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Bayou Frack-Out: The Massive Oil and Gas Disaster You've Never
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t r u t h o u t | 12.06
Bayou Frack-Out: The Massive Oil and Gas Disaster You've Never Heard Of
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13136-bayou-frack-out-the-massive-oil-and-gas-disaster-youve-never-heard-of
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: For residents in Assumption Parish, the boiling, gas-belching bayou, with its expanding toxic sinkhole and quaking earth is no longer a mystery; but there is little comfort in knowing the source of the little-known event that has forced them out of their homes.
To Push for Meaningful Defense Cuts, We Need Unusual Partnerships
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13168-to-push-for-meaningful-defense-cuts-we-need-unusual-partnerships
Dina Rasor, Truthout: Imagine what a maverick GOP Senator could accomplish if he joined forces with a muckraking journalist to get the facts on the bloated DOD budget.
One Party Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13190-one-party-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: The Republican Party's descent into complete madness went deeper this week as Senate Republicans killed an international treaty designed to help people with disabilities all across the planet.
Supreme Court May Choose to Enter DOMA Fray as Support for Gay Marriage Rights Continues to Rise
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13172-supreme-court-may-choose-to-enter-doma-fray-as-support-for-gay-marriage-rights-continues-to-rise
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: The US Supreme Court is expected to decide tomorrow if it will entertain a legal showdown over gay marriage. Activists believe the timing is positive because public support for marriage rights remains at an all-time high.
Paul Krugman | The New Republicans: Weighed Down By Plutocrats and Preachers
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13173-the-new-republicans-weighed-down-by-plutocrats-and-preachers
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: Anyone who thinks there is real soul-searching happening within the party as a result of the recent election is delusional.
Walmart Rejected Safety Upgrades at Asia Factory Where 100 Died in Fire
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13184-walmart-rejected-safety-upgrades-at-asia-factory-where-100-die-in-fire
Christopher Ryan, Truthout: If the cost is too high for Walmart to ensure the safety of workers at their supplier factories, then consumers should reconsider the cost of spending money at the giant retailer.
DeMint Will Leave Senate to Run Heritage Foundation
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13180-demint-will-leave-senate-to-run-heritage-foundation
Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times: Senator Jim DeMint, a major member of the tea party movement, will be leaving the Senate to become president of the conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Revolving Door Claims Another Willing Public Official-Turned-Lobbyist, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13193-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann
In today's On the News segment: Hundreds of people gathered beneath Seattle's Space Needle and fired up joints to commemorate their state's new marijuana legalization law going into effect; Senator Max Baucus' health policy counsel Liz Fowler has accepted a job as a lobbyist for the pharmaceutical industry; foreign casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is already plotting how he can buy the next election and protect himself from criminal prosecution; and more.
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship | FCC May Give Murdoch a Very Merry Christmas
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13183-fcc-may-give-murdoch-a-very-merry-christmas
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: Rupert Murdoch hasn't had the best year, but the media mogul may soon be given the ability by the FCC to expand his media empire unless people come together and do something about it.
The Regional Restructuring of the American Continent
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13167-the-regional-restructuring-of-the-american-continent
Gar Alperovitz, Democracy Collaborative Press: Americans committed to a renewal of democracy are likely to discover this can only be meaningfully achieved in units of scale smaller than a continent, but also of sufficient size to be capable of substantial semiautonomous functioning: the region.
Mr. President, Tear Down This Wall: Washington's Iranian Future
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13179-mr-president-tear-down-this-wall-washingtons-iranian-future
Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch: With an Obama 2 administration soon to be in place, the time to solve the immensely complex Iranian nuclear drama is now. However, what remains of the initial Obama drive to respectfully reach out to Iran seems to have disappeared.
Pete Seeger: "You Stick Together 'Til It's Won"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13170-pete-seeger-you-stick-together-til-its-won
Kim Ruehl, YES! Magazine: A collection of Pete Seeger's letters, essays and articles, "Pete Seeger: In His Own Words," reveals the spirit behind the legendary folk singer's spirit to fight injustice by singing out into the world.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Doomed by Rupert Murdoch's Speeding Train of Propaganda and Sleaze
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17677-doomed-by-rupert-murdoch-s-speeding-train-of-propaganda-and-sleaze
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Rupert Murdoch built his media empire on tabloid sleaze. No one should be surprised that his New York Post featured a snuff photo as its front page story this week.
