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The New American Confederacy
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t r u t h o u t | 04.16
The New American Confederacy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15612-the-new-american-confederacy
Max Eternity, Truthout: On key foreign and domestic policies, the continuity between the Bush and Obama administrations is evidence of a new American confederacy: a conspiracy against the American people.
The Internet Is in Danger of Being Strangled by Commercialism
http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/15762-the-internet-is-in-danger-of-being-strangled-by-commercialism
Robert McChesney, The New Press: As an unrelenting and enlightened critic of the nefarious influence of corporate profits on a press that enhances democracy, McChesney warns of the looming danger of a corporate-controlled and censored Internet in this excerpt from his new book, Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy.
Dean Baker | How Much Unemployment Did Reinhart and Rogoff's Arithmetic Mistake Cause?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15778-how-much-unemployment-did-reinhart-and-rogoffs-arithmetic-mistake-cause
Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research: It is important to understand the logic of Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff because their beliefs on debt and GDP growth are being used by politicians around the world to justify austerity measures.
Injecting Democracy Into Public Spending
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15760-injecting-democracy-into-public-spending
Isaac Jabola-Carolus, Occupy.com: Citizens in New York, Chicago and the Bay Area will be given a chance to decide where tax dollars are allocated through a civic reform process known as participatory budgeting.
Boston in Mourning After Marathon Bombings
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15761-oston-in-mourning-after-marathon-bombings
Dave Wedge, Boston Herald: Boston remains in mourning Tuesday after three people were killed and at least 144 were wounded in a "cowardly" bombing at the Boston Marathon.
Boston: The 27th Mile
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15775-boston-the-27th-mile
Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future: "It's hard to think about tax policy or cost-of-living calculations for Social Security when death is in the news, when the grim horror of it hangs in the air like the last wisps of afternoon smoke. The bombs exploded just before the finish line, at mile 26.2 of the Boston Marathon, and everything else seemed to fade away."
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress Repeals the STOCK Act, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15777-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-congress-repeals-the-stock-act-and-more
Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program: As many Americans were occupied putting the final touches on their taxes, Congress repealed the legislation that required our leaders to disclose information about their stock trades online; new home construction rose 7 percent in March, which is the fastest growth rate since June of 2008; the most infamous phrase uttered during the 2012 election was Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comment; and more.
On Friday, Kill the #ChainedCPI Cut to Social Security & Veterans' Benefits
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15776-on-friday-kill-the-chainedcpi-cut-to-social-security-veterans-benefits
Robert Naiman, Truthout: We don't always have a clean shot at the 1 percent, but there is broad public consensus on this issue across many ideological and class lines.
Foreclosure Review Report Shows That the OCC Continues to Bury Wall Street's Bodies
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15767-foreclosure-review-report-shows-that-the-occ-continues-to-bury-wall-streets-bodies
Alexis Goldstein, The Nation: A foreclosure review report has been released with much fanfare, but beware of assuming that regulators have gotten to the bottom of the practices that perpetuated the foreclosure crisis.
Rally for Citizenship
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15730-oconnor-citizenship-rally-photo-captions
Craig O'Connor, Truthout: Over 10,000 people rallied on the Capitol lawn on April 10 to demand that Congress create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
It Doesn't Take Much: On Almost Getting PTSD in Iraq
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15763-it-doesnt-take-much-on-almost-getting-ptsd-in-iraq
Jeremiah Goulka, TomDispatch: Many Americans by now understand that many veterans have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, there are many veterans who don't have enough symptoms be diagnosed, but who still suffer every day from the effects of war.
Economic Update: Social Turmoil Coming
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15779-economic-update-interview-with-chris-hedges-on-the-coming-social-turmoil
Richard Wolff, Economic Update/Truthout: On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Chris Hedges speaks with Wolff about the deepening social crisis, divisions, and turmoil coming.
