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William Rivers Pitt | In Defense of Raised Voices
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t r u t h o u t | 06.07
William Rivers Pitt | In Defense of Raised Voices
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/16827-in-defense-of-raised-voices
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: William Rivers Pitt makes a case for hecklers as a part of American democracy: "If you're going to step to a microphone or stand upon a stage to espouse a position, you'd better be prepared to hear from the people, whether you want to or not."
Richard D. Wolff | A Socialism for the 21st Century
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/16797-a-socialism-for-the-21st-century
Richard D. Wolff, Truthout: The contradictory history and results of the first 150 years of modern socialism provide key lessons for a successful socialism in the 21st century.
Consumer Groups, Shareholders Call for Google to Leave US Chamber of Commerce, Disclose Political Spending
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/16843-consumer-groups-shareholders-call-for-google-to-leave-us-chamber-of-commerce-disclose-political-spending
Alissa Bohling, Truthout: At a press conference yesterday during Google's annual shareholder meeting, investors and public interest groups called for the company to disclose its political spending and end its membership in the US Chamber of Commerce.
In Yemen, Let's Redeem President Obama's War on Terror Reform Speech
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/16826-in-yemen-lets-redeem-president-obamas-war-on-terror-reform-speech
Robert Naiman, Truthout: Following President Obama's speech on war reform, Robert Naiman will travel to Yemen in the hope of redeeming this promise. Petition in hand, Naiman will call for the release of Yemeni prisoners at Guantanamo and for the drone strikes in Yemen to end.
Political Economy of Federalism in Pakistan and Movement for Self-Determination in Sindh
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/16810-political-economy-of-federalism-in-pakistan-and-movement-for-self-determination-in-sindh
Zulfiqar Shah, Truthout: Pakistan is at a crossroads, its federal structure severely threatened by provincial independence movements fueled by ethnic tensions, structural political failures and the allocation of tax revenues.
Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs in May, Unemployment at 7.6 Percent
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/16835-economy-adds-175000-jobs-in-may-unemployment-at-76-percent
Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research: Weak productivity growth has supported the job growth of the last two years. This could be due to workers being forced to accept low pay, low productivity jobs, but it would be very bad news if it were indicative of a longer-term trend.
FBI and NSA Spying Revealed: Uncle Sam Is Watching You, and Both Congress and the Courts Are Complicit
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/16838-fbi-nsa-spying-revealed-uncle-sam-is-watching-you-and-both-congress-and-the-courts-are-complicit
Shahid Buttar, People's Blog for the Constitution: While outrage is appropriately escalating at the scale of FBI and NSA abuses, three angles to this controversy have remained muted in most of today's commentary.
It's Time to Hit the Reset Button on the Fiscal Debate
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/16840-its-time-to-hit-the-reset-button-on-the-fiscal-debate
Michael Linden, Center for American Progress: Most policymakers, organizations, and policy leaders seem to be stuck in 2010, as if nothing has changed in the fiscal landscape in the years since. Much has changed, however, and the debate should change with it.
NSA Whistleblowers: "All US Citizens" Targeted by Surveillance Program, Not Just Verizon Customers
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/16834-nsa-whistleblowers-all-us-citizens-targeted-by-surveillance-program-not-just-verizon-customers
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!: The Obama administration is conducting a massive domestic surveillance program by collecting telephone records of millions of Verizon customers. But a National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower says it is happening with other phone companies, too.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
As the New York Times (NYT) Blasts Obama/Bush Surveillance State Tactics, Maybe Elites Will Become Concerned
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18012-as-the-new-york-times-nyt-blasts-obama-bush-surveillance-state-tactics-maybe-elites-will-become-concerned
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: The New York Times editorial board wrote a withering condemnation of the expanding surveillance state. Will the elites start to realize that we are all at risk of being spied upon?
Was the Gulf of Mexico Sacrificed for Three Full Months to Protect BP's Billions?
