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Hope, Love and Strategy in the Time of the Zombie Apocalypse
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t r u t h o u t | 04.14
Hope, Love and Strategy in the Time of the Zombie Apocalypse
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15610-hope-love-and-strategy-in-the-time-=
of-the-zombie-apocalypse
Stephen Lerner, Truthout: If we can marry the intensity of love with the co=
mmittment of solidarity - bonding love for those increasingly left out and =
behind with dedication to a better world for all of us - we may have the mi=
ssing link in developing an ideology that simultaneously contains class str=
uggle and a path to the Promised Land.
Pennsylvania Court Deals Blow to Secrecy-Obsessed Fracking Industry
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15721-pennsylvania-court-deals-blow-to-secre=
cy-obsessed-fracking-industry
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet: A Pennsylvania judge in the heart of the Keysto=
ne State's fracking belt has issued a forceful and precedent-setting decisi=
on holding that there is no corporate right to privacy under that state's c=
onstitution, giving citizens and journalists a powerful tool to understand =
the health and environmental impacts of natural gas drilling.
Small Farms Fight Back: Food and Community Self-Governance
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15725-small-farms-fight-back-food-and-commun=
ity-self-governance
Tory Field and Beverly Bell, Other Worlds: Small farmers who sell their foo=
d locally will tell you that the nature of their business, based on face-to=
face relationships with the people who eat their food, creates a built-in =
safety protection.=20
The Struggle to Reclaim Paradise
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15719-the-struggle-to-reclaim-paradise
Imani Altemus-Williams, Waging Nonviolence: Hawaii is currently at the epic=
enter of the debate over genetically modified organisms, generally shortene=
d to GMOs. Because Hawaii is geographically isolated from the broader publi=
c, it is an ideal location for conducting chemical experiments.
Are School Closings Racist?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15722-are-school-closings-racist
Curtis Black, Community Media Workshop: Some people think so. At the most b=
asic level, there's the fact that decisions about African American communit=
ies are being made without their consent.
Truthout TV With Mark Karlin on White Males and Guns
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15723-truthout-tv-with-mark-karlin-on-white-=
males-and-guns
Ted Asregadoo, Truthout: Mark Karlin argues that for some white males, a gu=
n is a symbol and weapon of their power in society. After publishing a wide=
ly read commentary on BuzzFlash, Mark Karlin spoke with Truthout TV host, T=
ed Asregadoo, about the main points of his op-ed.
NPR Attacks Disability, Bolsters 'New Consensus' Against Welfare
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15727-npr-attacks-disability-bolsters-new-co=
nsensus-against-welfare
Jesse Bernstein, Labor Notes: Any success in maintaining disability benefit=
s will require a movement of poor people focused on keeping them. Such a mo=
vement has yet to emerge, but without it we may soon be looking at the "end=
of welfare as we know it" - again.
Hearts, Minds and Dollars: Condolence Payments in the Drone Strike Age
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15720-hearts-minds-and-dollars-condolence-pa=
yments-in-the-drone-strike-age
Cora Currier, ProPublica: The U.S. drone war remains cloaked in secrecy, an=
d as a result, questions swirl around it. Who exactly can be targeted? When=
can a U.S. citizen be killed Another, perhaps less frequently asked questi=
on: What happens when innocent civilians are killed in drone strikes?
It's Time to Shine a Light on the Poverty Creation Industry
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15726-its-time-to-shine-a-light-on-the-po=
verty-creation-industry
Joe Brewer, Alnoor Ladha and Martin Kirk, Think Africa Press: Poverty is hu=
man-made. It is created =E2=80=93 knowingly and with scientific efficiency =
=E2=80=93 by a vastly sophisticated industry that includes private companie=
s, think tanks, media outlets, government policies, and more.=20
This week in SpeakOut: Ann Wright reminds Americans that official apologies=
from Israel are meaningless unless action is taken to lift the blockade on=
the Gaza Strip; Lee R. Haven responds to the cheating scandal in the Atlan=
ta public school system; Mikey Weinstein discusses conservative superstar C=
huck Norris' latest attack against the Military Religious Freedom Foundatio=
n; Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed new legislation to break up banks that have=
grown too big to control; Dennis Trainor Jr. at AcronymTV releases a new v=
ideo on Obama's "Grand Betrayal"; the United National Anti-War Coalition a=
nnounces drone protests across the nation this April; and more.
http://truth-out.org/speakout
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
The BuzzFlash commentary for Truthout will return soon.
Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter Are Despicable Airheads Who Blame the Victims =
of Violence
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17915-sean-hannity-are-d=
espicable-airheads-who-blame-the-victims-of-violence
Police Sergeant Fired for Trayvon Martin Shooting Targets
Read the Article at ActionNewsJax.com
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/Police-sergeant-fired=
-for-Trayvon-Martin-shooting/dso2q3mi50iNyFhgziZMuA.cspx
Guantanamo Bay Detainees and Military Clash as Hunger Strike Continues
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/military-tries-to-end=
-guantanamo-bay-hunger-strike/2013/04/13/6cbf9b8c-a469-11e2-82bc-511538ae90=
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Obama is Doing What He Promised Not to Do With Social Security
Read the Article at The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/11/obama-chained-cpi_n_3063841.html=
=20
Nicolas Madura: Under My Presidency, Chavez's Revolution Will Continue
Read the Article at Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/12/my-presidency-chavez-re=
volution-continue =20
See Obama's Tax Returns Here
Read the Article at The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/complete_return_presiden=
t_obama_2012.pdf=20
G20 to Consider Cutting Public Debt to Well Below 90 Percent of GDP
Read the Article at Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/13/us-g20-eu-japan-idUSBRE93C08D2013=
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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>Stephen Lerner, Truthout:</strong> If we can marry the intensity of love with the committment of solidarity - bonding love for those increasingly left out and behind with dedication to a better world for all of us - we may have the missing link in developing an ideology that simultaneously contains class struggle and a path to the Promised Land.</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=4yvo8up%2BI4%2F0TSnnCzckeDKShqAre1q9"><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=r8%2BP%2FFKMJtr6zADHAXsAkjKShqAre1q9"><strong>Pennsylvania Court Deals Blow to Secrecy-Obsessed Fracking Industry</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>Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet:</strong> A Pennsylvania judge in the heart of the Keystone State’s fracking belt has issued a forceful and precedent-setting decision holding that there is no corporate right to privacy under that state’s constitution, giving citizens and journalists a powerful tool to understand the health and environmental impacts of natural gas drilling.</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=5AclfPT5wA4yK4k1R0mIhzKShqAre1q9"><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>Tory Field and Beverly Bell, Other Worlds:</strong> Small farmers who sell their food locally will tell you that the nature of their business, based on face-to face relationships with the people who eat their food, creates a built-in safety protection.</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=SRFCvVv%2B0fR82R6d8xfWNzKShqAre1q9"><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=XDTZ3esFOTBDeM7waDQSoTKShqAre1q9"><strong>The Struggle to Reclaim Paradise</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>Imani Altemus-Williams, Waging Nonviolence:</strong> Hawaii is currently at the epicenter of the debate over genetically modified organisms, generally shortened to GMOs. Because Hawaii is geographically isolated from the broader public, it is an ideal location for conducting chemical experiments.</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=kgXZVwPVSRn6S5KaVH8UeTKShqAre1q9"><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=6gB905BmkwjsmwWN0Q%2FiRjKShqAre1q9"><strong>Are School Closings Racist?</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>Curtis Black, Community Media Workshop:</strong> Some people think so. At the most basic level, there’s the fact that decisions about African American communities are being made without their consent.</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=ZkBmAuJFPUcJ5App0A4rWzKShqAre1q9"><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=jyka7WExyKwyrxw6TgLWgDKShqAre1q9"><strong>Truthout TV With Mark Karlin on White Males and Guns</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>Ted Asregadoo, Truthout:</strong> Mark Karlin argues that for some white males, a gun is a symbol and weapon of their power in society. After publishing a widely read commentary on BuzzFlash, Mark Karlin spoke with Truthout TV host, Ted Asregadoo, about the main points of his op-ed.</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=3VenTdFTlz%2BNNzoCfrSG2zKShqAre1q9"><strong>Watch the Video</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=wM1HveGOpeTXwHp%2B891MDTKShqAre1q9"><strong>NPR Attacks Disability, Bolsters 'New Consensus' Against Welfare</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>Jesse Bernstein, Labor Notes:</strong> Any success in maintaining disability benefits will require a movement of poor people focused on keeping them. Such a movement has yet to emerge, but without it we may soon be looking at the "end of welfare as we know it" - again.</p>
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