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The Political Roots of American Obesity
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t r u t h o u t | 05.04
The Political Roots of American Obesity
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16149-the-political-roots-of-american-obesity
E. Douglas Kihn, Truthout: Doctor of Oriental medicine E. Douglas Kihn argues that the squeezing of the American worker, starting under the Reagan Administration, has created a worried, hurried population succumbing to "American Syndrome" and self-medicating with food.
How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16161-how-states-are-making-it-a-felony-to-enforce-federal-gun-laws
Lois Beckett, ProPublica: Using the pre-Civil War doctrine of "nullification," states assert that they - not the Supreme Court - have the ultimate authority to decide whether a law is constitutional or not.
Secret "Free Trade" Negotiations Will Gut Regulations, Further Enrich Multinationals and Big Financial Firms
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16165-secret-free-trade-negotiations-will-gut-regulations-further-enrich-multinationals-and-big-financial-firms
Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism: The secret Trans-Pacific Partnership and the US-European Union "Free Trade" Agreement are both intended to make the world more lucrative for major corporations by weakening regulations and by strengthening intellectual property laws.
Sandy Hook Promise: There Will Be Change
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16164-sandy-hook-promise-there-will-be-change
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: Newtown families lobbied for an amendment that would expand the use of background checks for people buying guns, but fell six votes short. They are part of a growing nationwide movement called the "Sandy Hook Promise."
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York State's Highest Court Upheld Two Towns' Right to Keep Toxic Energy Production Out of Their Communities, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16163-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-new-york-states-highest-court-upheld-two-towns-right-to-keep-toxic-energy-production-out-of-their-communities-and-more
In today's On the News segment: The New York towns of Dryden and Middlefield can say "no" to toxic-fuels; North Carolina's Republican senate committee chairman "passed" legislation to end a green energy program before he even counted the votes; both state houses in Colorado just passed a major election law to make it easier to vote, and more.
"Retail Exemption" Shields Fertilizer Facilities From Safety Requirements
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16167-retail-exemption-shields-some-fertilizer-facilities-from-stringent-safety-requirements
Chris Hamby, The Center for Public Integrity: The Texas fertilizer plant that blew up last month, killing at least 15 people, appears to have been claiming an exemption that allowed it to avoid targeted workplace inspections and safety requirements.
Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16162-obama-seen-unlikely-to-sharply-escalate-intervention-in-syria
Jim Lobe, Inter Press Service: So far, Washington has provided rebels with only "non-lethal" assistance, including communications gear and food rations. It appears that the Obama administration as well as the Pentagon are reluctant to escalate intervention.
A Day in Court: Jones Day and the Color of Corruption
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16170-a-day-in-court-jones-day-and-the-color-of-corruption
Tolu Olorunda, Opening of Detroit: On April 30, dozens of protesters in Detroit opposed the financial takeover of the city by a global law firm. The fact that the predominantly white firm was managing the resources of a predominantly black city was a concern for many.
Zero Manufacturing Jobs Added. Zero.
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16172-zero-manufacturing-jobs-added-zero
Dave Johnson, Campaign for America's Future: President Obama set a goal of one million new manufacturing jobs in his second term. Last month we added zero. We did add low-wage jobs, though. Maybe we can talk about a national manufacturing strategy now?
Weekly Update: Media Looks for Camps, Occupy Joins Popular Resistance
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16174-weekly-update-media-looks-for-camps-occupy-joins-popular-resistance
Margaret Flowers, October2011.org: On May Day, the media was looking for encampments and missed how popular resistance is growing and demonstrating all over the US. Here are some of the highlights in this week's activism.
Five Things to Know About the NRA's New President
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16168-five-things-to-know-about-the-nras-new-president
Matt Gertz, Media Matters: The NRA will induct Alabama lawyer Jim Porter as the new president at their annual meeting this weekend. Here are some facts about the new face of gun culture.
Manufacturing Terror: The Media's Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Problem
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16171-manufacturing-terror-the-medias-anti-arab-and-anti-muslim-problem
George Lavender, National Radio Project: After the Boston Marathon bombing, the media was filled with speculation, many pointing the finger at Muslims and Arabs. Does the media reinforce anti-Arab and anti-Muslim stereotypes?