The Secret of Bernie Sanders' Success
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/171599/secret-bernie-sanderss-success
The Conservative Learning Curve
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-conservatives-start-talking-about-a-change/2012/12/05/ad3dbcaa-3f12-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html?tid=pm_pop
Jon Stewart Shreds Senate GOP for Vote on Disabilities Treaty
Watch the Video at Talking Points Memo
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/12/jon-stewart-senate-gop-un-treaty.php?ref=fpnewsfeed
Fears Confirmed: Domestic Drones "Fly Regularly" in US Airspace
Read the Article at Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/12/05-9
Study: African Lion Population Shrinks to 32,000
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/study-african-lion-population-shrinks-to-32000/2012/12/04/5a0d2360-3e43-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html
Study: Health Reform Saved Consumers $1.5 Billion in 2011
Read the Article at Raw Story
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/05/study-health-reform-saved-consumers-1-5-billion-in-2011
Blaming Obama for Republican Failures
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17675-blaming-obama-for-republican-failures
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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>The Secret of Bernie Sanders' Success</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>The Conservative Learning Curve</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>Jon Stewart Shreds Senate GOP for Vote on Disabilities Treaty</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>Fears Confirmed: Domestic Drones "Fly Regularly" in US Airspace</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>Study: African Lion Population Shrinks to 32,000</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>Study: Health Reform Saved Consumers $1.5 Billion in 2011</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=VQRXVnMbNZXgdWAdA3Mf2D5efeolVoby" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Raw Story</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Blaming Obama for Republican Failures</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=2JQva5VF7TGHWDWIf8zLLj5efeolVoby" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</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>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> For residents in Assumption Parish, the boiling, gas-belching bayou, with its expanding toxic sinkhole and quaking earth is no longer a mystery; but there is little comfort in knowing the source of the little-known event that has forced them out of their homes.</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=1TpXbtG0zYdo4b6HfmeU5z5efeolVoby" 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=VQRXVnMbNZUzpey2HV2mVT5efeolVoby"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>To Push for Meaningful Defense Cuts, We Need Unusual Partnerships</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> Imagine what a maverick GOP Senator could accomplish if he joined forces with a muckraking journalist to get the facts on the bloated DOD budget.</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=D%2FFHa9cFTOIrcCULxUw%2FxTCZ0JQeopne" 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=RPO2mqH9DwDvbfw3BsPzJD5efeolVoby"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>One Party Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</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> The Republican Party's descent into complete madness went deeper this week as Senate Republicans killed an international treaty designed to help people with disabilities all across the planet.</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=Sge%2Fknb%2BKRid3FP4OO1vdT5efeolVoby" 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=qrmsdTT8IaSavBxdPMGvEz5efeolVoby"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Supreme Court May Choose to Enter DOMA Fray as Support for Gay Marriage Rights Continues to Rise</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>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> The US Supreme Court is expected to decide tomorrow if it will entertain a legal showdown over gay marriage. Activists believe the timing is positive because public support for marriage rights remains at an all-time high.</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=H91y4ru3ppk0NnO%2BZwBcyDCZ0JQeopne" 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=xqMG%2FqtuJPggiDVta8eazT5efeolVoby"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Paul Krugman | The New Republicans: Weighed Down By Plutocrats and Preachers</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>Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> Anyone who thinks there is real soul-searching happening within the party as a result of the recent election is delusional.</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=39gY%2FnCLA18kBbU2xbZavT5efeolVoby" 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=ACUwimc5T5cvtH5ec34pQz5efeolVoby"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Walmart Rejected Safety Upgrades at Asia Factory Where 100 Died in Fire</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>Christopher Ryan, Truthout:</strong> If the cost is too high for Walmart to ensure the safety of workers at their supplier factories, then consumers should reconsider the cost of spending money at the giant retailer.</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=e9QsPdb8%2Br2mnh4lRRljuDCZ0JQeopne" 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=EPuTlqgxbvYDcJZbG%2FXqhz5efeolVoby"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>DeMint Will Leave Senate to Run Heritage Foundation</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>Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times:</strong> Senator Jim DeMint, a major member of the tea party movement, will be leaving the Senate to become president of the conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation.</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=s%2FZgtDvE6%2F3%2Fg3pnfp2fKzCZ0JQeopne" 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=oN1PCQ%2BehJDq%2Fq5SMnf7NTCZ0JQeopne"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Revolving Door Claims Another Willing Public Official-Turned-Lobbyist, 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> Hundreds of people gathered beneath Seattle's Space Needle and fired up joints to commemorate their state's new marijuana legalization law going into effect; Senator Max Baucus' health policy counsel Liz Fowler has accepted a job as a lobbyist for the pharmaceutical industry; foreign casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is already plotting how he can buy the next election and protect himself from criminal prosecution; 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=VbPIjlKeF%2FPMkaSvhsSmiT5efeolVoby" 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=necb4S3e4ahW8Bh2lrY2zD5efeolVoby"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Bill Moyers and Michael Winship | FCC May Give Murdoch a Very Merry Christmas</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 and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company:</strong> Rupert Murdoch hasn't had the best year, but the media mogul may soon be given the ability by the FCC to expand his media empire unless people come together and do something about it.</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=TNd61PtWhm%2F%2BGTOx0%2BlXwz5efeolVoby" 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=CdH3N%2FZtm8MFLPJuCF0x5T5efeolVoby"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Regional Restructuring of the American Continent</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>Gar Alperovitz, Democracy Collaborative Press:</strong> Americans committed to a renewal of democracy are likely to discover this can only be meaningfully achieved in units of scale smaller than a continent, but also of sufficient size to be capable of substantial semiautonomous functioning: the region.</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=8lAZdmZF7%2B4%2BY4pmQKzVxjCZ0JQeopne" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Book Excerpt</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=4uCqF5pb%2FbQuvtIgPX650z5efeolVoby"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Mr. President, Tear Down This Wall: Washington’s Iranian Future</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>Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch:</strong> With an Obama 2 administration soon to be in place, the time to solve the immensely complex Iranian nuclear drama is now. However, what remains of the initial Obama drive to respectfully reach out to Iran seems to have disappeared.</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=aTZF3Lf2GztIzBdZBB%2BUHD5efeolVoby" 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=KRi2Av%2Ffha1lAQIhRKBLyDCZ0JQeopne"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Pete Seeger: "You Stick Together ‘Til It’s Won"</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>Kim Ruehl, YES! Magazine:</strong> A collection of Pete Seeger's letters, essays and articles, "Pete Seeger: In His Own Words," reveals the spirit behind the legendary folk singer's spirit to fight injustice by singing out into the world.</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=vHrcQ7BPy4Q%2FGCEdzFdmVTCZ0JQeopne" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Book Review</strong></a> </p>
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