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Harassment of Occupy Camps Begins Dialog on Criminalizing Homeless
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t r u t h o u t | 08.17
Raids, Harassment at Occupy Tent Cities Start Broader Conversation About Criminalizing Homelessness
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10782-raids-harassment-at-occupy-tent-cities-starts-broader-conversation-about-criminalizing-homelessness
Sarah Page, Truthout: "How can the Occupy movement help those who are most vulnerable to the economic crisis and its attendant austerity measures, while advancing the fight against the 1%? According to [Housing is a Human Right co-founder Rachel] Falcone, 'Sometimes the conversation is very foreclosure focused - it is critical to connect it with the struggle against homelessness.'"
Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg: I Congratulate Ecuador for Standing Up to British Empire to Protect Julian Assange
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10959-whistleblower-daniel-ellsberg-i-congratulate-ecuador-for-standing-up-to-british-empire-to-protect-julian-assange
Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! "Daniel Ellsberg, the most famous whistleblower in the United States, praises Ecuador for granting political asylum to Julian Assange to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over sex crime accusations."
Why Boycotting Hyatt Is More Than Just a Union Issue: An Interview With Activist Cleve Jones
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10904-why-boycotting-hyatt-is-more-than-just-a-union-issue-an-interview-with-activist-cleve-jones
Amy B. Dean, Truthout: "If the labor movement is to have a future in the United States, it will depend on its ability to show how the issues it champions are not just the concerns of a narrow special interest group. Rather, it must demonstrate that the well-being of all Americans depends upon the fight for dignified working conditions, living wages and necessities like health care."
Cover-Up of Civilian Drone Deaths Revealed by New Evidence
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10907-cover-up-of-civilian-drone-deaths-revealed-by-new-evidence
Gareth Porter, Truthout: "Detailed information from the families of those killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and from local sources on strikes that have targeted mourners and rescue workers provides credible new evidence that the majority of the deaths in the drone war in Pakistan have been civilian noncombatants - not 'militants,' as the Obama administration has claimed."
Rick Scott Strikes Out Again: Federal Court Blocks Florida Attack on Early Voting
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10961-rick-scott-strikes-out-again-federal-court-blocks-florida-attack-on-early-voting
Tara Culp-Ressler, ThinkProgress: "Gov. Rick Scott (R-Florida) has been relentless in his push to restrict the right to vote.... On Thursday, a federal court in Washington, DC concluded that another part of Scott's anti-voting agenda cannot take effect because the state's new restrictions on early voting negatively impact minority communities."
Comics Journalism Takes on Education Reform
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10958-comics-journalism-takes-on-education-reform
Dore Ripley, Graphic Novel Reporter: "Comic Journalist Adam Bessie: By and large, the mainstream corporate media has aired only this side: that our schools are failing, and our teachers are to blame. I wanted to show another side to the issue, to reach out to a more general audience and show them a perspective they probably haven't heard, so that they are more skeptical or questioning of this misleading narrative."
Paul Ryan and the Long War on Democracy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10936-paul-ryan-and-the-long-war-on-democracy
Danny Weil, Truthout: "The reactionary Koch brothers, along with Tea Party advocates and gloves-off free-market capitalists have used the Citizens United decision to pressure Romney into selecting Ryan as his running mate."
US-Funded War in El Salvador Casts Shadow Over Romney/Ryan Campaign
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10960-us-funded-war-in-el-salvador-casts-shadow-over-romney-ryan-campaign
Brendan Fischer, PRWatch: "Though the war in El Salvador was just one chapter in history, Romney and Ryan's relationship with that war may provide a snapshot into their worldview."
Robert Reich | Why Romney's Choice of Ryan Won't Help America Debate the Big Issues
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10962-why-romneys-choice-of-ryan-wont-help-america-debate-the-big-issues
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: "Romney's choice of Ryan won't usher in a 'real debate' about much of anything except, perhaps, the danger to our democracy of billionaires like casino-magnate Sheldon Adelson (whose blessing Ryan immediately sought this week) who are pouring tens of millions of dollars into negative advertising."
