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Political Polling Is No Longer Meaningful
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t r u t h o u t | 10.31
Political Polling Is No Longer Meaningful
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12418-political-polling-is-no-longer-meaningful
Salvatore Babones, Truthout: The truth is that we have no idea who is ahead in the presidential race. Opinion polling has entered uncharted territory as response rates have plummeted.
Danny Glover | Why Chavez Won Again
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12450-why-chavez-won-again
Danny Glover, Foreign Policy in Focus: The Venezuelan election has shown that the majority of its people have a clear notion of justice and how it can be achieved. It is now time the United States to look at its alliance with the elites of Latin America and say: This is not just.
Silences Louder Than Their Words: Effective Economic Policies Neither Candidate Advocates
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12339-silences-louder-than-their-words-effective-economic-policies-neither-candidate-advocates
Richard D. Wolff, Truthout: Neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama even mentions six alternative economic policies that, deployed together, would reduce unemployment, increase workers' real earnings and decrease the federal deficit.
Survival and Dignity in an Afghan Winter
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12432-survival-and-dignity-in-an-afghan-winter
Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence: Among Afghanistan's ongoing burdens of destitution and war, temperatures are now dropping again. With an estimated 400 Afghan people displaced every day by a US-initiated war, the desire for warm blankets and warm clothing will certainly be greater than the supply.
The Breast Cancer Donor's Dilemma: Time to Revolt?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12431-the-breast-cancer-donors-dilemma-time-to-revolt
Ellen Leopold, Truthout: A streamlined fundraising model shorn of cause marketing, overpaid executives and false promises might be a godsend to committed donors disenchanted with the wasteful and often misleading tactics of pink-ribbon crusaders.
What Does Romney's Campaign of Lies Say About Our Country?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12449-what-does-romneys-campaign-of-lies-say-about-our-country
Dave Johnson, Campaign for America's Future: Policies based on lies lead to disasters. A population that has been primed to believe things that are not true is a population that can be herded into outrageous actions. If Romney is elected based on a campaign of lies, what will be left of us?
The Electoral College: Another Front in the War Against Labor
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12452-the-electoral-college-another-front-in-the-war-against-labor
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: Historically, the Electoral College was established to protect cheap labor, such as slavery. Today, it's still about preserving cheap labor in America, and it's still all about giving more power and influence to the barons of the cheap-labor states.
The Faces of Resistance Mock San Francisco's Newspaper of Record
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12423-the-faces-of-resistance-mock-san-franciscos-newspaper-of-record
Scott Johnson, Truthout: Protesters arrested at a Columbus Day march fear the San Francisco Chronicle's single-source reporting may sway potential jurors before their November trial.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 25 Americans Are Dead From Meningitis Outbreak, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12454-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-25-americans-are-dead-from-meningitis-outbreak-and-more
In today's On the News segment: 25 Americans are dead and another 344 are sickened by a growing meningitis outbreak; Hurricane Sandy's death toll has now topped 55 Americans; the Eurozone unemployment in September hit an all-time record high of 11.6 percent; and more.
Frankenstorms and Climate Change: How the 1% Created a Monster
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12438-frankenstorms-and-climate-change-how-the-1-created-a-monster
Chris Williams, Climate & Capitalism: As climate change continues, the effects will only increase, leading to more extreme weather events. Not because we don't have answers to prevent that from happening and derive our energy from sources other than fossil fuels, but because it's simply too profitable to change.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Romney's Hurricane "Relief Effort" Was as Fake as Ryan's Soup Kitchen Photo Op
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17612-romney-s-hurricane-relief-effort-was-as-fake-as-ryan-s-soup-kitchen-photo-op
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: With George W. Bush, the United States endured the indifference of "compassionate conservatism." Romney and Ryan have distilled the notion down to cynical photo ops.
Why Hasn't George W. Bush Campaigned for Romney?
