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Former FDA Reviewer Speaks Out About Intimidation, Retaliation and
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Former FDA Reviewer Speaks Out About Intimidation, Retaliation and Marginalizing of Safety
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10524-former-fda-reviewer-speaks-out-about-intimidation-retaliation-and-marginalizing-of-safety
Martha Rosenberg, Truthout: "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is often accused of serving industry at the expense of consumers. But even FDA defenders are shocked by reports this week of an institutionalized FDA spying program on its own scientists, lawmakers, reporters and academics that included an enemies list of 'actors' and collaborators. The paranoid and retaliatory email monitoring program, which sought to suppress the safety opinions of those hired to give their safety opinions, has provoked swift action from Capitol Hill."
Romney to Back Israel's "Right to Strike Iran," Aide Says
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10581-romney-to-back-israels-right-to-strike-iran-aide-says
Ashley Parker, The New York Times News Service: "In a speech here Sunday evening, Mitt Romney plans to assert that he respects Israel's right to take pre-emptive action to prevent Iran from developing nuclear capabilities that could be used for a weapon. Dan Senor, a senior Romney foreign policy adviser who helped orchestrate Mr. Romney's stop here, told reporters in a briefing before the speech that Mr. Romney would express - several times - that it was 'unacceptable' for Iran to develop the capability to build nuclear weapons."
Anchoring Wealth to Sustain Cities and Population Growth
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10583-anchoring-wealth-to-sustain-cities-and-population-growth
Gar Alperovitz, Thad Williamson and Steve Dubb, Solutions: "There will be at least 100 million more Americans by 2050, and likely 150 million more. Yet the cities that will house them are so spatially and economically unstable that it is impossible to do much beyond superficial sustainability planning. One solution is to anchor and recycle wealth in communities, using locally owned businesses as bulwarks against uncontrolled economic forces that have decimated regions like the U.S. Rust Belt."
69 Nations Have More US Troops Than Olympic Athletes
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10584-69-nations-have-more-us-troops-than-olympic-athletes
David Swanson, WarIsACrime.org: "In 69 nations, there is a larger U.S. military presence than the nation's Olympic team. This count excludes the oceans of the world, in which over 100,000 U.S. troops are stationed, but which of course don't have Olympic teams. The count includes, however, Diego Garcia, which could have an Olympic team if we hadn't removed all the people to make room for the military base. And it includes other nations that have been demoted to U.S. territories."
We're All In the Crosshairs
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10582-there-are-no-good-guys-or-bad-guys-when-were-all-in-the-crosshairs
Randall Amster, New Clear Vision: "We simply cannot continue to sow the seeds of a 'culture of violence' any longer. The almost daily explosion of some disaffected soul, leading to the decimation of others in public and private spaces alike, is too demonstrable to be dismissed as the result of a few 'bad apples' or faulty parts somehow working in isolation from the whole. The mass-shooting phenomenon that happens routinely in the United States is part and parcel of a society that legitimizes force."
In a Risk Society, Is Consumption Our Only Tool to Influence Our World?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10531-in-a-risk-society-is-consumption-our-only-tool-to-influence-our-world
Michael A Peters, Truthout: "The neoliberal regime is supported by the rise of enterprise culture and 'enterprise education' as an attempt to fortify neoliberalism and its conflation of autonomy with possessive, individualized consumerism and to subordinate the security of the producer to the freedom of the consumer."
Unlike Mitt Romney, Most Americans Want to Cut US Military Spending
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10586-unlike-mitt-romney-most-americans-want-to-cut-us-military-spending
Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network: "The idea of cutting the huge U.S. military budget seems to enjoy considerable popularity among Americans. In May 2012, a survey of U.S. public opinion by the Stimson Center, the Program for Public Consultation, and the Center for Public Integrity found that 76 percent of respondents favored slashing U.S. military expenditures. This included 80 percent of respondents in districts that elected Democrats and 74 percent in districts that elected Republicans."
Climate Change and the Next US Revolution
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10585-climate-change-and-the-next-us-revolution
Shamus Cooke, Counter Currents: "The U.S. heat wave is slowly shaking the foundations of American politics. It may take years for the deep rumble to evolve into an above ground, institution-shattering earthquake, but U.S. society has changed for good. The heat wave has helped convince tens of millions of Americans that climate change is real, overpowering the fake science and right-wing media - funded by corporate cash - to convince Americans otherwise."
Health Decision Dangers: Are the New Deal and Great Society at Risk?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10587-health-decision-dangers-are-the-new-deal-and-great-society-as-risk?
Robert Weiner and Richard Mann, Michigan Chronicle: "When the Supreme Court affirmed the Affordable Health Care Act, liberals were running everywhere expressing love, kisses, and euphoria for the decision. Nobody has been talking about the destructive parts of the Court's actions. Upholding the expansion of health care is a good decision for the American people, but the Court made a business-based decision."
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Mitt Romney Is a Wimp, According to Newsweek Cover
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http://newsweek.tumblr.com/post/28264293119/is-mitt-romney-a-wimp-thats-our-cover-this-week
Robert Fisk: Syrian War of Lies and Hypocrisy
Read the Article at The Independent UK
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-syrian-war-of-lies-and-hypocrisy-7985012.html
At Least Seven People Killed by Drone Strike in Pakistan Sunday
Read the Article at Al Jazeera
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/07/201272914340207132.html
What Can Mississippi's Health Care System Learn From Iran?
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/magazine/what-can-mississippis-health-care-system-learn-from-iran.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120729
PA Governor Doesn't Know What ID Is Acceptable Under Voter ID Law He Signed
Read the Article at AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/hot-news-views/pa-governor-doesnt-know-what-id-acceptable-under-voted-id-law-he-signed?akid=9140.20699.54IaKG&rd=1&src=newsletter682566&t=4
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: A Remembrance
Read the Article at Gawker
http://gawker.com/5927452/
Why This Lifelong Republican Left the GOP
Read the Article at DailyKos
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/28/1114546/-Why-this-lifelong-Republican-left-the-GOP
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