[155058] in Zephyr_Bugs
The Military as a Jobs Program: There Are More Efficient Ways to
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (t r u t h o u t)
Wed Jun 22 16:46:46 2011
Message-ID: <545258161.-366940858@org2.org2DB.mail.democracyinaction.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:46:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: t r u t h o u t <messenger@truthout.org>
Reply-To: messenger@truthout.org
To: zephyr-bugs@mit.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="----=_Part_6237120_20960687.1308775599037"
Envelope-From: <545258161-1168773-org2-org2DB@bounces.salsalabs.net>
------=_Part_6237120_20960687.1308775599037
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
t r u t h o u t | Help us end our fundraising drive tomorrow! We've seen a =
great show of support today and we're moving closer to our goal: right now =
we're less than $20,000 away. We need your help to make our monthly budget =
and sustain our work - and, if enough readers pitch in today, we may be abl=
e to end our drive a day early and skip fundraising on Friday. Can you help=
us reach our goal in the next 24 hours?
https://members.truth-out.org/donate
You can also donate by check, made payable to:
Truthout, P.O. Box 276414, Sacramento, CA 95827
(Please help us go green by including your email address on your check.)
Or call in your donation:
213.489.1971
06.22
The Military as a Jobs Program: There Are More Efficient Ways to Stimulate =
an Economy
http://www.truth-out.org/military-jobs-program-there-are-more-efficient-way=
s-stimulate-economy/1308752213
Ellen Brown, Truthout: "The military is the nation's largest and most firml=
y entrenched entitlement program, one that takes half of every tax dollar. =
Even if 'national security' is considered our No. 1 priority (a dubious cho=
ice when the real unemployment rate is over 16 percent), estimates are that=
the military budget could be cut in half or more and we would still have t=
he most powerful military machine in the world. Our enemies (if any) are no=
w 'terrorists,' not countries; and what is needed to contain them (if anyth=
ing) is local policing, not global warfare..... The military is not subject=
to ordinary market principles, but works on a 'cost-plus' basis, with prod=
ucers reimbursed for whatever they have spent plus a guaranteed profit.
The Miracle of Procurement Debunked Again: The Air Force Finally Got Tired =
of Getting Screwed (Literally)
http://www.truth-out.org/miracle-procurement-debunked-again-air-force-final=
ly-got-tired-getting-screwed-literally/1308754483
Dina Rasor, Truthout: "Boeing has just been caught spending $37 dollars for=
nut and bolt retainers for the Army's CH-47 helicopter, but charging the A=
rmy an average of $381.78, according to a recent Department of Defense's (D=
oD) inspector general's (IG) report. The IG's office won't comment on the r=
eport because it is 'For Official Use Only,' but Bloomberg News got a hold =
of the report and wrote a story on May 24 about how the DoD IG recommends t=
hat Boeing refund the government at least $6 million.... This story could b=
e just another illustration to show that the DoD has not gotten its act tog=
ether on overpriced spare parts and many of you may be flashbacking to the =
overpriced toilet seats and coffee brewers of the 1980s and 1990s.... But t=
his recent mess is because of a new experimental way of doing the logistics=
for weapons that was introduced during the Bush administration. It is call=
ed Performance Based Logistics (PBL) and it is just another scheme to push =
DoD money at contractors and then go hands off and let them make all the de=
cisions."
Former CIA Agent Reveals Bush-Era Effort to Smear War Critic Juan Cole
http://www.truth-out.org/former-cia-agent-reveals-bush-effort-smear-war-cri=
tic-juan-cole/1308767033
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: "Former top CIA counterterrorism officer Glenn=
Carle has revealed the Bush administration sought damaging personal inform=
ation on Juan Cole, an academic and prominent critic of the Iraq war, in an=
attempt to discredit him. Carle says the Bush White House made at least tw=
o requests for intelligence about Cole, whose blog 'Informed Comment' rose =
to prominence after the Iraq invasion. Carle refused to carry out the reque=
st. In a joint interview, Carle and Cole join us to discuss the explosive r=
evelation and why Cole is now calling for a congressional investigation."
