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Colonialism and the Green Economy: The Hidden Side of Carbon
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t r u t h o u t | 12.23
Colonialism and the Green Economy: The Hidden Side of Carbon Offsets
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13477-canary-in-the-smokestack-the-human-tol=
l-of-trading-carbon-for-lives-and-livelihoods
Daniel C. Marotta and Jennifer Coute-Marotta, Truthout: Although some marke=
t-based strategies to mitigate global warming do benefit some communities, =
they more often serve as a cheap way for the world's biggest polluters to a=
void true ecological reforms and deprive people who can least afford it of =
their livelihoods, their land and their homes.
Education Preserves Class Inequalities=20
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13494-education-preserves-class-inequalities
Jason DeParle, The New York Times News Service: With school success and ear=
ning prospects ever more entwined, the consequences carry far: education, a=
force meant to erode class barriers, appears to be fortifying them.
Has "Idiot America" Become More Idiotic?=20
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13495-has-idiot-america-become-more-idiotic
Mark Karlin, Truthout: Charles Pierce: The Idiot America bubble exists, and=
it is goddamn dangerous. The bubble is created when we go into denial that=
there are consequences to believing nonsense.=20
Europe's Best Recycling and Prevention Program=20
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13496-europes-best-recycling-and-prevention-=
program
Cecilia Allen and Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, Other World=
s: By dividing responsibility appropriately between municipal, regional, an=
d national governments, Flanders has successfully implemented a comprehensi=
ve strategy for waste prevention, recycling, and composting.=20
Truthout Radio: Ellen Brown on the "Fiscal Cliff"=20
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13501-truthout-radio-ellen-brown-on-the-fisc=
al-cliff
Ted Asregadoo, Truthout Radio: Truthout Radio host, Ted Asregadoo, speaks t=
o Ellen Brown about the "Fiscal Cliff" and creative ways to avert it.
In Search of Solidarity: Vastly Different Responses to Michigan's "Right to=
Work" and Attacks on Right to Choose=20
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13500-in-search-of-solidarity-vastly-diff=
erent-responses-to-michigans-right-to-work-and-attacks-on-right-to-choose
Angi Becker Stevens, RH Reality Check: Those who seek to dismantle unions a=
nd those who seek to deny women's bodily autonomy are not two separate grou=
ps with two separate motivations. They are the same conservative politician=
s, motivated by a desire to protect their own interests by preserving the c=
urrent hierarchy.=20
New York Times Suggests It's Pointless to Report Rape in Haiti, Ignoring Se=
rious Efforts to Protect Women=20
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13503-ny-times-suggests-its-pointless-to-rep=
ort-rape-in-haiti-ignoring-serious-efforts-to-protect-women
Meena Jagannath, AlterNet: We can't simply throw up our hands in exasperati=
on. As responsible advocates, we must see these failings as challenges, and=
put our hands to work to transform Haiti from basketcase to a place where =
women and girls can live free of violence.
Pensions: A Promise is a Promise... Unless it's Inconvenient=20
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13498-pensions-a-promise-is-a-promise-unless=
-its-inconvenient
Mike Alberti, Remapping Debate: The entire public pension system is built o=
n the understanding that pensions are legally protected promises, but that =
assumption is coming under increasing attack at the state level.=20
Nobel Peace Laureate Accuses Governments of Complicity in Mental Torture of=
Assange=20
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13497-nobel-peace-laureate-accuses-govern=
ments-of-complicity-in-mental-torture-of-assange
Mairead Maguire, War Is A Crime.org: For his truth telling, Assange has inh=
erited the wrath of the US government, and has been targeted in a most vind=
ictive way =E2=80=93 as has American soldier, Pvt. Bradley Manning.=20
This week in SpeakOut: AcronymTV calls out President Obama for his endorsem=
ent of drone warfare; former chair of the Marine Life Protection Act, Cathe=
rine Reheis-Boyd, claims that fracking is "safe" for sunny California; the =
struggles continue for the teachers of the Cesar Chavez Academy in Detroit =
at they form a teacher's union; Camillo Mac Bica, Cara Hoffman, Donald G. S=
chweitzer, Stephanie Van Hook and more all try to offer solace and explanat=
ion to the tragic shooting that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary; and mo=
re.
http://truth-out.org/speakout
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Put a Teacher in Every Gun Store: That Should Do the Trick, Wayne "NRA" LaP=
ierre
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17711-put-a-teacher-in-e=
very-gun-store-that-should-do-the-trick-wayne-nra-lapierre
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: As usual the NRA and it's high priest, =
Wayne LaPierre, are going for broke in urging that a society is only safe w=
hen everyone is armed to the teeth. Maybe, however instead of arming schoo=
ls, we should put a teacher in every gun store to watch over things.
How the NRA Stole Christmas
Read the Article at Informed Comment
http://www.juancole.com/2012/12/stole-christmas-this.html=20
The Story Behind Mitt Romney's Loss in the Presidential Campaign
Read the Article at Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2012/president/2012/12/23/the-story-beh=
ind-mitt-romney-loss-the-presidential-campaign-president-obama/2QWkUB9pJgVI=
i1mAcIhQjL/story.html =20
CNN: After Mass Shootings, Should We Profile White Men?
