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Tech Companies Adopt Astroturf to Get Their (Wicked) Way
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t r u t h o u t | 04.20
Tech Companies Adopt Astroturf to Get Their (Wicked) Way
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23167-tech-companies-adopt-astroturf-to-=
get-their-wicked-way=20
Toshio Meronek, Truthout: Tech corporations out to increase their already i=
mmense profits have begun funding organizations whose professed goals aim t=
o bring positive change for the masses, but which actually serve the intere=
sts of a wealthy few.
Truthout Interviews John Logan on the Antiunion Campaign in Tennessee
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23197-truthout-interviews-john-logan-on-=
the-antiunion-campaign-in-tennessee=20
Ted Asregadoo, Truthout: John Logan talks about the unprecedented and coord=
inated interference of national and local politicians as well as GOP astrot=
urf groups' efforts to prevent United Auto Workers from winning a unionizat=
ion election at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Paul Krugman: What the 1% Don't Want You to Know
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23189-paul-krugman-what-the-1-dont-want-=
you-to-know=20
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: Economist Paul Krugman discusses how jumps i=
n executive compensation may have a profound effect on widening income ineq=
uality and explains how the United States is becoming an oligarchy - the ve=
ry system our founders revolted against.
US Tribe Looks to International Court for Justice
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23191-us-tribe-looks-to-international-co=
urt-for-justice=20
Michelle Tullo, Inter Press Service: The Onondaga Nation has filed a petiti=
on against the federal government, alleging that officials have repeatedly =
broken treaties and that the court system has failed to offer remedy.
The Corruption of Mainstream Media
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23190-the-corruption-of-mainstream-me=
dia=20
Danny Schechter, Consortium News: The United States' mainstream media still=
pretend they are custodians of "serious journalism," but those claims cont=
inue to erode as the corporate press shies away from its duty to challenge =
propaganda emanating from various parts of the US government.
Laura Flanders | The Underground Railroad Was One of America's First Co-Ops=
: A Black History Tour of Cooperative Economics
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23188-the-underground-railroad-was-one-o=
f-americas-first-co-ops-a-black-history-tour-of-cooperative-economics=20
Laura Flanders, Yes! Magazine: From slavery to Jim Crow to cities today, Af=
rican-Americans have been leading the cooperative movement. Author Jessica =
Gordon Nembhard talks to Laura Flanders about why cooperative economics and=
civil rights should appear together in history books.
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http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23193-bangladesh-factory-owner-charged-w=
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Kevin Mathews, Care2: Sohel Rana, the owner of the garment factory that col=
lapsed last year, could be subject to the death penalty if convicted. The s=
everity of the charges indicates that an investigation turned up evidence t=
hat the collapse was preventable and was the result of reckless working con=
ditions enabled by the supervisors.
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Franco Ordo=C3=B1ez, McClatchy Newspapers: Federal officials have quietly i=
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ir cases heard before judges. A memo highlighted concerns that previous sta=
ndards had been wrongly interpreted for those who file "credible fear of pe=
rsecution" claims.
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http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23199-the-selective-subservience-syst=
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Michael Murry, The Contrary Perspective: "Make enough Americans miserably p=
oor and destitute and a sufficient number of them will join the US military=
as the least bad alternative from among only awful choices."
Bending Aid Toward Business
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Nathan Weller, EcoViva: In the context of Public-Private Partnership Law re=
forms, the US is clearly backing the private sector at the expense of a sus=
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n El Salvador; here is what to do about it.
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g two marijuana cigarettes; MPHOnline offers a stunning infographic and sad=
realities about homelessness and unemployment in the US while highlighting=
the potential of "tiny homes"; the American Studies Association points to=
increased membership after supporting student divestment from Israel movem=
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ignorance adversely affect policy in the geopolitical and tactical spheres=
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ust Like Obama
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