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It's Wages, Stupid!
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It's Wages, Stupid! Progressive Tax Reform Alone Will Do Little to Close the Gap Between Haves and Productive Have-Nots
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13550-its-wages-stupid-progressive-tax-reform-alone-will-do-little-to-close-the-gap-between-haves-and-productive-have-nots
Christopher Petrella, Truthout: The key to reducing income inequality and assuring general prosperity is to tackle the widening wage-to-productivity ratio and assure everyone a living wage.
Robert Reich | Cliff Hanger: Why Republicans Don't Care What the Nation Thinks
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13587-cliff-hanger-why-republicans-dont-care-what-the-nation-thinks
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: Are House Republicans - now summoned back to Washington by Speaker John Boehner - about to succumb to public pressure and save the nation from the fiscal cliff? Don't bet on it.
On a Wyoming Ranch, Feds Sacrifice Tomorrow's Water to Mine Uranium Today
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13588-on-a-wyoming-ranch-feds-sacrifice-tomorrows-water-to-mine-uranium-today
Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica: The Safe Drinking Water Act forbids injecting industrial waste into or above drinking water aquifers, but the EPA issued what are called aquifer exemptions that gave mine operators at the ranch permission to ignore the law.
Economy Wrecker Alan Greenspan Was Central to the Formation of the Campaign to Fix the Debt
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13584-economy-wrecker-alan-greenspan-was-central-to-the-formation-of-the-campaign-to-fix-the-debt
Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research: By ignoring the housing bubble, Alan Greenspan will go down in history as the person who has done more damage to the US economy and society than anyone who was not a foreign enemy.
The Larger Question of Chuck Hagel
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13599-the-larger-question-of-chuck-hagel
Ray McGovern, Consortium News: The up-in-the-air nomination of Chuck Hagel to be Defense Secretary has become a test of whether the Israel lobby can still shoot down an American public servant who is deemed insufficiently passionate regarding Israel, a test that now confronts President Obama.
The Fed Targets Unemployment With More Money for Banks
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13591-the-fed-targets-unemployment-with-more-money-for-banks
Paul Jay, The Real News Network: Robert Pollin argues the Fed is breaking ground with an unemployment target, but pushing more money into banks without requiring more lending won't solve the problem.
Ask a Democrat About Social Security: Which Side Are You On?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13593-ask-a-democrat-on-social-security-which-side-are-you-on
Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future: Right now there are only two sides in the Social Security debate: the side that says it's acceptable to cut benefits - in a way that raises taxes for all income except the highest - and the side that says it isn't.
Six Ways to Juice Up the Labor Movement
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13582-six-ways-to-juice-up-the-labor-movement
Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet: While Michigan's unions regroup in the face of the "right-to-work" law, it's clear the national labor movement needs to do more than just fight defensive battle after defensive battle.
Obama Administration Gives Tentative Approval to Frankenfish
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13594-obama-administration-gives-tentative-approval-to-frankenfish
Dan Bacher, The Fish Sniffer: The Obama administration's tentative approval of genetically engineered salmon for human consumption occurs in the context of an administration that has continued and expanded some of the most odious environmental policies of the Bush administration.
Summoned Back to Work, Senators Chafe at Inaction
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13595-summoned-back-to-work-senators-chafe-at-inaction
Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times News Service: Members of the Senate trudged back to the Capitol ostensibly to work out a deal with the White House to avoid large tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect in just a few days.
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Senate Rejects FISA Reforms, Delays Vote on Bush-Era Warrantless Wiretap Program
Read the Article at The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/27/fisa-senate-vote_n_2372720.html
2013 Is Year Zero for Climate Change
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/article/171919/2013-year-zero-climate-change
Fiscal Chicken
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17718-fiscal-chicken
US Sailors Sue Japan's TEPCO for Post-Quake Radiation Exposure
Read the Article at NBC News
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/27/16197507-us-sailors-sue-japans-tepco-for-post-quake-radiation-exposure?lite
Newtown Conspiracy Theories: Obama, Iran and Other Culprits
Read the Article at The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/27/newtown-conspiracy-theories-obama-iran-and-other-culprits.html
The Psychology Behind Mass Shootings
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17717-the-psychology-behind-mass-shootings
Top Obama Environmental Official Departs "Frustrated" Over Keystone Pipeline, Inaction on Climate
Read the Article at BuzzFeed
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/top-obama-environmental-official-departs-frustrat
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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>Ray McGovern, Consortium News:</strong> The up-in-the-air nomination of Chuck Hagel to be Defense Secretary has become a test of whether the Israel lobby can still shoot down an American public servant who is deemed insufficiently passionate regarding Israel, a test that now confronts President Obama.</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=EzMJ%2F9F0A4%2FBTgFmOokxe%2BEiK4c3lCPp" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Ask a Democrat About Social Security: Which Side Are You On?</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>Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future:</strong> Right now there are only two sides in the Social Security debate: the side that says it’s acceptable to cut benefits - in a way that raises taxes for all income except the highest - and the side that says it isn’t.</p>
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