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Monday, 3 December 2012
Henry A. Giroux | Hurricane Sandy in the Age of Disposability and Neoliberal Terror
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13025-hurricane-sandy-in-the-age-of-disposability
Henry A. Giroux, Truthout: Democracy can only approach its promise when it protects all members of society.
Washington's Serious People Are on the War Path Against Middle-Income and Poor People
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13105-washingtons-serious-people-are-on-the-war-path-against-middle-income-and-poor-people
Dean Baker, Truthout: DC's so-called leaders want us to believe that redistributing income from the 99 percent to them and their friends is what the market demands.
Bill Moyers | The United States of ALEC
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13108-united-states-of-alec
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: A multi-month collaborative investigation about how the American Legislative Exchange Council rose to its influential role.
Reagan's "Welfare Queen" FOUND!
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13127-reagans-welfare-queen-found
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: After more than 30 years of searching by the news media, the politically convenient mythical figure Reagan birthed has finally been found. She lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, and her name is Walmart.
Why It's Hard to Replace the "Fiscal Cliff" Metaphor
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13106-why-its-hard-to-replace-the-fiscal-cliff-metaphor
George Lakoff, Truthout: The nature of the brain's neural circuitry makes the misleading term hard to eradicate from the public mind.
The Archeology of Decline: Debtpocalypse and the Hollowing Out of America
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13112-the-archeology-of-decline-debtpocalypse-and-the-hollowing-out-of-america
Steve Fraser, TomDispatch: High times in a few privileged employment sectors have depended on the downward mobility of working people and the poor.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Carbon Emissions Up 3 Percent From Last Year, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13123-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-new-study-shows-carbon-emissions-up-3-percent-from-last-year-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Walmart drops thousands of part-time employees from its health insurance plan in the week after widespread protests against the company's labor practices, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case about whether corporations may patent human genes, corporate profits accounted for a record slice of US GDP last quarter, and more.
Truth and Trauma in Gaza
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13110-truth-and-trauma-in-gaza
Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence: A Palestinian doctor explains how the Israeli air strikes that killed scores of Palestinian civilians affected his community.
So, the President Is Standing Up to the GOP. Huh.
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13118-so-the-president-is-standing-up-to-the-gop-huh
John Aravosis, AMERICAblog: The president has emerged as a different kind of negotiator in the last week or two, holding strong on last year's version of entitlement cuts and on expiring the Bush tax cuts for the rich.
This week in SpeakOut: The Institute for Policy Studies revealed in their latest report that members of the "Fix the Debt" campaign stand to gain millions from their so-called fiscal solutions; citizens around the world signed an open letter to cease the senseless violence Israel is waging against the people of the Gaza Strip; anti-apartheid activist and world-renowned musician Stevie Wonder is criticized for accepting the lead spot at an Israel Defense Fund gala; the Center for Constitutional Rights calls for another investigation into the death of human rights activist Rachel Corrie and more.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
The Wealthy and Wall Street Want Us to Drive Off the Fiscal Cliff They Created
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: The phrase and concept of a fiscal cliff is just a way for Republicans to use the shock doctrine to impose austerity on everyone but the super rich.
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17670-the-wealthy-and-wall-street-want-us-to-drive-off-of-a-fiscal-cliff-that-they-made
False Start: GOP Stumbles Badly With Women in First Month Since Election Day
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/12/women-republicans-exit-polls-sandra-fluke-gifts.php?ref=fpb
100 Injured, 92 Arrested in Protests Against Mexico's New President
Read the Article at the Latin American Herald Tribune
http://laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=653620&CategoryId=10718
More Children Growing Up With Parents Behind Bars
Read the Article at ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/children-grow-parents-bars/story?id=17818395
Israel Refuses to Back Down Over Settlement Construction
Read the Article at the Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/03/britain-considers-withdrawing-envoy-over-settlements-live
Paul Krugman: The Big Budget Mumble
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/opinion/krugman-the-big-budget-mumble.html
Criticized as Weak in Past Talks, Obama Takes Harder Line
Read the Article at the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/us/politics/pushing-gop-to-negotiate-obama-ends-giving-in.html?pagewanted=all
Will Obama Use His Campaign List to Break The Filibuster?
