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The Supreme Court Empowers Employers to Lock Out Workers
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t r u t h o u t | 05.23
The Supreme Court Empowers Employers to Lock Out Workers
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16531-the-supreme-court-empowers-employers-to-lock-out-workers
Ann C. Hodges and Ellen Dannin, Truthout: This seventh article in the Judicial Amendment Project series on the history of the National Labor Relations Act describes how the Supreme Court defied the expressed purposes of the NLRA by empowering employer lockouts that sap worker solidarity and enhance employer power.
Resistance in Ohio, Fracking's Dumping Ground
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16547-resistance-in-ohio-frackings-dumping-ground
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Ohio has become a fracking dumping ground, with 179 wells absorbing more than 1 billion gallons of hazardous wastewater from the process from several states, and now legislators and residents are fighting a plan to transport the toxic liquid along the Ohio River, which supplies millions with drinking water.
Terracide and the Terrarists: Destroying the Planet for Record Profits
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16541-terracide-and-the-terrarists-destroying-the-planet-for-record-profits
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: Terrarists include those who run the giant energy companies and know the consequences of their actions, but continue to wreak havoc on the earth without fear of jail.
The Capone Moment: Could LIBOR Fracture the International Banking Cartel?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16539-the-capone-moment-could-libor-fracture-the-international-banking-cartel
Steve Rushton, Occupy.com: The crimes of the modern banking industry can be compared to the rule of mafia mobs of the 1920s. Perhaps a look at how Al Capone's crime network was toppled by tax evasion could offer some clues to how to unvravel the current criminal banking regime.
London's Violent Spectacle: What Is to Be Gained by Calling it Terror?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16549-londons-violent-spectacle-what-is-to-be-gained-by-calling-it-terror
Brad Evans, Truthout: There is nothing to be gained by labeling Wednesday's brutal attack in London a "Terror Attack" other than to perpetuate a climate of fear that fuels hatred and extremist positions on all sides, says Evans.
Farmland - the New "Blood Diamonds" in Sierra Leone?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16546-farmland-the-new-blood-diamonds-in-sierra-leone
Joan Baxter, Truthout: Land grabs by foreign lessors in Sierra Leone are converting the majority of the country's formerly small-holder agricultural lands into industrial plantations without the small holders' permission, creating a potentially explosive situation.
The GOP's Black Friends Need More Black Friends
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16558-the-gops-black-friends-need-more-black-friends
Mychal Denzel Smith, The Nation: In an attempt to appear less racist, the GOP deploys a few black and brown faces to regurgitate staid policy and rhetoric. They would be better off reaching black voters by changing their actual record.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senator Leads Fight to Repeal the Monsanto Protection Act, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16563-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-senator-leads-fight-to-repeal-the-monsanto-protection-act-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Apple CEO Tim Cook was questioned in a Congressional Hearing about his company's complex scheme to avoid paying taxes; for a third year in a row, the average CEO salary in the United States has broken records; Tesla Motors is a roaring success; one US senator is fighting to restore the USDA's right to regulate the safety of our food supply from the hands of Monsanto; and more.
Paul Krugman | Japan Gets Tough
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16561-japan-gets-tough
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: Japan has been the most willing country to break with austere orthodoxy and give monetary and fiscal stimulus a chance. Krugman explains why early indicators show positive signs.
How Electric Cars Save Human Lives
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16559-how-electric-cars-save-human-lives
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Show: The success of Tesla and other electric cars is a win for everyone on the planet who is looking to alter our destiny by creating a no-carbon future.
Blood Ties, Nepotism and Democracy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16548-blood-ties-nepotism-and-democracy
The Institute of Art and Ideas, Truthout: In our supposedly meritocratic society, is inheritance of wealth and position an inequity that should be eradicated?
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Alberta Tar Sands Oil Is Already Flowing and Leaking Into the United States
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17987-alberta-tar-sands-oil-is-already-flowing-and-leaking-into-the-united-states
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Despite the passage of a House bill just yesterday supporting the fourth optional segment of the Keystone Pipeline, Alberta tar sands oil is already flowing into the United States. It is causing a carbon disaster when it is processed in Canada and resulting in toxic leaks in America.
