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Maya Schenwar | Life on Penalty of Death
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Maya Schenwar | Life on Penalty of Death
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16659-life-on-penalty-of-death
Maya Schenwar, Truthout: The death penalty isn't the only way our criminal =
justice system kills. We must work to conceive of how to confront harm and =
solve problems without depriving people of their lives.
Hundreds Protest Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees in North Carolina
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16663-hundreds-protest-genetically-engineere=
d-eucalyptus-trees-in-north-carolina
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Opponents say the tropical, genetically altered tree=
s, which would be grown as fuel for biomass energy plants, would threaten n=
ative species and turn forests into mono-crop fuel generators.
Republican Lies Thwart Attempts to Reach Democratic Ideal of Educated Citiz=
enry
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16685-republican-lies-thwart-attempts-to-=
reach-democratic-ideal-of-educated-citizenry
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Show: Thomas Jefferson may have touted th=
e importance of an informed citizenry, but what if the information that is =
educating citizens is coming from Republican lies?
Michael Winship | Good Consumers, Bad Citizens
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16665-good-consumers-bad-citizens
Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: When did we stop being citizens and beco=
me merely consumers?
Paul Krugman | When Economic Prudence Is Seen as Folly
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16684-when-economic-prudence-is-seen-as-f=
olly
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: A look back at Britain's economic policy in th=
e 1930's reveals that "doing the responsible thing is a recipe for economic=
failure," says Krugman.
Maya Angelou Writes of Mothers and Daughters: Reconciliation and Unconditio=
nal Love
http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/16662-mom-me-mom
Maya Angelou, Random House: Sent away to live with her grandmother at an ea=
rly age, Maya Angelou has written a memoir about abandonment, forgiveness a=
nd love. Read the excerpt from her new book, "Mom & Me & Mom."
Are Washington, Moscow and Beijing Using the Global Arms Trade to Create a =
New Cold War?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16682-cold-war-redux-are-washington-moscow-a=
nd-beijing-using-the-global-arms-trade-to-create-a-new-cold-war
Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch: In the early months of 2013 arms sales, the =
power dueling and competition that comes with them have been gaining moment=
um.
The Judicial Amendments' 1-2-3-4 Punch to Collective Bargaining
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16656-the-1-2-3-4-punch-to-collective-bargai=
ning-putting-together-the-judicial-amendments-attack-on-union-power
Ellen Dannin and Ann C. Hodges, Truthout: In this week's installment of the=
ir series on the National Labor Relations Act, the writers examine how judi=
cial amendments have severely eroded Congress's stated policy of restoring =
equality of bargaining power between employers and employees.
Puerto Rican Independentista Oscar L=C3=B3pez Rivera's 32 Years of Resistan=
ce to Torture
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16660-puerto-rican-independentista-oscar-=
lopez-riveras-32-years-of-resistance-to-torture
Hans Bennett, Upside Down World: A new book examines the broader political =
significance of Puerto Rican activist Oscar Lopez Rivera's case, while prov=
iding an unflinching look at how imprisonment and draconian policies like s=
olitary confinement and no-contact visits affect prisoners and their loved =
ones.
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ived Letters Poisoned With Ricin, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16687-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-members=
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re
In today's On the News segment: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the no=
nprofit he founded called Mayors Against Illegal Guns each received a lette=
r containing the deadly poison ricin; Congressional Budget Office says tax =
breaks will cost our nation $12 trillion dollars over the next decade; Cali=
fornia legislators are trying again to pass a bill of rights for domestic w=
orkers; and more.
War on Democracy in Wisconsin: Bill Would Enact Voter ID, End Disclosure, L=
imit Early Voting and Expand Lobbyist Influence
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ld-enact-voter-id-end-disclosure-limit-early-voting-and-expand-lobbyist-inf=
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Brendan Fischer, PRWatch: Lawmakers are describing a new bill in Wisconsin =
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es most disclosure requirements for "issue ads."
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Near Zero Percent Interest Savings Rates Are Forcing Seniors to Ration for =
Survival
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17996-nearly-zero-percent-sa=
vings-interest-rates-are-forcing-seniors-to-ration-for-survival-while-wall-=
street-investors-are-making-record-profits
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Banks and the government used to tell A=
mericans to save for their senior years and augment penurious Social Securi=
ty checks with yearly interest payments.=C2=A0 Now, seniors get .01 percent=
in interest on their hard-earned money while Wall Street investors are mak=
ing record profits.
