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Obama Tax Plan Would Ask More of Millionaires
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t r u t h o u t | 09.18
Obama Tax Plan Would Ask More of Millionaires
http://www.truth-out.org/obama-tax-plan-would-ask-more-millionaires/1316355=
494
Jackie Calmes, The New York Times News Service: "President Obama on Monday =
will call for a new minimum tax rate for individuals making more than $1 mi=
llion a year to ensure that they pay at least the same percentage of their =
earnings as middle-income taxpayers, according to administration officials.=
With a special joint Congressional committee starting work to reach a bipa=
rtisan budget deal by late November, the proposal adds a new and populist f=
eature to Mr. Obama's effort to raise the political pressure on Republicans=
."=20
Live Stream: Protesters Occupy Wall Street
http://www.truth-out.org/live-stream-protesters-occupy-wall-street/13163545=
02
GlobalRevolution, LiveStream.com: "Over a thousand protesters began occupyi=
ng Wall Street on Saturday in response to what they call 'the economic occu=
pation' of big banks and moneyed interests. The protesters, part of the Occ=
upy Wall Street movement, plan to engage in a long-term civil disobedience.=
They were met Saturday with police blocking them from the New York Stock E=
xchange and corporate media paying little attention to the protests."=20
Who's Building the Do-It-Ourselves Economy?
http://www.truth-out.org/who%E2%80%99s-building-do-it-ourselves-economy/131=
6352663
Sarah van Gelder and Doug Pibel, YES! Magazine: "As our economy goes throug=
h tectonic shifts, this sort of adaptation is becoming the new normal. Secu=
rity for our families will increasingly depend on rebuilding our local and =
regional economies and on our own adaptability and skills at working togeth=
er. At the same time, we need government to work on behalf of struggling fa=
milies and to make the investments that create jobs now and opportunities f=
or coming generations. That will require popular movements of ordinary peop=
le, willing to push back against powerful moneyed interests."=20
Anti-Transgender Violence: How Hate-Crime Laws Have Failed
http://www.truth-out.org/beyond-hate-crime-legislation-addressing-violence-=
and-promoting-safety-transgender-people-us/1315945
Victoria Law, Truthout: "Hate-crime legislation also has not stopped the en=
demic violence against transgender people.... Despite hate-crime laws, the =
combination of transphobia and racism makes transgender people of color mor=
e likely to encounter police indifference when reporting violence, and thre=
e times more likely to experience hate violence from police than white tran=
sgender or non-transgender people of color. The National Coalition of Anti-=
Violence Programs found that 8 percent of hate violence against transgender=
people of color in 2010 was committed by police officers."=20
Mark Ruffalo: Thank God for Fracking (and for Josh Fox)
http://www.truth-out.org/mark-ruffalo-thank-god-fracking-and-josh-fox/13163=
60224
Laura Flanders, GRITtv: "Actor/Director Mark Ruffalo, a resident of Sulliva=
n Co, NY, talks to Laura Flanders of GRITtv about the impact of Irene on an=
area where big energy companies want to "hydro-frack" for gas. The threats=
to water & soil are extreme, he says."=20
Europe Divided Over Palestinian State
http://www.truth-out.org/europe-divided-over-palestinian-state/1316357763
Julio Godoy, Inter Press Service: "Divisions that have surfaced within the =
European Union over recognition of the Palestinian Authority as an independ=
ent and sovereign state are unlikely to be resolved ahead of a crucial vote=
in the United Nations next week. A two-state settlement is part of the lon=
g-term official EU line on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But while seve=
ral European countries, led by France, are partially supporting the PA clai=
m, four countries, particularly Germany, are likely to oppose the move."=20
Tumult of Arab Spring Prompts Worries in Washington
http://www.truth-out.org/tumult-arab-spring-prompts-worries-washington/1316=
363114
Steven Lee Meyes, The New York Times News Service: "It may ... sweep aside,=
or at least diminish, American influence in the region. The bold vow on Fr=
iday by the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, to seek full membership a=
t the United Nations amounted to a public rebuff of weeks of feverish Ameri=
can diplomacy. His vow came on top of a rapid and worrisome deterioration o=
f relations between Egypt and Israel and between Israel and Turkey, the thr=
ee countries that have been the strongest American allies in the region."=
=20
Lost, Abused and Neglected for a Profit
http://www.truth-out.org/lost-abused-and-neglected-profit/1316366078
Brave New Foundation: "Why do we leave our immigration system in the hands =
of corporations? How many more people are suffering and lost in a system th=
at values profit over justice? Join the ongoing discussion led by Cu=C3=A9n=
tame and its Immigrant For Sale documentary campaign."=20
Though Nuclear Crisis Continues, IAEA Can't Force Safety Overhaul
http://www.truth-out.org/though-nuclear-crisis-continues-iaea-can%E2%80%99t=
-force-safety-overhaul/1316364799
Gregg Levine, Capitoliette: "Which parties were behind the near-total neute=
ring of the IAEA proposal? Who was responsible for reassuring the global nu=
clear power industry that virtually no lessons would be learned from the co=
ntinuing crisis in Japan? It should be no surprise to find traditional foes=
of nuclear oversight such as Russia, China, Pakistan, and India (along wit=
h Argentina) pushing hard against the IAEA. And, given Barack Obama's very =
public proclamations of support for nuclear power within days of the Japane=
se quake, it should probably also not surprise anyone to find the United St=
ates right there with them."
