TODAY'S TOP STORIES - April 16, 2013
Boston Bombings: Let's Not Rush to Judge | America's Poor Left out | 1/2 of Egypt Can't Afford Beans?
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
To help America's neediest, we've got to raise tax rates on corporations and wealthy Americans back to the levels they
paid in 2001. READ MORE»
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
It's normal to be scared, but it's worth recalling what happened after 9/11. READ MORE»
Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet
The attack on our most basic economic rights may open a new chapter in the post-crisis narrative. READ MORE»
By Chris Hedges, Truthdig
These are the worst conditions for mass transit since the Depression. READ MORE»
By Spengler, Asia Times
Egyptians are getting hungry. READ MORE»
By Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism
The U.S. stands out among advanced countries for its highly regressive tax code. READ MORE»
By Eric Sterling, AlterNet
Blindness to humanity in "the other" -- the drug-users -- maintains our country's cruel drug policy. READ MORE»
By Andrew Gavin Marshall, AlterNet
Pulling back the curtain on how intent the wealthiest Americans have been on establishing a propaganda tool to subvert
democracy READ MORE»
By Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee
Tea Party activists, environmentalists and petrolistas now condemn the industry in equal measure, but is there more to
the story? READ MORE»
By Katie McDonough, Salon
The unnamed relative also alleges that Nancy Lanza considered suing the school for turning a blind eye to the abuse. READ MORE»
By Shona Ghosh, Al Jazeera English
It's right to be nervous of cyber sabotage operations, but a one-off doesn't necessarily mean anything. READ MORE»
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