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Congressional Republicans Hack Away at Medicaid While the Rich Hollow It Out From the Inside
http://www.truth-out.org/congressional-republicans-hack-away-medicaid/1311878004
Russ Wellen, Truthout: "Republican assaults on social service programs have finally yielded some significant advances, with the Obama administration offering to push the eligibility age for Medicare up from age 65 to 67. Also, as part of a bargain to raise the debt ceiling, the administration has offered to dial down cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits. But it's Medicaid, which, as the health provider of last resort for the most vulnerable segment of society, has long been a tempting target for Republicans."
Senate Blocks Reid's Debt Ceiling Plan; Talks Continue
http://www.truth-out.org/senate-blocks-reid%E2%80%99s-debt-ceiling-plan-talks-continue/1312134738
Jennifer Steinhauer and Carl Hulse, The New York Times News Service: "Last-ditch budget talks between top Congressional Republicans and President Obama continued on Sunday, as the top Senate Republican and Democrat both expressed optimism that a $3 trillion deal could be reached to avert the economic and political calamity of a potential federal default. But without a compromise in hand, the divided Senate could not move ahead and wearily resumed its desultory debate."
Los Angeles Janitors Fight for Their Jobs
http://www.truth-out.org/los-angeles-janitors-fight-their-jobs/1311960769
David Bacon, Truthout: "Over 1,400 Los Angeles janitors, members of United Service Workers West SEIU, protested the firing of immigrant workers by Able Building Maintenance. The company has fired workers whose immigration status the company questions... Undocumented workers did not take jobs from anyone. The jobs in these buildings belong to the workers who do them. An immigration check leading to their firing does not create a single job. Instead, it forces people into an underground economy where illegal wages and conditions are prevalent. It does not improve wages and conditions in the workplace."
Spain: "Indignant" Demonstrators Marching to Brussels to Protest Effects of Crisis
http://www.truth-out.org/spain-indignant-demonstrators-marching-brussels-protest-effects-crisis/1312121358
Tito Drago, Inter Press Service: "Protesters from several European Union cities have begun to follow the example of hundreds of demonstrators from Spain who are marching from Madrid to Brussels, the bloc's de facto capital, in a growing protest against the effects of the economic crisis and the fiscal adjustment policies adopted to combat it. Marchers from other European cities will stop in Paris on the way to Brussels, to support the Occupy Wall Street initiative, aimed at occupying and disrupting what they call the 'financial Gomorrah' of the United States."
$35 Billion of Oil Plus an "Uncontacted" Tribe Equals Coverup
http://www.truth-out.org/35-billion-oil-plus-uncontacted-tribe-equals-cover/1311955501
David Hill, Truthout: "What do you do if you want to build a pipeline to move 300 million barrels of oil but an "uncontacted" tribe is in the way? Employing consultants who claim they don't exist certainly helps. On July 22, Peru's Energy Ministry gave the green light to Anglo-French company Perenco to build a pipeline in a remote part of the Peruvian Amazon... Some years later, in 2002, two Peruvian soldiers glimpsed two of these no contactados - or "calatos" (naked people), as they're sometimes called... The soldiers aren't the only ones to have seen or found evidence of the no contactados in this region."
Laws "Not Enough" to Tackle Violence Against Native Women
http://www.truth-out.org/laws-not-enough-tackle-violence-against-native-women/1312128876
Kanya D'Almeida, Inter Press Service: "According to the Indian Law Resource Center, one in three native women is raped in her lifetime, while one in six will be domestically abused by a husband, boyfriend or intimate partner. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) estimates that the average annual rate of rape and sexual assault among American Indians is 3.5 times higher than for all races... This is the harsh reality that a majority of all American Indian and Native Alaskan women face."
The Wisconsin Workers Uprising (Part 2)
http://www.truth-out.org/wisconsin-workers-uprising-part-2/1312122576
Making Contact, National Radio Project: "Was the occupation of the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin a resurgence of organized labor in the United States? Or the last gasp for unionized workers, as they face continual erosion of their rights. This week, we hear Part 2 of a retrospective documentary on the 2011 Wisconsin uprising, produced by Workers Independent News."
Norway Sounds Alarm Bells About Growing Right-Wing in Europe
http://www.truth-out.org/norway-sounds-alarm-bells-about-growing-right-wing-europe/1312126134
Frank Viviano, New America Media: "Even among the ostensibly sane, you hear words quite similar to Breivik's in Europe today. Substitute 'Jews' for 'Muslims' in his rants, and terrible echoes sound. They also sound in the curva, the soccer-stadium bleacher sections favored by Italian Ultras, violently nationalist fans who scream racist epithets at the black and Arab players of rival teams, and attack their fans with clubs and knives. They sound in the rhetoric of xenophobic political parties, from Italy to Scandinavia, whose votes in national elections over the past decade have expanded at a pace unprecedented since the 1930s."