Thirty-Two Corporations Spent More on Compensation for Top Executives in 20=
10 Than They Paid in Income Taxes
http://www.truth-out.org/32-corporations-spent-more-compensation-top-execut=
ives-2010-they-paid-income-taxes/1308748490
Pat Garofalo, ThinkProgress: "According to a new report called 'S.& P. 500 =
Executive Pay: Bigger Than ...Whatever You Think It Is,' put together by th=
e independent research firm R. G. Associates, there are currently 32 compan=
ies that actually spent more on compensation for their top executives in 20=
10 than they paid in corporate income taxes: 'Total executive pay increased=
by 13.9 percent in 2010 among the 483 companies where data was available f=
or the analysis. The total pay for those companies' 2,591 named executives,=
before taxes, was $14.3 billion ...Warming to his subject, Mr. Ciesielski =
also determined that 158 companies paid more in cash compensation to their =
top guys and gals last year than they paid in audit fees to their accountin=
g firms. Thirty-two companies paid their top executives more in 2010 than t=
hey paid in cash income taxes."
Jason Leopold Discusses New FCC Report on the State of Local Media (Video)
http://www.truth-out.org/jason-leopold-netroots-nation-interview/1308694580
Laura Flanders, Free Speech TV: Truthout Deputy Managing Editor and investi=
gative reporter Jason Leopold spoke with Free Speech TV's Laura Flanders la=
st week during the annual Netroots Nation conference. Flanders and Leopold =
discussed the state of the media, building off of a recent report issued by=
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that highlighted the need for =
more local news coverage and underscored the importance of nonprofit media =
organizations. Flanders and Leopold also talked about the media reform proj=
ect Truthout has been involved in for the past several months, supported by=
The Media Consortium, a collective of news organizations that aims to rais=
e awareness and highlight media reform issues such as net neutrality and th=
e proposed merger of AT&T.
Cost of Wars a Rising Issue as Obama Weighs Troop Levels
http://www.truth-out.org/cost-wars-rising-issue-obama-weighs-troop-levels/1=
308765802
Helene Cooper, New York Times News Service: "President Obama will talk abou=
t troop numbers in Afghanistan when he makes a prime-time speech from the W=
hite House on Wednesday night. But behind his words will be an acute awaren=
ess of what $1.3 trillion in spending on two wars in the past decade has me=
ant at home: a ballooning budget deficit and a soaring national debt at a t=
ime when the economy is still struggling to get back on its feet. As Mr. Ob=
ama begins trying to untangle the country from its military and civilian pr=
omises in Afghanistan, his critics and allies alike are drawing a direct li=
ne between what is not being spent to bolster the sagging economy in Americ=
a to what is being spent in Afghanistan - $120 billion this year alone."
Bill Clinton's Legacy of Denial
http://www.truth-out.org/bill-clinton%E2%80%99s-legacy-denial/1308762061
Robert Scheer, Truthdig: "Does Bill Clinton still not grasp that the curren=
t economic crisis is in large measure his legacy? Obviously that's the case=
, or he wouldn't have had the temerity to write a 14-point memo for Newswee=
k on how to fix the economy that never once refers to the home mortgage col=
lapse and other manifestations of Wall Street greed that he enabled as pres=
ident. Endorsing the Republican agenda of financial industry deregulation, =
reversing New Deal safeguards, President Clinton pursued policies that in t=
he long run created more damage to the American economy than any other pres=
ident since Herbert Hoover, whose tenure is linked to the Great Depression.=
Now, in his Newsweek piece, Clinton has the effrontery to once again reviv=
e his 1992 campaign mantra, 'It's the economy, stupid,' as the article's ti=
tle without any sense of irony, let alone accountability. But that has alwa=
ys been the man's special gift - to rise above, and indeed benefit from, th=
e messes he created."
The Growing Desperation of the "Don't Raise Taxes on the Rich" Crowd
http://www.truth-out.org/growing-desperation-dont-raise-taxes-rich-crowd/13=
08754487
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: "The much-vaunted Republican pledge not =
to raise any taxes is crumbling. Today 34 Senate Republicans voted to end t=
he special tax breaks for ethanol. According to no-tax-increase purists lik=
e Grover Norquist, this is tantamount to a tax increase. The truth is, Repu=
blicans are divided between those who want to bring down the budget deficit=
and those who want to shrink government. Ending a special tax subsidy help=
s reduce the deficit but doesn't necessarily shrink government. That's why =
Norquist and his followers have insisted any such tax increase - including =
even the closing of tax loopholes - be directly linked to a corresponding t=
ax cut. In order to save face on today's vote, Norquist says renegade Repub=
licans will still be considered to have adhered to the pledge if they vote =
in favor of an amendment offered by Senator Jim DeMint to eliminate the est=
ate tax. Talk about grasping at straws. DeMint's amendment isn't even up fo=
r a vote. In short, the no-tax pledge is evaporating in the fresh air of re=
ality. What are anti-tax Republicans to do now?"
