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Noam Chomsky | The Gravest Threat to World Peace
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t r u t h o u t | 01.04
Noam Chomsky | The Gravest Threat to World Peace
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13700-noam-chomsky-the-gravest-threat-to-world-peace
Noam Chomsky, Truthout: Americans can hardly be aware of how diplomacy has once again failed, for a simple reason: Virtually nothing is reported in the United States about the fate of the most obvious way to address "the gravest threat": Establish a nuclear weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
Political Football Over Disaster Relief: Another Argument for Public Banking
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13701-political-football-over-disaster-relief-another-argument-for-public-banking
Ellen Brown, Web of Debt: Post-Sandy and post-Katrina "disaster relief" has been characterized by more profit-taking by big business than relief to families and small businesses.The Bank of North Dakota demonstrated it doesn't have to be that way after flooding devastated Grand Forks in 1997.
Fiscal Cliff Follies: Political Theater Distracts From Key Problems With the Fix
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13685-fiscal-cliff-follies-political-theater-distracts-from-key-problems-with-the-fix
Richard D. Wolff, Truthout: Extremely unequal distributions of wealth and income continue to enable the richest and largest individuals and enterprises to manipulate the economy and control the political parties. The result is an economic structure disinterested in a democratically focused way out of crisis and decline.
Unemployment Unchanged at 7.8 Percent, Economy Adds 155,000 Jobs
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13709-unemployment-unchanged-at-78-percent-economy-adds-155000-jobs
Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research: The 155,000 pace of job growth is consistent with a declining unemployment rate, but will not return us to full employment until the next decade.
Suicides Outnumber Battle Deaths in the Armed Services
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13702-suicides-outnumber-battle-deaths-in-the-armed-services
S.E. Smith, Care2: Approximately every 80 minutes, a US military veteran commits suicide in the United States; for Iraq and Afghanistan, the numbers of veterans lost to suicide now outstrips casualty lists of those killed in action.
The Hollow Glory of "Zero Dark Thirty"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13673-the-hollow-glory-of-zero-dark-thirty
Aaron Leonard, Truthout: The pronounced despair at the core of Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty is in the film's near-manic need to justify all the unjustifiable things the US has done since the War on Terror began.
Our Clown-Around Congress
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13708-our-clown-around-congress
Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Writers Group: Obama "won" the bloody and unnecessary fiscal cliff battle, but what did he really gain, aside from bragging rights for the next few weeks? More important, what, if anything, did the nation gain?
In the Coal Fields, a Novel Way to Get Rid of Pensions Is Born
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13691-in-the-coal-fields-a-novel-way-to-get-rid-of-pensions-is-born
Mike Elk, In These Times: If you are an individual struggling with debt, your options are limited. But if you are a coal company, you may be able to take advantage of a creative new strategy to shed your obligations.
Dear Longshoreman: Strike as a Verb, Hostess in Hindsight
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13706-dear-longshoreman-striking-as-a-verb-hostess-in-hindsight
Mike Hummell, Daily Kos: I hope that some of my experiences can help you prepare for fighting the good fight online and in the media. I believe it mattered to the tone of the national discussion about Hostess, and I wish we had done more of it, much earlier, as a coordinated effort.
American Dynasties Perpetuated by "Cliff" Estate Tax Deal
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13716-american-dynasties-perpetuated-by-cliff-estate-tax-deal
Paul Jay, The Real News Network: Economist, attorney and investigative journalist James Henry says Obama's deal with the GOP on estate taxes ensures very rich families will continue to amass historic levels of wealth and power.
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Even Dancing With the Stars Couldn't Keep Tom DeLay From Prison
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17731-even-dancing-with-the-stars-couldn-t-keep-tom-delay-from-prison
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: He tried to make a breakout from infamy by shimmying his fanny on Dancing With the Stars, but Tom DeLay's next tango performance most likely will be in jail.
NOAA Declines to Probe Vast Underestimate of BP Spill
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17730-noaa-declines-to-probe-vast-underestimate-of-bp-spill
Why Al Jazeera Buying Current TV Is a Good Thing for Media, Country
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http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-al-jazeera-current-gore-good-thing-20130103,0,6761063.story
Women's History Pioneer Gerda Lerner Dies at 92
Read the Article at AP
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/04/womens_history_pioneer_gerda_lerner_dies_at_92_3/?source=newsletter
Paul Krugman: Battles of the Budget
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/opinion/kurgman-battles-of-the-budget.html?_r=0
Next Prop 37? New Mexico Law Calls for Mandatory Labeling of GMOs
Read the Article at Natural Society
http://naturalsociety.com/next-prop-37-new-mexico-law-calls-for-mandatory-labeling-of-gmos/#ixzz2H1QgAvoR
Barney Frank Would Welcome Interim Appointment to Fill Kerry's Senate Seat
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/barney-frank-would-welcome-interim-appointment-to-fill?ref=fpa
Protesters to Harvard: Just Say No to Mexican Drug War President
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/01/felipe-calderon-harvard-drug-war#disqus_thread
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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 Elk, In These Times:</strong> If you are an individual struggling with debt, your options are limited. But if you are a coal company, you may be able to take advantage of a creative new strategy to shed your obligations.</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 Hummell, Daily Kos:</strong> I hope that some of my experiences can help you prepare for fighting the good fight online and in the media. I believe it mattered to the tone of the national discussion about Hostess, and I wish we had done more of it, much earlier, as a coordinated effort.</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=ari1rFvPyfdkWCM78jybugYWOOOE1E8H" 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=cUOt2mIpmQc9QN%2Bq4hTqAgYWOOOE1E8H" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>American Dynasties Perpetuated by "Cliff" Estate Tax Deal</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 Jay, The Real News Network: </strong> Economist, attorney and investigative journalist James Henry says Obama's deal with the GOP on estate taxes ensures very rich families will continue to amass historic levels of wealth and power.</p>
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