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Chris Hedges: Capitalism's "Sacrifice Zones" - Communities
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Journalist Chris Hedges on Capitalism's "Sacrifice Zones": Communities Destroyed for Profit
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10494-journalist-chris-hedges-on-capitalisms-sacrifice-zones-communities-destroyed-for-profit
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: "There are forgotten corners of this country where Americans are trapped in endless cycles of poverty, powerlessness, and despair as a direct result of capitalistic greed. Journalist Chris Hedges calls these places 'sacrifice zones,' and joins Bill this week on Moyers & Company to explore how areas like Camden, New Jersey; Immokalee, Florida; and parts of West Virginia suffer while the corporations that plundered them thrive."
The $7.25 Minimum Wage Is Too Low for 21st Century America
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10489-the-725-minimum-wage-is-too-low-for-21st-century-america
Salvatore Babones, Truthout: "On July 24, 2009, America's minimum wage went up from $6.55 an hour to $7.25 an hour. It hasn't changed since. On July 24, 2012, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) is coordinating a National Day of Action to Raise the Minimum Wage, with events planned in more than 30 cities."
America's Current Racial Caste System - We Need to Ensure That It Is Our Last
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10507-americas-current-racial-caste-system-we-need-to-ensure-that-it-is-our-last
Michelle Alexander, The New Press: "I thought my job as a civil rights lawyer was to join with the allies of racial progress to resist attacks on affirmative action and to eliminate the vestiges of Jim Crow segregation, including our still separate and unequal system of education. I understood the problems plaguing poor communities of color, including problems associated with crime and rising incarceration rates, to be a function of poverty and lack of access to quality education - the continuing legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. Never did I seriously consider the possibility that a new racial caste system was operating in this country."
Police Brutality in Anaheim Sparks Outrage After Two Latinos Shot Dead and Demonstrators Attacked
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10508-police-brutality-in-anaheim-sparks-outrage-after-two-latinos-shot-dead-and-demonstrators-attacked
Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW!: "Police in the California city of Anaheim are facing allegations of murder and brutality after the fatally shooting two Latino men over the weekend and firing rubber bullets at crowds of protesters. On Saturday, Anaheim police shot and killed 24-year-old Manuel Diaz after he reportedly ran away from a group of officers who confronted him in the street. Diaz was unarmed. Hours after his death, a chaotic scene broke out when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at a crowd of local residents protesting the shooting."
Climate Emergency Action Plan: Five Ways We Can Still Avert Catastrophe
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10503-climate-emergency-action-plan
Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine: "The extreme heat, storms, and drought sweeping most of the nation are finally convincing a large majority of Americans that climate change is upon us. According to Bloomberg News, 70 percent of Americans now believe the climate is changing. It's late to be getting to solutions, but now, perhaps, we're finally ready to take on the challenge."
Uninsured Aurora Victim Could Face $2 Million in Medical Bills
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10512-uninsured-aurora-victim-could-face-2-million-in-medical-bills
Steven Perlberg, ThinkProgress: "Caleb Medley was shot in the eye in the Aurora movie theater shooting and remains in the intensive care unit in an induced coma. Medley sustained the terrible injuries only days before his wife Katie was due to give birth to a baby boy they plan to name Hugo. She now joins him in the same hospital - just one floor away - where she was set to be induced. But even if Caleb makes a full recovery and meets his son, what happened late Friday evening at the movie theater could ruin the young family's finances. Caleb doesn't have health insurance, and his medical bills could amount to $2 million, according to his family."
Henry Giroux on Penn State, College Athletics and Capitalism: Solidarity Is "Impossible When Sports Are Driven by Market Values"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10496-henry-giroux-on-penn-state-college-athletics-and-capitalism-solidarity-is-impossible-when-sports-are-driven-by-market-values
Matt J. Stannard, politicalcontext.org: "Writing in an op-ed for Truthout on the Penn State scandal and the horrible sex crimes Jerry Sandusky perpetrated against innocent boys, facilitated by Joe Paterno and the Penn State athletic department, Giroux placed the cover-up of Sandusky's crimes in a larger socioeconomic context: 'Let's be clear, what is on trial here is not simply those who colluded to protect the reputation of a storied football program and the reputation of Penn State University, but a society governed by market-driven values, a survival of the fittest ethic, and an unregulated drive for profit-making regardless of the human and social costs.'"
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Department of Justice Investigating Pennsylvania Over New Voter ID Laws, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10518-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-department-of-justice-investigating-pennsylvania-overnew-voter-id-laws
In today's On the News segment: The Department of Justice is investigating another state over controversial voter suppression ID laws that will end up kicking millions of Democratic voters off the rolls; over the next few months, as Republicans make their case to the American people that they deserve another two years running the House of Representatives, Republicans are trying to kill the Dodd Frank Wall Street reform law intended to prevent another financial meltdown; and more.