Brazil's Deforestation Quagmire
http://www.truth-out.org/brazil%E2%80%99s-deforestation-quagmire/1312130449
Elizabeth Rust, Council on Hemispheric Affairs: "A string of recent events indicates that Amazonian deforestation and violence against environmental activists are on the rise. The Brazilian Congress's lower house approves a bill that weakens protection of the rainforest - which may explain the drastic increase in deforestation, as land clearers anticipate amnesty for their crimes. Given Brazil's historical disregard for the Amazon rainforest's global importance, and the legislature's evident lack of commitment to resolving the issue, a strong and long-term executive response is urgently needed."
Matt Damon: Stop the War on Teachers (Video)
http://www.truth-out.org/matt-damon-stop-war-teachers/1312133550
Zaid Jilani, ThinkProgress: "Actor and activist Matt Damon spoke at the Save Our Schools rally today... We asked him about how teachers unions are being demonized in much of the media and teachers are being blamed as the root of all problems in public education. Damon told us that the attacks on teachers unions are part of a larger 'war on unions over the last decade' and condemned 'punitive policies' that punish teachers without looking at the social factors that lead to student achievement."
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
The BuzzFlash Commentary for Truthout will return Monday.
The Tea Party's Terrorist Tactics
Read the Article at Politico
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/60202.html
Somali Women Fleeing the Famine Are Preyed on by Rapists
Read the Article at AP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gQxwFDVwRkh3bspsuXdH-gHQIS5g?docId=ca57c4b253c34aa7a9db2f3d04f8ce45
Texas' Perry Backs a Constitutional Limit on Marriage
Read the Article at Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/perry-backs-constitutional-limit-marriage-181232617.html;_ylt=Ahss96szvTaD7WGaheFpYpCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNwajlybDE1BGNjb2RlA3dlaWdodGVkY3QEcGtnAzEyNzEwODg1LTg4MTktMzdhYy1hMGIyLTFkZTA5OGI0NjkxMARwb3MDNwRzZWMDbW9zdF9wb3B1bGFyBHZlcgNjOWQ3YWIzMC1iYWUwLTExZTAtODNmZS03MTQyYWEzNGVjNDM-;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3
At Least 71 Dead in Syria as Protests Continue
Read the Article at CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/07/31/syria.unrest/?om_rid=CZthPx&om_mid=_BONWI6B8chFpc8
Thousands Protest in Israel Over House Prices and Low Salaries
Read the Article at The Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/31/protest-israel-house-prices-salaries
The Credibility of Japan's Nuclear Regulators Is "Shot to Pieces" After Yet Another Corruption Scandal
Read the Article at Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/japan-nuclear-regulators-credibility-2011-7#ixzz1ThkStCKF
Crusader Against Shariah Law Is Hasidic
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/us/31shariah.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&ref=todayspaper&adxnnlx=1312120848-WeMWMWs8k/9DR+q7Ivm/7w&om_rid=CZthPx&om_mid=_BONWI6B8chFpc8
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<!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="content" --><p>Sunday 31 July 2011 <br />
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<font><strong>Congressional Republicans Hack Away at Medicaid While the Rich Hollow It Out From the Inside</strong></font><br />
Russ Wellen, Truthout: "Republican assaults on social service programs have finally yielded some significant advances, with the Obama administration offering to push the eligibility age for Medicare up from age 65 to 67. Also, as part of a bargain to raise the debt ceiling, the administration has offered to dial down cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits. But it's Medicaid, which, as the health provider of last resort for the most vulnerable segment of society, has long been a tempting target for Republicans." <br />
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<font><strong>Senate Blocks Reid's Debt Ceiling Plan; Talks Continue</strong></font><br />
Jennifer Steinhauer and Carl Hulse, The New York Times News Service: "Last-ditch budget talks between top Congressional Republicans and President Obama continued on Sunday, as the top Senate Republican and Democrat both expressed optimism that a $3 trillion deal could be reached to avert the economic and political calamity of a potential federal default. But without a compromise in hand, the divided Senate could not move ahead and wearily resumed its desultory debate."<br />
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<font><strong>Los Angeles Janitors Fight for Their Jobs</strong></font><br />
David Bacon, Truthout: "Over 1,400 Los Angeles janitors, members of United Service Workers West SEIU, protested the firing of immigrant workers by Able Building Maintenance. The company has fired workers whose immigration status the company questions... Undocumented workers did not take jobs from anyone. The jobs in these buildings belong to the workers who do them. An immigration check leading to their firing does not create a single job. Instead, it forces people into an underground economy where illegal wages and conditions are prevalent. It does not improve wages and conditions in the workplace." <br />
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<br />
<font><strong>Spain: "Indignant" Demonstrators Marching to Brussels to Protest Effects of Crisis</strong></font><br />
