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William Rivers Pitt | Obama Joins the Club
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t r u t h o u t | 04.15
William Rivers Pitt | Obama Joins the Club
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15735-obama-joins-the-club
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: Every Democrat running for re-election in 2014 will have the stinking dead albatross of their president's proposed cut to Social Security hanging around their neck.
Ethics Breaches Called Possible Obama Plan to Close Gitmo
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15749-alleged-terrorist-trial-ethics-breaches-called-possible-obama-plan-to-close-gitmo
Jason Leopold, Truthout: Legal observer calls breaches "too many fiascos in too short an order to be the result of random chance."
Chris Hedges | Our Public Transportation System Is a Sweatshop on Wheels
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15742-our-public-transportation-system-is-a-sweatshop-on-wheels
Chris Hedges, Truthdig: The battles in towns and cities across the country usually pit 100 or 200 beleaguered union workers in a local bus system against a powerful multinational and its lobbyists.
Nicolas Maduro Is Venezuela's Vote for Chavismo
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15755-nicolas-maduro-is-venezuelas-vote-for-chavismo
Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian: Hugo Chavez's economic policies were successful, but a close vote means the new president cannot become complacent.
In Obama's Budget, Poverty Initiatives Face an Uphill Battle
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15756-in-obamas-budget-poverty-initiatives-face-an-uphill-battle
Deborah Weinstein, Moyers & Company: There are new and even historic anti-poverty proposals in this budget. But the better they are, the more they fall into the hard-to-get category.
"Wisconsin Idea" Gone Bad at Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev University
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15691-wisconsin-idea-gone-bad-at-kazakhstans-nazarbayev-university
Allen Ruff and Steve Horn, Truthout: The story of UW Madison's ongoing Kazakhstan involvement stands as a case study of the contradictions inherent in today's "global universities."
Global Warming: Why Aren't We Using More Alternative Energy?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15754-global-warming-why-arent-we-using-more-alternative-energy
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: In Germany, Portugal, and India, among others, innovators are already surpassing the lagging US.
"ALEC Who?" ALEC Has an Identity Crisis
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15743-alec-who-alec-has-an-identity-crisis
Nick Surgey, PR Watch: The corporate bill mill hired the world's largest PR firm and has been struggling to repair its image in the past year.
Monsanto Wins Patent Battle With Dupont to Seize Full Rights of GMO Seed Patents
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15744-monsanto-wins-patent-battle-with-dupont-to-seize-full-rights-of-gm-seed-patents
Ethan A. Huff, Natural News.com: Apparently discontent with billions in annual sales, Monsanto has been trying for the past four years to extract billions more from rival DuPont for alleged patent infringements involving its Roundup-Ready soybean technology.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Michigan Dems Bring Bill to Up Minimum Wage to $10 an Hour, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15757-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-michigan-dems-bring-bill-to-up-minimum-wage-to-10-an-hour-and-more
In todays On the News segment: The Supreme Court today heard arguments about whether human DNA can be patented, and more.
How to Turn a World Short on Enemies Into a Very Threatening Place
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15753-how-to-turn-a-world-short-on-enemies-into-a-very-threatening-place
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: An essay inspired in part by Jeremy Scahill's soon-to-be-released book The Dirty Wars.
401(k) and the Financialization of Retirement
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15752-401k-and-the-financialization-of-retirement
Paul Jay, The Real News Network: Labor economist Teresa Ghilarducci tells TRNN that the whole 401(k) structure has a fatal flaw and older workers are going into retirement with not enough money to maintain their living standards.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
The Rich Get "Punished" by Getting Richer: How Bush Closed the Gap Between the Ultra Rich and Ultra-Ultra Rich and Left the Rest of Us With "Austerity"
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17917-the-rich-get-punished-by-getting-richer-how-bush-closed-the-gap-between-the-ultra-rich-and-ultra-ultra-rich-and-left-the-rest-of-us-with-austerity
Mark Karlin, Editor of BuzzFlash at Truthout: Implementation of an austerity budget will widen the wealth gap as the overwhelming percentage of assets owned by the rich will increase.
Gitmo Is Killing Me
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/opinion/hunger-striking-at-guantanamo-bay.html?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=OP_GIK_20130415
Looking for Cheats in Corporate Tax Filings: A Descent into the Circles of Hell
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17916-looking-for-cheats-in-corporate-tax-filings-a-descent-into-the-circles-of-hell
Supreme Court Wrestles With Right to Patent Human Genes
Read the Article at The Hill
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/legal-challenges/293687-high-court-addresses-the-patenting-of-human-genes
Shoot to Kill the New Motto of the GOP?