The Real News Debate: Social Security on the Table
http://truth-out.org/video/item/15772-the-real-news-debate-social-security-on-the-table
Paul Jay, The Real News Network: Joseph Minarik (former chief economist of the Office of Management and Budget for eight years during the Clinton administration) and economist Richard Wolff take on President Obama's proposed changes to Social Security.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
The Pay Disparity Between CEOs and US Workers Is 354 to 1, and "Austerity" Will Make It Worse
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17918-the-pay-disparity-between-ceo-and-us-worker-is-354-to-1-and-austerity-will-make-it-worse
Mark Karlin, Editor of BuzzFlash at Truthout: Both political parties and the nation's 1 percent are using so-called "austerity" as part of a financial double squeeze play on the working class and poor.
GOP and Obama Agree to Cut Social Security Earned Benefits
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/republicans-embrace-obamas-offer-to-trim-social-security-benefits/2013/04/15/9de1c594-a448-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html?hpid=z4
The Details of the Boston Bombing Massacre
Read the Article at Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/04/16/guide-the-bombing-the-boston-marathon/ap4Ksn20OLbDXF6a7gMR1I/story.html
Former Obama Staffers Cash In
Read the Article at The New Republic
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112906/where-obama-staff-veterans-are-working-2013#
Homeland Security's New $3.9 Billion Headquarters
Read the Article at Bloomberg Businessweek
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-12/the-department-of-homeland-securitys-new-3-dot-9b-headquarters#r=read
Cowboy Hat-Wearing Hero of Boston Bombings Is Famed Peace Activist
Read the Article at Gawker
http://gawker.com/5994736/cowboy-hat+wearing-hero-of-boston-bombings-is-famed-peace-activist
Dr. King's Righteous Fury
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/opinion/dr-kings-righteous-fury.html?hp&_r=0
GOP Opposition to Gun Background Check Bill Grows in Senate
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/both-sides-of-senate-scramble-for-support-in-gun-background-check-fight.php?ref=fpb
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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 Pay Disparity Between CEOs and US Workers Is 354 to 1, and "Austerity" Will Make It Worse </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>Both political parties and the nation's 1 percent are using so-called "austerity" as part of a financial double squeeze play on the working class and poor.</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=dxDxqtjTsURR%2FXH628xpXAgJVdi6Ou6U"><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>GOP and Obama Agree to Cut Social Security Earned Benefits</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=mLQ9ZO1adPPp7JLVp93Hco1xpZCIOSot"><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>The Details of the Boston Bombing Massacre</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=0BTIuvp2E20WcCOPAvQOFggJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Read the Article at Boston.com</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Former Obama Staffers Cash In</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=P3fObQo%2BXHzSAO2J43dfvggJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Read the Article at The New Republic</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Homeland Security's New $3.9 Billion Headquarters</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=Llya3foTk4TXqC%2BD54j20ggJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Read the Article at Bloomberg Businessweek</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Cowboy Hat-Wearing Hero of Boston Bombings Is Famed Peace Activist</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=RnHDT3CoGK%2FGuckV3VHuNggJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Read the Article at Gawker</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Dr. King's Righteous Fury</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=FGHLc70BOvSZAoyFaxENgggJVdi6Ou6U"><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>GOP Opposition to Gun Background Check Bill Grows in Senate</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=4vZdKWCEOVw%2BrsY0ylzbwAgJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Read the Article at Talking Points Memo</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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GStj5VNWF%2BnnW7ptQ1D60wgJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>The New American Confederacy</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>Max Eternity, Truthout:</strong> On key foreign and domestic policies, the continuity between the Bush and Obama administrations is evidence of a new American confederacy: a conspiracy against the American people.</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=KONWi6ALN8hcq7tGUMrCHQgJVdi6Ou6U"><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=NKemConPxxNbeNEwRys7%2BQgJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>The Internet Is in Danger of Being Strangled by Commercialism</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 McChesney, The New Press:</strong> As an unrelenting and enlightened critic of the nefarious influence of corporate profits on a press that enhances democracy, McChesney warns of the looming danger of a corporate-controlled and censored Internet in this excerpt from his new book, <em>Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy</em>.</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=gQ%2BTZgXl6nwUszSOh0ANRAgJVdi6Ou6U"><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=3zzs%2BICY3lMgntUZQGmqpAgJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Dean Baker | How Much Unemployment Did Reinhart and Rogoff's Arithmetic Mistake Cause?