Black Panther's Posthumous Writings Cover Activism's Risks, Rewards
http://www.truth-out.org/black-panthers-posthumous-writings-cover-activisms=
-risks-rewards/1308752269
Eleanor Bader, Truthout: "Everyone wants to leave a legacy, whether through=
procreation or by creating a tangible testament to their existence. For so=
me, it's art, music, storytelling or writing. For others it's the founding =
of an organization or the creation of a product. For Black Panther Safiya B=
ukhari, who died in 2003, the bequest included an ongoing community organiz=
ation, the Jericho Movement to free US political prisoners; a daughter and =
grandchild; and an astute collection of essays written to encourage the alw=
ays-uphill battle to win freedom and equality for the world's disenfranchis=
ed and impoverished people."
Jim Hightower | Perry Is Peddling Texas Snake Oil
http://www.truth-out.org/perry-peddling-texas-snake-oil/1308761729
Jim Hightower, Truthout: "Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and get your=
ticket to see 'Rick the Wonder Worker!' Texas Gov. Rick Perry is less than=
revered back home, where he is widely ridiculed as Gov. Good Hair. So he's=
now on the road with a traveling medicine show, billing himself as the 'Te=
xas Miracle Man.' From New York to New Orleans, he's been wowing the Republ=
ican hard core by telling astounding tales of his job-creating prowess in o=
ur state, suggesting he can do for America what he's done for Texas. Such G=
OP sparklies as Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich are hailing the economic wu=
nderkind, and his roadshow spiel has prompted some party stalwarts to tout =
him for the presidency, hoping he can do for America what he has done for T=
exas.... Perry-jobs are really 'jobettes,' offering low pay, no benefits an=
d no upward mobility."
The Battle of Our Generation: Freedom to Organize
http://www.truth-out.org/battle-our-generation-freedom-organize/1308072787
Dick Meister, Truthout: "Workers' lack of adequate legal protection is not =
a new development ... It's been a serious problem for several decades. Sinc=
e the 1970s, employers have been allowed to hire anti-union consultants 'to=
design sophisticated ways to intimidate workers trying to organize.' Boy, =
have they. Supervisors are trained to put pressure on individual workers to=
vote against unionizing. Workers are forced to attend meetings where they =
are warned of the dire consequences they'll face if they vote for unionizin=
g. Employers threaten to close down if their employees vote for a union. Un=
ion supporters are commonly disciplined, sometimes fired. And employers' la=
wyers 'find thousands of excuses for delaying elections.'"
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Robert Reich, an economist and the former Clinton administration secretary =
of labor, has been unrelentingly advocating for financial policies that ben=
efit the middle class - and that work to restore the vitality of the Americ=
an economy.
That is why his latest book, "Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Fu=
ture," (https://members.truth-out.org/bgift36-gift/choose-type-donation) is=
the Truthout Progressive Pick of the Week.
Reich believes that the current American economy is structurally flawed to =
increase profits for corporations and the assets of the wealthy without nec=
essarily improving the job outlooks for most Americans. He brilliantly expl=
ains our financial plight in a two-minute video you can watch by clicking h=
ere: http://youtu.be/Q2GYKyTXKTM
As a result - which even some corporations now realize - there is increasin=
gly reduced consumer demand for products, thus further decreasing the need =
for additional jobs (not to mention that many of the products are manufactu=
red overseas, so it would take an enormous increase in purchasing dollars t=
o stimulate blue-collar jobs in the US). This has been known as neglect of =
the "demand" side of the economy, and the demand side is fueled by a strong=
middle class with decent paying jobs.
Any Truthout or BuzzFlash at Truthout reader concerned about the future of =
our economy - which has been redistributing wealth upward for decades - sho=
uld read "Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future." (https://memb=
ers.truth-out.org/bgift36-gift/choose-type-donation) It is available with a=
contribution that supports the vital independent journalism of Truthout.