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18011-was-the-gulf-of-mexico-sacrificed-for-three-full-months-to-protect-bp-s-billions
President Obama's Dragnet
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/opinion/president-obamas-dragnet.html?hp
How Wall St. Bailed Out the Nazis
Read the Article at Consortium News
http://consortiumnews.com/2013/06/06/how-wall-st-bailed-out-the-nazis/
The Unknown Patriot Who Exposed the Government's Verizon Spy Program
Read the Article at The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/the-unknown-patriot-who-exposed-the-governments-verizon-spy-program/276593/
Revealed: Letters From Republicans Seeking Obamacare Money
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/article/174669/revealed-letters-republicans-seeking-obamacare-money
Charles P. Pierce | Verizon Phone Record Scandal Is No Surprise
Read the Article at Esquire
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Happy_Verizon_Day
David Letterman's Epic Rant Against Fracking
Read the Article at Liberals Unite
http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/pow-david-lettermans-epic-rant-against-fracking/
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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 New York Times editorial board wrote a withering condemnation of the expanding surveillance state. Will the elites start to realize that we are all at risk of being spied upon?</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=OR%2Bvys9PiiCJGdncTdXNXXpNn1J6X4Q2" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></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>President Obama's Dragnet</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=sAmSnFcopuU8iKmQgXsAWnpNn1J6X4Q2" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The New York Times</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>How Wall St. Bailed Out the Nazis</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>The Unknown Patriot Who Exposed the Government's Verizon Spy Program</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>Revealed: Letters From Republicans Seeking Obamacare 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>Charles P. Pierce | Verizon Phone Record Scandal Is No Surprise</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>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> William Rivers Pitt makes a case for hecklers as a part of American democracy: "If you're going to step to a microphone or stand upon a stage to espouse a position, you'd better be prepared to hear from the people, whether you want to or not."</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=cBsmVGucQ45Zu2MyhMm2znpNn1J6X4Q2" 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=Wqa82a7RRg2sLR4rKysPnnpNn1J6X4Q2"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Richard D. Wolff | A Socialism for the 21st Century</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>Richard D. Wolff, Truthout:</strong> The contradictory history and results of the first 150 years of modern socialism provide key lessons for a successful socialism in the 21st century.</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=iS73czaqBC7lnOZRN%2BeMCHpNn1J6X4Q2" 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=1EvICqNZT%2FnJPc8ewmsf1saYsn9lqbNU"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>In Yemen, Let's Redeem President Obama's War on Terror Reform Speech</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>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> Following President Obama's speech on war reform, Robert Naiman will travel to Yemen in the hope of redeeming this promise. Petition in hand, Naiman will call for the release of Yemeni prisoners at Guantanamo and for the drone strikes in Yemen to end.</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=LmV7urIcEiEA8Dq7ssb8jXpNn1J6X4Q2" 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=sAmSnFcopuUyvyt8njBkHnpNn1J6X4Q2"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Political Economy of Federalism in Pakistan and Movement for Self-Determination in Sindh</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>Zulfiqar Shah, Truthout:</strong> Pakistan is at a crossroads, its federal structure severely threatened by provincial independence movements fueled by ethnic tensions, structural political failures and the allocation of tax revenues.</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=%2FdJwVt7kVONvR60Dr4jAysaYsn9lqbNU" 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=YlEyVx1%2B4B3LjeW5Ygz6xXpNn1J6X4Q2"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs in May, Unemployment at 7.6 Percent</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>Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research:</strong> Weak productivity growth has supported the job growth of the last two years. This could be due to workers being forced to accept low pay, low productivity jobs, but it would be very bad news if it were indicative of a longer-term trend.</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=GVKRoEsqy4PGWWSy%2BDeyO3pNn1J6X4Q2" 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=pC%2F7jvxxQW6cUJlSQ%2F2Lw3pNn1J6X4Q2"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>FBI and NSA Spying Revealed: Uncle Sam Is Watching You, and Both Congress and the Courts Are Complicit</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>Shahid Buttar, People's Blog for the Constitution:</strong> While outrage is appropriately escalating at the scale of FBI and NSA abuses, three angles to this controversy have remained muted in most of today's commentary.</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=LOhe7G0bhafsTOYX1oDA03pNn1J6X4Q2" 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=LkJdlPQCPjYykXYdxjCuAHpNn1J6X4Q2"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>It's Time to Hit the Reset Button on the Fiscal Debate</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 Linden, Center for American Progress:</strong> Most policymakers, organizations, and policy leaders seem to be stuck in 2010, as if nothing has changed in the fiscal landscape in the years since. Much has changed, however, and the debate should change with it.</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=0qekLI5XH42Egr5JOvsH13pNn1J6X4Q2" 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=LOhe7G0bhaeXeUZ6pm26mnpNn1J6X4Q2"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>NSA Whistleblowers: "All US Citizens" Targeted by Surveillance Program, Not Just Verizon Customers</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 Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!:</strong> The Obama administration is conducting a massive domestic surveillance program by collecting telephone records of millions of Verizon customers. But a National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower says it is happening with other phone companies, too.</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=ks8Lh8aAB%2Bez0STj%2BAA688aYsn9lqbNU" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
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