</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>Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research:</strong> It is important to understand the logic of Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff because their beliefs on debt and GDP growth are being used by politicians around the world to justify austerity measures.</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=7CNj1SjJcAvjtEUVFW6StggJVdi6Ou6U"><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=ruFfsUarxzuZznttm8fbJwgJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Injecting Democracy Into Public Spending</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>Isaac Jabola-Carolus, Occupy.com:</strong> Citizens in New York, Chicago and the Bay Area will be given a chance to decide where tax dollars are allocated through a civic reform process known as participatory budgeting.</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=j3oWE7m1pJWntPnaiVQ%2BgAgJVdi6Ou6U"><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=RLS2UVUnus1lPPyHSvq%2BwggJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Boston in Mourning After Marathon Bombings</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 Wedge, Boston Herald:</strong> Boston remains in mourning Tuesday after three people were killed and at least 144 were wounded in a "cowardly" bombing at the Boston Marathon.</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=PtRgo6NvrpucOdErlBW6rggJVdi6Ou6U"><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=Y15Q4sb4LG%2FavN6kPBgycggJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Boston: The 27th Mile</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>Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future:</strong> "It's hard to think about tax policy or cost-of-living calculations for Social Security when death is in the news, when the grim horror of it hangs in the air like the last wisps of afternoon smoke. The bombs exploded just before the finish line, at mile 26.2 of the Boston Marathon, and everything else seemed to fade away."</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=1z1BnN36leepqACCo4rC8ggJVdi6Ou6U"><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=1z1BnN36ledHEbEzgiMPtAgJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress Repeals the STOCK Act, 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>Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> As many Americans were occupied putting the final touches on their taxes, Congress repealed the legislation that required our leaders to disclose information about their stock trades online; new home construction rose 7 percent in March, which is the fastest growth rate since June of 2008; the most infamous phrase uttered during the 2012 election was Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comment; 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=7Kvy2HmrdZrKbHkXOoH4fwgJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>On Friday, Kill the #ChainedCPI Cut to Social Security & Veterans' Benefits</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 Naiman, Truthout:</strong> We don't always have a clean shot at the 1 percent, but there is broad public consensus on this issue across many ideological and class lines.</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=7hA%2Ft5fQRrodRATlqIOTWAgJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Foreclosure Review Report Shows That the OCC Continues to Bury Wall Street's Bodies</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>Alexis Goldstein, The Nation:</strong> A foreclosure review report has been released with much fanfare, but beware of assuming that regulators have gotten to the bottom of the practices that perpetuated the foreclosure crisis.</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=Ny1d5nm3%2FoRmEi8QJ85akAgJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Rally for Citizenship</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>Craig O'Connor, Truthout:</strong> Over 10,000 people rallied on the Capitol lawn on April 10 to demand that Congress create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.</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=VB04OvKzFkYq%2BtnTiPPcgo1xpZCIOSot"><strong>It Doesn't Take Much: On Almost Getting PTSD in Iraq</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>Jeremiah Goulka, TomDispatch:</strong> Many Americans by now understand that many veterans have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, there are many veterans who don't have enough symptoms be diagnosed, but who still suffer every day from the effects of war.</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=OYJxjyau3qvUmFplZf%2FqvggJVdi6Ou6U"><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=2twanH%2B0kmQmLCkpv5CNpQgJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Economic Update: Social Turmoil Coming</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>Richard Wolff, Economic Update/Truthout:</strong> On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Chris Hedges speaks with Wolff about the deepening social crisis, divisions, and turmoil coming.</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=5xXnRL9WYTq2PQNE4BD2PggJVdi6Ou6U"><strong>Listen to the Radio Segment</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=SIijM5fExXBS4UZPZWooaI1xpZCIOSot"><strong>The Real News Debate: Social Security on the Table</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>Paul Jay, The Real News Network:</strong> Joseph Minarik (former chief economist of the Office of Management and Budget for eight years during the Clinton administration) and economist Richard Wolff take on President Obama's proposed changes to Social Security.</p>
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