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Stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Global Revolt Against
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t r u t h o u t | 07.10
Stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Global Revolt Against Corporate Domination
http://truth-out.org/news/item/17472-stopping-the-tpp-a-victory-in-the-global-revolt-against-corporate-domination
Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Truthout: In the fight against corporate personhood, citizens have the power to defend themselves and organizing against the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a fight that all Americans can get behind.
State Department Admits It Doesn't Know Keystone XL's Exact Route
http://truth-out.org/news/item/17477-state-department-admits-it-doesnt-know-keystone-xls-exact-route
Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog: After concerned citizens petitioned under the Freedom of Information Act, TransCanada is not revealing the exact route of the Keystone XL pipeline due to "national security concerns," proving big oil's control over our government.
Ellsberg: Snowden Was Right to Flee the US
http://truth-out.org/news/item/17474-ellsberg-snowden-was-right-to-flee-the-us
Brad Friedman, The BRAD Blog: Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Defense Department documents in protest of the Vietnam War, explains how the conservative shifts in American policy gave National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden no choice but to flee capture.
America First
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/17491-america-first
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Media outlets in Brazil have reported that NSA surveillance has reached Latin America. As we realize how far the reach of the US government is, and how much of an empire this country has become, the question remains: Will we learn from history? Or are we doomed to political collapse?
Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Todd Ashker
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/17473-pelican-bay-profiles-todd-ashker
Todd Ashker, Truthout: To continue the coverage on the Pelican Bay Prison hunger strike, we look to Todd Ashker, a prisoner who has been denied the right to communicate with his family for almost 20 years.
The End of the End of History - and Why the Era of Revolutions Is Upon Us
http://truth-out.org/news/item/17485-the-end-of-the-end-of-history-and-why-the-era-of-revolutions-is-upon-us
Bini Adamczak, Occupy.com: Two years after the beginning of the Arab Spring, strings of protests have gathered momentum across the world, proving that these are not just singular events but a collective movement that is slowly redefining the spectrum of power.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Snowden's Revelation Paves the Way for Federal Lawsuit Against NSA
http://truth-out.org/news/item/17492-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-snowdens-revelation-paves-the-way-for-federal-lawsuit-against-nsa
In today's On the News segment: The Electronic Frontier Foundation has successfully launched a lawsuit against the government, Walmart threatens Washington, DC as a bill to raise minimum wage is considered, and more.
Why the Revival of US Labor Might Start With Nonunion Workers
http://truth-out.org/news/item/17487-why-the-revival-of-us-labor-might-start-with-nonunion-workers
Amy Dean, YES! Magazine: New web site FixMyJob.com allows a platform for nonunionized workers to voice their complaints and concerns, but more importantly, to look for solutions as a community to combat inequality in the workplace.
Senator Boxer Is Losing Faith in the EPA, and So Should We
http://truth-out.org/news/item/17478-senator-boxer-is-losing-faith-in-the-epa-and-so-should-we
Kristina Chew, Care2: The Environmental Protection Agency's refusal to adopt preventative measures has come at a high cost to Americans, especially for those victims of the West, Texas, chemical explosion, who could have been saved if the EPA had adopted recommendations put forth a decade ago.
Jim Hightower | North Carolina Rips More Holes in Its Safety Net
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/17488-north-carolina-rips-more-holes-in-its-safety-net
Jim Hightower, Other Words: New legislation in North Carolina, a state that has the fifth-highest jobless rate in the US, has shaved seven weeks from the federally mandated length of time people are eligible for unemployment benefits.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
The Deja Vu All Over Again Headline: Harry Reid Plans to End Filibuster
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18078-the-deja-vu-all-over-again-headline-harry-reid-plans-to-end-filibuster
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Some news never changes. Take, for example, the repeated announcement by Harry "Hamlet" Reid that he might end obstructionist filibusters. However, he never does.