You can read an excerpt from the book on Truthout here: http://www.truth-ou=
t.org/aftershock-next-economy-and-americas-future-eccless-insight/130858832=
5
Mark Karlin
Editor, BuzzFlash at Truthout
Hello, 911, I'd Like to Report a Crime: The Corporate/Wall Street Theft of =
the American Economy
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/12793
Poll: Record Number of Americans Want Troops Out of Afghanistan
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/poll-support-for-immediate-withd=
rawal-from-afghanistan-hits-record-high.php
For Michele Bachmann, God Can't Be Bothered With Facts. "He's" Preparing Ar=
mageddon.
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/12791
Illness or Injury Can Cause "Ruinous" Consequences for Those With Student L=
oan Debt
Read the Article at USA Today
http://www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/index.php/blog/illness-or-injury-can=
-cause-ruinous-consequences-for-those-with-student-loan-debt
Laura Flanders: Walmart Is Now Too Big to Sue
Read the Article at The Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jun/21/walmart-wome=
n-class-action?INTCMP=3DSRCH
Quite Simply, Republicans Have No New Solutions: They Just Strangle Progres=
s
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/12792
Maddow: The States Versus Planned Parenthood
Read the Article at The Maddow Blog
http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/22/6908182-the-states-versus-=
planned-parenthood-its-not-just-indiana-anymore
-----------
Support Truthout with a tax-deductible donation by clicking here: http://ww=
w.truthout.org/donate
To ensure you receive our messages please add the following address to your=
email address book: messenger@truthout.org
If you are having trouble with this, read our guide: http://www.truthout.or=
g/whitelisting
Thank you!
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Click to UNSUBSCRIBE -> https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6694/unsubscri=
be.jsp?Email=3Dzephyr-bugs@mit.edu&email_blast_KEY=3D1168773&organization_K=
EY=3D6694
Go directly to our home page: http://www.truthout.org
Click to SUBSCRIBE -> http://www.truthout.org/content/subscribe
Our Privacy Policy -> http://www.truthout.org/privacy
------=_Part_6237120_20960687.1308775599037
Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<html dir=3D"ltr">
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<center><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?=
v=3D2&c=3DX%2Btq8idFXwUXonByL0byZX8ydlv%2BadB6"><img alt=3D"Click here to d=
onate" src=3D"http://www.truth-out.org/sites/default/files/June-Donation-Ba=
nner_062211JR1n.jpg" /></a><center>
<table width=3D"818px" cellspacing=3D"3">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<p></p>
<center><br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.=
jsp?v=3D2&c=3DwFu212oMXa%2BlMYfvi7zQzH8ydlv%2BadB6"><font color=3D"#cc0000"=
><img border=3D"0" alt=3D"" src=3D"https://members.truth-out.org/circlet.jp=
g" /></font></a></center><br />
<!-- TemplateBeginEditable name=3D"content" --><p><em>
<p style=3D"font-size:110%">Help us end our fundraising drive tomorrow! We'=
ve seen a great show of support today and we're moving closer to our goal: =
<b>right now we're less than $20,000 away.</b> We need your help to make ou=
r monthly budget and sustain our work - and, if enough readers pitch in tod=
ay, we may be able to end our drive a day early and skip fundraising on Fri=
day. <b>Can you help us reach our goal in the next 24 hours?</b></p>
<center>
<p style=3D"font-size:110%"><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/di=
a/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DrXHmB%2F8uToUe2Tkspz%2BfESnAw1bgyTuN"><img alt=3D"Cli=
ck here
to donate." src=3D"https://members.truth-out.org/reddonatenowbutton-NEW.jpg=
" /></a><br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D9Cof%2=
F6st%2FMkKzA76UXrAtCnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Click here to donat=
e.</font></a><br />
<span style=3D"font-size: 85%;">(Truthout is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN: 20=
-0031641)</span></p>
</center>
<p style=3D"font-size:110%"><b>You can also donate by check, made payable t=
o:</b><br />
Truthout, P.O. Box 276414, Sacramento, CA 95827<br />
(Please include your email address on your check.)</p>
<p style=3D"font-size: 110%"><b>Or call in your donation:</b><br />
213.489.1971</p>
</em> Wednesday 22 June 2011 <br />
<br />
<font><strong>The Military as a Jobs Program: There Are More Efficient Ways=
to Stimulate an Economy</strong></font><br />
Ellen Brown, Truthout: "The military is the nation's largest and most firml=
y entrenched entitlement program, one that takes half of every tax dollar. =
Even if 'national security' is considered our No. 1 priority (a dubious cho=
ice when the real unemployment rate is over 16 percent), estimates are that=
the military budget could be cut in half or more and we would still have t=
he most powerful military machine in the world. Our enemies (if any) are no=
