Chomsky | Taibbi on Prison Policy | Financial Fraud

TODAY'S TOP STORIES - April 3, 2013

Chomsky: The Cruelty That Keeps Empires Alive | Taibbi Assails America's Devastating Prison Policy | Inside the World of Financial Fraud

There Is a New Incentive to Cheat in the World of Financial Fraud: An Exclusive Interview with Stock Market Super-Star James Chanos

Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet

American business has always had cheaters and crooks, but today they are escaping prosecution and are incentivized to cheat more. READ MORE»

Chomsky: Resisting Empire and Domination Starts with Holding Your Head High

Noam Chomsky, AlterNet

Like many other oppressive countries, Israel's chief tools of control are through humiliation, degradation and terror. READ MORE»

Taibbi: Politicians and Law Enforcement Have Trapped Too Many People in Jail for Life with Extreme Three Strikes Laws

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

A parade of politicians and law enforcement officials has created a Pandora’s box that’s trapped countless low-income offenders. READ MORE»

Adolescents Aren’t Having Much Sex, Despite All the Hype to the Contrary

By Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon

The perception of rampant adolescent sexual activity is wrong. In fact, they're waiting longer than you did. READ MORE»

Seriously? New York Times Calls Wall Street Front Group "Center-Left"

By William K. Black, New Economic Perspectives

Like every Pete Peterson front group, Third Way is dedicated to shredding the safety net and self-destructive austerity. READ MORE»

Only a Few Weeks of Mindfulness Training Boosts Test Scores for Memory and Reading Comprehension

By Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard

New research finds that mindfulness training leads to improved scores in tests of reading comprehension and working memory. READ MORE»

Washington's Insane Iran Policy: Encirclement and Sanctions Over Fantasy Weapons

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com

Iran is hobbled by sanctions, its skies filled with U.S. spy drones, its offshore waters with U.S. warships--and yet all we ever hear about is the existential threat they pose. READ MORE»

How Mainstream Media Are Stoking Violence Against Muslims

By Belén Fernández, Al Jazeera English

'Mainstream' Media characterisations of Muslims function to justify oppression at home and imperial devastation abroad. READ MORE»

The Downside of Expecting America's Agriculture System to Feed the World

By Shannon Hayes, Yes! Magazine and TruthDig

Following World War II, with the onset of the “Green Revolution,” feeding the world became a national mantra. But that idea has created big problems. READ MORE»

The Economy is "Recovering" By Creating More Low-Wage Jobs... Increasingly Filled By Graduates

By Amber Pace, Campus Progress

Though there has been significant employment gains, many recent college graduates have been forced to resort to low-wage, low-skilled jobs. READ MORE»

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