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What Trickle-Down Economics Has Done to the US: The Rich Get All
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t r u t h o u t | 03.05
What Trickle-Down Economics Has Done to the US: The Rich Get All the Money
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29447-what-trickle-down-economics-has-do=
ne-to-the-us-the-rich-get-all-the-money
Dan Riker, Truthout: The majority of Americans are not experiencing the rec=
overy from the Great Recession. Wealth is being redistributed from the poor=
and the middle class to the rich. Trickle-down economics doesn't work for =
anyone except the wealthy.
Greenland Reels: Climate-Disrupting Feedbacks Have Begun
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29462-greenland-reels-climate-disrupting-fee=
dbacks-have-begun
Bruce Melton, Truthout: Greenland is warmer than it has been in more than 1=
00,000 years, and climate-disrupting feedback loops have begun. Since 2000,=
ice loss has increased over 600 percent, and liquid water now exists insid=
e the ice sheet year-round, no longer refreezing during winter.
Violence Against Women Won't Become History Until Mass Incarceration Is
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29455-violence-against-women-won-t-be=
come-history-until-mass-incarceration-is
Sheila A. Bedi, Truthout: To many, the phrase "violence against women" conn=
otes person-on-person violence - things like spousal abuse or sexual violen=
ce on college campuses. However, the state is also very much involved in pe=
rpetuating violence against women, especially in the form of mass incarcera=
tion.
Petraeus and Snowden: Both Leakers of Classified Material, Same Punishment?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29457-petraeus-and-snowden-both-leake=
rs-of-classified-material-same-punishment
William J. Astore, The Contrary Perspective: A general with powerful friend=
s gets a slap on the wrist for leaking highly classified material, and a yo=
ung patriot who acts to shed light on the growing power of governmental age=
ncies to spy on the people is hounded into exile.
Netanyahu Speaks, Money Talks
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29464-netanyahu-speaks-money-talks
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: Everything you need to k=
now about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress T=
uesday was the presence in the visitor's gallery of one man - Sheldon Adels=
on.
Our Planet's Lungs Are Dying
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29482-our-planet-s-lungs-are-dying
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: As more and more tropical r=
ainforests are wiped out from natural causes like drought or manmade causes=
like deforestation, we're losing a key ally in the climate change fight. W=
e need to start protecting our planet's forests, so that they can in turn p=
rotect us.
Showdown in Chicago: Harold Washington Loyalist vs. "Mayor 1%"
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29469-showdown-in-chicago-harold-wash=
ington-loyalist-vs-mayor-1
Robert Naiman, Truthout: If the upcoming Chicago election is really going t=
o be a referendum on where the Democratic Party is headed, with national im=
plications, then we should all easily agree that every available Chicagoan =
older than 18 should participate.
Millions Could Lose Obamacare Coverage as Supreme Court Weighs Dubious Koch=
-Backed Case
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29474-millions-could-lose-obamacare-cove=
rage-as-supreme-court-weighs-dubious-koch-backed-case
Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!: The US Supreme Court has he=
ard arguments in a new challenge to the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare.=
" The Competitive Enterprise Institute, backed by the billionaire brothers =
David and Charles Koch, sued the government over an aspect of the law deali=
ng with tax subsidies.
White House Struggles to Explain Clinton Email Flap
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29461-white-house-struggles-to-explain-c=
linton-email-flap
Anita Kumar, McClatchy Newspapers: As Republican lawmakers criticized Hilla=
ry Clinton Tuesday for using her personal email account to conduct governme=
nt business at the State Department, the White House would not say whether =
the former Cabinet secretary violated federal law.
"The Internet Is My Lifeline": Hip-Hop Artist Jasiri X on the FCC's Net Neu=
trality Vote
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29468-the-internet-is-my-lifeline-hip-ho=
p-artist-jasiri-x-on-the-fcc-s-net-neutrality-vote
Kayla Schultz, YES! Magazine: The political artist from Pittsburgh speaks a=
bout the importance of the internet and social media in making the voices o=
f low-income people of color heard. He is a cofounder of the anti-violence =
group One Hood and the 1Hood Academy, which teaches media awareness to Afri=
can-American boys.
What We Lose With a Privatized Postal Service
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29463-what-we-lose-with-a-privatized-=
postal-service
Katherine McFate, OtherWords: The Postal Service can reach all 150 million =
US households because it's a public system that we've been investing in for=
more than 200 years. Our Constitution tasked the federal government with c=
reating a national postal system.
When Capitalism Becomes an Act of War
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29470-when-capitalism-becomes-an-act-of-war
Lynn Parramore, AlterNet: Novelist Rana Dasgupta recently turned to nonfict=
ion to explore the explosive social and economic changes in Delhi starting =
in 1991, when India launched a series of transformative economic reforms. I=
n his book, he describes a city where the epic hopes of globalization have =
dimmed.
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im-cards/
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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>Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company:</strong> Everything you need to know about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress Tuesday was the presence in the visitor's gallery of one man - Sheldon Adelson.</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>The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> As more and more tropical rainforests are wiped out from natural causes like drought or manmade causes like deforestation, we're losing a key ally in the climate change fight. We need to start protecting our planet's forests, so that they can in turn protect us.</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>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> If the upcoming Chicago election is really going to be a referendum on where the Democratic Party is headed, with national implications, then we should all easily agree that every available Chicagoan older than 18 should participate.</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 Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!:</strong> The US Supreme Court has heard arguments in a new challenge to the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare." The Competitive Enterprise Institute, backed by the billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch, sued the government over an aspect of the law dealing with tax subsidies.</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>Anita Kumar, McClatchy Newspapers:</strong> As Republican lawmakers criticized Hillary Clinton Tuesday for using her personal email account to conduct government business at the State Department, the White House would not say whether the former Cabinet secretary violated federal law.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hRthm7AAgBoGQLy1UWM%2FyVFuGGZjrkXe"><strong>"The Internet Is My Lifeline": Hip-Hop Artist Jasiri X on the FCC's Net Neutrality Vote</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>Kayla Schultz, YES! Magazine:</strong> The political artist from Pittsburgh speaks about the importance of the internet and social media in making the voices of low-income people of color heard. He is a cofounder of the anti-violence group One Hood and the 1Hood Academy, which teaches media awareness to African-American boys.</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>Katherine McFate, OtherWords:</strong> The Postal Service can reach all 150 million US households because it's a public system that we've been investing in for more than 200 years. Our Constitution tasked the federal government with creating a national postal system.</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>Lynn Parramore, AlterNet:</strong> Novelist Rana Dasgupta recently turned to nonfiction to explore the explosive social and economic changes in Delhi starting in 1991, when India launched a series of transformative economic reforms. In his book, he describes a city where the epic hopes of globalization have dimmed.</p>
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