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Monsanto, DuPont Spend Millions to Defeat Genetically Engineered
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Monsanto, DuPont Spend Millions to Defeat California Genetically Engineered=
Food Labeling Initiative
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11014-monsanto-dupont-spend-millions-to-defe=
at-california-genetically-engineered-food-labeling-initiative
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: "With biotech giant Monsanto leading the way, big ag=
ribusiness firms and food manufacturers have vastly outspent organic food a=
nd alternative health firms in an effort to defeat California's Proposition=
37 ballot initiative that would require special labels on foods made with =
genetically engineered (GE) organisms."
Exclusive Truthout Interview: Sioux Spiritual Leader Speaks Out on Land Sal=
e at Sacred Site
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11035-exclusive-truthout-interview-sioux-spi=
ritual-leader-speaks-out-on-land-sale-at-sacred-site
Jason Coppola, Truthout: "The sacred lands of the Lakota are up for sale - =
again. A grassroots effort led by the Oceti Sakowin, or Great Sioux Nation,=
is underway to get them back. On August 25 at 10 AM, nearly 2,000 acres of=
land, known as Pe' Sla to the Lakota people and situated in the Black Hill=
s of South Dakota, will be put up for public auction and sold to the highes=
t bidder. The state of South Dakota has expressed interest in using eminent=
domain to pave one of the roads that runs through it. The land is currentl=
y known as the Reynolds Prairie Ranches."
Let's Help WikiLeaks Liberate the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiating Tex=
t
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11019-lets-help-wikileaks-liberate-the-tr=
ans-pacific-partnership-negotiating-text
Robert Naiman, Truthout: "Americans - and citizens of the other countries t=
hat would be covered by the agreement - have a right to see what our govern=
ments are proposing to do. Parts of the draft negotiating text have been le=
aked. But don't we have a right to see the whole text before the agreement =
is signed? After the agreement is signed, if there's anything in it we don'=
t like, we'll be told that it's too late to change it."
Paul Ryan and Todd Akin Partnered on Radical "Personhood" Bill
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11026-paul-ryan-and-todd-akin-partnered-on-r=
adical-personhood-bill-outlawing-abortion-and-many-birth-control-pills
Ian Millhiser and Adam Peck, ThinkProgress: "Should Ryan and Akin's personh=
ood agenda take effect, however, it would drastically reduce women's reprod=
uctive choice. The bill declares that a human egg obtains 'all the legal an=
d constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood' the moment it mer=
ges with a human sperm. Thus, a Blastocyst-American would not only enjoy th=
e same constitutional status as a fully grown adult, it would also enjoy an=
y 'legal' attributes enjoyed by adults. Because every states' law makes it =
a crime to kill a human adult, the likely effect of Ryan and Akin's personh=
ood bill would be to treat killing a fertilized egg as the same thing as ho=
micide."
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco | A Community on Overdose
http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/11028-a-community-on-overdose
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco, TomDispatch: "During the two years Joe Sacco an=
d I reported from the poorest pockets of the United States, areas that have=
been sacrificed before the altar of unfettered and unregulated capitalism,=
we found not only decayed and impoverished communities but shattered lives=
. There comes a moment when the pain and despair of constantly running into=
a huge wall, of realizing that there is no way out of poverty, crush human=
beings. Those who best managed to resist and bring some order to their liv=
es almost always turned to religion and in that faith many found the power =
to resist and even rebel."
To End the Jobs Recession, Invest an Extra $20 Billion in Public Education
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11031-to-end-the-jobs-recession-invest-an=
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Salvatore Babones, Truthout: "The late-2000s economic recession officially =
ended in 2009 when a barrage of federal stimulus spending overwhelmed the s=
lowing economy and pushed it back into growth. Over the past three years, t=
he economy has grown at an average rate of 2.2 percent per year. The econom=
ic recession is economic history. But the jobs recession is reality. The US=
economy may have gained 2.7 million jobs over the past three years, but it=
still employs 4.8 million fewer people than it used to."
