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William Rivers Pitt | A Festival of Gibberish
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t r u t h o u t | 10.23
William Rivers Pitt | A Festival of Gibberish
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12265-a-festival-of-gibberish
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: While most will agree that President Obama dominated Monday night's presidential debate, the victory does not translate into a win for Americans who were seeking a meaningful discussion on life-and-death issues.
Greg Palast | Romney & Company Shipped Every Single Delphi UAW Job to China
http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/12273-romney-company-shipped-every-single-delphi-uaw-job-to-china
Greg Palast, Truthout: While auto parts workers lost jobs, homes and health insurance, the Romneys made millions offshoring their lives.
Matt Taibbi and Chrystia Freeland on the Power and Privileges of the 1%
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12268-matt-taibbi-and-chrystia-freeland-on-the-one-percents-power-and-privileges
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Co.: Rolling Stone magazine's Matt Taibbi and journalist Chrystia Freeland discuss how the financial elite are privileged participants in America's political system.
Corporate Lobbyists Manage Our Presidential Debates
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12278-corporate-lobbyists-manage-our-presidential-debates
Lee Fang, The Nation: If Americans are searching for presidential debates that challenge the candidates with hard-hitting questions, it would benefit them to take a look at the corporate lobbyists who are managing the Commission on Presidential Debates.
The Case Against the Looters of the American Economy, and a Mission for Occupy Wall Street
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12255-the-case-against-the-looters-of-the-american-economy-and-a-mission-for-occupy
Darwin BondGraham, Truthout: A little-known lawsuit advancing in federal court has the potential to change the moral and legal balance of power between private equity and the public good. But analysts say it may take the Occupy Movement to bring about needed regulatory reforms.
ThinkProgress Smears Coverage of Voting Machine Concerns as "Conspiracy Theory"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12283-think-progress-smears-brad-blog-coverage-of-voting-machine-concerns-as-conspiracy-theory
Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog: ThinkProgress has served as a crucial fact-checker on the excesses of the Right over the past several years. But it's a journalistic failure to smear Truthout and The Brad Blog as "conspiracy theorists" for publishing a well-documented story about the Romney family's ownership interest in voting machines.
Democratic Mockpocalypse: How Big Can One Election Get?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12270-democratic-mockpocalypse-how-big-can-one-election-get
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: America's supersized election is reeling out of control. What is this thing we still call an "election?"
The Progressive Struggle to Save Capitalism
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12251-the-progressive-struggle-to-save-capitalism
Boone Shear and Stephen Healy, Truthout: Regulation and reform might eventually manifest a kinder, gentler capitalism, but we've seen how hard it is to regulate the very people who have the most money and incentive to change the rules back in their favor. What if instead, we came together to build an economy entirely different from the one we know now?
Truthout Investigator Jason Leopold Tells the Story of 10-Year Gitmo Prisoner, Adnan Latif, a Reported Suicide in September
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12277-truthout-investigator-jason-leopold-tells-the-story-of-10-year-gitmo-prisoner-adnan-latif-a-reported-suicide-in-september
Peter B. Collins,The Peter Collins Show: Peter B. Collins discusses the latest updates on Guantanamo with Truthout's investigative journalist Jason Leopold, including: the life and death of an innocent prisoner at the military prison, the Gitmo tribunal under way for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the recent appeals court ruling in favor of Salim Hamdan.
At Oakland's Abandoned Army Base, a Jobs Plan Brings Hope to Locals
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12271-at-oaklands-abandoned-army-base-a-jobs-plan-brings-hope-to-locals
Mark Andrew Boyer, Yes! Magazine: A large development project in Oakland hopes to bring jobs to employ the people in the community who need them most.
Fracking in Pennsylvania Poisons Communities as Floodgates Open for Drilling on Campuses, Public Parks
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12274-fracking-in-pennsylvania-poisoning-communities-as-floodgates-open-for-drilling-on-campuses-public-parks
Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog: Students in Pennsylvania are at risk for the health consequences of a recent bill that will allow fracking at public universities and near hundreds of schools.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Mitt Romney Avoided Military Service While He Supported the Vietnam War and Draft
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17591-mitt-romney-avoided-military-service-while-he-supported-vietnam-war-and-draft
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Romney is bellicose about expanding the Defense Department. What we know from his past is that he is an advocate of war, as long as he is not doing the fighting.