Large, Profitable Companies Employ Most Minimum-Wage Earners
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10499-large-profitable-companies-employ-most-minimum-wage-earners
George Zornick, The Nation: "If you've ever had a conversation about the minimum wage with friends and family, you invariably hear an argument about how raising it would hurt small businesses. There is compelling academic research that increasing the minimum wage doesn't dramatically impact employment levels, but a new study underscores another important point - most people earning minimum wage work for large, profitable corporations."
"Carwasheros" Cleaning Up Los Angeles' Carwash Industry
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10505-carwasheros-cleaning-up-las-carwash-industry
Jacob Simas, New American Media: "The Los Angeles area is notorious for the plethora of cars that clog its roads and highways. Less known, however, are the rampant labor violations prevalent in LA's carwash industry, which has become the next frontier in the fight for economic justice and immigrant rights. In the Los Angeles area, there are over 500 car washes in operation. Collectively, they employ more than 10,000 workers, many of whom toil in an environment rife with abuses. Carwasheros attest to spending months working for tips alone, going home with less than $40 in their pocket after putting in grueling 10-hour days without breaks. Despite their hard work, many are routinely denied overtime pay and rest, and are threatened when they advocate for their rights."
The Oxygen Planet Struts Its Stuff
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10509-the-oxygen-planet-struts-its-stuff
William deBuys, TomDispatch: "Dire fire conditions, like the inferno of heat, turbulence, and fuel that recently turned 346 homes in Colorado Springs to ash, are now common in the West. A lethal combination of drought, insect plagues, windstorms, and legions of dead, dying, or stressed-out trees constitute what some pundits are calling wildfire's 'perfect storm.' They are only half right."
Israel Pins Bombing on Hezbollah to Get EU Terror Ruling
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10514-israel-pins-bombing-on-hezbollah-to-get-eu-terror-ruling
Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim Sunday of absolutely reliable intelligence linking Hezbollah to the bombing in Burgas, Bulgaria last week was apparently aimed at supporting his government's determination to get the EU to declare Hezbollah a terrorist state."
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Despite Colorado Theater Massacre, a Discussion of Guns Is Off Limits
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Why We Dither on Climate Change
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The Overwhelming Maleness of Mass Homicide
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Mexico Says 67 Journalists Killed Since 2006
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Muslim Brotherhood Leader Responds to Bachmann Accusations: We "Can't Even Penetrate the Egyptian Government"
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<font><strong>Journalist Chris Hedges on Capitalism's "Sacrifice Zones": Co=
mmunities Destroyed for Profit</strong></font><br />
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: "There are forgotten corners of this cou=
ntry where Americans are trapped in endless cycles of poverty, powerlessnes=
s, and despair as a direct result of capitalistic greed. Journalist Chris H=
edges calls these places 'sacrifice zones,' and joins Bill this week on Moy=
ers & Company to explore how areas like Camden, New Jersey; Immokalee, =
Florida; and parts of West Virginia suffer while the corporations that plun=
dered them thrive." <br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DsBam%2=
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nd Read the Transcript</font></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>The $7.25 Minimum Wage Is Too Low for 21st Century America</s=
trong></font><br />
Salvatore Babones, Truthout: "On July 24, 2009, America's minimum wage went=
up from $6.55 an hour to $7.25 an hour. It hasn't changed since. On July 2=
4, 2012, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) is coordinating a Natio=
nal Day of Action to Raise the Minimum Wage, with events planned in more th=
an 30 cities."<br />
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ont></a> <br />
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<font><strong>America's Current Racial Caste System - We Need to Ensure Tha=
t It Is Our Last</strong></font><br />
Michelle Alexander, The New Press: "I thought my job as a civil rights lawy=
er was to join with the allies of racial progress to resist attacks on affi=
rmative action and to eliminate the vestiges of Jim Crow segregation, inclu=
ding our still separate and unequal system of education. I understood the p=
roblems plaguing poor communities of color, including problems associated w=
ith crime and rising incarceration rates, to be a function of poverty and l=
ack of access to quality education - the continuing legacy of slavery and J=
im Crow. Never did I seriously consider the possibility that a new racial c=
aste system was operating in this country."<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DuvIVhO=
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<font><strong>Police Brutality in Anaheim Sparks Outrage After Two Latinos =
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Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW!: "Police in the California city of Anaheim are =
facing allegations of murder and brutality after the fatally shooting two L=
atino men over the weekend and firing rubber bullets at crowds of protester=
s. On Saturday, Anaheim police shot and killed 24-year-old Manuel Diaz afte=
r he reportedly ran away from a group of officers who confronted him in the=
street. Diaz was unarmed. Hours after his death, a chaotic scene broke out=
when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at a crowd of local resident=