Bob Pollin: Full Employment and the Swedish Model
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10956-bob-pollin-full-employment-and-the-swedish-model
Paul Jay, The Real News Network: "Bob Pollin: In the quest for a short term solution to the crisis, there is a lot to learn from Swedish social-democracy."
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Did Romney Possibly Commit Fraud on His Income Taxes, but Received Amnesty?
http://truthout.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/11684-did-romney-possibly-commit-fraud-on-his-2009-taxes-but-received-amnesty
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: "Romney may have taken advantage of a 2009 IRS amnesty period to disclose income hidden in offshore accounts, but subject to US taxation. The amnesty offer allowed such persons to escape potential criminal prosecution for tax evasion."
Presented With Letters, Ryan Admits Requesting the Stimulus Cash He Attacked
Read the Article at ABC News
http://news.yahoo.com/presented-letters-ryan-admits-requesting-stimulus-cash-234025910--abc-news-politics.html
Monthly Army Suicides Reach All-Time High in July
Read the Article at NBC News
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/16/13320243-monthly-army-suicides-reach-all-time-high-in-july-with-38-suspected
How Romney and Ryan Plan to Close Your Family Planning Clinic
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/08/romney-ryan-family-planning-clinics
Federal Court Rules Florida's Shortening of Early Voting Discriminates Against Black Voters
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/federal_court_rules_floridas_shortening_of_early_v.php?ref=fpnewsfeed
South Africa Police Say They Killed More Than 30 Striking Miners
Read the Article at The Associated Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h9sSX4Ozg-j1F5ZUQpLC2hYQlIBw?docId=516088fcf55d4ded883824d1b9b43521
Paul Ryan Proposes a Return to George W. Bush's Foreign Policy
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/169427/paul-ryan-proposes-return-george-w-bushs-foreign-policy
Assange Faces Long Stay in Ecuador's Embassy
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/world/europe/assange-faces-long-stay-in-ecuadors-embassy.html?hp
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hT1MPjun2WFuJibV8iiSutRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Presented With Letters, Ryan Admits Requesting the Stimulus Cash He Attacked</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=c7Yimjnka2uNYRkZt%2FfZZNRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at ABC News</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Monthly Army Suicides Reach All-Time High in July</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>How Romney and Ryan Plan to Close Your Family Planning Clinic</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Federal Court Rules Florida's Shortening of Early Voting Discriminates Against Black Voters</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WNauYfmJdwa3O%2FEz6DPB7dRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Talking Points Memo</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>South Africa Police Say They Killed More Than 30 Striking Miners</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Paul Ryan Proposes a Return to George W. Bush's Foreign Policy</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tLjBIQUE%2FAQIo%2FCOFbsza9RlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Nation</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Assange Faces Long Stay in Ecuador's Embassy</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Sarah Page, Truthout:</strong> "How can the Occupy movement help those who are most vulnerable to the economic crisis and its attendant austerity measures, while advancing the fight against the 1%? According to [Housing is a Human Right co-founder Rachel] Falcone, 'Sometimes the conversation is very foreclosure focused - it is critical to connect it with the struggle against homelessness.'"</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ytlriU7BNSz0Oi4F4nviotRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FyHukPaMBmtjd0Fv43n%2BBdRlLBdNo%2Bo0"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg: I Congratulate Ecuador for Standing Up to British Empire to Protect Julian Assange</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!</strong> "Daniel Ellsberg, the most famous whistleblower in the United States, praises Ecuador for granting political asylum to Julian Assange to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over sex crime accusations."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RKHSAPWVCVMCir1WAFQlpdRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=H8KCMT%2FT%2BUg3BLnQmuwStNRlLBdNo%2Bo0"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Why Boycotting Hyatt Is More Than Just a Union Issue: An Interview With Activist Cleve Jones</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Amy B. Dean, Truthout:</strong> "If the labor movement is to have a future in the United States, it will depend on its ability to show how the issues it champions are not just the concerns of a narrow special interest group. Rather, it must demonstrate that the well-being of all Americans depends upon the fight for dignified working conditions, living wages and necessities like health care."