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Is the FCC Poised to Destroy Net Neutrality?

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Is the FCC Poised to Destroy Net Neutrality?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23300-is-the-fcc-poised-to-destroy-net-neutrality 
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: After a January court ruling on net neutrality that raised fears about radical changes to the internet, the Federal Communications Commission is floating new rules that are being attacked as insufficient.

Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23267-autism-nation-americas-chemical-brain-drain
Dr. Brian Moench, Truthout: While autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade, the US has seen them rise from 1 in 10,000 in 1981 to 1 in 68 in 2014. Many studies point to the prevalence of toxins in our environment as the culprit.
 
Wall Street Greed: Not Too Big for a California Jury
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23275-wall-street-greed-not-too-big-for-a-california-jury
Ellen Brown, Web of Debt: Sixteen of the world's largest banks have been caught colluding to rig global interest rates.  Why are we doing business with a corrupt global banking cartel?
 
Thinking Big: The Global Minimum Wage
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/23273-thinking-big-the-global-minimum-wage
David L. Wilson, Truthout: Let's finally get globalization to work for people and begin - perhaps with anti-sweatshop campaigns - to organize for a global minimum wage.
 
A Walkout at UPS and Labor's Old-School Future
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23271-a-walkout-at-ups-and-labors-old-school-future
Danny Katch, Truthout: The successful February fight at a UPS site in Queens by Teamsters Local 807 shows that worker solidarity and innovative online tactics to win public support can be used to enhance the oldest strategy in the union playbook: shutting down production.
 
Out-of-Control Transit Costs in Boston or Attack on Public Services?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23255-out-of-control-transit-costs-in-boston-or-attack-on-public-services
Ellen Dannin, Truthout: ALEC affiliate Pioneer Institute is targeting both Massachusetts Sen. Marc Pacheco and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. They must be doing something right.

C.L.R. James: Back in Style, Black in Style - a Review and a Comic!
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/23254-clr-james-back-in-style-black-in-style-a-review-and-a-comic
Paul Buhle and Milton Knight, Truthout: C.L.R. James in Imperial Britain opens up the issue of the Third World struggle in an elegant and memorable way.
 
Poverty Is Killing Us
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/23296-poverty-is-killing-us
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Study after study proves poverty has a very long list of negative effects. Thom Hartmann argues that a guaranteed minimum income works and would eliminate poverty in the United States.
 
Fighting for a Legitimate Democracy, By and For the People
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23283-fighting-for-a-legitimate-democracy-by-and-for-the-people
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance: As more people awaken to the reality of the depth of corruption in our government and economy, and the mirage of US democracy, the movement will grow and the demands will get stronger.
 
Protecting Classrooms From Corporate Takeover: What Families Can Learn From Teachers' Unions
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23285-protecting-classrooms-from-corporate-takeover-what-families-can-learn-from-teachers-unions
Amy B. Dean, Yes! Magazine: Across the country, teachers' unions are fighting back against corporate reform by working to educate children holistically. This means taking into account all the factors that influence students' chances for success: families, homes, communities and often the effects of poverty.
 
An Apartheid of Dollars: Life in the New American Minimum-Wage Economy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/23284-an-apartheid-of-dollars-life-in-the-new-american-minimum-wage-economy
Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch: Peter Van Buren took an unlikely fall into the minimum-wage world when he lost his job in 2012. He gives us a first-hand look at what it's like to subsist in poverty-wage America.
 
From the War on Poverty to the War on the Poor
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23270-from-the-war-on-poverty-to-the-war-on-the-poor
Joseph M. Schwartz, Dissent: Only mass mobilization by working and poor people can prevent further cuts to the social safety net and win the type of reforms that would keep many more out of poverty. That will involve legitimizing the word "socialism" in US politics.
 
Economic Update: Culture and Economics
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23287-economic-update-culture-and-economics
Richard D. Wolff, Economic Update / Truthout: Updates on public power in Nebraska; Earth Day; Coca-Cola's misleading advertisement; and closing hospitals. Richard Wolff interviews musician and music professor John Halle about culture and the economic crisis. Responses to listener questions on B-corporations and on a Wall Street sales tax.