Despite the War on Oakland's Poor and Working Class, Resistance Continues
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18077-despite-the-war-on-oakland-s-poor-and-working-class-resistance-continues
Egyptian Army's Firepower Overwhelmingly US-Supplied
Read the Article at Inter Press Service
http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/07/egyptian-armys-firepower-overwhelmingly-u-s-supplied/
Talk Nation Radio: Gar Alperovitz Points to Worker Ownership as Fix for Broken Democracy
Read the Article at Talk Nation Radio
http://davidswanson.org/node/4090
Payday Loans And High-Powered Weaponry: Arizona Businessman Linked to Armed Patrols in Wisconsin Woods
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/07/arizona-businessman-armed-guards-payday-loans-wisconsin-mine-assault-rifles.php?ref=fpa
The Sexual Assault Crisis at America's Colleges
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2013/07/10/the_sexual_assault_crisis_at_americas_colleges/
ACLU Launches Legal Challenge to Pennsylvania Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/aclu-launches-legal-challenge-to-pa-ban-on-same-sex-marriage/2013/07/09/d24b8892-e8a9-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html
US Vows to Rein In Questionable Debt Collection Practices
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/u-s-vows-to-battle-abusive-debt-collectors/?hp
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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 Deja Vu All Over Again Headline: Harry Reid Plans to End Filibuster
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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>Some news never changes. Take, for example, the repeated announcement by Harry "Hamlet" Reid that he might end obstructionist filibusters. However, he never does.</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=sQeF0czAQlhaJHcyUrWXjwr2kiQeYpJK" 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>Despite the War on Oakland's Poor and Working Class, Resistance Continues</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=2plEmd8gyxul9mGV5DKLyQr2kiQeYpJK" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash </strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Egyptian Army's Firepower Overwhelmingly US-Supplied</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=ebQDODDqQAGe3TwV5ASylwr2kiQeYpJK" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Inter Press Service</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Talk Nation Radio: Gar Alperovitz Points to Worker Ownership as Fix for Broken Democracy</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=quxe4iLCvR2TtPWSif%2FX3Ar2kiQeYpJK" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Talk Nation Radio</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Payday Loans And High-Powered Weaponry: Arizona Businessman Linked to Armed Patrols in Wisconsin Woods</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=OfAAJygw0kqxQCy2fCFu3gr2kiQeYpJK" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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>The Sexual Assault Crisis at America's Colleges</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=FggsPWxhDaA6ZV2VNTQlzAr2kiQeYpJK" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Salon</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>ACLU Launches Legal Challenge to Pennsylvania Ban on Same-Sex Marriage</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=2zErenUe%2BBEFCvG3RQf3Sgr2kiQeYpJK" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Washington Post</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>US Vows to Rein In Questionable Debt Collection Practices</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=plWpMwN652NW7OcAOl0eegr2kiQeYpJK" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The New York Times</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=aQXDHqj%2Ftw0vLjI2DOvI3wr2kiQeYpJK"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Global Revolt Against Corporate Domination</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 and Kevin Zeese, Truthout:</strong> In the fight against corporate personhood, citizens have the power to defend themselves and organizing against the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a fight that all Americans can get behind.</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=eSfqfbAnMQsJmD3jNEq6KQr2kiQeYpJK" 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=qZkNSvmXRf7dGHs3UWLFwwr2kiQeYpJK"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>State Department Admits It Doesn't Know Keystone XL's Exact Route</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 Horn, DeSmogBlog:</strong> After concerned citizens petitioned under the Freedom of Information Act, TransCanada is not revealing the exact route of the Keystone XL pipeline due to "national security concerns," proving big oil's control over our government.</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=1VSddjwAO1Fp98syoz9lgwr2kiQeYpJK" 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=HNpc%2FqmR2WV55XPqTj7yNCFqbthoE%2Bgf"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Ellsberg: Snowden Was Right to Flee the US</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 Friedman, The BRAD Blog:</strong> Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Defense Department documents in protest of the Vietnam War, explains how the conservative shifts in American policy gave National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden no choice but to flee capture.</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=tPs%2BaopVbUJx4ppYgWD43Ar2kiQeYpJK" 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=0GWloZmz7rG%2FkMxK1SxOLAr2kiQeYpJK"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>America First </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> Media outlets in Brazil have reported that NSA surveillance has reached Latin America. As we realize how far the reach of the US government is, and how much of an empire this country has become, the question remains: Will we learn from history? Or are we doomed to political collapse?</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=OBYVvYk79D1SxsN%2BL3VF8SFqbthoE%2Bgf" 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=Isvqx%2FMasic8mbGJwVJf0yFqbthoE%2Bgf"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Todd Ashker</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>Todd Ashker, Truthout:</strong> To continue the coverage on the Pelican Bay Prison hunger strike, we look to Todd Ashker, a prisoner who has been denied the right to communicate with his family for almost 20 years.</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=il8xNN%2FI7kscFTK7TbIaAwr2kiQeYpJK" 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=lKQgKeVJPc0WMvYHh1CC9gr2kiQeYpJK"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The End of the End of History - and Why the Era of Revolutions Is Upon Us</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>Bini Adamczak, Occupy.com:</strong> Two years after the beginning of the Arab Spring, strings of protests have gathered momentum across the world, proving that these are not just singular events but a collective movement that is slowly redefining the spectrum of 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=nAX27%2Bnc00l6jPdqZT8JriFqbthoE%2Bgf" 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=1MKMoCA7nGi3ThPqOxWkagr2kiQeYpJK"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Snowden's Revelation Paves the Way for Federal Lawsuit Against NSA</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> The Electronic Frontier Foundation has successfully launched a lawsuit against the government, Walmart threatens Washington, DC as a bill to raise minimum wage is considered, 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=LuXT6kovXC%2Btejg3%2BWYAEgr2kiQeYpJK" 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=xhsDR7w7x4bU9up9qdbSiQr2kiQeYpJK"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Why the Revival of US Labor Might Start With Nonunion Workers</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 Dean, YES! Magazine:</strong> New web site FixMyJob.com allows a platform for nonunionized workers to voice their complaints and concerns, but more importantly, to look for solutions as a community to combat inequality in the workplace.</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>Kristina Chew, Care2:</strong> The Environmental Protection Agency's refusal to adopt preventative measures has come at a high cost to Americans, especially for those victims of the West, Texas, chemical explosion, who could have been saved if the EPA had adopted recommendations put forth a decade ago.</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=IGCOBP5LckE%2F5cuSl9PbtQr2kiQeYpJK" 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=nyT1qmM7LDB917SQAF8Pwgr2kiQeYpJK"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Jim Hightower | North Carolina Rips More Holes in Its Safety Net</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>Jim Hightower, Other Words:</strong> New legislation in North Carolina, a state that has the fifth-highest jobless rate in the US, has shaved seven weeks from the federally mandated length of time people are eligible for unemployment benefits.</p>
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