| "A Very Small Satisfaction": Oscar-Nominated Rithy Panh on Cambodia's Missing Pictures Anne Elizabeth Moore, Truthout: Academy award nominee Rithy Panh talks about Cambodian memory and history, finding other survivors of Khmer Rouge genocide for his film, The Missing Picture, the country's relationship with Vietnam, and his dream of building a film industry and archive. Read the Interview Modeling the Education They Want To Be: The Great Chicago Teachers Union Transformation Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout: Micah Uetricht's book Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity relates the stirring transformation of the Chicago Teachers Union into a democratically organized force for social justice. Read the Review Lyndon Johnson's Ambivalent Legacy Peter Dreier, Truthout: While considered by many a warmonger, President Lyndon Johnson deserves inclusion in his book celebrating heroes and heroines of social justice, says author Peter Dreier, because in terms of alleviating suffering, addressing racial injustice and promoting public welfare, his domestic reforms were almost unrivaled. Read the Article Truthout Interviews Dahr Jamail on Climate Disruption Ted Asregadoo, Truthout: Truthout reporter Dahr Jamail describes the stakes involved in anthropogenic climate disruption and says the evidence that human activity plays a significant role in climate change is scientifically indisputable. Watch the Video Libya: The Revolution That Never Was? Harrison Samphir, Truthout: So far, the "Libyan revolution" has created dramatically increased physical and economic insecurity for the mass of Libyan civilians, a weak state and the continuing activity of shadowy militias. Read the Article While Duke Energy Dodges Taxes, Its Pollution Costs the Public Dearly Sue Sturgis, Facing South: At the same time Duke Energy is facing scrutiny for a coal ash spill from one of its North Carolina power plants that's polluted the Dan River and Kerr Lake, the company is getting attention for avoiding federal taxes. Read the Article Proposed Florida Law Would Allow Warning Shots Henry Pierson Curtis, McClatchy Newspapers: An NRA-backed bill that would let people fire warning shots when attacked would broaden the state's "Stand Your Ground" law, which allows anyone in fear of death or serious injury to use deadly force against a suspected attacker. Read the Article Why Won't the FCC Appeal the Court Ruling Striking Down Net Neutrality? Gaius Publius, America Blog: The Federal Communications Commission could have sought Supreme Court review in the latest net neutrality case, but Publius says the FCC needs to reclassify the Internet, with misclassification being the ultimate cause of the current problem. Read the Article Organizers Worth Their Salt Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes: Bosses hate a salt - a pro-union worker who's taken a job with the intent to organize. Unions are reluctant to talk about salting, not wanting to alert management to look out for suspicious characters. Read the Article Women's Liberation at Barefoot College Kathy Kelly, Dissident Voice: Barefoot College is a renowned initiative in India that uses village wisdom, local knowledge and practical skills available in the rural areas to improve villagers' lives. Kathy Kelly shares her experience as a guest. Read the Article This week in Speakout: Marilyn Vogt-Downey charts the economic devastation that would face Ukraine as a member of the European Union and references Trotsky's arguments for Ukrainian independence; Donna Schatz recounts how she is turning an Iraqi student's personal history as a translator for the coalition of the willing into an animated film; Tish O'Dell laments the corruption of government-promoted drilling in her home state of Ohio; Victoria M. Young takes a look at the possible ramifications of privatization in the name of education reform; Andrew Smolski suggests the capture of one of the most feared drug cartel leaders changes nothing in Mexico's drug war; the Brennan Center announces a fact sheet detailing the Supreme Court's shift toward favoring big money interests at the expense of average Americans; Mark Faulk decries the Oklahoma Legislature's "declaration of war" against the working poor and their children; poet Gabriella Callender considers "Horse of a Different Color;" and more. Read the Articles | 
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