| William Rivers Pitt | Big Joe and the Joyful Noise William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: The ultimate impact and import of what went down during Thursday's vice presidential debate won't be immediately known, but the simple fact is beyond dispute: Joe Biden owned the night, and owned Paul Ryan, in a way rarely seen in modern debate history. Read the Article BP Amnesia: Life and Death After the Spill Mike Ludwig, Truthout: As weathered oil and dead marine life continue to wash up on Gulf shores, environmentalists worry that America has failed to heed the lessons of the summer of 2010, when an ocean of oil gushed from a broken pipe, and mesmerized a nation. Read the Article At the Vice Presidential Debate: Ryan Told 24 Myths in 40 Minutes Igor Volsky, ThinkProgress: Just as Romney did during the presidential debate, Paul Ryan told his own "facts" during the vice presidential debate against Joe Biden. He stretched the truth on everything from health care to taxes to Iranian nuclear ambitions. Read the Article Mitt Romney Lies to the World Robert Parry, Consortium News: Mitt Romney gave a rousing speech about how his foreign policy would be much more muscular than President Obama's. But Romney displayed again his proclivity to lie on specifics and distort the broader reality, too. Read the Article Three People Now in Jail for Refusing to Talk About Other Anarchists Will Potter, Green Is the New Red: Grand juries have historically been used against radical social movements as a tool to intimidate and to gather information. Self-described anarchist Leah Plante was taken into custody on civil contempt for refusing to talk about her beliefs, along with two other anarchists. Read the Article On Both Sides of the Border, Teachers Fight Corporatization Michelle Chen, In These Times: In both Mexico and the United States, schools are an ideological battleground. Educators in both countries could exchange ideas to win their fights against school "reforms" and bring solidarity into the streets. Read the Article Blind Faith as Profit Engine: How Free Market Worshipers Use Christian Utopianism to Bilk the Middle Class Michael Meurer, Truthout: The neoliberal utopianism that caused the financial crisis has been repackaged for the 2012 election, where it masks a giant swindle that transfers wealth from low- and middle-income citizens to bankers, defense contractors, real estate speculators and the wealthiest 1%. Read the Article Nonviolent Protester of Drone Wars Sentenced to Federal Prison David Swanson, War Is a Crime: Catholic Worker Brian Terrell of Maloy, Iowa has been sentenced to serve six months in a federal prison for his witness against the use of drone warfare. Here are his statements to the court during his sentencing. Read the Article California Food Fight: Just Say No to GMOs Dr. Brian Moench, Truthout: California's Proposition 37 enshrines the idea that we have a right to know what we eat. Most Californians favor this directive, while corporations spend millions to defeat it. The consequences will affect the lifelong health of every person who eats. Read the Article Lawmakers Get Graded on Equality Record Chuck Collins, Yes! Magazine: How do your representatives stack up when it comes to voting on policy that helps - or hinders - economic equality? Before you go to the polls, check out the Congressional Report Card for the 99%. Read the Article Walkergate Trials Heating Up, Plea Deal Has State Buzzing Mary Bottari, PRWatch: Though Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker himself has not been charged with any crimes, the "John Doe" investigations look into whether his staffers set up a secret wireless network in his office to conduct political work on state time, and allegations of embezzlement of veterans' funds. Read the Article The Avenging Uterus Is Keeping the World Safe for Lady Parts Matt Bors, Vimeo: Cartoonist Matt Bors examines the politics of women's reproductive rights through this animated video. Watch the Video | 
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