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Introduction to Henry Giroux's "Youth in Revolt"
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Criminalizing Dissent and Punishing the Occupy Movement Protesters: Introduction to Henry Giroux's "Youth in Revolt"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14224-criminalizing-dissent-and-punishing-the-occupy-movement-protesters-introduction-to-henry-girouxs-youth-in-revolt
Henry A Giroux, Truthout: The response of young people, as the new generation of public intellectuals, offers us both critique and hope. It is a call to work collectively to foster new modes of thought and action, if American democracy is to have a future at all.
Predator Drones Stalk US Borders Without Budget or Strategy
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14239-predator-drones-stalk-us-borders-without-budget-or-strategy
Tom Barry, Truthout: US Customs and Border Protection has launched its drone program without undertaking a cost-benefit strategy that includes a specific role for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The agency continues to buy drones without planning for their support, maintenance or strategic value.
Reporting from Gitmo: Judge Orders Government to Immediately Suspend Secret Censor's Ability to Interrupt Military Commission
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14265-judge-orders-government-to-immediately-suspend-secret-censors-ability-to-interrupt-military-commission
Jason Leopold, Truthout: A military judge on Thursday ordered the government to immediately suspend a third party's ability to kill the audio feed during military commission proceedings for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other defendants accused of planning the 9/11 attacks.
EPA Urged to Take Action as EU Proposes Partial Ban on Pesticides Linked to Bee Die-Offs
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14263-epa-urged-to-take-action-as-eu-prepares-partial-ban-on-pesticides-linked-to-bee-die-offs
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Environmental and food safety groups in the US are now urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to follow the European example and suspend the most dangerous uses of certain pesticides while speeding up reviews of their safety.
Mass Killings: Why American Men Are "Going Postal"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14183-mass-killings-why-american-men-going-postal
Harriet Fraad, Truthout: Fraad reflects on the pervasiveness of mass shootings by white and Asian men and reviews some of the features that distinguish the US from other developed countries that may contribute to exceptional US gun violence.
Obama Pushes Ahead With Immigration Reform - Here's the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14253-obama-pushes-ahead-with-immigration-reform-heres-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
Joshua Holland, AlterNet: While we can't know what the near-future holds for immigration reform, we can be sure that if the issue pertains to undocumented immigrants, the fight ahead will be nasty.
The NRA's Typical School Day
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14275-the-nras-typical-school-day|
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: If we listened to Wayne LaPierre and the NRA and the rest of the gun nuts on the far right about how to make our schools safer from gun violence, and actually passed legislation they've supported, then the typical school day would look something like this.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Report Finds 44 Percent of Americans One Financial Shock Away From Ruin, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14274-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-new-reports-finds-44-of-americans-one-financial-shock-away-from-ruin-and-more
In today's On the News segment: A stunning new report finds that 44 percent of Americans are just one financial shock away from complete ruin; state and local governments are taxing the super-rich at half the rate they tax the poor; the student-loan delinquency rate rose 22 percent from 2005 to 2007; and more.
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http://truth-out.org/news/item/14258-the-hagel-hearings-the-last-best-chance-for-the-truth-about-a-lost-war
Nick Turse, TomDispatch: In these few days, the Senators considering Chuck Hagel's nomination have an opportunity, perhaps the last one available, to get some answers about a war whose realities, never quite faced here, continue to dog us so many decades later.
Major Cuts Needed to $1.2 Trillion National Security Budget
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14266-major-cuts-needed-to-12-trillion-dollar-national-security-budget
Paul Jay, The Real News Network: Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, says that pressure from arms manufactures and politicians make it difficult to have a rational approach to the US military budget.
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Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: In an age when political news passes before us at a dizzying speed, it is only with hindsight that we can see how the GOP hijacking of the federal judiciary has damaged the US. It is the so-called conservative Republican judges who are legislating from the bench.
Humans Already Have Set in Motion 69 Feet of Sea Level Rise
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Gabrielle Giffords' Husband Smacks Down Wayne LaPierre at Gun Hearing
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Jon Stewart Calls GOP's Immigration Shift "Craven Political Calculus"
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Mark Morford | Godless Liberal Sickos Win Again
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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=avC1rxZ%2FwU8RU0zorqhpP7l5rGnnARmK" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </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>Joshua Holland, AlterNet:</strong> While we can't know what the near-future holds for immigration reform, we can be sure that if the issue pertains to undocumented immigrants, the fight ahead will be nasty.</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=y%2FeTWoHt27yakbPm97parrl5rGnnARmK" 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=lPNyME6xmIplSv9VE6wEt7l5rGnnARmK"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The NRA’s Typical School Day</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 we listened to Wayne LaPierre and the NRA and the rest of the gun nuts on the far right about how to make our schools safer from gun violence, and actually passed legislation they've supported, then the typical school day would look something like this.</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=MiN3QNCG%2FVsPQCFfHLqs7Ll5rGnnARmK" 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=UgUI1g6sqYdYeBcMNekROi6pznGATNAf"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Report Finds 44 Percent of Americans One Financial Shock Away From Ruin, 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> A stunning new report finds that 44 percent of Americans are just one financial shock away from complete ruin; state and local governments are taxing the super-rich at half the rate they tax the poor; the student-loan delinquency rate rose 22 percent from 2005 to 2007; 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=3DxryL3AGbgqxC%2BUfqoAj7l5rGnnARmK" 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=7NAu6o0mDa8VNfJek9OV97l5rGnnARmK"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Hagel Hearings: The Last Best Chance for the Truth About a Lost War and America’s War-Making Future</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>Nick Turse, TomDispatch:</strong> In these few days, the Senators considering Chuck Hagel's nomination have an opportunity, perhaps the last one available, to get some answers about a war whose realities, never quite faced here, continue to dog us so many decades later.</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=wQHnqAZDyZtSIzt5iVgInLl5rGnnARmK" 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=ULyDqvp0lr2r6tErwQNLYbl5rGnnARmK"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Major Cuts Needed to $1.2 Trillion National Security Budget</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> Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, says that pressure from arms manufactures and politicians make it difficult to have a rational approach to the US military budget.</p>
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