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Noam Chomsky: Smoke and Mirrors, or Civil Liberties Under President
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04.24
Noam Chomsky: Smoke and Mirrors, or Civil Liberties Under President Obama
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15917-noam-chomsky-smoke-and-mirrors-or-civil-liberties-under-president-obama
Mike Stivers, Truthout: In this far-ranging and ultimately hopeful conversation, Noam Chomsky talks about civil liberties from the Magna Carta to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Just Say No to Multinationals? For Rural Communities, It's Not Always That Simple
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15828-just-say-no-to-multinationals-for-rural-communities-its-not-always-that-simple
Alissa Bohling, Truthout: The people of economically depressed Cascade Locks, Oregon, are divided about a proposal by Nestle Waters North America to extract spring water from the area's cherished watershed, a project which would bring some jobs and sorely needed revenue.
A House Divided: This Time, Between the People and the Corporations
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15967-a-house-divided-this-time-between-the-people-and-the-corporations
Bryan Henry, Occupy.com: The most significant division within society today is between those who facilitate the growing corporatocracy and those who recognize that corporate power is slowly undermining the popular sovereignty of the people.
Anti-Drone Movement Grows: Ethics, Legality and Effectiveness of Drone Killings Doubted
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15959-anti-drone-movement-grows-ethics-legality-and-effectiveness-of-drone-killings-doubted
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Truthout: Examining the US drone program and its security effectiveness, legality under US and international law, state of development, and position in US opinion.
On Filibuster, It's Past Time to End "False Equivalence"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15966-on-filibuster-its-past-time-to-end-false-equivalence
Andrew Cohen, Brennan Center for Justice: The Senate's dubious vote on gun background checks last Wednesday is a study in different layers of failure: politics being placed above governance at great cost to the American people, and journalists being unwilling or unable to relay the truth to their audiences.
How Big Business Robs Us With "Externalities"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15975-how-big-business-robs-us-with-externalities
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: It's time to stop letting corporations openly pollute our air, damage our ecosystems, and destroy our environment while you and I are forced to pick up the bill and deal with the asthmas and cancers.
Poverty: The Racist Reality Behind Budget Rhetoric
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/15909-poverty-the-racist-reality-behind-budget-rhetoric
Wilmer J. Leon III, Truthout: Racial stereotypes and the "politics of respectability" have politicized and deeply undermined the concept of society's collective responsibility to care for the less fortunate.
Authoritarianism Has Quietly Enveloped Every Part of American Life - We Must Fight Back
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/15972-authoritarianism-has-quietly-enveloped-every-part-of-american-life-we-must-fight-back
John Knefel, AlterNet: Privacy, not surveillance, is what must be justified now. We must make sure not to draw the wrong lessons from Boston.
Dance on Thatcher's Grave, but Remember, There Has Been a Coup in Britain
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/15965-dance-on-thatchers-grave-but-remember-there-has-been-a-coup-in-britain
John Pilger, Truthout: In the wake of Thatcher's departure, I remember her victims, like the ailing five-year-old girl who was denied public support because of her father's ties to a labor dispute.
The United States Shows Its Contempt for Venezuelan Democracy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15920-the-united-states-shows-its-contempt-for-venezuelan-democracy
Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian: Washington's clumsy efforts to delegitimize Venezuela's election mark an escalation of its push for regime change.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Are Refusing to Negotiate on the Senate's Recently Passed Spending Plan, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15980-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-republicans-are-refusing-to-negotiate-on-the-senates-recently-passed-spending-plan-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Republicans are refusing to negotiate at all on the Senate's recently passed spending plan; fertilizer industry groups have been lobbying Congress for even weaker safety regulations; a 19-year-old has just created a machine that may clean up the oceans' plastic garbage patches, and more.
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Toilet Paper Will Be More Credible Than Tribune Newspapers if Kochs Buy Them
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17932-toilet-paper-will-be-more-credible-than-the-chicago-tribune-newspapers-if-kochs-buy-them
Mark Karlin, Editor of BuzzFlash at Truthout: Plutocratic Pravda newspapers will be available across the land if the Koch brothers are sold the Tribune newspaper empire.
Retail and Fast Food Workers Strike on Chicago's Magnificent Mile
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/article/174016/retail-and-fast-food-workers-strike-chicagos-magnificent-mile#
Arch Coal Wants Permission to Blow Up West Virginia Mountain
Read the Article at CorpWatch
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15834
Drones Over The Homeland: Mission Creep, Lack of Accountability, Boosterism and More Coming
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17931-drones-over-the-homeland-mission-creep-lack-of-accountability-boosterism-and-more-coming
Students in Chicago Walk Out in Protest of Public School Closings
Read the Article at Progress Illinois
http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2013/04/24/cps-students-skip-psae-test-response-school-closing-plan
Shame on Washington: How Could They Vote No on Expanded Background Checks?
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http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17930-a-shameful-day-for-washington-how-could-they-vote-no-on-expanded-background-checks
Drastic Budget Cuts Carry a Heavy Price
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/opinion/budget-cuts-minus-the-inconvenience.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=1&
Rand Paul's Missing Spine on Drones
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/24/rand_paul%E2%80%99s_missing_spine/
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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>The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> It's time to stop letting corporations openly pollute our air, damage our ecosystems, and destroy our environment while you and I are forced to pick up the bill and deal with the asthmas and cancers.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=R6sWS3%2FecgZFz037qZY8EayceUpHzsCi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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>Wilmer J. Leon III, Truthout:</strong> Racial stereotypes and the "politics of respectability" have politicized and deeply undermined the concept of society's collective responsibility to care for the less fortunate.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Z5nifcxtb2kbGofLVlP3PMw7dhURgCCU" 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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Yk0iKilksy5Gs11XsPqGfMw7dhURgCCU"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Authoritarianism Has Quietly Enveloped Every Part of American Life - We Must Fight Back</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>John Knefel, AlterNet:</strong> Privacy, not surveillance, is what must be justified now. We must make sure not to draw the wrong lessons from Boston.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=c4oqsYd0ISS8dfoZ7CctUsw7dhURgCCU" 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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=X7dFWsbEO9W3ksvy3Ic%2BH8w7dhURgCCU"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Dance on Thatcher's Grave, but Remember, There Has Been a Coup in Britain</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>John Pilger, Truthout:</strong> In the wake of Thatcher's departure, I remember her victims, like the ailing five-year-old girl who was denied public support because of her father's ties to a labor dispute.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=W81EV6cBCKrGLPAK0c8sxsw7dhURgCCU" 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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NdfwVDvVH7VtNw2tPPne2cw7dhURgCCU"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The United States Shows Its Contempt for Venezuelan Democracy</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> Washington's clumsy efforts to delegitimize Venezuela's election mark an escalation of its push for regime change.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KdPvQCi5k6sDONS3wJt4ncw7dhURgCCU" 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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VYYLj77c7FnKlJoQpOm6l8w7dhURgCCU"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Are Refusing to Negotiate on the Senate's Recently Passed Spending Plan, 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 today's On the News segment:</strong> Republicans are refusing to negotiate at all on the Senate's recently passed spending plan; fertilizer industry groups have been lobbying Congress for even weaker safety regulations; a 19-year-old has just created a machine that may clean up the oceans' plastic garbage patches, and more.</p>
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