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(Please include your email address on your check.) Monarchs of Life Tony Pereira, Truthout: Deforestation, pesticide use and GMO corn all threaten one the most glorious and spectacular mysteries of the world in which we live: the 6,000-mile-plus migration of the monarch butterfly. Read the Article Bradley Manning's Court Martial Trial Starts Monday Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers: If convicted of the charges brought against him, including aiding the enemy, whistleblower Bradley Manning could spend the rest of his life in prison. His trial raises questions about military justice, the public's right to know and the price paid by whistleblowers. Read the Article Istanbul in Revolt: Police and Protestors Clash Sean David Hobbs, New America Media: On May 31, police in Istanbul attacked a group of peaceful protestors in Turkey's Taksim Square. The fact that Turks are protesting ought to make government leaders such as Obama and Egypt's Morsi shiver, says Sean David Hobbs. Read the Article Putting the Culture Back in Agriculture: Reviving Native Food and Farming Traditions Tory Field and Beverly Bell, Other Worlds: Today, Native communities throughout the US are reclaiming and reviving land, water, seeds and traditional food and farming practices, thereby putting the culture back in agriculture and agriculture back in local hands. Read the Article Cooperative Economics: Replacing a Capitalism in Collapse Carl Gibson, Occupy.com: With a nation fully engaged in a society where cooperative resident-owned housing and cooperative, worker-owned labor is the norm, public banking and hyper-localized economies will also become the new norm, says Carl Gibson. Read the Article Seven Companies Polluting the World Without Consequences S.E. Smith, Care2: Companies across the globe freely dump toxic substances into the environment, often leaving residents and governments with the bill for cleaning up the pollution, a process that may take decades. Here are some of the worst offenders. Read the Article The Obamacare Scorecard Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future: We'll see the results of the Affordable Care Act as its provisions take effect, but one thing's already clear: While the law does some good things, it will only marginally improve upon a fundamentally broken system. Read the Article Truthout TV Interviews Marjorie Cohn About Obama's Counterterrorism Policy Ted Asregadoo, Truthout: Ted Asregadoo talks to law professor and Truthout writer, Marjorie Cohn about torture and indefinite detention at Guantanamo, Just War theory and the Obama administration's new rules on drone strikes. Watch the Video Peak Water, Peak Oil ... Now, Peak Soil? Stephen Leahy, Inter Press Service: In the past 40 years, 30 percent of the planet's arable (food-producing) land has become unproductive due to erosion. Unless this trend is reversed soon, feeding the world's growing population will be impossible. Read the Article A Vision for Social Security Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future: Politicians claim that "we can't afford to increase Social Security" ... but for the sake of our future and our consciences, for the sake of our national vision, we can't afford not to. Read the Article This week in SpeakOut: Daniel Falcone presents two interviews, one with Truthout contributor Lawrence Davidson on the Boston bombing, and another on modern education with Noam Chomsky; Stephen Cleghorn reflects on the life and legacy of Charley Richardson, activist and founder of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO); Dr. Nafeez Ahmed presents the trailer for his documentary film The Crisis of Our Civilization, which explains how social, ecological and financial crisis are all a symptom of our failing society; cultural critic Nozomi Hayase presents a three part series on the social-political shift we are currently in, including commentary on Bradley Manning and revolutionary uprisings throughout the globe; and more. Read the Articles | 
