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t r u t h o u t | Truthout would like to introduce Speakout, a new venue to publish articles, blog posts and press releases from trusted sources that provide fresh perspectives and new information for our readers in a wider diversity of styles and formats than our main pages. Today, we launch with Barry Eisler on how our integrity gets compromised, Denise Beaudet on Natalia Estimirova - and more.
http://truth-out.org/speakout
09.06
Maya Schenwar | Selling the Soul of Public Education
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11365-selling-the-soul-of-public-education
Maya Schenwar, Truthout: "When it comes to teachers, Rahm Emanuel needs to sit down, shut up and listen to their more-than-reasonable demands. And when it comes to the future of public education, all of us need to think hard about one of the most important responsibilities of a democratic society to its citizens - and then support Chicago's teachers as they move into the history-making struggle of the next few weeks."
Joan Walsh Talks With Truthout About What's the Matter With White People
http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/11373-joan-walsh-talks-with-truthout-about-
In a Truthout interview with Mark Karlin, Joan Walsh discusses her new book, "What's the Matter With White People? Why We Long for a Golden Age That Never Was," and explains why so many white working class families have defected from the Democratic Party.
Lisa and Me: Birthdays and Republican-Style Medicare
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11376-lisa-and-me-birthdays-and-republican-style-medicare
Dina Rasor, Truthout: "So many of us have had to struggle through lifelong insurance discrimination and high costs while living with terror and guilt that if we lose our jobs we could bankrupt our family. We are limping towards age 65 and Medicare: Don't make us live that terror into old age."
Elizabeth Warren Explains: "No, Governor Romney, Corporations Are Not People"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11368-elizabeth-warren-explains-no-governor-romney-corporations-are-not-people
Annie-Rose Strasser, ThinkProgress: "Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senate candidate in Massachusetts, drew roaring cheers, applause and even tears tonight at the Democratic convention when she laid out the differences between corporations and people."
Merchant of Climate Doubt Hosts the Hottest Parties at the DNC
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11362-merchant-of-climate-doubt-hosts-the-hottest-parties-at-the-dnc
Steve Horn, Truthout: "Fresh from the front lines of the Tampa RNC, lobbyists for the fossil fuel industry are alive and well and partying hard at the DNC in Charlotte, where climate change skeptics know no partisan bounds."
Forget the Polls: Obama Is the Odds-On Favorite to Win in November
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11381-forget-the-polls-obama-is-the-odds-on-favorite-to-win-in-november
Salvatore Babones, Truthout: "The people who put their money where their mouths are, are betting on the president. If the bookmakers are right, the big-money donors who view the election as a calculated investment may soon desert the Romney camp."
SpeakOut: You Will Be Assimilated
http://truth-out.org/speakout/item/11375-you-will-be-assimilated
Barry Eisler, The Heart of the Matter: "I'm not a journalist, but I do know that when you enter an enormous, shifting system single-mindedly dedicated to beguiling you into surrendering your values and assimilating you, you have to do more than assure yourself you'll practice good journalism."
Will Global Financialization and the Eurozone Debt Crisis Defeat European Cosmopolitan Democracy?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11232-will-global-financialization-and-the-eurozone-debt-crisis-defeat-european-cosmopolitan-democracy
Michael A Peters, Truthout: "If finance capitalism defeats cosmopolitanism, then the democratic checks and balances on multinational capital disappear and finance capital trumps democracy."
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Sandra Fluke Paints a Picture of What America Would Look Like if GOP Wins, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11387-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-sandra-fluke-paints-a-picture-of-what-america-would-look-like-if-gop-wins-and-more
Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program: "In today's On the News segment: The night featured Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke painting a picture of what America would look like for women if Republicans win in November; the Eurozone crisis is going critical; a new report by the Institute of Medicine reveals that our health care system is wasting hundreds of billions of dollars a year, and more."
Can the Black Middle Class Survive: Obama Is in the Oval Office but the Black Bourgeoisie is Foundering
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11372-can-the-black-middle-class-survive-obama-is-in-the-oval-office-but-the-black-bourgeoisie-is-foundering
Steven Gray, Economic Hardship Reporting Project: "It's tricky, explaining what it means to be black in America at this peculiar moment, mainly because the narrative's dominant theme is decline. "You're airing our dirty laundry," a black lawyer told me over brunch one recent Sunday, after I explained this story's theme."
The NRA Lobbies for Gun Makers, Not Gun Owners
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11360-the-nra-lobbies-for-gunmakers-not-gun-owners
Sam Knight, Truthout: "Whether it's a quiet Friday afternoon or the day after a mass shooting, chances are it's not the appropriate time to talk about gun control. Thanks to the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its massive $200 million-plus war chest, politicians are forced to treat assault rifle ownership like it's as sacrosanct as the First Amendment."
