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t r u t h o u t | 08.10
What "Orange Is the New Black" Gets Right about the Prison System - and Wha=
t It Leaves Out
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18070-what-orange-is-the-new-black-gets-r=
ight-about-the-prison-system-and-what-it-leaves-out
Jesse Lava, Truthout: While many crime dramas are guilty of "sensationalizi=
ng crime and dehumanizing criminals" Netflix's new drama "Orange is the New=
Black" takes a hard look at the realities of crime and punishment in the A=
merican prison system that many shows never dare to touch.
The Struggle Continues: Seeking Compensation for Vietnamese Agent Orange Vi=
ctims, 52 Years On
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18097-the-struggle-continues-seeking-compens=
ation-for-vietnamese-agent-orange-victims-52-years-on
Marjorie Cohn, Marjorie Cohn's Blog: Our government has a moral and legal o=
bligation to compensate the people of Vietnam for the devastating impact of=
Agent Orange, and to assist in alleviating its effects," writes Marjorie C=
ohn on the 52nd anniversary of the start of the chemical warfare program in=
Vietnam.
The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18088-the-surveillance-reforms-obama-support=
ed-before-he-was-president
Kara Brandeisky, ProPublica: While the White House and the Obama Administra=
tion are now espousing the necessary safety of NSA surveillance programs, P=
roPublica analyzes the surveillance reforms President Obama supported when =
he served as Senator in Illinois.
The August 24 March on Washington: Why We Need a New Civil Rights and Labor=
Movement
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18094-the-august-24-march-on-washington-why-=
we-need-a-new-civil-rights-and-labor-movement
Mark Vorpahl, Occupy.com: Fifty years after the March on Washington the Tra=
yvvon Martin Case and the gutting of the Voting Rights Acts signals the nee=
d for another commitment to social justice in America.
Can Mali Reunite?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18089-can-mali-reunite
Giorgio Cafiero, Foreign Policy in Progress: Al-Qaeda's power has waned in =
Mali, but unresolved ethnic conflicts still threaten the country after 16 m=
onths of civil war, a military coup, and French military intervention.
Yemenis Call US Drone Strikes an Overreaction to Al Qaida Threat
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18090-yemenis-call-us-drone-strikes-an-overr=
eaction-to-al-qaida-threat
Adam Baron, McClatchy Newspapers: After the US launched 8 drone attacks in =
the span of 13 days in Yemen sparking outrage across the country, some anal=
ysts feel that the military's actions are only bringing more attention to a=
l Qaeda's cause.
Fast-Food Strikes Fight the Slide into Junk Wages - For All of Us
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18091-fast-food-strikes-fight-the-slide-into=
-junk-wages-for-all-of-us
Peter Rugh, Waging Nonviolence: With walkouts in major cities across the co=
untry, fast-food workers are working to raise the minimum wage, but more im=
portantly they are opening a real dialogue about the cost of labor in this =
economy.
We're All Being Poisoned by Deregulated Capitalism
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18093-were-all-being-poisoned-by-deregula=
ted-capitalism
Thom Hartmann, Campaign for America's Future: "Happy and blissful in their =
one percent paradise, the richest Americans think they can ignore how their=
policies have decimated the poor and the working-class," writes Thom Hartm=
ann as he takes a look at how the working class is losing quality of life a=
t the hands of unregulated capitalism.
ALEC 2013 Agenda Harkens Back to a Bygone Era
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18095-alec-2013-agenda-harkens-back-to-a-=
bygone-era
Mary Bottari, PR Watch: Conservative interest group ALEC is celebrating its=
40th anniversary in Chicago where lobbyists will gather to promote antiqua=
ted legislation that is keeping America in the past.
Scorched Earth: The Legacy of Agent Orange
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18096-scorched-earth-the-legacy-of-agent-ora=
nge
Staff, Making Contact: The official Day to Commemorate Agent Orange victims=
is August 10th and marks the start of the US military's decade of massive =
chemical warfare in Vietnam in 1961. Making Contact discusses the legacy of=
Agent Orange.
Corruption Scandal Fuels Calls for Strict Party Funding Rules
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18092-corruption-scandal-fuels-calls-for-str=
ict-party-funding-rules
In=C3=A9s Ben=C3=ADtez, Inter Press News Service: The corruption scandal en=
veloping the governing conservative People's Party in Spain calls into ques=
tion the funding model for political parties and points towards the need fo=
r strict controls some experts say.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
The Buzzflash commentary for Truthout will return soon.