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In Houston, an NRA Victory Lap
Read the Article at The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/04/in-houston-an-nra-victory-lap.html
1,856 to Zero: Secret Spy Court Authorizes 100 Percent of US Government Requests
Read the Article at Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/03-2
Israel Air Strike Reportedly Hits Syria
Read the Article at AFP
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/04/israel-air-strike-reportedly-hits-syria/
Guantanamo Costs $900,000 Per Prisoner Annually
Read the Article at RT News
http://rt.com/news/guantanamo-astronomical-cost-strike-807/
The Underworld of "Raiteros" - Labor Brokers That Pay Less Than Minimum Wage
Read the Article at the Chicago Reader
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/raiteros-labor-brokers-temp-agencies-little-village-jobs-workers/Content?oid=9464882
Young Guns: The Rifles Made Especially for Children
Read the Article at The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/young-guns-the-rifles-made-especially-for-children-8601794.html
How Textile Kings Weave a Hold on Bangladesh
Read the Article at Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/02/us-bangladesh-garments-special-report-idUSBRE9411CX20130502
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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>E. Douglas Kihn, Truthout:</strong> Doctor of Oriental medicine E. Douglas Kihn argues that the squeezing of the American worker, starting under the Reagan Administration, has created a worried, hurried population succumbing to "American Syndrome" and self-medicating with food.</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=fGZYkXMtetd28u5WvGMYldKFpZuiLKDy" 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=2DrFVp%2BmNRkrt4rIvKIkKNKFpZuiLKDy" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws</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>Lois Beckett, ProPublica:</strong> Using the pre-Civil War doctrine of "nullification," states assert that they - not the Supreme Court - have the ultimate authority to decide whether a law is constitutional or not.</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 href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qScpsryt7xIZn%2B5mE8RtY9KFpZuiLKDy" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Secret "Free Trade" Negotiations Will Gut Regulations, Further Enrich Multinationals and Big Financial Firms</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>Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism:</strong> The secret Trans-Pacific Partnership and the US-European Union “Free Trade” Agreement are both intended to make the world more lucrative for major corporations by weakening regulations and by strengthening intellectual property laws.</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=JSsxD%2B2wQ3mU0KWr7rszx9KFpZuiLKDy" 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>Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company:</strong> Newtown families lobbied for an amendment that would expand the use of background checks for people buying guns, but fell six votes short. They are part of a growing nationwide movement called the "Sandy Hook Promise."</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 href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LUcYp28ddMDkvxBRqg1QAtKFpZuiLKDy" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>"Retail Exemption" Shields Fertilizer Facilities From Safety Requirements</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 href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=b7167HpFs747sYls8Xs%2FcNKFpZuiLKDy" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria</strong></a></p>
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<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=7FiBi9k2VtMFvg209rfeQaHUcEkGolrc" 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=LFpKHlN3GZX%2FUozf343rhNKFpZuiLKDy" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>A Day in Court: Jones Day and the Color of Corruption</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>Tolu Olorunda, Opening of Detroit:</strong> On April 30, dozens of protesters in Detroit opposed the financial takeover of the city by a global law firm. The fact that the predominantly white firm was managing the resources of a predominantly black city was a concern for many.</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=%2Bi6P6c0CR%2BIWK5r0QznoudKFpZuiLKDy" 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=xQYgmZiGK9OqG%2Bbe35JWwdKFpZuiLKDy" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Zero Manufacturing Jobs Added. Zero.</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 Johnson, Campaign for America's Future: </strong> President Obama set a goal of one million new manufacturing jobs in his second term. Last month we added zero. We did add low-wage jobs, though. Maybe we can talk about a national manufacturing strategy now?</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=zRWXjwWAhWbDGzynL4r26dKFpZuiLKDy" 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=h6RSNrbAD8J9vwbV2lnyyqHUcEkGolrc" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Weekly Update: Media Looks for Camps, Occupy Joins Popular Resistance</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>Margaret Flowers, October2011.org:</strong> On May Day, the media was looking for encampments and missed how popular resistance is growing and demonstrating all over the US. Here are some of the highlights in this week’s activism.</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=VtpSZudsvUTOjtZzB4NJstKFpZuiLKDy" 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=IXNWjM9FTPrLU6S0ardMbtKFpZuiLKDy" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Five Things to Know About the NRA's New President</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 Gertz, Media Matters:</strong> The NRA will induct Alabama lawyer Jim Porter as the new president at their annual meeting this weekend. Here are some facts about the new face of gun culture.</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=4Cp8vjLnCn3uKm%2F3mo%2FD%2BqHUcEkGolrc" 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=xss%2Bl7JmeLl5yzNLFHhQaqHUcEkGolrc" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Manufacturing Terror: The Media's Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Problem</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>George Lavender, National Radio Project:</strong> After the Boston Marathon bombing, the media was filled with speculation, many pointing the finger at Muslims and Arabs. Does the media reinforce anti-Arab and anti-Muslim stereotypes?</p>
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