w 'terrorists,' not countries; and what is needed to contain them (if anyth=
ing) is local policing, not global warfare..... The military is not subject=
to ordinary market principles, but works on a 'cost-plus' basis, with prod=
ucers reimbursed for whatever they have spent plus a guaranteed profit.<br =
/>
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D6a0n%2=
Bw3Kp6XO69J0g2WnHynAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</fon=
t></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>The Miracle of Procurement Debunked Again: The Air Force Fina=
lly Got Tired of Getting Screwed (Literally)</strong></font><br />
Dina Rasor, Truthout: "Boeing has just been caught spending $37 dollars for=
nut and bolt retainers for the Army's CH-47 helicopter, but charging the A=
rmy an average of $381.78, according to a recent Department of Defense's (D=
oD) inspector general's (IG) report. The IG's office won't comment on the r=
eport because it is 'For Official Use Only,' but Bloomberg News got a hold =
of the report and wrote a story on May 24 about how the DoD IG recommends t=
hat Boeing refund the government at least $6 million.... This story could b=
e just another illustration to show that the DoD has not gotten its act tog=
ether on overpriced spare parts and many of you may be flashbacking to the =
overpriced toilet seats and coffee brewers of the 1980s and 1990s.... But t=
his recent mess is because of a new experimental way of doing the logistics=
for weapons that was introduced during the Bush administration. It is call=
ed Performance Based Logistics (PBL) and it is just another scheme to push =
DoD money at contractors and then go hands off and let them make all the de=
cisions."<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DlGXIcb=
fay865rYEl4oNGXCnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</font>=
</a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Former CIA Agent Reveals Bush-Era Effort to Smear War Critic =
Juan Cole</strong></font><br />
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: "Former top CIA counterterrorism officer Glenn=
Carle has revealed the Bush administration sought damaging personal inform=
ation on Juan Cole, an academic and prominent critic of the Iraq war, in an=
attempt to discredit him. Carle says the Bush White House made at least tw=
o requests for intelligence about Cole, whose blog 'Informed Comment' rose =
to prominence after the Iraq invasion. Carle refused to carry out the reque=
st. In a joint interview, Carle and Cole join us to discuss the explosive r=
evelation and why Cole is now calling for a congressional investigation."<b=
r />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DCohguD=
O%2BgszA7566tGVAtynAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</fon=
t></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Thirty-Two Corporations Spent More on Compensation for Top Ex=
ecutives in 2010 Than They Paid in Income Taxes</strong></font><br />
Pat Garofalo, ThinkProgress: "According to a new report called 'S.& P. =
500 Executive Pay: Bigger Than ...Whatever You Think It Is,' put together b=
y the independent research firm R. G. Associates, there are currently 32 co=
mpanies that actually spent more on compensation for their top executives i=
n 2010 than they paid in corporate income taxes: 'Total executive pay incre=
ased by 13.9 percent in 2010 among the 483 companies where data was availab=
le for the analysis. The total pay for those companies' 2,591 named executi=
ves, before taxes, was $14.3 billion ...Warming to his subject, Mr. Ciesiel=
ski also determined that 158 companies paid more in cash compensation to th=
eir top guys and gals last year than they paid in audit fees to their accou=
nting firms. Thirty-two companies paid their top executives more in 2010 th=
an they paid in cash income taxes."<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DykdEze=
xr8KozAFj1dINmcSnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</font>=
</a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Jason Leopold Discusses New FCC Report on the State of Local =
Media (Video)</strong></font><br />
Laura Flanders, Free Speech TV: Truthout Deputy Managing Editor and investi=
gative reporter Jason Leopold spoke with Free Speech TV's Laura Flanders la=
st week during the annual Netroots Nation conference. Flanders and Leopold =
discussed the state of the media, building off of a recent report issued by=
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that highlighted the need for =
more local news coverage and underscored the importance of nonprofit media =
organizations. Flanders and Leopold also talked about the media reform proj=
ect Truthout has been involved in for the past several months, supported by=
The Media Consortium, a collective of news organizations that aims to rais=
e awareness and highlight media reform issues such as net neutrality and th=
e proposed merger of AT&T.<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DLyoOG2=
