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Social Security's Explosive Injustices
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t r u t h o u t | 05.07
Social Security's Explosive Injustices
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16213-social-securitys-explosive-injustices
Richard D. Wolff, Truthout: The proposed reduction from current levels in Social Security benefits comes on top of glaring decades-old abuse of the system. It remains to be seen whether cuts will be the spark that ignites widespread popular resistance.
ALEC Ignores First Amendment, Assembles a "Most Wanted" List
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16216-alec-ignores-first-amendment-assembles-a-most-wanted-list
Brendan Fischer and Nick Surgey, PRWatch: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) recently met in Oklahoma City and made an egregious effort to manage critical reporters and activists.
Liberal America, Wake Up!
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16194-liberal-america-wake-up
Max Eternity, Truthout: Barack Obama has not helped African-Americans, "nor is he representative of America's noble civil rights legacy - nor of its liberalism of every age and color," Eternity argues.
Laundering the Public Image of Worker-Killing Sweatshops
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16212-laundering-the-public-image-of-worker-killing-sweatshops
David Bacon, Truthout: In Bangladesh the bodies of garment workers are still being pulled from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza factory - evidence that the industry that is supposed to monitor the labor and safety practices of multinational suppliers and subcontractors has failed miserably.
Democratic Party's Hopes May Hang on "Razor-Thin" Race in South Carolina
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16218-democratic-partys-hopes-may-hang-on-razor-thin-race-in-south-carolina
Jamie Self, McClatchy Newspapers: Today's special election in South Carolina for the state's 1st Congressional District seat, between Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, is considered a litmus test for the Democratic party.
Now They Want to Take Away the 8-Hour Day and 40-Hour Week
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16238-now-they-want-to-take-away-the-8-hour-day-and-40-hour-week
Dave Johnson, Truthout: In the midst of a deepening jobs crisis, Republicans are proposing legislation that kills the only law that creates employment.
And Then There Was One: Imperial Gigantism and the Decline of Planet Earth
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16228-and-then-there-was-one-imperial-gigantism-and-the-decline-of-planet-earth
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: "Militarily, culturally, and even to some extent economically, the U.S. remains surprisingly alone on planet Earth in imperial terms, even if little has worked out as planned in Washington."
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Are Violating Their $25 Billion Settlement
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16239-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-banksters-are-violating-their-$25-billion-settlement
In today's On the News segment: Five major US banks are violating a a $25 billion settlement from last year that was meant to compensate victims of abusive bank practices and foreclosure fraud; the sequester cuts are slowly being unleashed on our nation; investigators have determined the cause of the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion; and more.
Angela Davis and Assata Shakur's Lawyer Denounces FBI's Adding of Exiled Activist to Terrorists List
http://truth-out.org/video/item/16229-angela-davis-and-assata-shakurs-lawyer-denounce-fbis-adding-of-exiled-activist-to-terrorists-list
Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW!: Assata Shakur, the exiled former Black Panther, has just become the first woman named to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list. African-American activist Angela Davis and attorney, Lennox Hinds discuss the significance of this political act.
Paul Krugman | No Redemption for George W. Bush
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16234-no-redemption-for-george-w-bush
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: Former President George W. Bush was a bad president, but what Krugman finds most abhorrent is the "unprecedented level of systematic dishonesty" that he brought to American political life.
If the Oceans Die - We Die
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16235-if-the-oceans-die-we-die
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: For quite some time, oceans have been taking the brunt of our CO2 emissions by absorbing them - but now, they are paying a price.
Economic Update: Mayday and Labor
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16237-economic-update-mayday-and-labor
Richard D. Wolff, Economic Update/Truthout: Updates on Bangladesh tragedy, drug-price gouging, CEO pay and OSHA; discussion of labor strategy then and now; comments on markets, private property and scapegoating government.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Documents Reveal CIA Vetted Zero Dark Thirty Script With Filmmaker's Cooperation
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17955-documents-reveal-cia-vetted-zero-dark-thirty-script-with-filmmaker-s-cooperation
Mark Karlin, Editor of BuzzFlash at Truthout: The screenwriter for Zero Dark Thirty not only shared the film script with the CIA, he also made changes they requested. These alterations enhanced the image of the CIA and diluted the horror of torture.