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/171560/will-obama-use-his-campaign-list-break-filibuster
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<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=nT0MUzfPoXLQ5hvn2dcRI8rILnYxB2VO"><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>False Start: GOP Stumbles Badly With Women in First Month Since Election Day</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>100 Injured, 92 Arrested in Protests Against Mexico’s New President</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>More Children Growing Up With Parents Behind Bars</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>Israel Refuses to Back Down Over Settlement Construction</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>Paul Krugman: The Big Budget Mumble</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>Criticized as Weak in Past Talks, Obama Takes Harder Line</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>Will Obama Use His Campaign List to Break The Filibuster?</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=w87d0s2Tabaf6dHGvpTKg8rILnYxB2VO"><strong>Read the Article at the Nation</strong></a></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>Henry A. Giroux, Truthout:</strong> Democracy can only approach its promise when it protects all members of society.</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=DJWzfX%2B9O%2BrhWJD3VwocpMrILnYxB2VO"><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=TBZwUliSTCv5DHXudtHr1MrILnYxB2VO"><strong>Washington's Serious People Are on the War Path Against Middle-Income and Poor 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>Dean Baker, Truthout:</strong> DC's so-called leaders want us to believe that redistributing income from the 99 percent to them and their friends is what the market demands.</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=UmPky1p2c%2BZN83g85VwRXsrILnYxB2VO"><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=zsA9n0kDvO5rShKqyFQBycrILnYxB2VO"><strong>Bill Moyers | The United States of ALEC</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 & Company:</strong> A multi-month collaborative investigation about how the American Legislative Exchange Council rose to its influential role.</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=Ve8NXzMmAnF6XCAq%2Fy9f7MrILnYxB2VO"><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=a6Cm1eZcud9%2FyDxWeAbj%2FMrILnYxB2VO"><strong>Reagan's "Welfare Queen" FOUND!</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> After more than 30 years of searching by the news media, the politically convenient mythical figure Reagan birthed has finally been found. She lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, and her name is Walmart.</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=u9gCE%2Faa4txMLaH2veirw8rILnYxB2VO"><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=vQJAWcLNF1lrjiPtdsM1bo8bKYM0AnN4"><strong>So, the President Is Standing Up to the GOP. Huh.</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 Aravosis, AMERICAblog:</strong> The president has emerged as a different kind of negotiator in the last week or two, holding strong on last year's version of entitlement cuts and on expiring the Bush tax cuts for the rich.</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=E323jSPvBVpmZ%2BSCZObdj8rILnYxB2VO"><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=8QvQZIffubIcT2RtWBL1IsrILnYxB2VO"><strong>Why It's Hard to Replace the "Fiscal Cliff" Metaphor</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>George Lakoff, Truthout:</strong> The nature of the brain's neural circuitry makes the misleading term hard to eradicate from the public mind.</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=LjeqJxJuJhXWXpYV16684srILnYxB2VO"><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=7Yq51G9QVF7Vzoe9tNonSsrILnYxB2VO"><strong>The Archeology of Decline: Debtpocalypse and the Hollowing Out of America</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 Fraser, TomDispatch:</strong> High times in a few privileged employment sectors have depended on the downward mobility of working people and the poor.</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=WEbqV66QTdyjN7hVtNBCq8rILnYxB2VO"><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=6irM%2BzZZQvs5fXmqyrH66crILnYxB2VO"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Carbon Emissions Up 3 Percent From Last Year, 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> Walmart drops thousands of part-time employees from its health insurance plan in the week after widespread protests against the company's labor practices, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case about whether corporations may patent human genes, corporate profits accounted for a record slice of US GDP last quarter, and more.</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>Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence:</strong> A Palestinian doctor explains how the Israeli air strikes that killed scores of Palestinian civilians affected his community.</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">The Institute for Policy Studies revealed in their latest report that members of the "Fix the Debt" campaign stand to gain millions from their so-called fiscal solutions; citizens around the world signed an open letter to cease the senseless violence Israel is waging against the people of the Gaza Strip; anti-apartheid activist and world-renowned musician Stevie Wonder is criticized for accepting the lead spot at an Israel Defense Fund gala; the Center for Constitutional Rights calls for another investigation into the death of human rights activist Rachel Corrie and more.</p>
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