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There Is No American Left
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t r u t h o u t | 12.27
There Is No American Left
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13567-there-is-no-american-left
Salvatore Babones, Truthout: Babones argues American politics have swung violently to the right. Once a social disease to be cured, poverty is now an individual crime to be punished. Put it down to individualism, conservatism, neoliberalism or whatever -ism you want, America is now the world's greatest reactionary force.
Labor Becomes Part of the National Conversation: The Best and Worst of 2012
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13562-labor-becomes-part-of-the-national-conversation-the-best-and-worst-of-2012
Amy Dean, The Century Foundation: From the grassroots uprisings last winter, to the low-wage workers' strikes at year's end, 2012 saw many people coming together for the first time and finding their voices.
EPA Chief to Step Down, With Climate Still Low Priority
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13578-epa-chief-to-step-down-with-climate-still-low-priority
John M. Broder, The New York Times News Service: Lisa P. Jackson's departure from her four-year post as administrator of the EPA comes as many environmentalists are questioning President Obama's commitment to dealing with climate change.
Keeping an Eye on Occupy: FBI on Wrong Side of History
http://truth-out.org/video/item/13577-fbi-on-wrong-side-of-history
Sam Sacks, The Big Picture: Sam Sacks speaks with Truthout's Lead Investigative Reporter Jason Leopold about what newly released documents reveal about the FBI's surveillance of the Occupy movement.
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz Tapped to Succeed Sen. Daniel Inouye
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13563-hawaii-lt-gov-brian-schatz-tapped-to-succeed-sen-daniel-inouye
Michael A. Memoli, The Los Angeles Times: Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz has been chosen to replace Daniel K. Inouye in the US Senate.
Twenty-First Century Populism
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13561-twenty-first-century-populism
Gar Alperovitz, Democracy Collaborative Press: The various present impediments to progressive reform are likely to foster a radicalized politics, a 21st century populism that promises individual fulfillment in the context of community.
Republicans Are the Ruling Party of Billionaire-istan
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13581-republicans-are-the-ruling-party-of-billionaire-istan
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: If the Democratic Party doesn't hold Billionaire-istan accountable with new wealth taxes and protections for workers, then they will accomplish their all-out looting of America.
Robert Parry: The Price of Revolutionary Illusions
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13579-the-price-of-revolutionary-illusions
Robert Parry, Consortium News: There is a cost to the fantasies that a number of Americans have about fighting a revolution in the future and it is the brutal murder of children.
Ten Activist Success Stories from 2012, and Some Tools to Recreate Them
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13570-ten-activist-success-stories-from-2012-and-some-tools-to-recreate-them
Steffanie Pinch, Rabble: Organizers, indigenous people, workers, youth and ordinary citizens have a lot to celebrate this holiday season.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Stakes of So-Called "Fiscal Cliff" Just Got Higher, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13583-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-stakes-of-so-called-fiscal-cliff-just-got-higher-and-more
In this week's On the News segment: Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner announced on Wednesday that the United States will hit its borrowing limit on December 31; Netflix is one step closer to being able to sell your viewing history to whomever they want; a labor strike is looming on the East Coast; President Obama is developing a reputation as the deporter-in-chief; and more.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
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Conservatives' Full-On Meltdown
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2012/12/26/the_conservapocalypse_continues/?source=newsletter
Supreme Court Declines to Block Provision Covering Contraceptives in Health Care Law
Read the Article at NBC News
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/26/16171443-supreme-court-declines-to-block-provision-covering-contraceptives-in-health-care-law
Why America Can't Pass Gun Control - Hint: It's Not the NRA or a Gun-Loving Culture
Read the Article at Steven-Hill.com
http://www.steven-hill.com/why-america-cant-pass-gun-control-hint-its-not-the-nra-or-a-gun-loving-culture/
Why Creationism?
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17715-why-creationism
Number of Homeless/At-Risk Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Skyrockets
Read the Article at USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/26/homeless-at-risk-veterans-double/1792557/
The Middle-Class Tax Hike No One is Trying to Stop
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/12/middle-class-tax-hike.php?ref=fpa
Congress Delays Aid Bill as Sandy Victims Suffer
Watch the Video at the Real News Network
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=9427
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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>Salvatore Babones, Truthout:</strong> Babones argues American politics have swung violently to the right. Once a social disease to be cured, poverty is now an individual crime to be punished. Put it down to individualism, conservatism, neoliberalism or whatever -ism you want, America is now the world's greatest reactionary force.</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=yf%2BqQkkMyf3DOdok%2FmeOXsE76RAooj7G" 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=urfSaYpEYbf7MWV6DDY3qsE76RAooj7G"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Labor Becomes Part of the National Conversation: The Best and Worst of 2012</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>Amy Dean, The Century Foundation:</strong> From the grassroots uprisings last winter, to the low-wage workers' strikes at year's end, 2012 saw many people coming together for the first time and finding their voices.</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=to%2FlXFuZ2hAsvQ%2BsuErRTA%2FHOvWN8WI3" 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=0Wymvf946zJ%2FyoN1XsIASg%2FHOvWN8WI3"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>EPA Chief to Step Down, With Climate Still Low Priority</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 M. Broder, The New York Times News Service:</strong> Lisa P. Jackson's departure from her four-year post as administrator of the EPA comes as many environmentalists are questioning President Obama's commitment to dealing with climate change.</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=3x1Wr6qMMXvancY0Pxg2Rg%2FHOvWN8WI3" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</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=5rEMYl3IRfpXZS1q2jP59g%2FHOvWN8WI3"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz Tapped to Succeed Sen. Daniel Inouye</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=yFQP1VsIMuGdAiMJX6ipgg%2FHOvWN8WI3" 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=TATKFDO9ckG0lMu9%2FqjnKME76RAooj7G"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Twenty-First Century Populism</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> The various present impediments to progressive reform are likely to foster a radicalized politics, a 21st century populism that promises individual fulfillment in the context of community.</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=vvJNhtVPP8GR53Gg92eYWw%2FHOvWN8WI3" 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=8UiEBP6Z6vOxHOmKoqQJug%2FHOvWN8WI3"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Republicans Are the Ruling Party of Billionaire-istan</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> If the Democratic Party doesn't hold Billionaire-istan accountable with new wealth taxes and protections for workers, then they will accomplish their all-out looting of America.</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=hWODsbdL%2BuNcpLrauvq6Og%2FHOvWN8WI3" 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=Ial2aIBo4AVVowqV2P3hzg%2FHOvWN8WI3"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Robert Parry: The Price of Revolutionary Illusions</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>Robert Parry, Consortium News:</strong> There is a cost to the fantasies that a number of Americans have about fighting a revolution in the future and it is the brutal murder of children.</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=%2BpKIi3B%2BDp%2FljLNR82Z5aA%2FHOvWN8WI3" 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=dE6edarWpLeT1BwxJ%2B08Dw%2FHOvWN8WI3"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Ten Activist Success Stories from 2012, and Some Tools to Recreate Them</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>Steffanie Pinch, Rabble:</strong> Organizers, indigenous people, workers, youth and ordinary citizens have a lot to celebrate this holiday season.</p>
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