Everything You've Been Told About Radicalization Is Wrong
Read the Article at Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/everything-youve-been-told-about-radicalization-is-wrong-20130506
Big Oil May Destroy World's Largest Rain Forest and Accelerate Global Warming
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17953-big-oil-may-destroy-world-s-largest-rain-forest-and-accelerate-global-warming
Charles P. Pierce | An Open Letter from a Worcester Native on the Matter of Burying Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Read the Article at Esquire
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Worcester_Should_Please_Shut_Up
Senator Levin: Military Plagued by More Than 70 Sexual Assaults Per Day
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/senator-levin-military-plagued-by-more-than-70-sexual-assaults-per-day.php?ref=fpb
Robert Scheer | Obama Did It for the Money
Read the Article at Truthdig
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/obama_did_it_for_the_money_20130507/
Felon Disenfranchisement: The New Jim Crow
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17952-felon-disenfranchisement-the-new-jim-crow
Bangladesh Garment Building Collapse Death Toll Passes 700
Read the Article at CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/07/world/asia/bangladesh-building-collapse/index.html
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<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>The screenwriter for Zero Dark Thirty not only shared the film script with the CIA, he also made changes they requested. These alterations enhanced the image of the CIA and diluted the horror of torture.</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>Everything You've Been Told About Radicalization Is Wrong</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>Big Oil May Destroy World's Largest Rain Forest and Accelerate Global Warming</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>Charles P. Pierce | An Open Letter from a Worcester Native on the Matter of Burying Tamerlan Tsarnaev</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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=s6dOj8Q5yXPzfBH52pQH175ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>Read the Article at Esquire</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Senator Levin: Military Plagued by More Than 70 Sexual Assaults Per Day</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.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=W348uK6vBdlx8%2BTyzwsEtb5ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>Read the Article at Talking Points Memo</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Robert Scheer | Obama Did It for the Money</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>Felon Disenfranchisement: The New Jim Crow</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>Bangladesh Garment Building Collapse Death Toll Passes 700</strong></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>Richard D. Wolff, Truthout:</strong> The proposed reduction from current levels in Social Security benefits comes on top of glaring decades-old abuse of the system. It remains to be seen whether cuts will be the spark that ignites widespread popular resistance.</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=bGZbzM2ybVYw%2FvXupro27L5ZlHgm7YlZ"><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=Ub4%2BaixchVhUmRSikbLXdb5ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>ALEC Ignores First Amendment, Assembles a "Most Wanted" List</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>Brendan Fischer and Nick Surgey, PRWatch:</strong> The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) recently met in Oklahoma City and made an egregious effort to manage critical reporters and activists.</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=WMUdVVWkn5VXV%2B8oyLMg875ZlHgm7YlZ"><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=2kiQCXofnsgSPDVjtTGFt75ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>Liberal America, Wake Up!</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> Barack Obama has not helped African-Americans, "nor is he representative of America's noble civil rights legacy - nor of its liberalism of every age and color," Eternity argues.</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=NAQAj9764P9RRigDolP4T75ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>Laundering the Public Image of Worker-Killing Sweatshops</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>David Bacon, Truthout:</strong> In Bangladesh the bodies of garment workers are still being pulled from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza factory - evidence that the industry that is supposed to monitor the labor and safety practices of multinational suppliers and subcontractors has failed miserably.</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=LhE9xkvD6aN5VMRC1imJdL5ZlHgm7YlZ"><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=PdqjO6Z7YloGEZZ%2FZsWypL5ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>Democratic Party's Hopes May Hang on "Razor-Thin" Race in South Carolina</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>Jamie Self, McClatchy Newspapers:</strong> Today's special election in South Carolina for the state's 1st Congressional District seat, between Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, is considered a litmus test for the Democratic party.</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=RcGOCy1b1WL8CVsFeWrLBb5ZlHgm7YlZ"><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=UibYerGeHkrH9MZWZ4gjOL5ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>Now They Want to Take Away the 8-Hour Day and 40-Hour Week</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, Truthout:</strong> In the midst of a deepening jobs crisis, Republicans are proposing legislation that kills the only law that creates employment.</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=M%2BTWC9B8zUWwXcyAVcjA5r5ZlHgm7YlZ"><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=IPb9jb%2Bwfyw7tY%2FccE2AR75ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>And Then There Was One: Imperial Gigantism and the Decline of Planet Earth</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> "Militarily, culturally, and even to some extent economically, the U.S. remains surprisingly alone on planet Earth in imperial terms, even if little has worked out as planned in Washington."</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=VnUmK9jUovVnOkVywjPch75ZlHgm7YlZ"><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=fnBma2QPzl5QjZI6IJevD75ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Are Violating Their $25 Billion Settlement</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> Five major US banks are violating a a $25 billion settlement from last year that was meant to compensate victims of abusive bank practices and foreclosure fraud; the sequester cuts are slowly being unleashed on our nation; investigators have determined the cause of the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion; and more.</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=rHmgT11OKp5bYxiN9ocuJb5ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</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=7BLrQ1yZaCS8%2FmJ8R00ki75ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>Angela Davis and Assata Shakur's Lawyer Denounces FBI's Adding of Exiled Activist to Terrorists List</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>Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW!:</strong> Assata Shakur, the exiled former Black Panther, has just become the first woman named to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list. African-American activist Angela Davis and attorney, Lennox Hinds discuss the significance of this political act.</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=YD9S4lh01hlYkVaRoRrEQb5ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</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=bGZbzM2ybVa4beMeyl0rzr5ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>Paul Krugman | No Redemption for George W. Bush</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 Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> Former President George W. Bush was a bad president, but what Krugman finds most abhorrent is the "unprecedented level of systematic dishonesty" that he brought to American political life.</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=wuX7yXNYzNZ3vLJ5GQ%2BZ%2BL5ZlHgm7YlZ"><strong>If the Oceans Die - We Die</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> For quite some time, oceans have been taking the brunt of our CO2 emissions by absorbing them - but now, they are paying a price.</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=EIfO1IAg82WFNL6mD0L3ur5ZlHgm7YlZ"><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>Richard D. Wolff, Economic Update/Truthout:</strong> Updates on Bangladesh tragedy, drug-price gouging, CEO pay and OSHA; discussion of labor strategy then and now; comments on markets, private property and scapegoating government.</p>
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