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZRzo3ydCNXB2m2DCOReeFtRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=taEy1YyYfI%2BmY%2FOCAW4XVNRlLBdNo%2Bo0"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Cover-Up of Civilian Drone Deaths Revealed by New Evidence</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Gareth Porter, Truthout:</strong> "Detailed information from the families of those killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and from local sources on strikes that have targeted mourners and rescue workers provides credible new evidence that the majority of the deaths in the drone war in Pakistan have been civilian noncombatants - not 'militants,' as the Obama administration has claimed."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hZorkgyiqj%2FtCPYsddXrrdRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QYeru%2B%2BjtHn24G%2BVZTHfXdRlLBdNo%2Bo0"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Rick Scott Strikes Out Again: Federal Court Blocks Florida Attack on Early Voting</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Tara Culp-Ressler, ThinkProgress:</strong> "Gov. Rick Scott (R-Florida) has been relentless in his push to restrict the right to vote.... On Thursday, a federal court in Washington, DC concluded that another part of Scott's anti-voting agenda cannot take effect because the state's new restrictions on early voting negatively impact minority communities."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ce%2FIy2wsWh%2BQJYDRrEBUpNRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OUuCW3%2BIVE337CHM22OlEtRlLBdNo%2Bo0"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Comics Journalism Takes on Education Reform</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Dore Ripley, Graphic Novel Reporter:</strong> "Comic Journalist Adam Bessie: By and large, the mainstream corporate media has aired only this side: that our schools are failing, and our teachers are to blame. I wanted to show another side to the issue, to reach out to a more general audience and show them a perspective they probably haven't heard, so that they are more skeptical or questioning of this misleading narrative."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jftvoe%2BHtEaU06qIr6xgIdRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CQHzj7U0Nd45egvwn2bON9RlLBdNo%2Bo0"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Paul Ryan and the Long War on Democracy</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Danny Weil, Truthout:</strong> "The reactionary Koch brothers, along with Tea Party advocates and gloves-off free-market capitalists have used the Citizens United decision to pressure Romney into selecting Ryan as his running mate."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZFN7lA%2BNLwKyPHmFuMp31NRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UmIswo4SI0FJatSqh44BDdRlLBdNo%2Bo0"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>US-Funded War in El Salvador Casts Shadow Over Romney/Ryan Campaign</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Brendan Fischer, PRWatch:</strong> "Though the war in El Salvador was just one chapter in history, Romney and Ryan's relationship with that war may provide a snapshot into their worldview."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=t1Bu%2F3mW3fVD37MVwQyDnOgMK0J2QMXN" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1BCkt2TbNQ%2FNwFOuj6Lxf9RlLBdNo%2Bo0"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Robert Reich | Why Romney's Choice of Ryan Won't Help America Debate the Big Issues</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog:</strong> "Romney's choice of Ryan won't usher in a 'real debate' about much of anything except, perhaps, the danger to our democracy of billionaires like casino-magnate Sheldon Adelson (whose blessing Ryan immediately sought this week) who are pouring tens of millions of dollars into negative advertising."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=620PC2nOfo89O4MQTZQkW9RlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UcnOgdakFsmpxwUeL0KvZNRlLBdNo%2Bo0"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Bob Pollin: Full Employment and the Swedish Model</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Paul Jay, The Real News Network:</strong> "Bob Pollin: In the quest for a short term solution to the crisis, there is a lot to learn from Swedish social-democracy."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nH9jEbRgg7VEaM1kFao5XtRlLBdNo%2Bo0" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
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