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Fear, Corporate Profiteering, and the Security Surveillance State
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t r u t h o u t | 03.10
Fear, Corporate Profiteering, and Government Expansion of the Security Surv=
eillance State on the US Borderland
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14993-fear-corporate-profiteering-and-govern=
ment-expansion-of-the-security-surveillance-state-on-the-us-borderland
Mark Karlin, Truthout: Exactly what is the United States spending billions =
of dollars in government, law enforcement, military and expansion of privat=
e sector contracting to protect the nation from? It begs the question: Is t=
his is an excessive national security state Borderland buildup in search of=
a factual justification for its exponential growth?
Uprooting Racism in the Food System: African Americans Organize
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15035-uprooting-racism-in-the-food-system-af=
rican-americans-organize
Beverly Bell, Tory Field and Deepa Panchang, Other Worlds: Many people invo=
lved in creating food - from Haitian tomato pickers organizing in Florida, =
to Native Americans saving seeds in Arizona, to Black Detroit residents gro=
wing gardens in fractured neighborhoods =E2=80=93 are simultaneously chippi=
ng away at structural racism.
Progressives Stop Obama from "Going to China": A Thought Experiment
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14684-progressives-stop-obama-from-going-to-=
china-a-thought-experiment
Rob Hager, Truthout: Hager suggests the creation of a single-issue voting b=
loc to get rid of money in elections and dismantle the one-party electoral =
system.
Lockheed Martin's Herculean Efforts to Profit from Defense Spending
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15037-lockheed-martins-herculean-efforts-=
to-profit-from-defense-spending
Jeremiah Goulka, TomDispatch: Defense contractors have been growing their b=
usiness, and budget cuts are unlikely to stop their gold rush. It makes a m=
ockery of all the hyperbole about how any spending cuts will "hollow out" o=
ur forces and "devastate" our national security.
A Thought for Women's History Month: Anna Julia Cooper
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15040-a-thought-for-womens-history-month-=
anna-julia-cooper
Lewis Gordon, LewisGordon.com: Dr. Cooper gave so much more than was invest=
ed in her, as was the case of so many black women before her and many other=
s who succeeded her.
Without More Women, Media Cannot Tell the Full Story
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15036-without-more-women-media-cannot-tell-t=
he-full-story
Joan Erakit, Inter Press Service: The fact that women are underrepresented =
in the media industry should surprise few. The severity of this imbalance a=
nd its consequences, however, are less obvious.
We Are Those Two Afghan Children, Killed by NATO While Tending Their Cattle
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15039-we-are-those-two-afghan-children-kille=
d-by-nato-while-tending-their-cattle
Staff, Voices for Creative Nonviolence: Two young Afghan boys herding cattl=
e in Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan were mistakenly killed by NATO forces =
on March 2nd. They were seven and eight years old.
Democrats and Labor: A Tale of Abuse
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15041-democrats-and-labor-a-tale-of-abuse
Shamus Cooke, Workers Action: The Democratic Party's participation in the r=
ecent national "sequester" cuts is yet another big dent in their love affai=
r with organized labor. But break-ups are often a protracted process.
Will the Next Pope Embrace Liberation Theology?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15038-will-the-next-pope-embrace-liberation-=
theology
Mark Engler, Dissent: The conventional answer would be: fat chance. However=
, without going too far out on a limb, one could also answer in the affirma=
tive. In their own ways, both responses will likely be correct.
This week in SpeakOut: Dennis Trainor Jr. at Acronym TV interviews journali=
st Alexa O'Brien on the Bradley Manning trail and the US war on whistleblow=
ers; Martha Rosenberg at the National Gun Victims Actions Council debates t=
he Republican argument of a world where only "outlaws" carry guns; Max Eter=
nity brings us prolific new work from painter Joshua Hagler; Ian Reifowitz,=
editor at In the Frey, takes up America's dark history of racism in light =
of the possible revocation of the Voting Rights Act; and Truthout Public In=
tellectual writer Peter McClaren gives a spirited account of the life and l=
egacy of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.
http://truth-out.org/speakout
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
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US Air Force Stops Reporting Data on Afghan Drone Strikes
Read the Article at Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/10/us-usa-afghanistan-drones-idUSBRE=
92903520130310
Another Bush? Jeb May Run
Read the Article at USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/03/10/jeb-bush-george-bush-2016-=
election/1976643/
Rand Paul: My Filibuster was Just the Beginning
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sen-rand-paul-my-filibuster-was-just=
-the-beginning/2013/03/08/6352d8a8-881b-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html
Looking Back on 40 Years of Marijuana Prohibition
Read the Article at AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/new-norml-looking-back-40-year-crusade-end-ma=
rijuana-prohibition?akid=3D10164.1084699.0fDD4e&rd=3D1&src=3Dnewsletter8068=
78&t=3D13
I Got Rich Through Hard Work. Whose Though?
See the Cartoon on Sphotos
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/484754_504369056265696_18132435=
2_n.jpg
Oakland Police Try to Backpedal on Racist History
Read the Article at The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/us/to-cut-crime-oakland-to-reduce-size-o=
f-police-districts.html?hp
Inside an Arizona Drug Smuggling Gang
Read the Article at The Phoenix New Times
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2013-03-07/news/inside-an-arizona-drug-smugg=
ling-gang/full/
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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>Rand Paul: My Filibuster was Just the Beginning</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>Oakland Police Try to Backpedal on Racist History</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>Inside an Arizona Drug Smuggling Gang</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>Mark Karlin, Truthout:</strong> Exactly what is the United States spending billions of dollars in government, law enforcement, military and expansion of private sector contracting to protect the nation from? It begs the question: Is this is an excessive national security state Borderland buildup in search of a factual justification for its exponential growth?</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=2OwELVUx1%2BOjK6%2BuHXTUwzA%2Ft8SJ%2B5vu" 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=8fG8%2BtMmcNbdffT7FQjH7zA%2Ft8SJ%2B5vu" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Uprooting Racism in the Food System: African Americans Organize</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>Beverly Bell, Tory Field and Deepa Panchang, Other Worlds:</strong> Many people involved in creating food - from Haitian tomato pickers organizing in Florida, to Native Americans saving seeds in Arizona, to Black Detroit residents growing gardens in fractured neighborhoods – are simultaneously chipping away at structural racism.</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=u56pW6mRqWD0UdORivoIqjA%2Ft8SJ%2B5vu" 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=XyORRysWirquDK36kkxDkzA%2Ft8SJ%2B5vu" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Progressives Stop Obama from "Going to China": A Thought Experiment</strong></a></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=IbMTSb1D0NzLmeREpGnvyJ%2BGXvV%2BCzoL" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>A Thought for Women's History Month: Anna Julia Cooper</strong></a></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=T%2FmWO2Ioy1DBLT8luFkmsDA%2Ft8SJ%2B5vu" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Without More Women, Media Cannot Tell the Full Story</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>Joan Erakit, Inter Press Service:</strong> The fact that women are underrepresented in the media industry should surprise few. The severity of this imbalance and its consequences, however, are less obvious.</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=ZKVjckMiPjEc7fWBYiWMCzA%2Ft8SJ%2B5vu" 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=%2FrlHl4LWgRhLeNgNgoypsTA%2Ft8SJ%2B5vu" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>We Are Those Two Afghan Children, Killed by NATO While Tending Their Cattle</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>Staff, Voices for Creative Nonviolence:</strong> Two young Afghan boys herding cattle in Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan were mistakenly killed by NATO forces on March 2nd. They were seven and eight years old.</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=j7ExNTPTWVMaGn1U25o22jA%2Ft8SJ%2B5vu" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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