The real Pottery Barn rule — the same rule that all retailers have — is to write off the broken merchandise as a loss. And that is what we have done to Iraq." Read the Article | 
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