How Nonprofits Spend Millions on Elections and Call It Public Welfare
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11022-how-nonprofits-spend-millions-on-elect=
ions-and-call-it-public-welfare
Kim Barker, ProPublica: "Forget super PACs, their much-hyped cousins, which=
can take unlimited contributions but must name their donors. More money is=
being spent on TV advertising in the presidential race by social welfare n=
onprofits, known as 501(c)(4)s for their section of the tax code, than by a=
ny other type of independent group."
"We Have No Choice but to Step Up": Youth Activists Come Together to Build =
a Movement for Student Power
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11030-we-have-no-choice-but-to-step-up-youth=
-activists-come-together-to-build-a-movement-for-student-power
Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet: "I'm on a bus with about 50 student organizers as it=
pulls out of Union Square in New York and heads for the highway, for Colum=
bus, Ohio and the National Student Power Convergence. I have a tiny zine of=
'pocket chants for your daily taking-of-the-street needs' in my hand, and =
someone's stuck a red square - the symbol of the Quebec student movement, a=
dopted by US students for their own organizing - on the window above my hea=
d."
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Voters a Chance to Legalize Marijuana, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11038-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-colorad=
o-washington-and-oregon-are-giving-voters-a-chance-to-legalize-marijuana
In today's On the News segment: Colorado, Washington and Oregon all have me=
asures on the ballot this November to give voters a chance to legalize mari=
juana in their state; banking giant JPMorgan Chase is getting back in the p=
olitical game; Apple is now the most valuable corporation to ever grace the=
planet =E2=80=93 with a total market value of more than $620 billion; CNN =
reports that early drafts of the Republican Party's 2012 platform include a=
constitutional ban on abortion; and more.
Without Concrete Action, New USAF Regulations on Church-State Separation Wi=
ll Be as Useful as a "Football Bat"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10997-without-concrete-action-new-usaf-regul=
ations-on-church-state-separation-will-be-as-useful-as-a-football-bat
Mikey Weinstein, AlterNet: "At the very beginning of August 2012, I blasted=
outgoing (now-retired) Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (CSAF=
), Gen. Norton Schwartz, for his lackadaisical and utterly impotent attitud=
e toward the unconstitutional epidemic of coercive proselytization and innu=
merable religious violations within the United States Air Force (USAF)."
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If Men Became Pregnant When Anally Raped, There Would Be No Restrictions on=
Rape Abortions
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/11689-if-men-became-preg=
nant-when-anally-raped-there-d-be-no-restrictions-on-rape-abortions
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: "People such as Akin, Ryan and their co=
horts in electoral government around the land enable rape and victimize wom=
en when they trivialize acts of heinous violence based on gender politics a=
nd masculine power trips. The rape 'parsers' would certainly have a differe=
nt legal standard if men who were anally raped became pregnant."=20
Michael Moore and Oliver Stone | WikiLeaks and Free Speech
Read the Article at The New York Times
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The Danger of Laughing at Todd Akin
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http://www.thenation.com/blog/169451/danger-laughing-todd-akin
2012 Republican Platform to Advocate Abortion Ban Without Rape Exception
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m-to-advocate-abortion-ban-without-rape-exception/
Surrogates Admit Romney Will Cut Medicare Benefits for Current Seniors
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op-assault-on-democracy/2012/08/20/796742d2-eb04-11e1-b811-09036bcb182b_sto=
ry.html?hpid=3Dz2
The Wild, Wobbly Arc of the Romney/Ryan Ticket
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>"People such as Akin, Ryan and their cohorts in electoral government around the land enable rape and victimize women when they trivialize acts of heinous violence based on gender politics and masculine power trips. The rape 'parsers' would certainly have a different legal standard if men who were anally raped became pregnant."</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>Michael Moore and Oliver Stone | WikiLeaks and Free Speech</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>2012 Republican Platform to Advocate Abortion Ban Without Rape Exception</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>The Wild, Wobbly Arc of the Romney/Ryan Ticket</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>Anarchist Threat Modeling and Private Data-Mining for Intelligence</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>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> "Americans - and citizens of the other countries that would be covered by the agreement - have a right to see what our governments are proposing to do. Parts of the draft negotiating text have been leaked. But don't we have a right to see the whole text before the agreement is signed? After the agreement is signed, if there's anything in it we don't like, we'll be told that it's too late to change it."