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I Am Not a Camel - But I Do Have Epilepsy
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t r u t h o u t | 02.11
I Am Not a Camel - But I Do Have Epilepsy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14466-i-am-not-a-camel-but-i-do-have-epil=
epsy
Maya Schenwar, Truthout: "For a long time, I didn't want to tell anyone in =
my professional world about this unique feature of my brain. Workplace disc=
rimination is prevalent, and people who have epilepsy tend to earn less mon=
ey than those who don't. It follows that most people with epilepsy don't li=
ke to talk about their condition publicly, and that, in turn, perpetuates t=
he stigma ... which makes it a whole lot more difficult to raise money for =
research and lobby for equal rights."
Protesters Fight Nestle Bid to Tap Into Scenic Columbia River Gorge Spring
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14462-protesters-fight-nestle-bid-totap-into=
-oregon-gorge-water
Alissa Bohling, Truthout: Legal challenges are expected to delay the propos=
al for years, but opposition has been vocal from the beginning.
The USPS Media #FAIL
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14486-the-usps-media-fail
Thom Hartmann, The Daily Take: Despite what the mainstream media is lazily =
reporting, the Post Office is not the latest victim of the digital age; it'=
s the latest victim of the conservative war on unions.
High Time for Hemp
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14465-high-time-for-hemp
Jim Hightower, OtherWords: This commonsense crop should become commonplace =
in the United States again.
Dietary Supplements Show Promise for Treating Depression: Tryptophan, 5-HTP=
, SAMe and St. John's Wort
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14440-dietary-supplements-show-promise-fo=
r-treating-depression-tryptophan-5-htp-same-and-st-johns-wort
Robert Wilbur, Truthout: The FDA has not examined clinical studies, so opti=
mal doses are undefined, and contra-indications are unevaluated. The Nation=
al Institutes of Health should fund rigorous trials so consumers can make a=
n informed choice.
The Presidential Decision That Could Change the World: The Strategic Import=
ance of Keystone XL
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14463-a-presidential-decision-that-could-cha=
nge-the-world-the-strategic-importance-of-keystone-xl
Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch: It's a rare opportunity when one person has =
the power to stop an international extraction project and usher in the poss=
ible demise of the tar sands industry.
Protesters Confront CEO and "Fix the Debt" Leader Over Corporate Tax Breaks
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14487-protesters-confront-ceo-and-fix-the-de=
bt-leader-over-corporate-tax-breaks
Mark Provost, Truthout: Protesters from a new grassroots Flip the Debt camp=
aign confronted Honeywell CEO and Fix the Debt leader David Cote Monday, su=
ggesting corporations pay their fair share of taxes to reduce the deficit r=
ather than demand cuts to citizens' benefits.
Coming Tuesday (Hopefully): The State of the Union's Economy
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14482-coming-tuesday-hopefully-the-state-of-=
the-unions-economy
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: Immigration, guns, and the environment a=
re all crucial issues, but Obama should focus his speech on jobs.
Making Tax Fair Would Guarantee Social Security for Future Generations
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14457-make-social-security-tax-fair-and-g=
uarantee-it-for-future-generations
Ellen Dannin, Truthout: As FICA currently stands, low-income earners pay a =
much higher percentage of their wages into Social Security than wealthy peo=
ple do.=20
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Arkansas Law Signals Revival of Debtors' Pr=
isons in US, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14488-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-arkansa=
s-law-signals-revival-of-debtors-prisons-in-us-and-more
In today's On the =C2=A0News segment: Vermont leads the fight to protect un=
ions, and more.
You Should Be Outraged by What Is Being Done to Our Postal Service
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14467-you-should-be-outraged-by-what-is-b=
eing-done-to-our-postal-service
Dave Johnson, Campaign for America's Future: The story of the intentional d=
estruction of the U.S. Postal Service is one more piece of the story of cri=
sis-after-crisis, all manufactured to advance the strategic dismantling of =
our government and handing over the pieces to billionaires.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Chicago Police Department Brutality Costs Taxpayers Millions in Settlements
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17798-chicago-police-dep=
artment-brutality-costs-taxpayers-millions-in-settlements
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Financial settlements for abuse and unj=
ustified shootings by police end up being paid for by taxpayers. Chicago re=
sidents have had to bear the costs for years.
For Shame, Wealthy America: Some Facts About the Victims of Your Greed
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17797-for-shame-wealthy-amer=
ica-some-facts-about-the-victims-of-your-greed
Joseph E. Stiglitz: G-20? How About G-0?
