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Mexico's "Indignados" Have Had It Up to Here
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Mexico's "Indignados" Have Had It Up to Here
http://www.truth-out.org/mexicos-indignados-have-had-it-here/1315597112
David Bacon, Truthout: "Calderon's policies, which have produced these results, are part of a program of economic liberalization opening Mexico to private, domestic and especially foreign capital.... This is what the zocalo protesters want to change and why they call themselves 'indignant Mexicans.' Next year, in July, that chance will come again, as the country goes to the polls to elect a new president. The Constitution prohibits re-election, but Calderon's National Action Party will undoubtedly nominate a candidate who will defend the government's record and call for more of the same."
Protest of Thousands in Cairo Turns Violent
http://www.truth-out.org/protest-thousands-cairo-turns-violent/1315661929
David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times News Service: "A demonstration that brought tens of thousands to this city's central Tahrir Square turned violent on Friday, when thousands of people - led by a heavy contingent of soccer fans - tore down a protective wall around the Israeli Embassy, while others defaced the headquarters of the Egyptian Interior Ministry."
Hail to the True Victors of Rupert's Revolution
http://www.truth-out.org/hail-true-victors-ruperts-revolution/1315501888
John Pilger, Truthout: "This is Rupert's Revolution, after all. Gone from the Murdoch press are pejorative 'insurgents.' The action in Libya, says The Times, is 'a revolution ... as revolutions used to be.' That it is a coup by a gang of Muammar Qaddafi's ex cronies and spooks in collusion with NATO is hardly news. The self-appointed 'rebel leader,' Mustafa Abdul Jalil, was Qaddafi's feared justice minister. The CIA runs or bankrolls most of the rest, including America's old friends, the Mujadeen Islamists who spawned al-Qaeda."
GOP Reps. Dismiss Tax Cut for Working Americans in Favor of Giveaways to Corporations
http://www.truth-out.org/gop-reps-dismiss-tax-cut-working-americans-favor-giveaways-corporations/1315665183
Alex Seitz-Wald, ThinkProgress: "Despite their professed devotion to tax cuts, a surprising number of Republican lawmakers are less than thrilled with President Obama's proposed extension of temporary cuts to the payroll tax as part of his jobs package unveiled last night. While the tax holiday for middle- and working-class Americans is one of the most effective ways to stimulate the economy via tax policy, these conservative lawmakers prefer tax breaks go to those who need them least: corporations and the wealthy."
The Legacy of 9/11 and the War on Intellectuals
http://www.truth-out.org/legacy-911-and-war-intellectuals/1315608304
Stephen Zunes, Truthout: "My argument was that the more the United States has militarized the region, the less secure the American people had become. I noted how all the sophisticated weaponry, brave fighting men and women, and brilliant military leadership the United States possessed would do little good if there were hundreds of millions of people in the Middle East and beyond who hated us. Even though only a small percentage of the population supports Osama bin Laden's methods, I argued, there would still be enough people to maintain dangerous terrorist networks as long as his grievances resonated with large numbers of people."
Business as Usual Is Destroying America
http://www.truth-out.org/business-usual-destroying-america/1314812108
Evaggelos Vallianatos, Truthout: "Clearly, environmental protection was never a luxury to be weakened or taken away so that industry can go on making profits at the expense of human health and the undermining of life on earth. Yet, the political unanimity in business as usual is remarkable: money from the industries in question pollutes scientists at our universities and our politicians and presidents, both Republican and Democratic. The transition from the Republican George W. Bush to the Democrat Barack Obama brought some cosmetic changes to environmental protection, but the essentials of protecting business rather than human health and the natural world remain in place."
The Kids Count
http://www.truth-out.org/kids-count/1314196569
William Fisher, Truthout: "'If the top earners are O.K., then the rest of us will be O.K.' That piece of economic sleight of hand has been a central tenet in the Republican catechism since even before Ronald Reagan and long before the Tea Party. The Grand Old Party clings to this totally discredited and never proven economic article of faith despite a mountain of evidence that grows higher with each passing week in recession.... But there's another part of the story that's not usually told. It's how American children are being affected by the Great Recession."