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ShBMT00chKvkAffjzIFvAT2MBROF2Tgs"><strong>Paul Ryan and Todd Akin Partnered on Radical "Personhood" Bill</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>Ian Millhiser and Adam Peck, ThinkProgress:</strong> "Should Ryan and Akin's personhood agenda take effect, however, it would drastically reduce women's reproductive choice. The bill declares that a human egg obtains 'all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood' the moment it merges with a human sperm. Thus, a Blastocyst-American would not only enjoy the same constitutional status as a fully grown adult, it would also enjoy any 'legal' attributes enjoyed by adults. Because every states' law makes it a crime to kill a human adult, the likely effect of Ryan and Akin's personhood bill would be to treat killing a fertilized egg as the same thing as homicide."</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>Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco, TomDispatch:</strong> "During the two years Joe Sacco and I reported from the poorest pockets of the United States, areas that have been sacrificed before the altar of unfettered and unregulated capitalism, we found not only decayed and impoverished communities but shattered lives. There comes a moment when the pain and despair of constantly running into a huge wall, of realizing that there is no way out of poverty, crush human beings. Those who best managed to resist and bring some order to their lives almost always turned to religion and in that faith many found the power to resist and even rebel."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ukFTIvZIHqpZ2DeM%2FlmCHj2MBROF2Tgs"><strong>To End the Jobs Recession, Invest an Extra $20 Billion in Public Education</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>Salvatore Babones, Truthout:</strong> "The late-2000s economic recession officially ended in 2009 when a barrage of federal stimulus spending overwhelmed the slowing economy and pushed it back into growth. Over the past three years, the economy has grown at an average rate of 2.2 percent per year. The economic recession is economic history. But the jobs recession is reality. The US economy may have gained 2.7 million jobs over the past three years, but it still employs 4.8 million fewer people than it used to."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oTmkVtXb5%2FaSaaTleaEz%2BD2MBROF2Tgs"><strong>How Nonprofits Spend Millions on Elections and Call It Public Welfare</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>Kim Barker, ProPublica:</strong> "Forget super PACs, their much-hyped cousins, which can take unlimited contributions but must name their donors. More money is being spent on TV advertising in the presidential race by social welfare nonprofits, known as 501(c)(4)s for their section of the tax code, than by any other type of independent group."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lm0IXumQf17LElzRmZGz0j2MBROF2Tgs"><strong>"We Have No Choice but to Step Up": Youth Activists Come Together to Build a Movement for Student Power</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>Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet:</strong> "I'm on a bus with about 50 student organizers as it pulls out of Union Square in New York and heads for the highway, for Columbus, Ohio and the National Student Power Convergence. I have a tiny zine of 'pocket chants for your daily taking-of-the-street needs' in my hand, and someone's stuck a red square - the symbol of the Quebec student movement, adopted by US students for their own organizing - on the window above my head."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=n7QQVhNyzS0y4x5oG0zcFCCWFNk2F%2BNs"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Colorado, Washington and Oregon Are Giving Voters a Chance to Legalize Marijuana, and More</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>In today's On the News segment:</strong> Colorado, Washington and Oregon all have measures on the ballot this November to give voters a chance to legalize marijuana in their state; banking giant JPMorgan Chase is getting back in the political game; Apple is now the most valuable corporation to ever grace the planet – with a total market value of more than $620 billion; CNN reports that early drafts of the Republican Party's 2012 platform include a constitutional ban on abortion; and more.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=niH0z8FNup1GYQiAr1Mbnz2MBROF2Tgs"><strong>Without Concrete Action, New USAF Regulations on Church-State Separation Will Be as Useful as a "Football Bat"</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>Mikey Weinstein, AlterNet:</strong> "At the very beginning of August 2012, I blasted outgoing (now-retired) Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (CSAF), Gen. Norton Schwartz, for his lackadaisical and utterly impotent attitude toward the unconstitutional epidemic of coercive proselytization and innumerable religious violations within the United States Air Force (USAF)."</p>
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