s protesting the shooting."<br />
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atastrophe</strong></font><br />
Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine: "The extreme heat, storms, and drought swe=
eping most of the nation are finally convincing a large majority of America=
ns that climate change is upon us. According to Bloomberg News, 70 percent =
of Americans now believe the climate is changing. It's late to be getting t=
o solutions, but now, perhaps, we're finally ready to take on the challenge=
."<br />
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s</strong></font><br />
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rora movie theater shooting and remains in the intensive care unit in an in=
duced coma. Medley sustained the terrible injuries only days before his wif=
e Katie was due to give birth to a baby boy they plan to name Hugo. She now=
joins him in the same hospital - just one floor away - where she was set t=
o be induced. But even if Caleb makes a full recovery and meets his son, wh=
at happened late Friday evening at the movie theater could ruin the young f=
amily's finances. Caleb doesn't have health insurance, and his medical bill=
s could amount to $2 million, according to his family."<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D30505f=
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Solidarity Is "Impossible When Sports Are Driven by Market Values"</strong=
></font><br />
Matt J. Stannard, politicalcontext.org: "Writing in an op-ed for Truthout o=
n the Penn State scandal and the horrible sex crimes Jerry Sandusky perpetr=
ated against innocent boys, facilitated by Joe Paterno and the Penn State a=
thletic department, Giroux placed the cover-up of Sandusky's crimes in a la=
rger socioeconomic context: 'Let's be clear, what is on trial here is not s=
imply those who colluded to protect the reputation of a storied football pr=
ogram and the reputation of Penn State University, but a society governed b=
y market-driven values, a survival of the fittest ethic, and an unregulated=
drive for profit-making regardless of the human and social costs.'" <br /=
>
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gating Pennsylvania Over New Voter ID Laws, and More</strong></font><br />
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another state over controversial voter suppression ID laws that will end up=
kicking millions of Democratic voters off the rolls; over the next few mon=
ths, as Republicans make their case to the American people that they deserv=
e another two years running the House of Representatives, Republicans are t=
rying to kill the Dodd Frank Wall Street reform law intended to prevent ano=
ther financial meltdown; and more.<br />
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and Read the Transcript</font></a> <br />
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<font><strong>Large, Profitable Companies Employ Most Minimum-Wage Earners<=
/strong></font><br />
George Zornick, The Nation: "If you've ever had a conversation about the mi=
nimum wage with friends and family, you invariably hear an argument about h=
ow raising it would hurt small businesses. There is compelling academic res=
earch that increasing the minimum wage doesn't dramatically impact employme=
nt levels, but a new study underscores another important point - most peopl=
e earning minimum wage work for large, profitable corporations."<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D8qYD8y=
lWeOUPOG%2FaXexE7XP%2B%2B1hHVc04"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article<=
/font></a> <br />
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<font><strong>"Carwasheros" Cleaning Up Los Angeles' Carwash Industry</stro=
ng></font><br />
Jacob Simas, New American Media: "The Los Angeles area is notorious for the=
plethora of cars that clog its roads and highways. Less known, however, ar=
e the rampant labor violations prevalent in LA's carwash industry, which ha=
s become the next frontier in the fight for economic justice and immigrant =
rights. In the Los Angeles area, there are over 500 car washes in operation=
. Collectively, they employ more than 10,000 workers, many of whom toil in =
an environment rife with abuses. Carwasheros attest to spending months work=
ing for tips alone, going home with less than $40 in their pocket after put=
ting in grueling 10-hour days without breaks. Despite their hard work, many=
are routinely denied overtime pay and rest, and are threatened when they a=
dvocate for their rights."<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DhUf9Wy=
kGwzx56t5Zq2kRcHP%2B%2B1hHVc04"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article</f=
ont></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>The Oxygen Planet Struts Its Stuff</strong></font><br />
William deBuys, TomDispatch: "Dire fire conditions, like the inferno of hea=
t, turbulence, and fuel that recently turned 346 homes in Colorado Springs =
to ash, are now common in the West. A lethal combination of drought, insect=
plagues, windstorms, and legions of dead, dying, or stressed-out trees con=
stitute what some pundits are calling wildfire's 'perfect storm.' They are =
only half right."<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DX9zhD9=
4%2BCjJYBOx2ONY6lHP%2B%2B1hHVc04"><font color=3D"#cc0000">Read the Article<=
/font></a> <br />
<br />
<font><strong>Israel Pins Bombing on Hezbollah to Get EU Terror Ruling</str=
ong></font><br />
Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany=
ahu's claim Sunday of absolutely reliable intelligence linking Hezbollah to=
the bombing in Burgas, Bulgaria last week was apparently aimed at supporti=
ng his government's determination to get the EU to declare Hezbollah a terr=
orist state."<br />
<a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D%2FDfQ=
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<p><font><strong>US Government Gives Wink and Nod to Banks Laundering Money=
for Drug Lords, Terrorist-Affiliated Banks and Rogue Nations</strong></fon=
t><br />
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