rxP%2BtInpDUkF0EtSnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Watch the Video</font=
></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Cost of Wars a Rising Issue as Obama Weighs Troop Levels</str=
ong></font><br />
Helene Cooper, New York Times News Service: "President Obama will talk abou=
t troop numbers in Afghanistan when he makes a prime-time speech from the W=
hite House on Wednesday night. But behind his words will be an acute awaren=
ess of what $1.3 trillion in spending on two wars in the past decade has me=
ant at home: a ballooning budget deficit and a soaring national debt at a t=
ime when the economy is still struggling to get back on its feet. As Mr. Ob=
ama begins trying to untangle the country from its military and civilian pr=
omises in Afghanistan, his critics and allies alike are drawing a direct li=
ne between what is not being spent to bolster the sagging economy in Americ=
a to what is being spent in Afghanistan - $120 billion this year alone."<br=
/>
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DwDFpDI=
RNP46p87wO96IWPSnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</font>=
</a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Bill Clinton's Legacy of Denial</strong></font><br />
Robert Scheer, Truthdig: "Does Bill Clinton still not grasp that the curren=
t economic crisis is in large measure his legacy? Obviously that's the case=
, or he wouldn't have had the temerity to write a 14-point memo for Newswee=
k on how to fix the economy that never once refers to the home mortgage col=
lapse and other manifestations of Wall Street greed that he enabled as pres=
ident. Endorsing the Republican agenda of financial industry deregulation, =
reversing New Deal safeguards, President Clinton pursued policies that in t=
he long run created more damage to the American economy than any other pres=
ident since Herbert Hoover, whose tenure is linked to the Great Depression.=
Now, in his Newsweek piece, Clinton has the effrontery to once again reviv=
e his 1992 campaign mantra, 'It's the economy, stupid,' as the article's ti=
tle without any sense of irony, let alone accountability. But that has alwa=
ys been the man's special gift - to rise above, and indeed benefit from, th=
e messes he created." <br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DILt8kX=
mb0wr2sSwPHZDcDCnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</font>=
</a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>The Growing Desperation of the "Don't Raise Taxes on the Rich=
" Crowd</strong></font><br />
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: "The much-vaunted Republican pledge not =
to raise any taxes is crumbling. Today 34 Senate Republicans voted to end t=
he special tax breaks for ethanol. According to no-tax-increase purists lik=
e Grover Norquist, this is tantamount to a tax increase. The truth is, Repu=
blicans are divided between those who want to bring down the budget deficit=
and those who want to shrink government. Ending a special tax subsidy help=
s reduce the deficit but doesn't necessarily shrink government. That's why =
Norquist and his followers have insisted any such tax increase - including =
even the closing of tax loopholes - be directly linked to a corresponding t=
ax cut. In order to save face on today's vote, Norquist says renegade Repub=
licans will still be considered to have adhered to the pledge if they vote =
in favor of an amendment offered by Senator Jim DeMint to eliminate the est=
ate tax. Talk about grasping at straws. DeMint's amendment isn't even up fo=
r a vote. In short, the no-tax pledge is evaporating in the fresh air of re=
ality. What are anti-tax Republicans to do now?" <br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DoLVwqQ=
ZAjPbKzdfbTSHvEinAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</font>=
</a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Black Panther's Posthumous Writings Cover Activism's Risks, R=
ewards</strong></font><br />
Eleanor Bader, Truthout: "Everyone wants to leave a legacy, whether through=
procreation or by creating a tangible testament to their existence. For so=
me, it's art, music, storytelling or writing. For others it's the founding =
of an organization or the creation of a product. For Black Panther Safiya B=
ukhari, who died in 2003, the bequest included an ongoing community organiz=
ation, the Jericho Movement to free US political prisoners; a daughter and =
grandchild; and an astute collection of essays written to encourage the alw=
ays-uphill battle to win freedom and equality for the world's disenfranchis=
ed and impoverished people."<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DWq0eYH=
Ctf7Zs4tKz9HzgxSnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</font>=
</a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Jim Hightower | Perry Is Peddling Texas Snake Oil</strong></f=
ont><br />
Jim Hightower, Truthout: "Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and get your=
ticket to see 'Rick the Wonder Worker!' Texas Gov. Rick Perry is less than=