Read the Article at Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/us-usa-guns-house-idUSBRE93E05T20130415
FDA Let Drugs Approved on Fraudulent Research Stay on the Market
Read the Article at ProPublica
http://www.propublica.org/article/fda-let-drugs-approved-on-fraudulent-research-stay-on-the-market
Bernie Sanders on Frontline for Veterans
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bernie-sanders-on-frontline-for-veterans/2013/04/14/d97c9830-9e04-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?wpisrc=nl_politics
Only Little People Pay Taxes
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/04/taxes-richest-americans-charts-graph
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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>The Rich Get "Punished" by Getting Richer: How Bush Closed the Gap Between the Ultra Rich and Ultra-Ultra Rich and Left the Rest of Us With "Austerity" </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>Implementation of an austerity budget will widen the wealth gap as the overwhelming percentage of assets owned by the rich will increase.</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=RXKfg8JGVKWpcqRRZ%2BHRToQyDAoPaHlv"><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>Gitmo Is Killing Me</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=L%2FjFeLvtolMfkib76kpi1YQyDAoPaHlv"><strong>Read the Article at The New York Times</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Looking for Cheats in Corporate Tax Filings: A Descent into the Circles of Hell</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>Supreme Court Wrestles With Right to Patent Human Genes</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>Shoot to Kill the New Motto of the GOP?</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=%2BkIQt%2F8%2BwiwcH1diLMFLYFg3gw53Su8%2F"><strong>Read the Article at Reuters</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>FDA Let Drugs Approved on Fraudulent Research Stay on the Market</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>Bernie Sanders on Frontline for Veterans</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>Only Little People Pay Taxes</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=4iLrloGSPKJ6TySlTcA4dYQyDAoPaHlv"><strong>Read the Article at Mother Jones</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>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> Every Democrat running for re-election in 2014 will have the stinking dead albatross of their president's proposed cut to Social Security hanging around their neck.</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=gccvEpNwbSJl2Q96NnHVgYQyDAoPaHlv"><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=xK8rlm5T7PrZLE9Wt1C9UoQyDAoPaHlv"><strong>Ethics Breaches Called Possible Obama Plan to Close Gitmo</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>Jason Leopold, Truthout:</strong> Legal observer calls breaches "too many fiascos in too short an order to be the result of random chance."</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=uHSjpirxLtV90gQirmahA4QyDAoPaHlv"><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=i6JHXCOqyX3sCGQUAYdqd1g3gw53Su8%2F"><strong>Chris Hedges | Our Public Transportation System Is a Sweatshop on Wheels</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>Chris Hedges, Truthdig:</strong> The battles in towns and cities across the country usually pit 100 or 200 beleaguered union workers in a local bus system against a powerful multinational and its lobbyists.</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=syoPLWoa4UoG51corDaWlIQyDAoPaHlv"><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=ahpHXL%2B5kzsFrqWtxpDas4QyDAoPaHlv"><strong>Nicolas Maduro Is Venezuela's Vote for Chavismo</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 Weisbrot, The Guardian:</strong> Hugo Chavez's economic policies were successful, but a close vote means the new president cannot become complacent.</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=Udxa46CZLVIaQnhbw2G6zoQyDAoPaHlv"><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=01ZciN014yaSTJbJFjrJhYQyDAoPaHlv"><strong>In Obama's Budget, Poverty Initiatives Face an Uphill Battle</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>Deborah Weinstein, Moyers & Company:</strong> There are new and even historic anti-poverty proposals in this budget. But the better they are, the more they fall into the hard-to-get category.</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=qKKPMfOhBf%2BqtOcruDlIOVg3gw53Su8%2F"><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=BsDNc89Ykfx4pSqRr1pX9IQyDAoPaHlv"><strong>"Wisconsin Idea" Gone Bad at Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev University</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>Allen Ruff and Steve Horn, Truthout:</strong> The story of UW Madison's ongoing Kazakhstan involvement stands as a case study of the contradictions inherent in today's "global universities."</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=1gEB9B2MLXkeMfhcvQt4s4QyDAoPaHlv"><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=Yi9934F8exgVstryPQCs3YQyDAoPaHlv"><strong>Global Warming: Why Aren't We Using More Alternative Energy?</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>The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> In Germany, Portugal, and India, among others, innovators are already surpassing the lagging US.</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=zz8%2BY%2Fgxu5xfxyndgPrasoQyDAoPaHlv"><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=g0wb1x1d%2FZFXDAHv8OF2x4QyDAoPaHlv"><strong>"ALEC Who?" ALEC Has an Identity Crisis</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>Nick Surgey, PR Watch:</strong> The corporate bill mill hired the world's largest PR firm and has been struggling to repair its image in the past year.</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=vapqIvnPqWTgKitfeHBP14QyDAoPaHlv"><strong>Monsanto Wins Patent Battle With Dupont to Seize Full Rights of GMO Seed Patents</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>Ethan A. Huff, Natural News.com:</strong> Apparently discontent with billions in annual sales, Monsanto has been trying for the past four years to extract billions more from rival DuPont for alleged patent infringements involving its Roundup-Ready soybean technology.</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=PKAZMIKSYGnYqOQsBZOfq4QyDAoPaHlv"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Michigan Dems Bring Bill to Up Minimum Wage to $10 an Hour, 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 todays On the News segment:</strong> The Supreme Court today heard arguments about whether human DNA can be patented, 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=u6FxjtDXqIFat0V%2BTRreLYQyDAoPaHlv"><strong>How to Turn a World Short on Enemies Into a Very Threatening Place</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>Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch:</strong> An essay inspired in part by Jeremy Scahill's soon-to-be-released book The Dirty Wars.</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>Paul Jay, The Real News Network:</strong> Labor economist Teresa Ghilarducci tells TRNN that the whole 401(k) structure has a fatal flaw and older workers are going into retirement with not enough money to maintain their living standards.</p>
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