Mitt's Disappearing Act
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/23/mitts_disappearing_act/?source=newsletter
Todd Akin and How the GOP Continues to Demean Women
Read the Article at The National Memo
http://www.nationalmemo.com/dogs-women-and-rape-women-have-heard-worse/
Catholic Knights of Columbus Are Major Funders of Anti-Gay Initiatives
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17587-the-catholic-knights-of-columbus-heavily-funding-anti-gay-initiatives-across-the-country
Jill Stein Sues the Presidential Debate Commission
Read the Article at War Is a Crime
http://warisacrime.org/content/jill-stein-sues-presidential-debate-commission
Ozymandias II: Why Our Nation Is Failing
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17585-ozymandias-ii-why-our-nation-is-failing
Snap Polls Award Debate to Obama
Read the Article at USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2012/10/23/obama-snap-polls-romney-foreign-policy-debate/1651291/
Gloria Steinem Whacks Romney on Gender Equality
Watch the Video on MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/ns/msnbc-hardball_with_chris_matthews#49509696
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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>Catholic Knights of Columbus Are Major Funders of Anti-Gay Initiatives</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>Jill Stein Sues the Presidential Debate Commission</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>Ozymandias II: Why Our Nation Is Failing</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>Snap Polls Award Debate to Obama</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>Gloria Steinem Whacks Romney on Gender Equality</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>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> While most will agree that President Obama dominated Monday night's presidential debate, the victory does not translate into a win for Americans who were seeking a meaningful discussion on life-and-death issues.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=t1IjHRoo24vrHV6OFYmz85%2FsWnSAuFst"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FnJdTmfSyJsA7FKAKcwz5cp8ElZGayci"><strong>Greg Palast | Romney & Company Shipped Every Single Delphi UAW Job to China</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>Greg Palast, Truthout:</strong>  While auto parts workers lost jobs, homes and health insurance, the Romneys made millions offshoring their lives.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=vie007jvMGML3gydgdligZ%2FsWnSAuFst"><strong>Read the Article and Watch the Video</strong></a> </p>
<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=vjLxudCRuaxtvX6VU3bOSsp8ElZGayci"><strong>Matt Taibbi and Chrystia Freeland on the Power and Privileges of the 1%</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>Bill Moyers, Moyers & Co.:</strong> Rolling Stone magazine's Matt Taibbi and journalist Chrystia Freeland discuss how the financial elite are privileged participants in America's political system.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rGW40oRfvp3JLL4dCE7UEp%2FsWnSAuFst"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QVJXpV3UDkPrDws9DydTep%2FsWnSAuFst"><strong>Corporate Lobbyists Manage Our Presidential Debates</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>Lee Fang, The Nation:</strong> If Americans are searching for presidential debates that challenge the candidates with hard-hitting questions, it would benefit them to take a look at the corporate lobbyists who are managing the Commission on Presidential Debates.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nUwt4jOqndvqCjxEkW319J%2FsWnSAuFst"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=up6HWm35BQfRp%2FcN8CKWM5%2FsWnSAuFst"><strong>The Case Against the Looters of the American Economy, and a Mission for Occupy Wall Street</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>Darwin BondGraham, Truthout:</strong> A little-known lawsuit advancing in federal court has the potential to change the moral and legal balance of power between private equity and the public good. But analysts say it may take the Occupy Movement to bring about needed regulatory reforms.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PoyGpJTwmQTm6WQ50fb%2F65%2FsWnSAuFst"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oMyPimT8E5ak7VPDLagvLp%2FsWnSAuFst"><strong>ThinkProgress Smears Coverage of Voting Machine Concerns as "Conspiracy Theory"</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>Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog:</strong> ThinkProgress has served as a crucial fact-checker on the excesses of the Right over the past several years. But it's a journalistic failure to smear Truthout and The Brad Blog as "conspiracy theorists" for publishing a well-documented story about the Romney family's ownership interest in voting machines.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hxliZJWvug2YKFf3li0NY8p8ElZGayci"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Oo9PBAJhHbaFltHKuEfTqZ%2FsWnSAuFst"><strong>Democratic Mockpocalypse: How Big Can One Election Get?</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>Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch:</strong> America's supersized election is reeling out of control. What is this thing we still call an "election?"</p>
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