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t r u t h o u t | 02.05
The Longest War: Afghan People Face Fearful Future as American Troops Prepare to Exit the Ravaged Country
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14352-the-longest-war-afghan-people-face-fearful-future-as-american-troops-prepare-to-exit-the-ravaged-country
Laura Flanders, Truthout: Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, talks to Laura Flanders about the economic and social conditions in Afghanistan and what the US "departure" and a "light-footprint strategy" look like to Afghans.
Voices From DC: Speaking Up for Schools and a Quality Education in Communities of Color
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14362-voices-from-dc-speaking-up-for-schools-and-a-quality-education-in-communities-of-color
Tolu Olorunda, Truthout: Parents, students, teachers and board members from school districts around the US converged on the nation's capital to protest school closures and education reforms that adversely impact minority communities. Here are some of their stories.
Memo Cites Legal Basis for Killing US Citizens in Al-Qaeda
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14367-memo-cites-legal-basis-for-killing-us-citizens-in-al-qaeda
Charlie Savage and Scott Shane, The New York Times News Service: A 16-page document released by the Obama administration on Monday asserts that it is lawful to kill a US citizen if they are a ranking figure in al-Qaeda.
Shift Change: Creating Economic Democracy Through Workplace Cooperatives
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14342-shift-change-creating-economic-democracy-through-workplace-cooperatives
Mark Karlin, Truthout: Shift Change is a timely documentary about the growing cooperative movement. The film offers a look the workings of the giant cooperative model, Mondragon, in Basque, Spain, and also covers strong US-based worker-owned enterprises that prove the investor Wall Street model of business is not necessary to a successful company.
Jason Leopold Speaks About His Recent Trip to Guantanamo
http://truth-out.org/video/item/14361-jason-leopold-speaks-about-his-recent-trip-to-guantanamo
Nicole Sandler, The Nicole Sandler Show: Jason Leopold recounts his experience visiting Guantanamo Bay last week where he bore witness to the pre-trial proceedings of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.
Drones: The Ultimate Stalkers
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14363-drones-%E2%80%93-the-ultimate-stalkers
Thom Hartmann, The Daily Take: "Let's all work for solid legislative restrictions on police use of these drones so that they help legitimate police work while respecting the Fourth Amendment privacy rights of us all."
Does American Exceptionalism Foster American Decline?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14252-does-american-exceptionalism-foster-american-decline
Mugambi Jouet, Truthout: There is more than one definition of "exceptional." The US' anti-intellectualism, lax gun laws and uninclusive health care system make it unique, but not superior.
Paul Krugman: A Technological Drive Toward Driverless Cars
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14347-a-technological-drive-toward-driverless-cars
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: Robots built by robots are changing the entire relationship between capital and labor.
God, Guns and the Sandy Hook Truthers: Vicious Backlash Politics
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14329-god-guns-and-the-sandy-hook-truthers-vicious-backlash-politics
Arthur Goldwag, Truthout: Has the gun issue tipped the backlash politics of white patriarchal Christian hegemons into a dangerous new level of viciousness? Their hysteria and paranoid conspiracy-mongering suggests that may be the case.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Teen Pregnancies Are Plummeting in New York City, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14370-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-teen-pregnancies-are-plummeting-in-new-york-city-and-more
In today's On the News segment: More drilling doesn't mean lower gas prices; teen pregnancies are plummeting in New York City; the FCC is considering plans to set up free, high-speed public Wi-Fi in both major metropolitan and rural areas, and more.
Colin Powell: Conned or Con Man?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14350-colin-powell-conned-or-con-man
Ray McGovern, Consortium News: Today marks the tenth anniversary of former Secretary of State Colin Powell's speech to the UN that helped push forward the invasion of Iraq. Ray McGovern says there is circumstantial evidence that Powell was a willing co-conspirator in the push to invade Iraq.
The American Lockdown State
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14351-the-powers-of-the-lockdown-state-post-legal-drones-and-the-new-legalism
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: The US has become a nation not of laws but of legal memos, not of legality but of legalisms.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Obama's Kill List Sanctioned by Department of Justice: US Becomes Outlaw Nation
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17790-obama-s-kill-list-sanctioned-by-department-of-justice-us-becomes-outlaw-nation
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: The Department of Justice issued a finding that gave President Obama a right to assassinate even US citizens overseas. The summary of the long-rumored document was obtained by NBC and posted on Monday.
Rove's Move Into Republican Primaries Enrages Tea Party
Read the Article at Bloomberg News
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-04/rove-s-move-into-republican-primaries-enrages-tea-party.html
Liability, Guns and the Law
Read the Article at the Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-schiff-nra-liability-shield-20130205,0,7455985.story
Student Loans: The Next Housing Bubble
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/04/student_loans_the_next_housing_bubble/?source=newsletter
GOP's "Rethinking Project" Short on Rethinking
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17789-gop-s-rethinking-project-short-on-rethinking
Occupiers Arrive in Court More Than a Year After Boston Encampment Raided
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/172663/occupiers-arrive-court-over-year-after-boston-encampment-raided
Massachusetts GOP Struggling to Find Viable Candidate for Kerry's Vacant Senate Seat
Read the Article at The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/02/05/gop-options-becoming-more-limited/5ewmwLRZkGq1hn38urEVRM/story.html
Corpocrisy: The Systematic Betrayal of American Workers
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17786-corpocrisy-the-systematic-betrayal-of-american-workers
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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>Mugambi Jouet, Truthout:</strong> There is more than one definition of "exceptional." The US' anti-intellectualism, lax gun laws and uninclusive health care system make it unique, but not superior.</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=ApobmeM3MjWA3vKIv%2Bu75XLnlVM7kpoz"><strong>Paul Krugman: A Technological Drive Toward Driverless Cars</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 Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> Robots built by robots are changing the entire relationship between capital and labor.</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=tnzZNnXR2DVJzRdQ8LELWnLnlVM7kpoz"><strong>God, Guns and the Sandy Hook Truthers: Vicious Backlash Politics</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>Arthur Goldwag, Truthout:</strong> Has the gun issue tipped the backlash politics of white patriarchal Christian hegemons into a dangerous new level of viciousness? Their hysteria and paranoid conspiracy-mongering suggests that may be the case.</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=%2BoW4E3pshjbz1LwFDf3AzY0y3%2FYcA8CG"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Teen Pregnancies Are Plummeting in New York City, 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> More drilling doesn't mean lower gas prices; teen pregnancies are plummeting in New York City; the FCC is considering plans to set up free, high-speed public Wi-Fi in both major metropolitan and rural areas, and more.</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=UATY%2B7CqIid%2BLJMNHB0FUHLnlVM7kpoz"><strong>Colin Powell: Conned or Con Man?</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>Ray McGovern, Consortium News:</strong> Today marks the tenth anniversary of former Secretary of State Colin Powell's speech to the UN that helped push forward the invasion of Iraq. Ray McGovern says there is circumstantial evidence that Powell was a willing co-conspirator in the push to invade Iraq.</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>Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch:</strong> The US has become a nation not of laws but of legal memos, not of legality but of legalisms.</p>
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