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t r u t h o u t | 01.13
Colonialism and the Green Economy: Villagers Defy Pressure to Forfeit Farms for Carbon-Offset
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13763-colonialism-and-the-green-economy-the-truth-behind-the-biofuel-industry
Daniel C Marotta and Jennifer Coute-Marotta, Truthout: While societies in the Global North continue to seek offsets for their carbon footprint, communities in the Global South like the Chiapas village investigated here will continue to be forced to change their way of life for the sake of a dubiously effective "sustainable development."
Media Failures Lead to Flawed Understandings in Cherokee Adoption Case
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13749-media-failures-lead-to-flawed-understandings-in-cherokee-adoption-case
Michael Corcoran, Truthout: The mainstream media has utterly failed to provide perspective or balance in coverage of the adoption of the 3-year-old Cherokee child, now known as "Baby Veronica."
Zero Waste: Including Grassroots Recyclers in Buenos Aires, Argentina
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13879-zero-waste-including-grassroots-recyclers-in-buenos-aires-argentina
Cecilia Allen and Maeva Morin, Other Worlds: The story of waste management in Buenos Aires illustrates how cartoneros, or grassroots recyclers, have won legal and financial support from the city government.
Reform Advocates Celebrate "Supermax" Tamms Prison Closing
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13880-reform-advocates-celebrate-supermax-tamms-prison-closing
Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: The Tamms prison in Illinois, which helped fuel a nationwide movement against solitary confinement and "supermax" prisons, shut its doors on January 4, ending more than a decade of solitary confinement for some prisoners.
Obama Will Seek Citizenship Path in One Big Immigration Overhaul
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13881-obama-will-seek-citizenship-path-in-one-big-immigration-overhaul
Julia Preston, The New York Times News Service: President Obama plans to push Congress to move quickly in the coming months on an ambitious overhaul of the immigration system that would include a path to citizenship for most of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country.
Truthout Radio With Marisa Holmes on Debt
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13882-truthout-radio-with-marisa-holmes-on-debt
Ted Asregadoo, Truthout Radio: Holmes speaks about how international democratic movements are looking to address the crisis of debt among individuals in the U.S., Europe, and other parts of the world.
Why a Woman Should Lead the FCC
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13885-why-a-woman-should-lead-the-federal-communications-commission
Tessa Simonds, Free Press: The Federal Communications Commission has been around since 1934. And not once has a woman served as chair.
Expanding the Realm of the Possible in 2012
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13781-expanding-the-realm-of-the-possible-in-2012
Beverly Bell, Other Worlds: With the knowledge that almost anything is possible in 2013, but that we never know where or how change will spark, we can choose to do as much as we can, all the time. Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you may land among the stars.
Invisibility in Django Unchained: Broomhilda in Chains
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13884-invisibility-in-django-unchained-broomhilda-in-chains
Eisa Nefertari Ulen, EisaUlen.com: The lost opportunity to authentically render the real-life heroism of Black women during slavery weakens the film. I do wish Tarantino had given Kerry Washington the opportunity to be more than just Jamie Foxx's onscreen helpmate - again. I would have liked to see Broomhilda unchained.
This week in SpeakOut: Martha Rosenberg offers some helpful suggestions for how the National Rifle Association can help the rest of the nation in 2013; Peter Hart at FAIR reveals mainstream media's attempt to discredit #Occupy Wall Street by falsely linking them to a weapons bust; the IFC responds to ProPublica's critique of their "poverty initiatives;" Elena Herrada continues her advocacy for equality in education in Detroit; and more.
http://truth-out.org/speakout
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Another Horrific Bus Rape in India
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Matt Damon and Mother Reject Reward Funded by Education Reform Group
Read the Article at The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/05/matt-damon-nancy-carlsson_n_1187001.html
Sweeping New Gun Laws Proposed by Influential Liberal Think Tank
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sweeping-new-gun-laws-proposed-by-influential-liberal-think-tank/2013/01/12/65192d26-5c2a-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_story.html?hpid=z1
NBC Sports is Sponsoring the Largest Gun Show in America
Read the Article at The Political Carnival
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/01/12/nbc-sports-is-sponsoring-the-largest-gun-show-in-america/
Copycats Continue: Police Shoot Potential Shooter in San Diego Movie Theater
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http://www.businessinsider.com/san-diego-movie-theater-shooting-2013-1
With the Resurrection of Immigration Reform We'll Hear a Lot About Securing Our Borders, But What Does It Really Mean?
Read the Article at AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/immigration/resurrection-immigration-reform-well-hear-lot-about-securing-our-borders-what-does-it
Teachers in Seattle Just Say No to Standardized Tests
Read the Article at The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2013/0111/Standardized-test-backlash-Some-Seattle-teachers-just-say-no
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