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Why Are Cows' Tails Dropping Off?
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Fri Nov 30 14:19:52 2012
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t r u t h o u t | 11.30
Why Are Cows' Tails Dropping Off?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13058-why-are-cows-tails-dropping-off
Elizabeth Royte, The Nation: As farmers lease their land to oil companies for fracking, evidence of contamination in the animals and plants grown nearby is not reassuring.
Report: America's Domestic Workers Raise Kids, Care for Seniors, Run Households Without Benefits, Protections or a Living Wage
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13053-groundbreaking-report-americas-domestic-workers-raise-kids-run-households-without-benefits-protections-or-a-living-wage
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: The first-of-its-kind assessment of the domestic workforce finds that the people who substantially help drive the US economy are themselves overworked, underpaid, sometimes abused and often in dire economic straits.
Activists Demand Replacement of Judge in Hacker Case, Citing Conflict of Interest
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13074-activists-demand-replacement-of-federal-judge-in-hacker-case-citing-conflict-of-interest
J. A. Myerson, Truthout: Lawyers for accused hacker Jeremy Hammond plan to file a motion next week asking the federal judge in the case to recuse herself; but Hammond's supporters are already calling for her removal from the case.
Henry A. Giroux | War on Youth
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13030-a-conversation-with-henry-a-giroux
Angelo Letizia, Figure/Ground Communication: Public intellectual Henry A. Giroux discusses the state-sponsored assault being waged against young people across the globe, especially in the United States.
Syrian Government Cuts Off Internet Access
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13063-syrian-government-cuts-off-internet-access
Steve Williams, Cause2: The Syrian government shut down the entire country's access to the internet on Thursday during fierce fighting in Damascus. The government is blaming the move on terrorists, but internet experts have traced the stoppage to government-controlled tracer routes.
Paul Krugman | In the US, an Insecure Economy Needs a Stronger Safety Net
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13073-in-the-us-an-insecure-economy-needs-a-stronger-safety-net
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: With the state of the US economy, isn't it better to have guaranteed health care and a basic pension from Social Security rather than simply hanker for a corporate safety net that no longer exists?
New York Fast-Food Workers in Historic Strike for $15 an Hour
http://truth-out.org/video/item/13070-new-york-fast-food-workers-in-historic-strike-for-15-an-hour
Jaisal Noor, The Real News Network: Fast-food workers from McDonalds and other outlets are demanding a living wage and the right to unionize.
ALEC Convenes in Washington; Damage Control at Top of Agenda
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13055-after-a-controversial-year-alec-convenes-in-washington-damage-control-at-top-of-agenda
Brendan Fischer, PRWatch:
Following a year of intense scrutiny, members of ALEC are convening this week in Washington, DC, to try to salvage the organization's viability.
Whistleblower: Nuclear Regulators Suppress Facts, Break Law
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13059-whistleblower-nuclear-regulators-suppress-facts-break-law
William Boardman, FreePress:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has known at least since 1996 that flooding danger from upstream dam failure can affect any of 34 vulnerable nuclear plants in the nation.
Why the Fiscal Cliff Is a Scam
http://truth-out.org/video/item/13071-why-the-fiscal-cliff-is-a-scam
Paul Jay, The Real News Network:
Is there a looming crisis of debt or deficits such that sacrifices in general are necessary?
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http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17666-it-s-not-just-that-corporations-are-ignoring-global-warming-they-are-profiting-from-it
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: To the detriment of planet earth and its inhabitants, climate change presents a new frontier of profitability for the fossil fuel and resource extraction industries.
Indefinite Detention: Senate Votes Down Military Imprisonment of Americans
Read the Article at the Huffington Post
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Obama to GOP: I'm Done Negotiating With Myself
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/11/29/obama-to-gop-i-wont-negotiate-with-myself/
The Internal Polls That Made Mitt Romney Think He'd Win
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Shirtwaist 2012: Discounting Lives to Maximize Profits
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Senate Backs Quicker Afghanistan Withdrawal
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Pat Robertson Challenges Creationism
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Dodging Bullets and Winning the Day
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