Bird-Dogging Torturers in NYC
http://www.truth-out.org/bird-dogging-torturers-nyc/1315675648
Ray McGovern, Truthout: "As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 nears, many ex-Bush administration officials who approved torture in the 'war on terror' and botched the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are back in the spotlight taking bows from appreciative audiences in tightly controlled settings.... What became gradually and reassuringly clear is that New York continues to be a tale of two cities. And those whom my grandmother used to call 'the swells' remain a loud but increasingly transparent minority."
The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive
http://www.truth-out.org/end-loser-liberalism-making-markets-progressive/1315672693
Dean Baker, The Center for Economic and Policy Research: "Progressives need a fundamentally new approach to politics. They have been losing not just because conservatives have so much more money and power, but also because they have accepted the conservatives' framing of political debates. They have accepted a framing where conservatives want market outcomes whereas liberals want the government to intervene to bring about outcomes that they consider fair."
The Great Bank Robbery
http://www.truth-out.org/great-bank-robbery/1315677479
Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Mark Spitznagel, Project Syndicate: "For the American economy - and for many other developed economies - the elephant in the room is the amount of money paid to bankers over the last five years. For banks that have filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the sum stands at an astounding $2.2 trillion. Extrapolating over the coming decade, the numbers would approach $5 trillion, an amount vastly larger than what both President Barack Obama's administration and his Republican opponents seem willing to cut from further government deficits."
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The GOP Position on Health Care Is Killing Us
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Israel Removes Diplomats From Egypt
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File Still Not Released That Might Implicate George Herbert Walker Bush in Helping to Steal First Reagan Election by Negotiating a Delay in the Release of US
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Missisipi Voters Can Decide "Personhood" of the Unborn, Court Rules
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AP Review Finds No Threatened WikiLeaks Source
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Isn't That a Terrorist? No, It's a Young Girl. And With Her Father Jailed on Questionable Terror-Related Charges, She's Growing Up Alone
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<!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="content" --><p>Saturday 10 September 2011</p>
<font><strong>Mexico's "Indignados" Have Had It Up to Here</strong></font><br />
David Bacon, Truthout: "Calderon's policies, which have produced these results, are part of a program of economic liberalization opening Mexico to private, domestic and especially foreign capital.... This is what the zocalo protesters want to change and why they call themselves 'indignant Mexicans.' Next year, in July, that chance will come again, as the country goes to the polls to elect a new president. The Constitution prohibits re-election, but Calderon's National Action Party will undoubtedly nominate a candidate who will defend the government's record and call for more of the same."
<br /><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BwubfBfo9kBUOUMyA6WyDaxqyowgyIly"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a>
<br /><br />
<font><strong>Protest of Thousands in Cairo Turns Violent</strong></font><br />
David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times News Service: "A demonstration that brought tens of thousands to this city's central Tahrir Square turned violent on Friday, when thousands of people - led by a heavy contingent of soccer fans - tore down a protective wall around the Israeli Embassy, while others defaced the headquarters of the Egyptian Interior Ministry."
<br /><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jS7P%2FP9WfvQnEGWllHim16xqyowgyIly"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a>
<br /><br />
<font><strong>Hail to the True Victors of Rupert's Revolution</strong></font><br />
John Pilger, Truthout: "This is Rupert's Revolution, after all. Gone from the Murdoch press are pejorative 'insurgents.' The action in Libya, says The Times, is 'a revolution ... as revolutions used to be.' That it is a coup by a gang of Muammar Qaddafi's ex cronies and spooks in collusion with NATO is hardly news. The self-appointed 'rebel leader,' Mustafa Abdul Jalil, was Qaddafi's feared justice minister. The CIA runs or bankrolls most of the rest, including America's old friends, the Mujadeen Islamists who spawned al-Qaeda."