Dumb and Dumber: Obama's "Smart Power" Foreign Policy Not Smart at All
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11374-dumb-and-dumber-obamas-smart-power-foreign-policy-not-smart-at-all
John Feffer, TomDispatch: "Only one thing makes Obama's policy look geopolitically smart - and that's Mitt Romney's prospective foreign policy. On global issues, then, the November elections will offer voters a particularly unpalatable choice: between a Democratic militarist and an even more over-the-top militaristic Republican, between Bush Lite all over again and Bush heavy, between dumb and dumber."
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Elizabeth Warren: People Have Hearts; Corporations Don't
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/11734-elizabeth-warren-people-have-hearts-corporations-don-t
"No, corporations don't have hearts. They should be at the service of people who do."
William Rivers Pitt | What Clinton Left Out Last Night
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/11733-what-clinton-left-out-last-night
Voter Suppression: The Unraveling of American Democracy
Read the Article at The History News Network
http://hnn.us/articles/voter-suppression-unraveling-american-democracy
Libyan Alleges Waterboarding by CIA, Human Rights Watch Report Says
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/06/world/middleeast/libyan-alleges-waterboarding-by-cia-human-rights-watch-report-says.html?hp
What Does "Independence" Mean for Labor?
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/11732-what-does-independence-mean-for-labor
Obama Campaign Responds to Team Romney on Cancellation of Stadium Speech: "Two Words: Ford Field"
Read the Article at ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/obama-campaign-responds-to-team-romney-on-cancellation-of-stadium-speech-two-words-ford-field/
In the Twilight of Empire
Read the Article at In These Times
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/13629/in_the_twilight_of_empire#.UEijwM_Asr0.facebook
In Non-Charlotte News, the Paul Ryan Amazing Hypocrisy Watch
Read the Article at The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/06/in-non-charlotte-news-paul-ryan-amazing-hypocrisy-watch.html
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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>Elizabeth Warren: People Have Hearts; Corporations Don't
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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>"No, corporations don't have hearts. They should be at the service of people who do."</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=up220ELMZnQfKIg3nDlso%2FTze6xmIskY" 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>William Rivers Pitt | What Clinton Left Out Last Night</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=3ZLz9jVJXpI%2FOVpy0XpKB%2FTze6xmIskY" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Voter Suppression: The Unraveling of American Democracy</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=GKobSyG6qo9%2FGBCHWbETV%2FTze6xmIskY" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The History News Network</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Libyan Alleges Waterboarding by CIA, Human Rights Watch Report Says</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=Huvs%2B3NoN7OvGGd9a%2FJsLfTze6xmIskY" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The New York Times</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What Does "Independence" Mean for Labor?</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=yL519mZd%2FVg2v4i5LRDETfTze6xmIskY" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Obama Campaign Responds to Team Romney on Cancellation of Stadium Speech: "Two Words: Ford Field"</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>In the Twilight of Empire</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=%2FR8Q6ga8JElAJ7XXov9nI%2FTze6xmIskY" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at In These Times</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>In Non-Charlotte News, the Paul Ryan Amazing Hypocrisy Watch</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=SdP0yJribIIaMb9fwQLbpvTze6xmIskY" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Daily Beast</strong></a></p>
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</table><em><p style="font-size:110%">Truthout would like to introduce <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TN7LWzk4BHxu5jUJ%2FpK5YvTze6xmIskY" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>SpeakOut</strong></a>, a new venue to publish articles, blog posts and press releases from trusted sources that provide fresh perspectives and new information for our readers in a wider diversity of styles and formats than our main pages. Today, we launch with Barry Eisler on how our integrity gets compromised, Denise Beaudet on Natalia Estimirova - and more.</p></em><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=BVqHx8iioOvOYEGtdEeJZPTze6xmIskY"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Maya Schenwar | Selling the Soul of 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>Maya Schenwar, Truthout:</strong> "When it comes to teachers, Rahm Emanuel needs to sit down, shut up and listen to their more-than-reasonable demands. And when it comes to the future of public education, all of us need to think hard about one of the most important responsibilities of a democratic society to its citizens - and then support Chicago's teachers as they move into the history-making struggle of the next few weeks."</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=UQACP%2BhbZy5mQdR3QKFCpfTze6xmIskY" 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=FtqG38F1NQMhd6V%2Fnky8jPTze6xmIskY"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Joan Walsh Talks With Truthout About What's the Matter With White People</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 a Truthout interview with Mark Karlin, Joan Walsh discusses her new book,</strong> "What's the Matter With White People? Why We Long for a Golden Age That Never Was," and explains why so many white working class families have defected from the Democratic Party.</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=TN7LWzk4BHy7OpDEZCJCyPTze6xmIskY" 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=dAu1Q4tCAuscb%2BqBMlWfo%2FTze6xmIskY"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Lisa and Me: Birthdays and Republican-Style Medicare</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>Dina Rasor, Truthout:</strong> "So many of us have had to struggle through lifelong insurance discrimination and high costs while living with terror and guilt that if we lose our jobs we could bankrupt our family. We are limping towards age 65 and Medicare: Don't make us live that terror into old age."