The Metastasizing Epidemic of Military Rape
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17985-the-metastasizing-epidemic-of-military-rape
Sen. Reid Appears to Back Away From "Nuclear Option" on Filibusters
Read the Article at NBC News
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/22/18425950-reid-appears-to-back-away-from-nuclear-option-on-filibusters?lite
Behold the "Job Creators": Cash Piles Up as US CEOs Play it Safe With Slow-Growth Economy
Read the Article at Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-23/cash-piles-up-as-u-s-ceos-play-safe-with-slow-growth-economy.html
OK Sen. Coburn Calls Tornado Aid Debate "Typical Washington BS"
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/coburn-calls-tornado-aid-debate-typical-washington-bs
Mississippi Could Soon Jail Women for Stillbirths, Miscarriages
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/05/buckhalter-mississippi-stillbirth-manslaughter
Neocons, Hill Democrats Push for War Against Syria
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/174514/neocons-hill-democrats-push-war-against-syria
Maddowblog: What Boehner Considers "Inconceivable"
Read the Article at MSNBC
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/05/23/18442865-what-boehner-considers-inconceivable
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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>Ann C. Hodges and Ellen Dannin, Truthout:</strong> This seventh article in the Judicial Amendment Project series on the history of the National Labor Relations Act describes how the Supreme Court defied the expressed purposes of the NLRA by empowering employer lockouts that sap worker solidarity and enhance employer power.</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=sHJZRAubtrrIyZiLctWOdUpWqUu%2B1vgW" 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=J7wgkg66%2BBIQSiEoPO8N2Umk%2F6gMZUEw"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Resistance in Ohio, Fracking's Dumping Ground</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>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> Ohio has become a fracking dumping ground, with 179 wells absorbing more than 1 billion gallons of hazardous wastewater from the process from several states, and now legislators and residents are fighting a plan to transport the toxic liquid along the Ohio River, which supplies millions with drinking water.</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=FAlaRGBO9AxEiHFonnZBxEmk%2F6gMZUEw" 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=%2FpHAbt3zK%2FVqkyfnJiefEUmk%2F6gMZUEw"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Terracide and the Terrarists: Destroying the Planet for Record Profits</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> Terrarists include those who run the giant energy companies and know the consequences of their actions, but continue to wreak havoc on the earth without fear of jail.</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=KMFOt9UvVF62zGCkaE6DrEmk%2F6gMZUEw"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Capone Moment: Could LIBOR Fracture the International Banking Cartel?</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 Rushton, Occupy.com:</strong> The crimes of the modern banking industry can be compared to the rule of mafia mobs of the 1920s. Perhaps a look at how Al Capone's crime network was toppled by tax evasion could offer some clues to how to unvravel the current criminal banking regime.</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=ntlRozT1eriz4y1zoVloPUmk%2F6gMZUEw" 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=OT2%2BdkfX52nmRZ6TUK1wHEmk%2F6gMZUEw"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>London's Violent Spectacle: What Is to Be Gained by Calling it Terror?</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>Brad Evans, Truthout:</strong> There is nothing to be gained by labeling Wednesday's brutal attack in London a "Terror Attack" other than to perpetuate a climate of fear that fuels hatred and extremist positions on all sides, says Evans.</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=tpG6lEymScMlcGJGeMqg1kmk%2F6gMZUEw" 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=%2F%2BYGvS5YFzHm51aJa%2BVay0mk%2F6gMZUEw"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Farmland - the New "Blood Diamonds" in Sierra Leone?</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>Joan Baxter, Truthout:</strong> Land grabs by foreign lessors in Sierra Leone are converting the majority of the country's formerly small-holder agricultural lands into industrial plantations without the small holders' permission, creating a potentially explosive situation.</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=PoOfvfE1yJV3QqhzUul2f0mk%2F6gMZUEw" 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=k4S%2FZxRtQ6wVDAm6gr9PC0mk%2F6gMZUEw"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The GOP's Black Friends Need More Black Friends</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>Mychal Denzel Smith, The Nation:</strong> In an attempt to appear less racist, the GOP deploys a few black and brown faces to regurgitate staid policy and rhetoric. They would be better off reaching black voters by changing their actual record.</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=M5QakRMKqOU%2BwCUqlSqzUEmk%2F6gMZUEw" 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=nMjTRkwvrBGIfbR3uXsemUmk%2F6gMZUEw"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senator Leads Fight to Repeal the Monsanto Protection 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>In today's On the News segment:</strong> Apple CEO Tim Cook was questioned in a Congressional Hearing about his company's complex scheme to avoid paying taxes; for a third year in a row, the average CEO salary in the United States has broken records; Tesla Motors is a roaring success; one US senator is fighting to restore the USDA's right to regulate the safety of our food supply from the hands of Monsanto; and more.</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=OT2%2BdkfX52lLQh7Z%2BuaWOkmk%2F6gMZUEw" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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 href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wrreQDwS5f6ForYCDsg920mk%2F6gMZUEw"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Paul Krugman | Japan Gets Tough</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> Japan has been the most willing country to break with austere orthodoxy and give monetary and fiscal stimulus a chance. Krugman explains why early indicators show positive signs.</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=eB32J4Rn4awMi7p35KX2Ikmk%2F6gMZUEw" 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=QLBzuJFvb5a9L19fVC%2BP40mk%2F6gMZUEw"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>How Electric Cars Save Human Lives</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 Show:</strong> The success of Tesla and other electric cars is a win for everyone on the planet who is looking to alter our destiny by creating a no-carbon future.</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=7V9oJWg2iCN5nVvro8s%2B4Emk%2F6gMZUEw" 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=Kf7T3ZxtS0P1PqZLghobU0mk%2F6gMZUEw"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Blood Ties, Nepotism and 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>The Institute of Art and Ideas, Truthout:</strong> In our supposedly meritocratic society, is inheritance of wealth and position an inequity that should be eradicated?</p>
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