Why Believe Anything the Government Says About the NSA?
Read the article at the America Blog
http://americablog.com/2013/08/why-would-you-believe-anything-the-state-tel=
ls-you-about-nsa-spying.html
Snowden Findings Corroborated by Second Whistleblower
Read the article at Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023435976
Battle Over Seeds Heats Up in Argentina
Read the article at Upside Down World
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&view=3Dartic=
le&id=3D4402:battle-over-seeds-heats-up-in-argentina&catid=3D35:news-briefs=
&Itemid=3D68
The Most Serious Threat to Freedom and Democracy in The US
Read the article at The Daily Kos
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/10/1230243/-The-Most-Serious-Threat-t=
o-Freedom-And-Democracy-in-The-U-S
Mexican Cartels Recruiting US Soldiers
Read the article at Insight Crime=20
http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/mexican-cartels-recruiting-us-soldi=
ers?utm_content=3Dmark%40truthout.org&utm_source=3DVerticalResponse&utm_med=
ium=3DEmail&utm_term=3DMexican%20Cartels%20Recruiting%20US%20Soldiers&utm_c=
ampaign=3DWeekly%20InSight%3A%20Ground%20Zero%3A%20Laredo%20and%20Nuevo%20L=
aredocontent
Five Signs the Voting Rights Act Will Survive
Read the article at Yes! Magazine
http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/five-signs-the-voting-rights-act-w=
ill-survive?utm_source=3Dytw20130809&utm_medium=3Demail
At Newtown Starbucks, a Gun Event Is Shut Out
Read the article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/10/nyregion/gun-rights-celebration-at-starbu=
cks-not-in-newtown.html?_r=3D0
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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>Marjorie Cohn, Marjorie Cohn's Blog:</strong> Our government has a moral and legal obligation to compensate the people of Vietnam for the devastating impact of Agent Orange, and to assist in alleviating its effects," writes Marjorie Cohn on the 52nd anniversary of the start of the chemical warfare program in Vietnam.</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>Peter Rugh, Waging Nonviolence:</strong> With walkouts in major cities across the country, fast-food workers are working to raise the minimum wage, but more importantly they are opening a real dialogue about the cost of labor in this economy.</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=udFdaDzkqxFDM5O7Tkpo4liSk%2BT2uxMQ" 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=Jx2YZ0L8%2BVRLsll8KvLr144aBVkPdXji"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>We're All Being Poisoned by Deregulated Capitalism</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>Thom Hartmann, Campaign for America's Future:</strong> "Happy and blissful in their one percent paradise, the richest Americans think they can ignore how their policies have decimated the poor and the working-class," writes Thom Hartmann as he takes a look at how the working class is losing quality of life at the hands of unregulated capitalism.</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=D2UTVtyxPO4bPqIGFPJSJ44aBVkPdXji" 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=udFdaDzkqxFL10kan5ckhViSk%2BT2uxMQ"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>ALEC 2013 Agenda Harkens Back to a Bygone Era</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>Mary Bottari, PR Watch:</strong> Conservative interest group ALEC is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Chicago where lobbyists will gather to promote antiquated legislation that is keeping America in the past.</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=1QEd0Xs7TcMhtATzBwH2U44aBVkPdXji" 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=es2GxZSLMx16ltf0iiEiK44aBVkPdXji"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Scorched Earth: The Legacy of Agent Orange</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>Staff, Making Contact:</strong> The official Day to Commemorate Agent Orange victims is August 10th and marks the start of the US military's decade of massive chemical warfare in Vietnam in 1961. Making Contact discusses the legacy of Agent Orange.</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=9Xtrindhxx7yhJGL1k7oD44aBVkPdXji" 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=qr3X79yw8KXg0DbODKaA844aBVkPdXji"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Corruption Scandal Fuels Calls for Strict Party Funding Rules</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>Inés Benítez, Inter Press News Service:</strong> The corruption scandal enveloping the governing conservative People's Party in Spain calls into question the funding model for political parties and points towards the need for strict controls some experts say.</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=RtcdBVk2ThpUParLMqWUp44aBVkPdXji" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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