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Do You Give As Much Thought to Restaurant Workers as You Do to Your Organic Chicken?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14104-do-you-give-as-much-thought-to-restaurant-workers-as-you-do-to-your-organic-chicken
Amy B. Dean, Truthout: Truthout sits down with Saru Jayaraman of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United to discuss her and the organization's mission to defend restaurant workers' rights and build community alliances nationwide.
Secret Donors Finance Fight Against Hagel
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14173-secret-donors-finance-fight-against-hagel
Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times: Conservative interest groups like Americans for a Strong Defense and Use Your Mandate are investing big money in their campaign to discredit Secretary of Defense candidate Chuck Hagel as homophobic and anti-Israel.
Dean Baker | Timothy Geithner Saved Wall Street, Not the Economy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14175-timothy-geithner-saved-wall-street-not-the-economy
Dean Baker, Truthout: As praise for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pours in, Dean Baker reminds us that while federal bailouts were good for big banks, they were not the saving grace of the American people.
Finally: The UN Will Investigate Drone Strikes
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14189-finally-the-un-will-investigate-drone-strikes
Kevin Matthews, Care2: The United Nations will investigate drone air strikes, a military technology most often employed by the US, in an attempt to determine acceptable regulations that curtail civilian casualties.
Online Education: Another Phony "Revolution"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14174-online-education-another-phony-revolution
Richard D. Wolff, Truthout: Wolff takes issue with New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman's view that online education is the revolution that will close the poverty gap. It is, says Wolff, little more than another capitalist tool to support outsourcing jobs to the Third World.
White Power to the Rescue
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14176-white-power-to-the-rescue
Chris Hedges, TruthDig: A Memphis park named for a Confederate general who led the slaughter of African-American Union soldiers, and later became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, has sparked a bitter dispute that is reopening old wounds in the American South.
AIG and Ethics: The Corporatization of Public Higher Education
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14185-aig-and-ethics-the-corporatization-of-public-higher-education
Dr. Shepherd Bliss, Occupy.org: In an ironic twist, the new Center for Ethics, Law and Society at Sonoma State University in Northern California was granted two-thirds of their budget from corporate insurance monolith AIG, whose irresponsible conduct was the among the many causes of the 2008 economic crash.
As Federal Prosecutors Cash In, Big Bankers Go Unpunished
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14190-as-federal-prosecutors-cash-in-big-bankers-go-unpunished
Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future: As Deputy Attorney General Lanny Breuer exits the Obama administration, Richard Eskow reflects on the "leaders" that failed their country when it came to economic reform.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senators Reach Across the Aisle to Promote Immigration Reform, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14194-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-senators-reach-across-the-aisle-to-promote-immigration-reform-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Republicans and Democrats work together to support immigration reform that will set 11 million undocumented immigrants on the path to citizenship; Lawmakers in Virginia and Michigan consider legislation that would rig the electoral college in favor of the Republican party; new technology might provide NYPD with the ability to invade the privacy of citizens; a new poll reveals that in the face of austerity cuts, American communities still value and treasure their local libraries; and more.
Detroit MLK Day for Justice: Of Dreams and Nightmares
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14167-detroit-mlk-day-for-justice-of-dreams-and-nightmares
Tolu Olorunda and Daymon J. Hartley, Truthout: This photo essay covers the recent celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Detroit, where activists, community leaders and clergy gathered to discuss the future of his legacy.
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Corporate Bondage of Smartphone Users Legalized
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17772-corporate-bondage-of-smart-phone-users-legalized
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Is there going to be a new federal agency called the Department of Corporate Monopolies? Because that sure appears the way that Congress and the White House are headed.
FDR's Four Freedoms: Diminished and Defiled
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
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Paul Krugman: Makers, Takers, Fakers
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/opinion/krugman-makers-takers-fakers-.html?_r=0
Idle No More Declares Wave of Protests in 30 Canadian Cities Monday
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http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Idle+More+declares+wave+protests+Canadian+cities+Monday/7881068/story.html
This Week in Poverty: Citizen Obama and the Anti-Poverty/Pro-Prosperity People
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http://www.thenation.com/blog/172430/week-poverty-citizen-obama-and-anti-povertypro-prosperity-people?utm_source=Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=5095225584-DD_1_28_131_28_2013&utm_medium=email#
Bipartisan Group of Senators to Unveil Framework for Immigration Overhaul
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Chiefs From Mass-Shooting Towns to Meet With Obama
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http://www.salon.com/2013/01/28/chiefs_from_mass_shooting_towns_to_meet_with_obama_2/?source=newsletter
Billionaires Secretly Fund Attacks on Climate Science
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http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/exclusive-billionaires-secretly-fund-attacks-on-climate-science-8466312.html
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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>Dr. Shepherd Bliss, Occupy.org:</strong> In an ironic twist, the new Center for Ethics, Law and Society at Sonoma State University in Northern California was granted two-thirds of their budget from corporate insurance monolith AIG, whose irresponsible conduct was the among the many causes of the 2008 economic crash.</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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kNWbsKmBIw7h9Fi6IS6%2BPRMVIPOe%2FLO%2F"><strong>As Federal Prosecutors Cash In, Big Bankers Go Unpunished</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> As Deputy Attorney General Lanny Breuer exits the Obama administration, Richard Eskow reflects on the "leaders" that failed their country when it came to economic reform.</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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TrxZnzYtJR%2BJPZyAvmrKFBMVIPOe%2FLO%2F"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senators Reach Across the Aisle to Promote Immigration Reform, and More</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>In today's On the News segment:</strong> Republicans and Democrats work together to support immigration reform that will set 11 million undocumented immigrants on the path to citizenship; Lawmakers in Virginia and Michigan consider legislation that would rig the electoral college in favor of the Republican party; new technology might provide NYPD with the ability to invade the privacy of citizens; a new poll reveals that in the face of austerity cuts, American communities still value and treasure their local libraries; and more.</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=rngEa7vKqqvILKWWWSc6TgDkCprV8NTI"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</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=QvTytNn%2FGi4LhagA62d69hMVIPOe%2FLO%2F"><strong>Detroit MLK Day for Justice: Of Dreams and Nightmares</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>Tolu Olorunda and Daymon J. Hartley, Truthout:</strong> This photo essay covers the recent celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Detroit, where activists, community leaders and clergy gathered to discuss the future of his legacy.</p>
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