</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=GNm2tcEVv6BHu0T2Vsf%2FnPTze6xmIskY" 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=OHBdcJO7FJD2W8tapCwmjru74AmN7l9b"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Elizabeth Warren Explains: "No, Governor Romney, Corporations Are Not People"</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>Annie-Rose Strasser, ThinkProgress:</strong> "Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senate candidate in Massachusetts, drew roaring cheers, applause and even tears tonight at the Democratic convention when she laid out the differences between corporations and people."</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=4JcZijctsHBQcHGyxkeMPvTze6xmIskY" 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=mNuLS0qVToPzAeZGuKbQJPTze6xmIskY"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Merchant of Climate Doubt Hosts the Hottest Parties at the DNC</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>Steve Horn, Truthout:</strong> "Fresh from the front lines of the Tampa RNC, lobbyists for the fossil fuel industry are alive and well and partying hard at the DNC in Charlotte, where climate change skeptics know no partisan bounds."</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=1%2FLT3PFvvH2n04qkQZUkwPTze6xmIskY" 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=LhRluGEHV5HZl0aeLn1VuvTze6xmIskY"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Forget the Polls: Obama Is the Odds-On Favorite to Win in November</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 people who put their money where their mouths are, are betting on the president. If the bookmakers are right, the big-money donors who view the election as a calculated investment may soon desert the Romney camp."</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=9QxuFJFe8I2hHCPSvIMBO7u74AmN7l9b" 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=KViGNzj5ObptYkvd%2BY2NePTze6xmIskY"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>SpeakOut: You Will Be Assimilated</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>Barry Eisler, The Heart of the Matter:</strong> "I'm not a journalist, but I do know that when you enter an enormous, shifting system single-mindedly dedicated to beguiling you into surrendering your values and assimilating you, you have to do more than assure yourself you'll practice good journalism."</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=fsj5%2FvXkww%2F1eweoWmHaXfTze6xmIskY" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at SpeakOut</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=48wrEQzLCGP%2B4yrLlDiMCfTze6xmIskY"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Will Global Financialization and the Eurozone Debt Crisis Defeat European Cosmopolitan 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>Michael A Peters, Truthout:</strong> "If finance capitalism defeats cosmopolitanism, then the democratic checks and balances on multinational capital disappear and finance capital trumps 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=XzKnbFeRm5bPQykQcOFO6PTze6xmIskY" 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=RM1njergNzfi5Cu%2FSmc8ZvTze6xmIskY"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Sandra Fluke Paints a Picture of What America Would Look Like if GOP Wins, 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>Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> "In today's On the News segment: The night featured Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke painting a picture of what America would look like for women if Republicans win in November; the Eurozone crisis is going critical; a new report by the Institute of Medicine reveals that our health care system is wasting hundreds of billions of dollars a year, and more."</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=pH0ZyN0isxZaPBX%2FIf8kJvTze6xmIskY" 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=OULMVIkuGZBfVV0pUhdH%2FLu74AmN7l9b"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Can the Black Middle Class Survive: Obama Is in the Oval Office but the Black Bourgeoisie is Foundering</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>Steven Gray, Economic Hardship Reporting Project:</strong> "It's tricky, explaining what it means to be black in America at this peculiar moment, mainly because the narrative's dominant theme is decline. "You're airing our dirty laundry," a black lawyer told me over brunch one recent Sunday, after I explained this story's theme."</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=Cig4RGsmO6u%2BwlDjQR88oPTze6xmIskY" 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=SknwQ%2FpQBB5k7OeiCIdUlfTze6xmIskY"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The NRA Lobbies for Gun Makers, Not Gun Owners</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>Sam Knight, Truthout:</strong> "Whether it's a quiet Friday afternoon or the day after a mass shooting, chances are it's not the appropriate time to talk about gun control. Thanks to the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its massive $200 million-plus war chest, politicians are forced to treat assault rifle ownership like it's as sacrosanct as the First Amendment."</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=SzHLu5lrsie9IuJLa4uXI%2FTze6xmIskY" 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=4z8hVBpXBs7igxnwkP0JavTze6xmIskY"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Dumb and Dumber: Obama's "Smart Power" Foreign Policy Not Smart at All</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>John Feffer, TomDispatch:</strong> "Only one thing makes Obama's policy look geopolitically smart - and that's Mitt Romney's prospective foreign policy. On global issues, then, the November elections will offer voters a particularly unpalatable choice: between a Democratic militarist and an even more over-the-top militaristic Republican, between Bush Lite all over again and Bush heavy, between dumb and dumber."</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=8nEK3F4L64eRBv8rcHSZKPTze6xmIskY" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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