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Mike Lofgren | Chuck Hagel and the American Empire
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Mike Lofgren | Chuck Hagel and the American Empire
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/14235-chuck-hagel-and-the-american-empire
Mike Lofgren, Truthout: Hagel's legislative record belies his potential role as bit player on the stage of the American empire, unlikely to wield the kind of influence suggested by the controversy over his nomination.
Old, Female and Homeless
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/14228-old-female-and-homeless
Rose Aguilar, The Nation: As the cost of living goes up around the country, so too, does the nation's homeless population, including women over 50 years of age.
Shot by Their Own Men: How the Virginia Senate Inadvertently Predicts Republican Decline
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/14225-shot-by-their-own-men-how-the-virginia-senate-inadvertently-predicts-republican-decline
Jeremiah Goulka, Truthout: Gerrymandering is working out nicely for the Republican Party in terms of individual seats in individual legislatures, but it's going to present them with a real problem at the national and statewide level.
The Question No One Is Asking About Keystone XL
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/14251-the-question-no-one-is-asking-about-keystone-xl
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: Instead of letting foreign companies build terrorist-target oil pipelines across our entire country, shouldn't we be supporting homegrown companies that could make America the world leader in renewable energy?
Envisioning a Frightening New Normal in "Post-Racial" America of Austerity, Insecurity for All But the Very Rich
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/14195-envisioning-a-frightening-new-normal-in-post-racial-america-of-austerity-insecurity-for-all-but-the-very-richest
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III, Truthout: When you connect the dots in a supposedly "post-racial America," you find a frightening possibility that the new normal may well be decades of austerity for a new "precariat class," with insecure jobs and vanishing civil liberties.
Will Exaggerated Deficit Talks Lead to an "Obama Recession?" We Must Still Ask These Questions
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/14227-will-exaggerated-deficit-talk-lead-to-an-obama-recession-we-must-still-ask-these-questions
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Truthout: Austerity is the absolute wrong answer for what ails the US economy - or even for reducing the deficit. There are real solutions.
In Walmart and Fast Food, Unions Scaling Up a Strike-First Strategy
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14240-in-walmart-and-fast-food-unions-scaling-up-a-strike-first-strategy
Jenny Brown, Labor Notes: Small but highly publicized strikes by Walmart retail and warehouse workers last fall set the labor movement abuzz and gained new respect for organizing methods once regarded skeptically. What's the strategy behind the latest surprising wave of activism?
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Senate Tackled the Issue of Gun Control Today, and More
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/14250-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-the-senate-tackled-the-issue-of-gun-control-today-and-more
In today's On the News segment: The Senate tackled the issue of gun control today; Keystone XL pipeline builder TransCanada filed a series of SLAPP suits against organizations and 19 individual protesters that stand in its way; Republicans in Mississippi want to re-fight the Civil War; and more.
The Choice of Guns Over Butter
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14229-the-choice-of-guns-over-butter
Gary G. Kohls, Consortium News: Contrary to what patriots who believe in American exceptionalism think, America hasn't been able to afford both guns and butter without borrowing money in order to keep that delusion going.
Fracking Industry Goes After "Promised Land" Film
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14241-fracking-industry-goes-after-promised-land-film
Meher Ahmad, PR Watch: Before the film Promised Land even premiered, the energy industry was up in arms, gearing up to counter the film's apparent anti-fracking stance with a barrage of "community" responses in the form of thinly veiled corporate PR.
William Rivers Pitt on How the Gun Industry Sells Mass Shootings
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/14244-william-rivers-pitt-on-how-the-gun-industry-sells-mass-shootings
Mike Papantonio, Go Left TV: Mike Papantonio talks with William Rivers Pitt about the skyrocketing gun sales after mass shootings.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Republican Federal Judge David Sentelle: How the GOP Has Packed the Courts With Partisan Hacks
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17777-republican-federal-judge-david-sentelle-how-the-gop-has-packed-the-courts-with-partisan-hacks
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: It's like carbon monoxide; you don't necessarily smell it, but it's deadly. That is what the loading of the federal judiciary with politically biased Republican judges is doing to the Constitution.
The Surprising Connection Between Food and Fracking
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2013/01/foodfracking-connection-youve-never-thought-about
Why Are Domestic Workers Ignored in Immigration Reform?
