| David Theo Goldberg | In Our Collective Name David Theo Goldberg, Truthout: Israel is at it again, bombing Gaza and its inhabitants mercilessly, even indiscriminately. But what is new is not so much the fact but the disturbing extent and depth, the openness and vehemence with which Israel's ordinary citizens are expressly supporting the extermination of Gazans. Read the Article Arctic Warming and Increased Weather Extremes: The National Research Council Speaks Bruce Melton, Truthout: Reporting has made headway in describing how research has shown that increased winter extremes can be caused by warming in the Arctic. This workshop report from the National Research Council highlights this large and growing body of work, the actual changes that have occurred and the questions that still need to be asked. Read the Article Feminism and Prisons: Why "Add-Incarceration-and-Stir" Doesn't Cut It Jeanne Flavin and Laura Huss, The Feminist Wire: Many mainstream feminist groups have been reluctant to adopt intersectional approaches and to declare common cause with other movements. Yet the advent of mass incarceration and the prison-industrial complex makes clear that securing women's reproductive health and rights requires our full-on and intersectional engagement. Read the Article A National Call: Come to Detroit, Link Arms to Stop the Water Shut Offs and Fight for Democracy Ben Ptashnik, Truthout: After thousands have had their water shut off in Detroit, people plan to converge downtown in the city to protest this human rights violation, demand democracy and inveigh against the privatization that has ensued since the Wall Street-engineered financial crisis. Read the Article Greek Cleaners Become Symbols of Resistance Maria Zepatou, {Young}ist: No matter what a Greek high court rules in September, or how the state decides to bully the cleaners next, these women have already achieved a great victory. Instead of becoming a living example for Europe to see the Greek government's ability to force austerity measures, they have become a paradigm for resistance. Read the Article Border Wars in the Homeland: "Stop Stepping on the Pictures" Todd Miller, TomDispatch: Imagine the once-thin borderline of the American past as an ever-thickening band, now extending 100 miles inland around the US. This "border" region now covers places where two-thirds of the US population live. The ACLU has come to call it a "constitution-free zone." Read the Article No One Expects a Monty Python Fourth of July Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: The United States and the UK may be an ocean apart, but we share a bond of vast wealth at the very top and grievous economic inequality. So, too, are the parallels strong when it comes to the corrupting influence of money in politics. Read the Article Paris Launched a Kid-Friendly Bike Share. Could the US Be Next? Yessenia Funes, YES! Magazine: The city's mayor says the move will boost cycling in decades to come, creating a greener and more sociable city. With US interest in bike sharing on the rise, colorful helmets and wobbling bikes may be in the States' future. Read the Article Amy Goodman | Grandmother Sentenced to One Year in Prison After Protest at US Drone Base Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: In New York, a peace activist and grandmother has been sentenced to a year in prison for her role in peaceful protests at a base where US drones are piloted remotely. Mary Anne Grady Flores had been issued an order of protection, and was sentenced for violating the order. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript On the News With Thom Hartmann: Eight Years of Bush Cost Us Trillions of Dollars, and More In today's On the News segment: If we could put a price tag on a presidency, it turns out that eight years under George W. Bush cost us about $6.6 trillion; Republicans in Congress say that raising the federal minimum wage would kill jobs, but the facts show that their claim is just a lame excuse for obstruction; after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to public unions, home health workers in Minnesota decided to fight back; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript US Taxpayers Are Subsidizing Defense of Alleged Killers of Palestinian Teen Uri Blau, ProPublica: A controversial Israeli organization that's representing the six men recently arrested in the suspected revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager is receiving thousands of dollars in tax-deductible support from Americans. The group, called Honenu, supports Israelis charged with or convicted of violence against Palestinians. Read the Article Crowdsourcing Our Way Out of the Crisis of Democracy Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance: "We'd like to see a constitutional process that came from the grassroots - an online process using wiki technology and social media to create a framework for a new constitution, followed by assemblies or town halls held across the country that put details on that framework." Read the Article | 
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