Read the Article at Project Syndicate
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/project_syndicate/2013/02/davos_deve=
loping_countries_are_growing_more_quickly_than_developed_nations.html
Obama Weighing Executive Actions on Housing, Gays and Other Issues
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-weighing-executive-actions-on-=
housing-gays-and-other-issues/2013/02/10/e966cc06-7065-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e=
2a_story.html
Paul Krugman: The Ignorance Caucus
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/opinion/krugman-the-ignorance-caucus.html
Soybean Farmer Takes Monsanto to Supreme Court
Read the Article at TruthDig
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/soybean_farmer_takes_monsanto_t=
o_supreme_court_20130209/
Glenn Greenwald: DOJ Kill List Memo Forces Many Democrats Out of the Closet=
As Overtly Unprincipled Hacks
Read the Article at the Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/11/progressives-defend-oba=
ma-kill-list
Art World Speaks Out Against Drones
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/10/art_world_speaks_out_against_drones_partner=
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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>Chicago Police Department Brutality Costs Taxpayers Millions in Settlements </strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>Financial settlements for abuse and unjustified shootings by police end up being paid for by taxpayers. Chicago residents have had to bear the costs for years.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=HphpZuai0eHclX3Cde344GZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></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>For Shame, Wealthy America: Some Facts About the Victims of Your Greed</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=oiugJ47uJabhkUJRFbCemWZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Joseph E. Stiglitz: G-20? How About G-0?</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>Obama Weighing Executive Actions on Housing, Gays and Other Issues</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=aswEfUcIifFuROKbG5rFn2ZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>Read the Article at The Washington Post</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Paul Krugman: The Ignorance Caucus</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>Soybean Farmer Takes Monsanto to Supreme Court</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>Glenn Greenwald: DOJ Kill List Memo Forces Many Democrats Out of the Closet As Overtly Unprincipled Hacks</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>Art World Speaks Out Against Drones</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>Maya Schenwar, Truthout:</strong> "For a long time, I didn't want to tell anyone in my professional world about this unique feature of my brain. Workplace discrimination is prevalent, and people who have epilepsy tend to earn less money than those who don't. It follows that most people with epilepsy don't like to talk about their condition publicly, and that, in turn, perpetuates the stigma ... which makes it a whole lot more difficult to raise money for research and lobby for equal rights."</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=lu0euixWYa0PQPNutgN%2FcmZNDVJJUZ6K"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FZs0UMW3jPtl%2BoLIx27ym2ZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>Protesters Fight Nestle Bid to Tap Into Scenic Columbia River Gorge Spring</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>Alissa Bohling, Truthout:</strong> Legal challenges are expected to delay the proposal for years, but opposition has been vocal from the beginning.</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=wrrBTz4qB%2Br%2BtNuCLa7Jg2ZNDVJJUZ6K"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HUnu0jKL8lzTvpjSqWrMW2ZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>The USPS Media #FAIL</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, The Daily Take:</strong> Despite what the mainstream media is lazily reporting, the Post Office is not the latest victim of the digital age; it’s the latest victim of the conservative war on unions.</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=7hmV1RUfDv04Ds9RElSKRmZNDVJJUZ6K"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9o3PlHP8v8%2FnC0dquATgoh%2BQPQmmmo1U"><strong>High Time for Hemp</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>Jim Hightower, OtherWords:</strong> This commonsense crop should become commonplace in the United States again.</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=zY8eZhDzi7Oqwn4JNT9TGmZNDVJJUZ6K"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HPFljMnMqjd3Cy4Ws%2BKyIx%2BQPQmmmo1U"><strong>Dietary Supplements Show Promise for Treating Depression: Tryptophan, 5-HTP, SAMe and St. John's Wort</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>Robert Wilbur, Truthout:</strong> The FDA has not examined clinical studies, so optimal doses are undefined, and contra-indications are unevaluated. The National Institutes of Health should fund rigorous trials so consumers can make an informed choice.</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=LtoyuLwNWx42Cep9L7YpfWZNDVJJUZ6K"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aHvmhB8%2B8Kx2wVaLk2X7EWZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>The Presidential Decision That Could Change the World: The Strategic Importance of Keystone XL</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>Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch:</strong> It's a rare opportunity when one person has the power to stop an international extraction project and usher in the possible demise of the tar sands industry.</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=yVvkPamo%2Bqu1uuYhJyJ51WZNDVJJUZ6K"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EOUdBF4Rj8GVPxJyHEl0lGZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>Protesters Confront CEO and "Fix the Debt" Leader Over Corporate Tax Breaks</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>Mark Provost, Truthout:</strong> Protesters from a new grassroots Flip the Debt campaign confronted Honeywell CEO and Fix the Debt leader David Cote Monday, suggesting corporations pay their fair share of taxes to reduce the deficit rather than demand cuts to citizens' benefits.</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=VgIdahlWzZx61wHx%2B%2BAuEGZNDVJJUZ6K"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9ge7%2BcLrpaS1a91OW2kZhmZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>Coming Tuesday (Hopefully): The State of the Union’s Economy</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>Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog:</strong> Immigration, guns, and the environment are all crucial issues, but Obama should focus his speech on jobs.</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=bBM9ouwseKbohPbYANM5QGZNDVJJUZ6K"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WO%2B0IpyIfbyRo9rcgqxxjB%2BQPQmmmo1U"><strong>Making Tax Fair Would Guarantee Social Security for Future Generations</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>Ellen Dannin, Truthout:</strong> As FICA currently stands, low-income earners pay a much higher percentage of their wages into Social Security than wealthy people do.</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=dP7ipnQzeMgMJZszHrEURmZNDVJJUZ6K"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EOUdBF4Rj8Ey5b8IFiUYYWZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Arkansas Law Signals Revival of Debtors' Prisons in US, 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> Vermont leads the fight to protect unions, 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=LWDnxbIFtppnGITT4gqsa2ZNDVJJUZ6K"><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=dVgA2VVMgYgWnexHTyuObWZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>You Should Be Outraged by What Is Being Done to Our Postal Service</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>Dave Johnson, Campaign for America's Future:</strong> The story of the intentional destruction of the U.S. Postal Service is one more piece of the story of crisis-after-crisis, all manufactured to advance the strategic dismantling of our government and handing over the pieces to billionaires.</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=pZDiT86TshULhJ2IrRDEf2ZNDVJJUZ6K"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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