<br /><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TtqzkNCxHM9bRi3SEWSOXqxqyowgyIly"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a>
<br /><br />
<font><strong>GOP Reps. Dismiss Tax Cut for Working Americans in Favor of Giveaways to Corporations</strong></font><br />
Alex Seitz-Wald, ThinkProgress: "Despite their professed devotion to tax cuts, a surprising number of Republican lawmakers are less than thrilled with President Obama's proposed extension of temporary cuts to the payroll tax as part of his jobs package unveiled last night. While the tax holiday for middle- and working-class Americans is one of the most effective ways to stimulate the economy via tax policy, these conservative lawmakers prefer tax breaks go to those who need them least: corporations and the wealthy."
<br /><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6TQF3Pa0niGXLAuRuqAFJ6xqyowgyIly"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a>
<br /><br />
<font><strong>The Legacy of 9/11 and the War on Intellectuals</strong></font><br />
Stephen Zunes, Truthout: "My argument was that the more the United States has militarized the region, the less secure the American people had become. I noted how all the sophisticated weaponry, brave fighting men and women, and brilliant military leadership the United States possessed would do little good if there were hundreds of millions of people in the Middle East and beyond who hated us. Even though only a small percentage of the population supports Osama bin Laden's methods, I argued, there would still be enough people to maintain dangerous terrorist networks as long as his grievances resonated with large numbers of people."
<br /><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BJwfypTFmrL9KS6C5z1r6KxqyowgyIly"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a>
<br /><br />
<font><strong>Business as Usual Is Destroying America</strong></font><br />
Evaggelos Vallianatos, Truthout: "Clearly, environmental protection was never a luxury to be weakened or taken away so that industry can go on making profits at the expense of human health and the undermining of life on earth. Yet, the political unanimity in business as usual is remarkable: money from the industries in question pollutes scientists at our universities and our politicians and presidents, both Republican and Democratic. The transition from the Republican George W. Bush to the Democrat Barack Obama brought some cosmetic changes to environmental protection, but the essentials of protecting business rather than human health and the natural world remain in place."
<br /><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jTHIO6Ilbm2pMuROpqrJvqxqyowgyIly"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a>
<br /><br />
<font><strong>The Kids Count</strong></font><br />
William Fisher, Truthout: "'If the top earners are O.K., then the rest of us will be O.K.' That piece of economic sleight of hand has been a central tenet in the Republican catechism since even before Ronald Reagan and long before the Tea Party. The Grand Old Party clings to this totally discredited and never proven economic article of faith despite a mountain of evidence that grows higher with each passing week in recession.... But there's another part of the story that's not usually told. It's how American children are being affected by the Great Recession."
<br /><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Qp2hi36hw2og8ZSBkvVCTaxqyowgyIly"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a>
<br /><br />
<font><strong>Bird-Dogging Torturers in NYC </strong></font><br />
Ray McGovern, Truthout: "As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 nears, many ex-Bush administration officials who approved torture in the 'war on terror' and botched the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are back in the spotlight taking bows from appreciative audiences in tightly controlled settings.... What became gradually and reassuringly clear is that New York continues to be a tale of two cities. And those whom my grandmother used to call 'the swells' remain a loud but increasingly transparent minority."
<br /><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IrmZOkojc%2F84GrlD0J81IKxqyowgyIly"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a>
<br /><br />
<font><strong>The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive</strong></font><br />
Dean Baker, The Center for Economic and Policy Research: "Progressives need a fundamentally new approach to politics. They have been losing not just because conservatives have so much more money and power, but also because they have accepted the conservatives' framing of political debates. They have accepted a framing where conservatives want market outcomes whereas liberals want the government to intervene to bring about outcomes that they consider fair."
<br /><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=j%2Fpaw0Iwz4oax4OcCNND06xqyowgyIly"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a>
<br /><br />
<font><strong>The Great Bank Robbery</strong></font><br />
Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Mark Spitznagel, Project Syndicate: "For the American economy - and for many other developed economies - the elephant in the room is the amount of money paid to bankers over the last five years. For banks that have filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the sum stands at an astounding $2.2 trillion. Extrapolating over the coming decade, the numbers would approach $5 trillion, an amount vastly larger than what both President Barack Obama's administration and his Republican opponents seem willing to cut from further government deficits."
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