| Sex Work Wars: Project ROSE, Monica Jones and the Fight for Human Rights Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Monica Jones will be on trial March 14 in Arizona for "manifesting prostitution." She is one of 366 people who have been arrested or detained by police during Project ROSE stings. But activists say that taking hundreds of sex workers to jail as part of an anti-trafficking initiative does little to help trafficking victims or sex workers. Read the Article Dina Rasor | The Anatomy of the Perfect Whistle-Blower Dina Rasor, Truthout: Is Charles M. Smith the perfect whistle-blower? This unassuming man, who exposed how the Army caved in regarding its contract with Halliburton subsidiary KBR, is what a whistle-blower should be. Read the Article Living in Doubt: West Virginians Seek Safe Water After Elk River Chemical Spill James Fassinger, Truthout: More than two months after Freedom Industries spilled 10,000 gallons of toxic 4-methylcyclohexane methanol and an unknown amount of a polyglycol ether into the Elk River in West Virginia, many residents rely on volunteer efforts for safe drinking water. Read the Article and View the Photos Can We Make Progressive Mayors Work for the People? Amy B. Dean, Truthout: New York and Boston have elected mayors who have vowed liberal reforms. Two organizers discuss what it could take for social movements to turn such promises into reality. Read the Article Accounting for a Decade of Global War Vincent Warren, Truthout: The United Nations will be reviewing US compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights today and tomorrow. US arguments to the contrary, its record includes violations that must be sanctioned. Read the Article WhatsApp? Readers and Writers in a Post-Truth World Joseph Natoli, Truthout: High-speed internet response, millions of Google responses to our searches, a growing number of colorful apps on our phones and an amazing computer memory capacity can support buying and selling, but they may not advance human self-development, not only in regard to a critical understanding but also in regard to a social moral sense. Read the Article C'mon America ... Let's Keep the Lights On The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Mass power outages are a sign of this nation's aging electrical infrastructure, which is stuck in the 19th century. We need to diversify our energy providers on the local and community levels, and we need a variety of forms of energy. Read the Article There Are Co-Op Options for Health Care, but Major Insurers Don't Want You To Know Crystal Shepeard, Care2: A Consumer Oriented and Operated Plan, or Co-Op, is a nonprofit health insurer that offers more-affordable, consumer-friendly and high-quality health insurance options. However, many consumers still aren't aware of them. Read the Article Julie Dermansky | Green Army Prepares To Battle Louisiana Legislators To Protect Water From Oil Industry Threats Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: The Green Army, a group representing environmental and social justice organizations led by retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, met on the steps of the state Capitol for a rally preceding the start of Louisiana's legislative session to protect the state's water from fossil fuel industries. Read the Article and View the Photos Rachel Maddow | Oil Companies Dumping Radioactive Waste in North Dakota Rachel Maddow, MSNBC: Don Morrison, of the Dakota Resource Council, talks about the challenge of holding oil companies responsible for pollution in North Dakota. Watch the Video Washington's Back-to-the-Future Military Policies in Africa Nick Turse, TomDispatch: The United States has been developing a back-to-the-future military policy in Africa - making common cause with one of the continent's former European colonial powers in a set of wars that seems to be spreading, not stanching violence and instability in the region. Read the Article Education in the Name of Social Transformation: Teaching Workers Michael D. Yates, Counterpunch: Radical education will not help to move society in an egalitarian and democratic direction. But worker education offers much greater possibilities, precisely because it is directly connected to the lives of the working-class majority, who, in the end, must be the moving force of social transformation. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Higher Levels of Unionization Can Contribute to Economic Stability, and More In today's On the News segment: According to the Economic Policy Institute, higher levels of unionization can contribute to economic stability; last week, President Obama sent Congress a $3.9 trillion budget; Americans are almost $7 trillion short of what they need to pay for retirement; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Economic Update: Criticisms of Capitalism Richard D. Wolff, Economic Update / Truthout: Updates on the General Motors recall scandal; corporations' push for secret courts; the economics of marijuana; Radio Shack closings; and US workers leaving the labor force. Major discussions of the history and basics of the criticism of capitalism, and billionaires and extreme inequality as products of capitalism. Listen to the Radio Segment | 
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