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William Rivers Pitt | Shooting Is Business, and Business Is Good
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12.20
William Rivers Pitt | Shooting Is Business, and Business Is Good
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13441-shooting-is-business-and-business-is-good
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: No greater monument could stand over the graves of the lost than one that reads, "From This, No More."
Slow-Rolling Massacre Unfolds in the Shadow of Shocking High-Profile Shooting Sprees
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13428-slow-rolling-massacre-unfolds-in-the-shadow-of-shocking-high-profile-shooting-sprees
Dina Rasor, Truthout: A personal perspective about a nation's shock and grief over a horrific act in a place where such things "aren't supposed to happen," and the places where similar tragedies occur almost every day, where children grow up in a relentless tide of violence.
Historic 1911 Garment District Fire Is Invoked at Protest Over Deadly Blaze in Bangladesh Clothing Factory Linked to Walmart
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13455-historic-1911-garment-district-fire-is-invoked-at-walmart-protest-over-bangladesh-factory-fire-at-port-of-newark
Zach Roberts, Truthout: A #blocktheboat protest at the Port of Newark garners support from truckers and - surprisingly - some members of law enforcement.
True Believer: Petraeus and the Mythology of Afghanistan
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13442-believing-his-own-myth-petraeus-in-afghanistan
Gareth Porter, Truthout: Managing the "war of perceptions" in Afghanistan ultimately proved more difficult for David Petraeus than it had in Iraq.
Netflix Blacks Out the Revolution
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13464-netflix-blacks-out-the-revolution
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: Your web experience is now carefully compiled and examined, a level of surveillance that would have been horrifying to previous generations.
The Wait-Just-a-Goddam-Second Amendment
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13449-the-wait-just-a-goddam-second-amendment
David Swanson, War is a Crime: We must reinterpret and/or rewrite the Second Amendment because it has been made to mean something very different from what was originally intended, or what any sane person writing a Constitution would intend today.
From "Operation Wetback" to Newtown: Tracing the Hick Fascism of the NRA
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13457-from-operation-wetback-to-newtown-tracing-the-hick-fascism-of-the-nra
Mark Ames, NSFWCORP: Part of the deeper ideological politics of gun-cult fanaticism is to create a political culture of fear-fueled citizens who think they're at war with each other, and as a result must fend for themselves and their families.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Report Shows More Damage From the Massive LIBOR Manipulation Scandal, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13465-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-new-report-shows-more-damage-from-the-massive-libor-manipulation-scandal
In this week's On the News Segment: All eyes are on Boehner to see if he has control of his party; more damage from the massive LIBOR manipulation scandal discovered; Anonymous vows to completely wipe the Westboro Baptist Church off the internet; and more.
Are the US and Israel Heading for a Showdown?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13456-are-the-us-and-israel-heading-for-a-showdown
Ira Chernus, TomDispatch: The rules of Israel's political game may be changing, which is a key factor in understanding why 2013 could be the year of confrontation between the leadership of the two countries.
What if All of the World's Debt Just Went Away
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13454-what-if-all-the-world%E2%80%99s-debt-just-went-away
Joe Brewer, Cognitive Policy Works: Imagine if all debt were wiped away. How would nations, corporations, individuals invest our newfound wealth differently?
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
NRA Responding to Newtown Massacre Is Like Clint Eastwood Talking to an Empty Chair
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17708-nra-responding-to-newtown-massacre-is-like-clint-eastwood-talking-to-an-empty-chair
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Why is it that so many angry white males revere guns with such fervent reverential awe? Could it be that firearms are a psychological line of defense against the decline of a patriarchal society?
Charles P. Pierce | A Parody of a Burlesque of a Puppet Show
Read the Article at Esquire
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/charlotte-allen-newtown-shooting-comments-121912
The American Paradox
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17706-the-american-paradox
John Boehner's Plan B Would Raise Taxes on the Poor
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/12/19/john-boehners-plan-b-would-raise-taxes-on-the-poor/
Newtown: It Doesn't Have to Happen Again
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/article/171849/after-newtown#
Ronald Reagan in 1991: Why I Support Gun Control
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/29/opinion/why-i-m-for-the-brady-bill.html?src=pm
Senate Republicans Aim to Cut Sandy Aid Bill Down to $24 Billion
Read the Article at Reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/senate-republicans-aim-cut-sandy-aid-bill-down-021401916.html
Revealed: Why the Pundits are Wrong About Big Money and the 2012 Elections
Read the Article at AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/revealed-why-pundits-are-wrong-about-big-money-and-2012-elections?akid=9828.1084699.ndDS0z&rd=1&src=newsletter764122&t=3
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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>John Boehner's Plan B Would Raise Taxes on the Poor</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=kyf6NwFi%2FicHKqX7bQuIxHfoWf4ukD68" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Washington Post</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Newtown: It Doesn't Have to Happen Again</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>Ronald Reagan in 1991: Why I Support Gun Control</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>Senate Republicans Aim to Cut Sandy Aid Bill Down to $24 Billion</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> No greater monument could stand over the graves of the lost than one that reads, "From This, No 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=QIP%2BAM6GbcuJ26KwkBT34pu9JGvJeMX5" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</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>Dina Rasor, Truthout:</strong> A personal perspective about a nation's shock and grief over a horrific act in a place where such things "aren't supposed to happen," and the places where similar tragedies occur almost every day, where children grow up in a relentless tide of violence.</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=qvQkpK7U%2FJTvArBjOCit1nfoWf4ukD68" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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<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=PCM58hOU%2B52p03YCSTU5rXfoWf4ukD68" 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=4BHmSNE%2Bjg5qLLtqtl9YLXfoWf4ukD68"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>True Believer: Petraeus and the Mythology of Afghanistan</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>Gareth Porter, Truthout:</strong> Managing the "war of perceptions" in Afghanistan ultimately proved more difficult for David Petraeus than it had in Iraq.</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 href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qhx%2B5xM1FpDHx%2BPbNb3nWnfoWf4ukD68"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Netflix Blacks Out the Revolution</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 href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4Mby3LFI%2BBHXKbo%2F1XnMH3foWf4ukD68"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Wait-Just-a-Goddam-Second Amendment</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>David Swanson, War is a Crime:</strong> We must reinterpret and/or rewrite the Second Amendment because it has been made to mean something very different from what was originally intended, or what any sane person writing a Constitution would intend today.</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=D4q1%2B7oMWdHOrNFdEER8lHfoWf4ukD68" 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=CWOh8wUPH4Xahy8hfDYDkHfoWf4ukD68"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>From "Operation Wetback" to Newtown: Tracing the Hick Fascism of the NRA</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>Mark Ames, NSFWCORP:</strong> Part of the deeper ideological politics of gun-cult fanaticism is to create a political culture of fear-fueled citizens who think they’re at war with each other, and as a result must fend for themselves and their families.</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 href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=slLmt7lIqK%2BWPTBbst%2FjN3foWf4ukD68"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Report Shows More Damage From the Massive LIBOR Manipulation Scandal, and More</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 href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PNooNjdgvooGk3Mz5ICJWnfoWf4ukD68"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Are the US and Israel Heading for a Showdown?</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>Ira Chernus, TomDispatch:</strong> The rules of Israel's political game may be changing, which is a key factor in understanding why 2013 could be the year of confrontation between the leadership of the two countries.</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=Ica6IJb3IvNIRmbHzOvxSHfoWf4ukD68" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</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>Joe Brewer, Cognitive Policy Works:</strong> Imagine if all debt were wiped away. How would nations, corporations, individuals invest our newfound wealth differently?</p>
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