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17610-why-hasn-t-george-bush-campaigned-for-romney
Bill McKibben: Name Storms After Oil Companies, the Ones Most Responsible for Climate Change
Read the Article at The New York Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/the_rumble/2012/10/name-storms-after-oil-companies-theyre-the-ones-most-responsible-for-climate-chan
An Ordinary Story of Extraordinary Bravery, Brought to You by Union Labor
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17607-an-ordinary-story-of-extraordinary-bravery-brought-to-you-by-union-labor
Oakland Police Chief Filtered Out Occupy Email
Read the Article at The San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-chief-filtered-out-Occupy-e-mail-3991835.php#src=fb
Poll: Democratic Senate Candidates Lead in Ohio, Florida and Virginia
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/poll-democratic-senate-candidates-lead-in-ohio-florida-and-virginia/?hpw
Glenn Beck's Latest Historically Incorrect, Moneymaking Enterprise: Blue Jeans
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17611-glenn-beck-s-latest-historically-incorrect-moneymaking-enterprise-blue-jeans
Paul Ryan's Pregnant Pause
Read the Article at the Los Angeles Review of Books
http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?type=&id=1134&fulltext=1&media=
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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>Romney's Hurricane "Relief Effort" Was as Fake as Ryan's Soup Kitchen Photo Op </strong></p>
<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>With George W. Bush, the United States endured the indifference of "compassionate conservatism." Romney and Ryan have distilled the notion down to cynical photo ops.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=kZ7UjgunNixtWqHvRiYIVv60xiXVvb5N"><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>Why Hasn't George W. Bush Campaigned for Romney?</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=LcCD%2FdDFiFhgEHQOxp1uC%2BVK4%2BSBcpFG"><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>Bill McKibben: Name Storms After Oil Companies, the Ones Most Responsible for Climate Change</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=YAW%2FENBOO6gk0vjXEEUbjf60xiXVvb5N"><strong>Read the Article at The New York Daily 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>An Ordinary Story of Extraordinary Bravery, Brought to You by Union Labor</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=82vOFa%2BCMqtVLzqqQBqQ%2Bv60xiXVvb5N"><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>Oakland Police Chief Filtered Out Occupy Email</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=Uiwf10oM6S%2F8B5mIawx7FP60xiXVvb5N"><strong>Read the Article at The San Francisco Chronicle</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Poll: Democratic Senate Candidates Lead in Ohio, Florida and Virginia</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=LawQjlgRd7mRgLjXFzA7VuVK4%2BSBcpFG"><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>Glenn Beck's Latest Historically Incorrect, Moneymaking Enterprise: Blue Jeans</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=DodbgypJUdza6izVAjCJlP60xiXVvb5N"><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>Paul Ryan's Pregnant Pause</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=H7fcTMqez5rLbLOXroTH6P60xiXVvb5N"><strong>Read the Article at the Los Angeles Review of Books</strong></a></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=DBDRXODD423GBdtH0szrcP60xiXVvb5N"><strong>Political Polling Is No Longer Meaningful</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 truth is that we have no idea who is ahead in the presidential race. Opinion polling has entered uncharted territory as response rates have plummeted.</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=TkTQQrcpucF6hQ97fg9M6f60xiXVvb5N"><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=tmdUF4gL1qUjhKXvb4vtn%2F60xiXVvb5N"><strong>Danny Glover | Why Chavez Won Again</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 Glover, Foreign Policy in Focus:</strong> The Venezuelan election has shown that the majority of its people have a clear notion of justice and how it can be achieved. It is now time the United States to look at its alliance with the elites of Latin America and say: This is not just.</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=dxcr66cOOGQ4dtYV0wv%2F1uVK4%2BSBcpFG"><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=KF4uldFEUgD4tXnlOU6iDv60xiXVvb5N"><strong>Silences Louder Than Their Words: Effective Economic Policies Neither Candidate Advocates</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>Richard D. Wolff, Truthout:</strong> Neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama even mentions six alternative economic policies that, deployed together, would reduce unemployment, increase workers' real earnings and decrease the federal deficit.</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=MQ1YVUlnMo7ZXeWmKOBZU%2F60xiXVvb5N"><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=%2BVcljAU9FOYw6pnpcoI4Av60xiXVvb5N"><strong>Survival and Dignity in an Afghan Winter</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>Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence:</strong> Among Afghanistan's ongoing burdens of destitution and war, temperatures are now dropping again. With an estimated 400 Afghan people displaced every day by a US-initiated war, the desire for warm blankets and warm clothing will certainly be greater than the supply.</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=MOD6Vv%2BPPAZhOEVyMiCjB%2BVK4%2BSBcpFG"><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=mh6pUBQcO8UTK9BJRQbvCf60xiXVvb5N"><strong>The Breast Cancer Donor's Dilemma: Time to Revolt?</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>Ellen Leopold, Truthout:</strong> A streamlined fundraising model shorn of cause marketing, overpaid executives and false promises might be a godsend to committed donors disenchanted with the wasteful and often misleading tactics of pink-ribbon crusaders.</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=xoJvIv5WnXq19PGP8xV1ZP60xiXVvb5N"><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=lvNCo2OedgmJWgbVJddGy%2F60xiXVvb5N"><strong>What Does Romney's Campaign of Lies Say About Our Country?</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>Dave Johnson, Campaign for America's Future:</strong> Policies based on lies lead to disasters. A population that has been primed to believe things that are not true is a population that can be herded into outrageous actions. If Romney is elected based on a campaign of lies, what will be left of us?</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=%2FYqC22nr2YihIl3hYSjR5%2F60xiXVvb5N"><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=wFxntBhSMjZ2rSkqD5yA1f60xiXVvb5N"><strong>The Electoral College: Another Front in the War Against Labor</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 and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take:</strong> Historically, the Electoral College was established to protect cheap labor, such as slavery. Today, it's still about preserving cheap labor in America, and it's still all about giving more power and influence to the barons of the cheap-labor states.</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=bbO8BxsRuOOkeJYQqmI86f60xiXVvb5N"><strong>The Faces of Resistance Mock San Francisco's Newspaper of Record</strong></a></p>
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