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How to Take On the Gun Industry
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t r u t h o u t | Friday 15 March 2013
How to Take On the Gun Industry: an Interview With Author Tom Diaz
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15098-how-to-take-on-the-gun-industry-an-interview-with-author-tom-diaz
Ali Winston and Darwin Bond Graham, Truthout: Author and gun industry expert Tom Diaz talks about the structure and marketing techniques of the gun industry, its use of the NRA as a "language laundry machine" and how the industry has influenced federal and state law and regulation.
Dispelling the Myth of Clean, Green Biomass Power
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15011-dispelling-the-myth-of-clean-green-biomass-power
Gordon Clark and Mary Booth, Truthout: Recent scientific and policy developments recognizing that biomass energy has significant greenhouse gas emissions have blown a major hole in arguments for treating biomass as a favored renewable energy source.
Middle East in Turmoil 10 Years After Iraq Invasion That Officials Said Would Bring Peace
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15132-middle-east-in-turmoil-10-years-after-iraq-invasion-that-officials-said-would-bring-peace
Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers: The role of US intervention in Middle East turmoil - direct in the cases of Iraq and Libya, and through rhetoric in Syria and Egypt - remains an open question.
Eugene Robinson | Questions From a "Dirty War"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15134-questions-from-a-dirty-war
Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Writers Group: What did Jorge Mario Bergoglio know, and when did he know it, about Argentina's brutal "Dirty War" against suspected leftists in which thousands were tortured and killed? More important, what did the newly chosen Pope Francis do?
Will a Grand Bargain or Betrayal Be Obama's Legacy?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15137-will-a-grand-bargain-or-betrayal-be-obamas-legacy
Paul Jay, The Real News Network: Slate magazine says that President Obama wants a Grand Bargain on budget cuts he can call his legacy - but it will be a Grand Betrayal that makes the recession worse, says associate professor of economics and law Bill Black.
The GOP Knows Power
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15139-the-gop-knows-power
Robert Parry, Consortium News: Today's Republican Party doesn't believe in democracy, at least not when an election is decided by the votes of blacks, Hispanics, Asian-Americans and young urban whites comfortable with multiculturalism. Then, the outcome is deemed illegitimate and deserves obstruction.
Florida Legislature Pushing ALEC, CSG Sham Fracking Chemical Disclosure Model Bill
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15136-florida-legislature-pushing-alec-csg-sham-fracking-chemical-disclosure-model-bill
Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog: Introduced as the "Fracturing Chemical Usage Disclosure Act" on Feb. 13, bill sponsor Rep. Ray Rodrigues said there is every indication that fracking will proceed in the Sunniland Shale basin and that being "proactive" is the way to go.
The New Propaganda Is Liberal; the New Slavery Is Digital
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/15143-the-new-propaganda-is-liberal-the-new-slavery-is-digital
John Pilger, Truthout: What is modern propaganda? For many, it is the lies of a totalitarian state. However, it has become so ubiquitous in our culture that we often don't even notice it in our media and entertainment.
A Labor Litmus Test: Is It Time For Just Cause?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/15141-a-labor-litmus-test-is-it-time-for-just-cause
Steve Early and Rand Wilson, CounterPunch: Organized labor needs to go on the offensive, with a systematic "just cause" campaign for new workplace protection that would address widespread job insecurity and the erosion of job rights caused by de-unionization.
Selling Expensive Health Care Lemons
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/15138-selling-expensive-health-care-lemons
Philip Caper, Bangor Daily News: The asymmetry of information between patients (who possess little) and healthcare providers and administrators (who possess a lot) makes anything like a rational market in healthcare services impossible.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Eric Holder Enables Dishonesty, Fraud and Likely Criminal Activity on Wall Street
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17863-eric-holder-enables-dishonesty-fraud-and-likely-criminal-activity-on-wall-street
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: A Senate investigation report released yesterday was a blistering attack on JP Morgan Chase for a corporate culture that resulted in the multibillion-dollar "London Whale" loss. The implicated parties included Jamie Dimon, President Obama's favorite Wall Street banker.
Elizabeth Warren Takes on the NRA and the GOP
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/14/1194117/-Elizabeth-Warren-takes-on-the-NRA-and-the-GOP
Read the article at Daily Kos
Drones Killing Innocent Pakistanis, UN Official Says
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/15/world/asia/u-n-drone-objections/index.html
Read the article at CNN
MSNBC Documentary of the Bush War on Iraq: Filling in Some Gaps
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17862-msnbc-documentary-of-the-bush-war-on-iraq-filling-in-some-gaps
Read the article at BuzzFlash
Republicans Develop Sequestration Buyer's Remorse as Cuts Take Effect
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/sequestration-nimbyism-grips-gop.php
Read the article at Talking Points Memo
Father Accidentally Shoots, Kills 10-Month-Old Son in Front of Family
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/15/17323505-reports-father-accidentally-shoots-kills-10-month-old-son-in-front-of-family?lite
Read the article at NBC News
Obama Will Use Nixon-Era Law to Fight Climate Change
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-15/obama-will-use-nixon-era-law-to-fight-climate-change.html
Read the article at Bloomberg News
Mitt Romney Gets B-List Treatment at CPAC
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/mitt-romney-gets-b-list-treatment-at-cpac-88901.html?hp=f1
Read the article at Politico
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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>Steve Early and Rand Wilson, CounterPunch:</strong> Organized labor needs to go on the offensive, with a systematic "just cause" campaign for new workplace protection that would address widespread job insecurity and the erosion of job rights caused by de-unionization.</p>
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