revered back home, where he is widely ridiculed as Gov. Good Hair. So he's=
now on the road with a traveling medicine show, billing himself as the 'Te=
xas Miracle Man.' From New York to New Orleans, he's been wowing the Republ=
ican hard core by telling astounding tales of his job-creating prowess in o=
ur state, suggesting he can do for America what he's done for Texas. Such G=
OP sparklies as Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich are hailing the economic wu=
nderkind, and his roadshow spiel has prompted some party stalwarts to tout =
him for the presidency, hoping he can do for America what he has done for T=
exas.... Perry-jobs are really 'jobettes,' offering low pay, no benefits an=
d no upward mobility." <br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DTMK7sC=
gHGw0ibhZC%2B%2FB1qSnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</f=
ont></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>The Battle of Our Generation: Freedom to Organize</strong></f=
ont><br />
Dick Meister, Truthout: "Workers' lack of adequate legal protection is not =
a new development ... It's been a serious problem for several decades. Sinc=
e the 1970s, employers have been allowed to hire anti-union consultants 'to=
design sophisticated ways to intimidate workers trying to organize.' Boy, =
have they. Supervisors are trained to put pressure on individual workers to=
vote against unionizing. Workers are forced to attend meetings where they =
are warned of the dire consequences they'll face if they vote for unionizin=
g. Employers threaten to close down if their employees vote for a union. Un=
ion supporters are commonly disciplined, sometimes fired. And employers' la=
wyers 'find thousands of excuses for delaying elections.'"<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D3Hee2L=
Bcsa3ZeyYxYy0TYinAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</font>=
</a> </p>
<p><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Djml=
UEx6W3d8F9y1QYKMfMynAw1bgyTuN" target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#cc0000"><e=
m>Click here for more Truthout articles</em></font></a></p>
<p></p>
<div align=3D"center">
<table width=3D"100%" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign=3D"bottom" align=3D"left">
<div align=3D"left"><strong><em>TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEAD=
LINES</em></strong></div>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor=3D"#336699">
<td height=3D"3" colspan=3D"2"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p><em>
<p>Robert Reich, an economist and the former Clinton administration secreta=
ry of labor, has been unrelentingly advocating for financial policies that =
benefit the middle class - and that work to restore the vitality of the Ame=
rican economy.</p>
<p>That is why his latest book, <a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.or=
g/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DdLAh6SdSdT9VfNSyv%2BP8Gn8ydlv%2BadB6"><font color=
=3D"#cc0000">"Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future,"</font></a=
> is the Truthout Progressive Pick of the Week.</p>
<p>Reich believes that the current American economy is structurally flawed =
to increase profits for corporations and the assets of the wealthy without =
necessarily improving the job outlooks for most Americans. He brilliantly e=
xplains our financial plight in a two-minute video you can watch by clickin=
g <a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dtsmz=
MYfASx%2FC4ET9AG7XIynAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">here</font></a>.</p=
>
<p>As a result - which even some corporations now realize - there is increa=
singly reduced consumer demand for products, thus further decreasing the ne=
ed for additional jobs (not to mention that many of the products are manufa=
ctured overseas, so it would take an enormous increase in purchasing dollar=
s to stimulate blue-collar jobs in the US). This has been known as neglect =
of the "demand" side of the economy, and the demand side is fueled by a str=
ong middle class with decent paying jobs.</p>
<p>Any Truthout or BuzzFlash at Truthout reader concerned about the future =
of our economy - which has been redistributing wealth upward for decades - =
should read <a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D=
2&c=3DP3nzk500BF6eosVZJ%2FxJeynAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">"Aftersho=
ck: The Next Economy and America's Future."</font></a> It is available wit=
h a contribution that supports the vital independent journalism of Truthout=
.</p>
<p>You can read an excerpt from the book on Truthout <a href=3D"http://org2=
.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DGxiY2oqD9o70ajPcu16MWSnAw1bg=
yTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000">here</font></a>.</p>
<p>Mark Karlin<br />
Editor, BuzzFlash at Truthout</p>
</em></p>
<p><strong>Hello, 911, I'd Like to Report a Crime: The Corporate/Wall Stree=
t Theft of the American Economy<br />
</strong><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=
