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t r u t h o u t | Today, on May Day, many of us are celebrating the past an=
d present struggles of working people - we owe them a lot. <strong>At Truth=
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05.01
"Declaration": An Excerpt
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16075-declaration-an-excerpt=20
Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, Argo-Navis Publishing: The authors of "Dec=
laration," seen as an insightful and path-breaking book by Henry A. Giroux,=
examine injustices that democracy has wrought and share an excerpt.
Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor and Occupy Plan May Day Protests
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16106-immigrant-rights-groups-labor-and-occu=
py-plan-may-day-protests=20
Allison Kilkenny, The Nation: Though there is considerably less press cover=
age of this year's May Day in comparison to last year's events, now is actu=
ally the time when the most exciting grassroots workers' actions are taking=
place.
President Obama's Law Day Proclamation Rings Hollow So Long as Torturers Go=
Unpunished
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/16107-president-obamas-law-day-procla=
mation-rings-hollow-so-long-as-torturers-go-unpunished =20
Stephen F. Rohde, Truthout: If Obama truly believes in upholding our proud =
legal tradition, he needs to immediately instruct his Justice Department to=
investigate and prosecute any government official who broke the law.
Another Government Is Necessary: The People Can Rule Better Than the Elites
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16102-another-government-is-necessary-the=
-people-can-rule-better-than-the-elites=20
Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Truthout: On Earth Day, a new alternative=
government, the Green Shadow Cabinet, was announced. Its over 80 members a=
re leaders in their fields, from medicine to art to activism, and will advo=
cate for the popular solutions the corporate duopoly ignores.
Angela Davis: The Iconic "Sweet Black Angel" at l'Humanit=C3=A9
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16105-angela-davis-the-iconic-sweet-black=
-angel-at-lhumanite=20
Rosa Moussaoui, L'Humanite in English: Here's a look back at the work of th=
e remarkable activist, Angela Davis, who is still engaged in the struggle f=
or human emancipation.
This May Day in Berlin: 7,000 Imported Police, With Marching Routes Exposed
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16112-this-may-day-in-berlin-7000-imported-p=
olice-with-marching-routes-exposed=20
Matt Carter, Occupy.com: This May Day, protests in Berlin are centered on t=
he EU crisis, which it seems may finally be reaching Germany. In response, =
the city government brought in an estimated 7,000 auxiliary officials from =
across Germany to aid in controlling the action.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Want to Eliminate Your Overtime=
Pay, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16118-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-republi=
cans-want-to-eliminate-your-overtime-pay-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Republicans want to eliminate your overtime=
pay; a Bloomberg analysis indicates that everyday employees are the only o=
nes who are not benefiting from the historic profits seen since the 2008 ec=
onomic meltdown; the Florida legislature is working to fast-track execution=
s in the state, and more.
The Lesson of WMDs: Obama and US Military Divided Over Syria
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16115-obama-and-us-military-divided-over-syr=
ia=20
Shamus Cooke, Counterpunch: The US government's internal squabbling over wh=
ether the Syrian government used chemical weapons is really an argument on =
whether the US should invade Syria, and the mainstream media is playing int=
o this discourse.
Sand Land: Fracking Industry Mining Iowa's Iconic Sand Bluffs in New Form o=
f Mountaintop Removal
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16111-sand-land-fracking-industry-mining-iow=
as-iconic-sand-bluffs-in-new-form-of-mountaintop-removal=20
Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog: Despite an 18-month moratorium on frac sand extract=
ion in Allamakee, Iowa, county residents see evidence the industry is creep=
ing in. Mining corporations have adopted a method of mountaintop removal to=
extract the resource, at the expense of the citizens.
Bush's Legacy Ought to Be on Trial; Instead, It's Put on Display
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16114-bushs-legacy-ought-to-be-on-trial-i=
nstead-its-put-on-display=20
Jodie Evans and Charles Davis, Code Pink: "Kill a few, they call you a murd=
erer. Kill tens of thousands, they give you $500 million for a granite vani=
ty project and a glossy 30-page supplement in the local paper."
Fukushima: A Dire SOS Message
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16117-fukushima-a-dire-sos-message=20
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Nuclear power lobbyists claim th=
at nuclear power is one of cleanest forms of energy out there. But there is=
nothing clean, carbon-wise, about nuclear power, and the only thing green =
about it is the glowing radioactivity.
Kimberly Rivera, Pregnant Mom of Four, Sentenced to Military Prison for Ref=
using to Serve in Iraq
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16108-kimberly-rivera-pregnant-mom-of-4-sent=
enced-to-military-prison-for-refusing-to-serve-in-iraq=20
Amy Goodman and Aaron Mate, Democracy Now!: Private First Class Kimberly Ri=
vera - a conscientious objector and pregnant mother of four - has just been=
sentenced to military prison for refusing to serve in the Iraq War.