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/172499/why-are-domestic-workers-ignored-immigration-reform?utm_source=Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=eb42fa2157-DD_1_30_131_30_2013&utm_medium=email#
UN Drone Investigator: If Facts Lead to US War Crimes, So Be It
Read the Article at Wired
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/01/un-drone-inquiry/
Opponents of "Corporate Personhood" Eye US Constitution
Read the Article at Inter Press Service
http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/01/opponents-of-corporate-personhood-eye-u-s-constitution/
Protesters Deliver 34,000 Signatures to Harvard Denouncing Fellowship of Former Mexican President
Read the Article at BostInno
http://bostinno.com/2013/01/29/felipe-calderon-harvard-online-petition-against-mexican-president/#ss__290347_1_6__ss
Half of Student Borrowers Are Deferring Loan Payments
Read the Article at the Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-half-of-student-loan-holders-defering-payments-20130130,0,1361885.story
"Our Journey Is Not Complete": Equal Pay Requires Passage of Paycheck Fairness Act
Read the Article at The Hill
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/279603-our-journey-is-not-complete-equal-pay-requires-passage-of-paycheck-fairness-act#ixzz2JUH48vTQ
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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>Protesters Deliver 34,000 Signatures to Harvard Denouncing Fellowship of Former Mexican President</strong></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>"Our Journey Is Not Complete": Equal Pay Requires Passage of Paycheck Fairness Act</strong></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 Lofgren, Truthout:</strong> Hagel's legislative record belies his potential role as bit player on the stage of the American empire, unlikely to wield the kind of influence suggested by the controversy over his nomination.</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=ZjdqdCEdDadWhitv00P0MeBR5nwjoxmk" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Envisioning a Frightening New Normal in "Post-Racial" America of Austerity, Insecurity for All But the Very Rich</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>Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III, Truthout:</strong> When you connect the dots in a supposedly "post-racial America," you find a frightening possibility that the new normal may well be decades of austerity for a new "precariat class," with insecure jobs and vanishing civil liberties.</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=%2BCzGjRgjApLRliFguO9DxuBR5nwjoxmk" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Will Exaggerated Deficit Talks Lead to an "Obama Recession?" We Must Still Ask These Questions</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>Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Truthout:</strong> Austerity is the absolute wrong answer for what ails the US economy - or even for reducing the deficit. There are real solutions.</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=BBbm136kTQojZMsb%2FkgmyOBR5nwjoxmk" 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=xnaP4lVl%2BgiJT%2B3JZPUyWuBR5nwjoxmk" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>In Walmart and Fast Food, Unions Scaling Up a Strike-First Strategy</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>Jenny Brown, Labor Notes:</strong> Small but highly publicized strikes by Walmart retail and warehouse workers last fall set the labor movement abuzz and gained new respect for organizing methods once regarded skeptically. What’s the strategy behind the latest surprising wave of activism?</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=ih6K6l5yk1OkQZ9%2FBEKk7OBR5nwjoxmk" 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=z69LHyTcJANi94VirdOvSOBR5nwjoxmk" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Senate Tackled the Issue of Gun Control Today, 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> The Senate tackled the issue of gun control today; Keystone XL pipeline builder TransCanada filed a series of SLAPP suits against organizations and 19 individual protesters that stand in its way; Republicans in Mississippi want to re-fight the Civil War; and more.</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=vDhy2ew4C6rFZZDWCz8kEOBR5nwjoxmk" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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 href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=owGskqZON7yL%2F9nPomP8WOBR5nwjoxmk" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Choice of Guns Over Butter</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>Gary G. Kohls, Consortium News:</strong> Contrary to what patriots who believe in American exceptionalism think, America hasn’t been able to afford both guns and butter without borrowing money in order to keep that delusion going.</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=2%2FuHLwzZzVS8yK4aO5lyruBR5nwjoxmk" 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=9xWUGTkvUqnYjLc%2BhoJN4%2BBR5nwjoxmk" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Fracking Industry Goes After <em>Promised Land</em> Film</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>Meher Ahmad, PR Watch:</strong> Before the film <em>Promised Land</em> even premiered, the energy industry was up in arms, gearing up to counter the film's apparent anti-fracking stance with a barrage of "community" responses in the form of thinly veiled corporate PR.</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=QSilNj6qtPIYwwo52Zdt2uBR5nwjoxmk" 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=0hgSQW2JGwv9iW%2FJxG0Y1eBR5nwjoxmk" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>William Rivers Pitt on How the Gun Industry Sells Mass Shootings</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>Mike Papantonio, Go Left TV:</strong> Mike Papantonio talks with William Rivers Pitt about the skyrocketing gun sales after mass shootings.</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=A%2FAEiTGKtGtL2ighNCY%2FauBR5nwjoxmk" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video</strong></a> </p>
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