=3DGJbAk50Fn2l4Sv%2FGNDUKcynAw1bgyTuN" target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#cc=
0000">Read the Article at BuzzFlash</font></a></p>
<p><strong>Poll: Record Number of Americans Want Troops Out of Afghanistan<=
br />
</strong><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=
=3DSRIJ1o5FcawkQ3hyo1PuwinAw1bgyTuN" target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#cc00=
00">Read the Article at Talking Points Memo</font></a></p>
<p><strong>For Michele Bachmann, God Can't Be Bothered With Facts. "He's" P=
reparing Armageddon.<br />
</strong><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=
=3DU4DRJLhfjUf%2B4KefLtX2BSnAw1bgyTuN" target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#cc=
0000">Read the Article at BuzzFlash</font></a></p>
<p><strong>Illness or Injury Can Cause "Ruinous" Consequences for Those Wit=
h Student Loan Debt<br />
</strong><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=
=3Dhs8w4KWgIGedCuLIAFxF9SnAw1bgyTuN" target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#cc00=
00">Read the Article at USA Today</font></a></p>
<p><strong>Laura Flanders: Walmart Is Now Too Big to Sue<br />
</strong><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=
=3Dehx5SEy0FYAoNv%2ByOh1BNinAw1bgyTuN" target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#cc=
0000">Read the Article at The Guardian UK</font></a></p>
<p><strong>Quite Simply, Republicans Have No New Solutions: They Just Stran=
gle Progress<br />
</strong><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=
=3D1t9GHJoJidVpobh62gfIOynAw1bgyTuN" target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#cc00=
00">Read the Article at BuzzFlash</font></a></p>
<p><strong>Maddow: The States Versus Planned Parenthood<br />
</strong><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=
=3DNDvsO7RP2MFVfNSyv%2BP8Gn8ydlv%2BadB6" target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#=
cc0000">Read the Article at The Maddow Blog</font></a></p>
<p><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DaXU=
g8DwkWnRNr8LZeEsuDCnAw1bgyTuN"><b><font color=3D"#cc0000"><em>Click here fo=
r more BuzzFlash headlines</em></font></b></a></p>
<p></p><!-- TemplateEndEditable -->
<meta charset=3D"utf-8"><a href=3D"http://org2.democrac=
yinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DJODhSL0Rh7SsWO4gNXzdiynAw1bgyTuN"></a=
><br />
----------<br />
<strong><font><strong><em>Support Truthout with a tax-d=
eductible donation by clicking <a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org=
/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D01s6TWmgS1fgj7Y%2FgRRgzinAw1bgyTuN"> <font color=
=3D"#cc0000">here</font></a>.</em></strong></font></strong> =
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
</meta>
</p>
<p>
<meta charset=3D"utf-8"><br />
<em>To ensure you receive our messages please add the f=
ollowing address to your email address book: <a href=3D"mailto:messenger@tr=
uthout.org"><font color=3D"#cc0000"><strong>messenger@truthout.org</strong>=
</font></a><br />
<br />
If you need help figuring out how to do this <a hr=
ef=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DbEwY2OsQx2D=
XSMtdPXttNSnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc0000"><strong>click here to read o=
ur guide.</strong></font></a></em> <strong> <font><strong><br />
</strong></font></strong> =
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
</meta>
</p>
<center><img alt=3D"" src=3D"https://members.truth-out.=
org/Newspaper_Guild_SM.jpg" /></center> <font><center>T=
ruthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047</center> =
<br />
</font>
<p></p>
<strong><hr />
</strong>
<p><strong> <strong><font><strong><=
small><br />
Click here to <strong><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyi=
naction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DrBO0QhmtNfnpMBrX0lXqiSnAw1bgyTuN"><font=
color=3D"#cc0000">Subscribe</font></a></strong><br />
Our <strong><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.or=
g/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DbKOWKbesrPdpmJ5Hrn%2BCZCnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=
=3D"#cc0000">Privacy Policy</font></a></strong></small></strong></font></st=
rong></strong><strong><strong><font><strong><small><strong><a href=3D"http:=
//org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dn%2FMIViknaZIylPLZeOap=
BSnAw1bgyTuN"></a></strong> <br />
Click here to </small></strong></font></strong><st=
rong><font><strong><small><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/=
track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dfm19VW7ulWY2PsLdAIzAUCnAw1bgyTuN"><font color=3D"#cc000=
0">Unsubscribe</font></a><br />
</small> </strong></font></strong></strong></p>
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</center> </center>
</body>
</html><img width=3D1 height=3D1 src=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/d=
ia/TrackImage?key=3D545258161"><diaEmailID=3D'545258161' thread=3D1460 />
------=_Part_6237120_20960687.1308775599037--