The Lever of Social Action
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http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17995-the-lever-of-social-ac=
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Poll: Huge Majority Says Economy Should Trump Congressional Investigations
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-should-trump-congressional
Why the Military Protects the Command Structure Instead of Sexual Assault V=
ictims
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e-instead-victims
Keystone XL: The New Plunder of Native Lands
Read the Article at The Socialist Project
http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/830.php
Conservative Activist Advises GOP: Ignore Hispanics, Go For White Voters In=
stead
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cs-go-for-white-voters-instead/
News Organizations Decline Meeting with Holder Unless Meeting Is "On the Re=
cord"
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-on-off-the-record-meetings-on-leaks/?on.cnn=3D2
Shocker: Wealthy Win Lion's Share of Major Tax Breaks
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-tax-breaks/Ua0UyYle21EUXub7g1suCI/story.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>Banks and the government used to tell Americans to save for their senior years and augment penurious Social Security checks with yearly interest payments.  Now, seniors get .01 percent in interest on their hard-earned money while Wall Street investors are making record profits.</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>The Lever of Social Action</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>Poll: Huge Majority Says Economy Should Trump Congressional Investigations</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>Why the Military Protects the Command Structure Instead of Sexual Assault Victims</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RhL0LZaOm8h3E5T64Tms2q6urRN8WdhT" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Nation</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Keystone XL: The New Plunder of Native Lands</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>Conservative Activist Advises GOP: Ignore Hispanics, Go For White Voters Instead</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>News Organizations Decline Meeting with Holder Unless Meeting Is "On the Record"</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2Flc%2BeSvlQLfL1BXioz147a6urRN8WdhT" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at CNN</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Shocker: Wealthy Win Lion's Share of Major Tax Breaks</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>Maya Schenwar, Truthout:</strong> The death penalty isn't the only way our criminal justice system kills. We must work to conceive of how to confront harm and solve problems without depriving people of their lives.</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=nCT37T6omtBHfGXKwUuz7K6urRN8WdhT" 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=d1DBmRmYhk%2F8avzJZu%2Bjga6urRN8WdhT" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Hundreds Protest Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees in North 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>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> Opponents say the tropical, genetically altered trees, which would be grown as fuel for biomass energy plants, would threaten native species and turn forests into mono-crop fuel generators.</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=NB4LAT7qMjLyaxpAw5xB%2Ba6urRN8WdhT" 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=OJ6bwMMzDDCgi%2B0vM2bs5K6urRN8WdhT" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Republican Lies Thwart Attempts to Reach Democratic Ideal of Educated Citizenry</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> Thomas Jefferson may have touted the importance of an informed citizenry, but what if the information that is educating citizens is coming from Republican lies?</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=tAfY8Nvzwe58IFyCSlg%2FB66urRN8WdhT" 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=w71NF3tWCh2SesO5KHBI6vAuMxDakgCb" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Michael Winship | Good Consumers, Bad Citizens</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>Michael Winship, Moyers & Company:</strong> When did we stop being citizens and become merely consumers?</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=w4Jx1lid4Axa13zQl1nWra6urRN8WdhT" 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=lIj2pusW6C3AQljlJx038K6urRN8WdhT" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Paul Krugman | When Economic Prudence Is Seen as Folly</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> A look back at Britain's economic policy in the 1930's reveals that "doing the responsible thing is a recipe for economic failure," says Krugman.</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=UuJSSlLOdCk%2FtBka9A6dTa6urRN8WdhT" 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=xCHYUofaeuGPmV%2FtHAnDjK6urRN8WdhT" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Maya Angelou Writes of Mothers and Daughters: Reconciliation and Unconditional Love</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>Maya Angelou, Random House:</strong> Sent away to live with her grandmother at an early age, Maya Angelou has written a memoir about abandonment, forgiveness and love. Read the excerpt from her new book, "Mom & Me & Mom."</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=DBVYaiTODu%2BiQCXo5TutbPAuMxDakgCb" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Are Washington, Moscow and Beijing Using the Global Arms Trade to Create a New Cold War?</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>Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch:</strong> In the early months of 2013 arms sales, the power dueling and competition that comes with them have been gaining momentum.</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=VyNDEKdbp%2BUS0hPSN7V3KfAuMxDakgCb" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Judicial Amendments' 1-2-3-4 Punch to Collective Bargaining</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>Ellen Dannin and Ann C. Hodges, Truthout:</strong> In this week's installment of their series on the National Labor Relations Act, the writers examine how judicial amendments have severely eroded Congress's stated policy of restoring equality of bargaining power between employers and employees.</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=U%2FfCATPTlwLjsjxiANMiUq6urRN8WdhT" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Puerto Rican Independentista Oscar López Rivera's 32 Years of Resistance to Torture</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>Hans Bennett, Upside Down World:</strong> A new book examines the broader political significance of Puerto Rican activist Oscar Lopez Rivera's case, while providing an unflinching look at how imprisonment and draconian policies like solitary confinement and no-contact visits affect prisoners and their loved ones.</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=gHdYpXK4LM5MRmAvh1%2BdBvAuMxDakgCb" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Book Review</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=68Phu6pHj0hT1KzMI%2BHlr66urRN8WdhT" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns Received Letters Poisoned With Ricin, 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> New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the nonprofit he founded called Mayors Against Illegal Guns each received a letter containing the deadly poison ricin; Congressional Budget Office says tax breaks will cost our nation $12 trillion dollars over the next decade; California legislators are trying again to pass a bill of rights for domestic workers; 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 href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=n6jbTZM5YBkisih8nvOYHPAuMxDakgCb" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>War on Democracy in Wisconsin: Bill Would Enact Voter ID, End Disclosure, Limit Early Voting and Expand Lobbyist Influence</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, PRWatch:</strong> Lawmakers are describing a new bill in Wisconsin as a "sweeping assault on democracy." The most troubling provision eliminates most disclosure requirements for "issue ads."</p>
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