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Money and the Corporate Media Are Gagging Democracy
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Fri Aug 16 14:27:46 2013
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t r u t h o u t | 08.16
Money and the Corporate Media Are Gagging Democracy
http://www.truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/18174-money-and-the-corporate-media-are-gagging-democracy
Robert McChesney and John Nichols, Nation Books: Moneyed interests are confident, even in the face of temporary setbacks, that they will be able to continue their initiative because they are well-served by the decline of the news media as a checking and balancing force on our politics.
Chris Hedges | Murdering the Wretched of the Earth
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/18223-murdering-the-wretched-of-the-earth
Chris Hedges, Truthdig: "The belief systems the oppressed embrace can be intolerant, but these belief systems are a response to the injustice, state violence and cruelty inflicted on them by the global elites. Our enemy is not radical Islam. It is global capitalism."
Massacre in Cairo: Egypt on Brink After Worst Violence Since 2011 Revolution
http://www.truth-out.org/video/item/18234-massacre-in-cairo-egypt-on-brink-after-worst-violence-since-2011-revolution
Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!: At least 525 people were killed in Egypt on Wednesday when security forces cracked down on two protest camps filled with supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. The Egyptian military has defended the crackdown and declared a state of emergency.
Girls w/ Pens, Meet Ladydrawers
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18222-girls-w-pens-meet-ladydrawers
Deborah Siegel, Girl w/ Pen: The Ladydrawers Collective talks about hybridity, intersectionality, love affairs with comics, gender and racial bias in the comic-book world, their new documentary film, breaking even and what Jane Addams has to do with it all.
Why Are SWAT Teams Answering Routine Police Calls?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18225-why-are-swat-teams-answering-routine-police-calls
S. E. Smith, Care2: In recent years, the use of SWAT teams for routine law enforcement matters has been on the rise, with sometimes fatal consequences, as they are being sent out on gambling raids, breaking up underage parties and even handling student loan fraud.
New York Promised Help for Mentally Ill Inmates - but Still Sticks Many in Solitary
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18228-new-york-promised-help-for-mentally-ill-inmates-but-still-sticks-many-in-solitary
Christie Thompson, ProPublica: Since orders were first given to protect inmates with mental illness in solitary confinement, the number of inmates diagnosed with severe mental illness has dropped, and prisoners are now being given more modest diagnoses.
Why Is the Tea Party Teaming Up With the Sierra Club?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18231-why-is-the-tea-party-teaming-up-with-the-sierra-club
Julie M. Rodriguez, Care2: "The Green Tea Coalition" is a partnership of free-market loving conservatives and environmental activists working toward a common goal: lifting state restrictions on renewable energy and allowing residents the choice of running their homes on clean power.
Robert Reich | Why Congress's Gridlock Doesn't Paralyze Government but Gridlocks Democracy
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/18230-why-congresss-gridlock-doesnt-paralyze-government-but-gridlocks-democracy
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: Just because the legislature has ceased to function doesn't mean our government has. Political decision making has moved to peripheral public entities, where power is exercised less transparently and accountability to voters is less direct.
Eugene Robinson | A Lack of Spine on Egypt
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/18224-a-lack-of-spine-on-egypt
Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Writers Group: US officials can no longer harbor illusions about the nature of the Egyptian coup or the prospects for genuine democracy. Obama should speak the truth and cut off military aid, says Eugene Robinson.
Jim Hightower | Get Radio-Active
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/18229-get-radio-active
Jim Hightower, Other Words: Thousands of low-power radio broadcast licenses will be up for grabs by non-profit, community groups this October.
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Chief Judge of Secret FISA Court Admits NSA Oversight Impossible Amid Revelations of Widespread Surveillance Violations
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/court-ability-to-police-us-spying-program-limited/2013/08/15/4a8c8c44-05cd-11e3-a07f-49ddc7417125_story.html
Jim Hightower | The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Not About Free Trade. It's a Corporate Coup d'Etat - Against Us!
Read the Article at OpEd News
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Trans-Pacific-Partners-by-Jim-Hightower-130814-411.html
Why Are Walmart Stores Underperforming? Blame Their Terrible Wages
Read the Article at The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/15/why-are-walmart-stores-underperforming-blame-their-terrible-wages.html
Matt Taibbi | Ripping Off Young America: The College-Loan Scandal
Read the Article at Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/ripping-off-young-america-the-college-loan-scandal-20130815
50 Years Ago, March on Washington Had More Radical Roots Than Remembered Today
Read the Article at PBS Newshour
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nation/july-dec13/march_08-14.html
Gay Combat Vet Who Lost Leg in Iraq Booed by Anti-Gay Protesters in San Antonio
Read the Article at LGBTQ Nation
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/08/disabled-iraq-combat-veteran-booed-by-anti-gay-protesters-in-san-antonio/
Former Washington Post Ombudsman to New Owner Bezos: Fire Jennifer Rubin
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/former-wapo-ombudsman-to-bezos-fire-jennifer-rubin?ref=fpa
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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>Robert McChesney and John Nichols, Nation Books:</strong> Moneyed interests are confident, even in the face of temporary setbacks, that they will be able to continue their initiative because they are well-served by the decline of the news media as a checking and balancing force on our politics.</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>Chris Hedges, Truthdig:</strong> "The belief systems the oppressed embrace can be intolerant, but these belief systems are a response to the injustice, state violence and cruelty inflicted on them by the global elites. Our enemy is not radical Islam. It is global capitalism."</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>Christie Thompson, ProPublica:</strong> Since orders were first given to protect inmates with mental illness in solitary confinement, the number of inmates diagnosed with severe mental illness has dropped, and prisoners are now being given more modest diagnoses.</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>Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog:</strong> Just because the legislature has ceased to function doesn’t mean our government has. Political decision making has moved to peripheral public entities, where power is exercised less transparently and accountability to voters is less direct.</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>Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Writers Group:</strong> US officials can no longer harbor illusions about the nature of the Egyptian coup or the prospects for genuine democracy. Obama should speak the truth and cut off military aid, says Eugene Robinson.</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>Jim Hightower, Other Words:</strong> Thousands of low-power radio broadcast licenses will be up for grabs by non-profit, community groups this October.</p>
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