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Three More Suspects Taken Into Custody in Boston Bombing Case
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/us/3-more-people-in-custody-in-boston-bom=
bing-case.html?pagewanted=3D1&_r=3D1
Report: Toxic Chemicals Found in Thousands of Children's Products
Read the Article at Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/01-5
CEO Pay 1,795-to-1 Multiple of Wages Skirts US Law
Read the Article at Reuters
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-30/ceo-pay-1-795-to-1-multiple-of-wor=
kers-skirts-law-as-sec-delays.html?utm_source=3DDaily+Digest&utm_campaign=
=3D5fd6931c63-DD_5_1_135_1_2013&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_e4428ba350-=
5fd6931c63-10857025
Obama Vows Guantanamo Closure as Hunger Strike Worsens
Read the Article at the Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/30/obama-guantanamo-hunger-strike-=
worsens
Under Obama, a Breakdown in the Death Benefits Owed to Veterans
Read the Article at the Center for Investigative Reporting
http://cironline.org/reports/va-backlog-follows-veterans-grave-4450
What the NRA's Millions Do - and Don't - Buy
Read the Article at The Center for Public Integrity
http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/05/01/12591/gun-lobbys-money-and-power-=
still-holds-sway-over-congress
New Mexico County Is First in the Nation to Ban All Drilling and Fracking
Read the Article at Grist
http://grist.org/news/new-mexico-county-the-first-in-the-nation-to-ban-frac=
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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>Allison Kilkenny, The Nation:</strong> Though there is considerably less press coverage of this year’s May Day in comparison to last year’s events, now is actually the time when the most exciting grassroots workers’ actions are taking place.</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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Sn4vRYMbm2WQILfc862yNyA%2BohCHowqP"><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>Stephen F. Rohde, Truthout:</strong> If Obama truly believes in upholding our proud legal tradition, he needs to immediately instruct his Justice Department to investigate and prosecute any government official who broke the law.</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>Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Truthout:</strong> On Earth Day, a new alternative government, the Green Shadow Cabinet, was announced. Its over 80 members are leaders in their fields, from medicine to art to activism, and will advocate for the popular solutions the corporate duopoly ignores.</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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pTss%2BGuZLP7JXb%2BctndLiSA%2BohCHowqP"><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>Rosa Moussaoui, L'Humanite in English:</strong> Here's a look back at the work of the remarkable activist, Angela Davis, who is still engaged in the struggle for human emancipation.</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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KaHmXuYQYf3%2B4ZjE2TAeISA%2BohCHowqP"><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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xND%2Blv9HFydnsCWkZojpXCA%2BohCHowqP"><strong>This May Day in Berlin: 7,000 Imported Police, With Marching Routes Exposed</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>Matt Carter, Occupy.com:</strong> This May Day, protests in Berlin are centered on the EU crisis, which it seems may finally be reaching Germany. In response, the city government brought in an estimated 7,000 auxiliary officials from across Germany to aid in controlling the action.</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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Dx4s1D4QWnKnbJLuJOVoFiA%2BohCHowqP"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Want to Eliminate Your Overtime Pay, 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 want to eliminate your overtime pay; a Bloomberg analysis indicates that everyday employees are the only ones who are not benefiting from the historic profits seen since the 2008 economic meltdown; the Florida legislature is working to fast-track executions in the state, 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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BBcqKWwbI3MUa5T5SasaAyA%2BohCHowqP"><strong>The Lesson of WMDs: Obama and US Military Divided Over Syria</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>Shamus Cooke, Counterpunch:</strong> The US government’s internal squabbling over whether the Syrian government used chemical weapons is really an argument on whether the US should invade Syria, and the mainstream media is playing into this discourse.</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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0U6%2BhZkAdvE2XQFJGhhw5iA%2BohCHowqP"><strong>Sand Land: Fracking Industry Mining Iowa's Iconic Sand Bluffs in New Form of Mountaintop Removal</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>Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog:</strong> Despite an 18-month moratorium on frac sand extraction in Allamakee, Iowa, county residents see evidence the industry is creeping in. Mining corporations have adopted a method of mountaintop removal to extract the resource, at the expense of the citizens.</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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Z%2B8QW7Pn1WGi%2FaTehhcgayA%2BohCHowqP"><strong>Bush's Legacy Ought to Be on Trial; Instead, It's Put on Display</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>Jodie Evans and Charles Davis, Code Pink:</strong> "Kill a few, they call you a murderer. Kill tens of thousands, they give you $500 million for a granite vanity project and a glossy 30-page supplement in the local paper."</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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dmj1PakqQwgzBwvM5SQD0SA%2BohCHowqP"><strong>Fukushima: A Dire SOS Message</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> Nuclear power lobbyists claim that nuclear power is one of cleanest forms of energy out there. But there is nothing clean, carbon-wise, about nuclear power, and the only thing green about it is the glowing radioactivity.</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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=c3RSmPh2FQP2KYzcqqSrHiA%2BohCHowqP"><strong>Kimberly Rivera, Pregnant Mom of Four, Sentenced to Military Prison for Refusing to Serve 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>Amy Goodman and Aaron Mate, Democracy Now!:</strong> Private First Class Kimberly Rivera - a conscientious objector and pregnant mother of four - has just been sentenced to military prison for refusing to serve in the Iraq War.</p>
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