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Paul Ryan: Obama's "Buffett Rule" is Class Warfare=20
Read the Article at Politico=20
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fare.html?showall=20
The Theft of the American Pension
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/news/economics/index.html?story=3D/mwt/feature/2011/09=
/17/retirement_heist_interview&source=3Dnewsletter&utm_source=3Dcontactolog=
y&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_campaign=3DSalon_Daily%20Newsletter%20%28Not%20Pre=
mium%29_7_30_110=20
Maureen Dowd: The Republicans are Now the "How Great Is It to Be Stupid?" P=
arty
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s.html?_r=3D1&src=3DISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB=20
Former Sept. 11 Probe Chair Calls for Reopening Inquiry
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10912=20
Eisenhower Wouldn't Have Stood for It
Read the Article at War Is A Crime.org=20
http://warisacrime.org/content/eisenhower-wouldnt-have-stood =20
Dear Obama - It's Been One Betrayal Too Many
Read the Article at Truthdig
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/one_betrayel_too_many_20110915/=20
Ten Signs God is Furious With the Right
Read the Article at AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/152414/10_signs_god_is_furious_with_the_right=
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<font><strong>Obama Tax Plan Would Ask More of Millionaires</strong></font><br />
Jackie Calmes, The New York Times News Service: "President Obama on Monday will call for a new minimum tax rate for individuals making more than $1 million a year to ensure that they pay at least the same percentage of their earnings as middle-income taxpayers, according to administration officials. With a special joint Congressional committee starting work to reach a bipartisan budget deal by late November, the proposal adds a new and populist feature to Mr. Obama’s effort to raise the political pressure on Republicans." <br />
<a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CnmLBFc1mbau%2BwvJ9gy%2BX5dt%2BUF7NEem"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Live Stream: Protesters Occupy Wall Street</strong></font><br />
GlobalRevolution, LiveStream.com: "Over a thousand protesters began occupying Wall Street on Saturday in response to what they call 'the economic occupation' of big banks and moneyed interests. The protesters, part of the Occupy Wall Street movement, plan to engage in a long-term civil disobedience. They were met Saturday with police blocking them from the New York Stock Exchange and corporate media paying little attention to the protests." <br />
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<br />
<font><strong>Who's Building the Do-It-Ourselves Economy?</strong></font><br />
Sarah van Gelder and Doug Pibel, YES! Magazine: "As our economy goes through tectonic shifts, this sort of adaptation is becoming the new normal. Security for our families will increasingly depend on rebuilding our local and regional economies and on our own adaptability and skills at working together. At the same time, we need government to work on behalf of struggling families and to make the investments that create jobs now and opportunities for coming generations. That will require popular movements of ordinary people, willing to push back against powerful moneyed interests." <br />
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<br />
<font><strong>Anti-Transgender Violence: How Hate-Crime Laws Have Failed</strong></font><br />
Victoria Law, Truthout: "Hate-crime legislation also has not stopped the endemic violence against transgender people.... Despite hate-crime laws, the combination of transphobia and racism makes transgender people of color more likely to encounter police indifference when reporting violence, and three times more likely to experience hate violence from police than white transgender or non-transgender people of color. The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs found that 8 percent of hate violence against transgender people of color in 2010 was committed by police officers." <br />
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<br />
<font><strong>Mark Ruffalo: Thank God for Fracking (and for Josh Fox)</strong></font><br />
Laura Flanders, GRITtv: "Actor/Director Mark Ruffalo, a resident of Sullivan Co, NY, talks to Laura Flanders of GRITtv about the impact of Irene on an area where big energy companies want to "hydro-frack" for gas. The threats to water & soil are extreme, he says." <br />
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<br />
<font><strong>Europe Divided Over Palestinian State</strong></font><br />
Julio Godoy, Inter Press Service: "Divisions that have surfaced within the European Union over recognition of the Palestinian Authority as an independent and sovereign state are unlikely to be resolved ahead of a crucial vote in the United Nations next week. A two-state settlement is part of the long-term official EU line on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But while several European countries, led by France, are partially supporting the PA claim, four countries, particularly Germany, are likely to oppose the move." <br />
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<br />
<font><strong>Tumult of Arab Spring Prompts Worries in Washington</strong></font><br />
Steven Lee Meyes, The New York Times News Service: "It may ... sweep aside, or at least diminish, American influence in the region. The bold vow on Friday by the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, to seek full membership at the United Nations amounted to a public rebuff of weeks of feverish American diplomacy. His vow came on top of a rapid and worrisome deterioration of relations between Egypt and Israel and between Israel and Turkey, the three countries that have been the strongest American allies in the region." <br />
<a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jiMtv9S8hkOSkgCVdb2I3Jdt%2BUF7NEem"><font color="#cc0000">Read the Article</font></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Lost, Abused and Neglected for a Profit</strong></font><br />
Brave New Foundation: "Why do we leave our immigration system in the hands of corporations? How many more people are suffering and lost in a system that values profit over justice? Join the ongoing discussion led by Cuéntame and its Immigrant For Sale documentary campaign." <br />
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<br />
<font><strong>Though Nuclear Crisis Continues, IAEA Can’t Force Safety Overhaul</strong></font><br />
Gregg Levine, Capitoliette: "Which parties were behind the near-total neutering of the IAEA proposal? Who was responsible for reassuring the global nuclear power industry that virtually no lessons would be learned from the continuing crisis in Japan? It should be no surprise to find traditional foes of nuclear oversight such as Russia, China, Pakistan, and India (along with Argentina) pushing hard against the IAEA. And, given Barack Obama’s very public proclamations of support for nuclear power within days of the Japanese quake, it should probably also not surprise anyone to find the United States right there with them."<br />
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<p><strong>The Theft of the American Pension<br />
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<p><strong>Eisenhower Wouldn't Have Stood for It<br />
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<p><strong>Dear Obama - It's Been One Betrayal Too Many<br />
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