Read the Article at DavidSirota.com
http://www.davidsirota.com/television/cnn-after-mass-shootings-should-we-pr=
ofile-white-men/=20
Arundhati Roy Speaks Out Against Indian Rape Culture
Read the Article at Channel 4=20
http://www.channel4.com/news/arundhati-roy-speaks-out-against-indian-rape-c=
ulture
Walmart Threatens Workers: If You Unionize, Bonuses and Vacations Might Go =
Away
Read the Article at DailyKos=20
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/18/1171478/-Walmart-tells-workers-tha=
t-if-they-unionize-bonuses-and-vacations-might-go-away
The Right's Second Amendment Lies
Read the Article at Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/22=20
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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>Put a Teacher in Every Gun Store: That Should Do the Trick, Wayne "NRA" LaPierre </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>As usual the NRA and it's high priest, Wayne LaPierre, are going for broke in urging that a society is only safe when everyone is armed to the teeth. Maybe, however instead of arming schools, we should put a teacher in every gun store to watch over things.</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=jzFQk3xIStpzunp%2B92tiQKTjgEcxhbFG"><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>How the NRA Stole Christmas</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=rX03PYxsV1UbvrJM8Yy6qKTjgEcxhbFG"><strong>Read the Article at Informed Comment</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Story Behind Mitt Romney's Loss in the Presidential Campaign</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=GnaQb3N2ofbsYRncDhE3Z6TjgEcxhbFG"><strong>Read the Article at Boston.com</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>CNN: After Mass Shootings, Should We Profile White Men?</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=0hjXgpWjiDPWQebr9ODtqaTjgEcxhbFG"><strong>Read the Article at DavidSirota.com</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Arundhati Roy Speaks Out Against Indian Rape Culture</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=VynVmpoC06Hi5DglgXNEk6TjgEcxhbFG"><strong>Read the Article at Channel 4</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Walmart Threatens Workers: If You Unionize, Bonuses and Vacations Might Go Away</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=uslujrj16jJnawv1jUaKrqTjgEcxhbFG"><strong>Read the Article at DailyKos</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Right's Second Amendment Lies</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=fg5PE5E%2F3xNfRQ5w1ZSPaKTjgEcxhbFG"><strong>Read the Article at Common Dreams</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>Daniel C. Marotta and Jennifer Coute-Marotta, Truthout:</strong> Although some market-based strategies to mitigate global warming do benefit some communities, they more often serve as a cheap way for the world's biggest polluters to avoid true ecological reforms and deprive people who can least afford it of their livelihoods, their land and their homes.</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=nFnNaD9Ln3vuQk0NGEm2PqTjgEcxhbFG"><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=MXKzu8nbQZZcfpiRsXMDUAa6j0%2F0BH35"><strong>Education Preserves Class Inequalities</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>Jason DeParle, The New York Times News Service:</strong> With school success and earning prospects ever more entwined, the consequences carry far: education, a force meant to erode class barriers, appears to be fortifying them.</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=4zKD8bmrWtvtQoPTTMw8XqTjgEcxhbFG"><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=D%2F1%2BHRelEDBmB0JbuBDsHqTjgEcxhbFG"><strong>Has "Idiot America" Become More Idiotic?</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 Karlin, Truthout:</strong>  Charles Pierce: The Idiot America bubble exists, and it is goddamn dangerous. The bubble is created when we go into denial that there are consequences to believing nonsense.</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=HWvAoVcPjvLcBgTcBZFEFqTjgEcxhbFG"><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=YlJWOad8NwH9s3FfMYhyj6TjgEcxhbFG"><strong>Europe's Best Recycling and Prevention Program</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>Cecilia Allen and Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, Other Worlds:</strong> By dividing responsibility appropriately between municipal, regional, and national governments, Flanders has successfully implemented a comprehensive strategy for waste prevention, recycling, and composting.</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=U1RdHVLfh897IcWMqpLtjqTjgEcxhbFG"><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=RuF7rVYHSX4Zz0iFTqE5GKTjgEcxhbFG"><strong>Truthout Radio: Ellen Brown on the "Fiscal Cliff"</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>Ted Asregadoo, Truthout Radio:</strong> Truthout Radio host, Ted Asregadoo, speaks to Ellen Brown about the "Fiscal Cliff" and creative ways to avert it.</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=vBI7nJ%2By0Uv7XdcEFx8Ae6TjgEcxhbFG"><strong>Watch the Video</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=G16cxkBTDiBNj%2B%2FWamjY0KTjgEcxhbFG"><strong>In Search of Solidarity: Vastly Different Responses to Michigan's "Right to Work" and Attacks on Right to Choose</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>Angi Becker Stevens, RH Reality Check:</strong> Those who seek to dismantle unions and those who seek to deny women's bodily autonomy are not two separate groups with two separate motivations. They are the same conservative politicians, motivated by a desire to protect their own interests by preserving the current hierarchy.</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=qEO12JB5RE5RYhuV1QOM7KTjgEcxhbFG"><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=gEGJR3cKObVgVpnJPL9umKTjgEcxhbFG"><strong>New York Times Suggests It's Pointless to Report Rape in Haiti, Ignoring Serious Efforts to Protect Women </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>Meena Jagannath, AlterNet:</strong> We can't simply throw up our hands in exasperation. As responsible advocates, we must see these failings as challenges, and put our hands to work to transform Haiti from basketcase to a place where women and girls can live free of violence.</p>
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