Tito Drago, Inter Press Service: "Protesters from several European Union cities have begun to follow the example of hundreds of demonstrators from Spain who are marching from Madrid to Brussels, the bloc's de facto capital, in a growing protest against the effects of the economic crisis and the fiscal adjustment policies adopted to combat it. Marchers from other European cities will stop in Paris on the way to Brussels, to support the Occupy Wall Street initiative, aimed at occupying and disrupting what they call the 'financial Gomorrah' of the United States." <br />
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<br />
<font><strong>$35 Billion of Oil Plus an "Uncontacted" Tribe Equals Coverup</strong></font><br />
David Hill, Truthout: "What do you do if you want to build a pipeline to move 300 million barrels of oil but an "uncontacted" tribe is in the way? Employing consultants who claim they don't exist certainly helps. On July 22, Peru's Energy Ministry gave the green light to Anglo-French company Perenco to build a pipeline in a remote part of the Peruvian Amazon... Some years later, in 2002, two Peruvian soldiers glimpsed two of these no contactados - or "calatos" (naked people), as they're sometimes called... The soldiers aren't the only ones to have seen or found evidence of the no contactados in this region." <br />
<a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=XQ8kXmVfB2a%2BhIFZwt0sTOmfiXQTAucU"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Laws "Not Enough" to Tackle Violence Against Native Women</strong></font><br />
Kanya D'Almeida, Inter Press Service: "According to the Indian Law Resource Center, one in three native women is raped in her lifetime, while one in six will be domestically abused by a husband, boyfriend or intimate partner. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) estimates that the average annual rate of rape and sexual assault among American Indians is 3.5 times higher than for all races... This is the harsh reality that a majority of all American Indian and Native Alaskan women face." <br />
<a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=81Z%2Bnr3NqhGsblr7fx0zeemfiXQTAucU"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>The Wisconsin Workers Uprising (Part 2)</strong></font><br />
Making Contact, National Radio Project: "Was the occupation of the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin a resurgence of organized labor in the United States? Or the last gasp for unionized workers, as they face continual erosion of their rights. This week, we hear Part 2 of a retrospective documentary on the 2011 Wisconsin uprising, produced by Workers Independent News." <br />
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<br />
<font><strong>Norway Sounds Alarm Bells About Growing Right-Wing in Europe</strong></font><br />
Frank Viviano, New America Media: "Even among the ostensibly sane, you hear words quite similar to Breivik's in Europe today. Substitute 'Jews' for 'Muslims' in his rants, and terrible echoes sound. They also sound in the curva, the soccer-stadium bleacher sections favored by Italian Ultras, violently nationalist fans who scream racist epithets at the black and Arab players of rival teams, and attack their fans with clubs and knives. They sound in the rhetoric of xenophobic political parties, from Italy to Scandinavia, whose votes in national elections over the past decade have expanded at a pace unprecedented since the 1930s." <br />
<a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pj4bhvqqg8ao5FxuE%2BDsbq222%2BlbKd4d"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Brazil's Deforestation Quagmire</strong></font><br />
Elizabeth Rust, Council on Hemispheric Affairs: "A string of recent events indicates that Amazonian deforestation and violence against environmental activists are on the rise. The Brazilian Congress's lower house approves a bill that weakens protection of the rainforest - which may explain the drastic increase in deforestation, as land clearers anticipate amnesty for their crimes. Given Brazil's historical disregard for the Amazon rainforest's global importance, and the legislature's evident lack of commitment to resolving the issue, a strong and long-term executive response is urgently needed." <br />
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<br />
<font><strong>Matt Damon: Stop the War on Teachers (Video)</strong></font><br />
Zaid Jilani, ThinkProgress: "Actor and activist Matt Damon spoke at the Save Our Schools rally today... We asked him about how teachers unions are being demonized in much of the media and teachers are being blamed as the root of all problems in public education. Damon told us that the attacks on teachers unions are part of a larger 'war on unions over the last decade' and condemned 'punitive policies' that punish teachers without looking at the social factors that lead to student achievement." <br />
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<p><strong>The Tea Party's Terrorist Tactics<br />
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<p><strong>Somali Women Fleeing the Famine Are Preyed on by Rapists<br />
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<p><strong>Texas' Perry Backs a Constitutional Limit on Marriage<br />
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<p><strong>At Least 71 Dead in Syria as Protests Continue<br />
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<p><strong>Thousands Protest in Israel Over House Prices and Low Salaries<br />
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<p><strong>The Credibility of Japan's Nuclear Regulators Is "Shot to Pieces" After Yet Another Corruption Scandal<br />
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<p><strong>Crusader Against Shariah Law Is Hasidic<br />
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