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GOP Rats Abandoning the Good Ship Cliven Bundy
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/24/1294242/-GOP-rats-jumping-ship-from-the-good-ship-SS-Cliven-Bundy

We Cannot Afford to Lose Another Decade, or Even Another Minute 
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/we-cannot-afford-to-lose-another-decade-or-even-another-minute

The New Abolitionism: Averting Planetary Disaster
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/article/179461/new-abolitionism

The Right Is Wrong: The Original Intent of the Constitution Was Progressive
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/the-right-is-wrong-the-original-intent-of-the-constitution-was-progressive

Vets Die on Secret Wait List
Read the Article at CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/health/veterans-dying-health-care-delays/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Charles P. Pierce | Things Are Not Ever What They Seem
Read the Article at Esquire
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/cliven-bundy-racism-042414

Vice President Biden Promotes Fracking on Ukraine Trip
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http://desmogblog.com/2014/04/23/vice-president-joe-biden-promotes-u-s-fracking-missionary-force-during-ukraine-trip

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      <p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong>&nbsp;After a January court ruling on net neutrality that raised fears about radical changes to the internet, the Federal Communications Commission is floating new rules that are being attacked as insufficient.</p>
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      <p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Dr. Brian Moench, Truthout:</strong>&nbsp;While autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade, the US has seen them rise from 1 in 10,000 in 1981 to 1 in 68 in 2014. Many studies point to the prevalence of toxins in our environment as the culprit.</p>
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      <p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Danny Katch, Truthout:</strong>&nbsp;The successful February fight at a UPS site in Queens by Teamsters Local 807 shows that worker solidarity and innovative online tactics to win public support can be used to enhance the oldest strategy in the union playbook: shutting down production.</p>
      <p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zmf450vwsakKInSi1e%2By7CIFok40dWjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a>&nbsp;</p>


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      <p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Ellen Dannin, Truthout:</strong>&nbsp;ALEC affiliate Pioneer Institute is targeting both Massachusetts Sen. Marc Pacheco and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. They must be doing something right.</p>
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      <p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Paul Buhle and Milton Knight, Truthout:</strong>&nbsp;<em>C.L.R. James in Imperial Britain</em> opens up the issue of the Third World struggle in an elegant and memorable way.</p>
      <p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tr9pUhj5Vt3qZ4kl0%2BEEQiIFok40dWjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Review and View the Comic</strong></a>&nbsp;</p> 


<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ix%2F28ZPonDTYJXXzOS6bjSIFok40dWjs"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Poverty Is Killing Us</strong></a></p>
      <p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong>&nbsp;Study after study proves poverty has a very long list of negative effects. Thom Hartmann argues that a guaranteed minimum income works and would eliminate poverty in the United States.</p>
      <p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aKwu2oUmJJ%2FENVHBLOpS5SIFok40dWjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a>&nbsp;</p> 


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      <p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance:</strong>&nbsp;As more people awaken to the reality of the depth of corruption in our government and economy, and the mirage of US democracy, the movement will grow and the demands will get stronger.</p>
      <p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=47NNoLERv0OdO%2BtmITgU1iIFok40dWjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a>&nbsp;</p> 


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      <p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Amy B. Dean, Yes! Magazine:</strong>&nbsp;Across the country, teachers' unions are fighting back against corporate reform by working to educate children holistically. This means taking into account all the factors that influence students' chances for success: families, homes, communities and often the effects of poverty.</p>
      <p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ohuKRju6rTltR3Bn8rohZyIFok40dWjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a>&nbsp;</p> 


<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=648WeuYwk9D%2FGNr%2Fe3LtvCIFok40dWjs"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>An Apartheid of Dollars: Life in the New American Minimum-Wage Economy</strong></a></p>
      <p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch:</strong>&nbsp;Peter Van Buren took an unlikely fall into the minimum-wage world when he lost his job in 2012. He gives us a first-hand look at what it's like to subsist in poverty-wage America.</p>
      <p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fpOLg1qcOlF1U5sUu3mM9iIFok40dWjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a>&nbsp;</p> 


<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FOl868mDEibeOWR5UR2YfCIFok40dWjs"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>From the War on Poverty to the War on the Poor</strong></a></p>
      <p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Joseph M. Schwartz, Dissent:</strong>&nbsp;Only mass mobilization by working and poor people can prevent further cuts to the social safety net and win the type of reforms that would keep many more out of poverty. That will involve legitimizing the word "socialism" in US politics.</p>
      <p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6F1H4%2BN1DCSGF03lGWJkYiIFok40dWjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a>&nbsp;</p>  


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