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William Rivers Pitt | TPP in the USA Is Why We Occupy
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William Rivers Pitt | TPP in the USA Is Why We Occupy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18931-tpp-in-the-usa-is-why-we-occupy
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: The Trans Pacific Partnership is the distilled essence of why Occupy came to exist in the first place. The secretive trade deal sounds like a bad Batman plot, but it isn't. Occupy, while you still can.
Public Education in the Crosshairs - ALEC's Private Scholarship Tax Credits
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18904-public-education-in-the-crosshairs-alecs-private-scholarship-tax-credits
Ellen Dannin, Truthout: The American Legislative Exchange Council's model bills for scholarship tax credits for private school tuition harm the people they are purported to help.
EPA Proposes Rules for New Power Plants; Fight Over Coal's Carbon Pollution Heats Up
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18927-epa-proposes-rules-for-new-power-plants-fight-over-coals-carbon-pollution-heats-up
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: The EPA will propose the first carbon pollution standards for new coal-burning power plants, but America's aging fleet of existing plants pumps carbon dioxide into the air without federal limits.
John Pilger | Kissinger and Chile: In an Age of Vigilantes, There Is Cause for Optimism
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18933-in-an-age-of-realists-and-vigilantes-there-is-cause-for-optimism
John Pilger, Truthout: The National Security Archive has posted documents that reveal much about Henry Kissinger's role in the crushing of the democratic government of Chile in 1973, but Latin American governments have implemented much of Allende's dream of social democracy.
Six Things Occupy Wall Street Made Possible (That You Probably Already Take for Granted)
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18934-six-things-occupy-wall-street-made-possible-that-you-probably-already-take-for-granted
James Trimarco, YES! Magazine: Transforming the foundations of our society doesn't happen overnight, but here are six everyday ways that Occupy changed things for the better.
Texas: The Conservative Dystopia
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18952-texas-the-conservative-dystopia
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Texas Gov. Rick Perry has started an ad campaign to show that Texas is booming. What Rick Perry doesn't want you to know is that the "Texas model" is, by all standards (and unless you're a billionaire), a disaster.
Mexico Imprisons US Citizen Who Fought Corruption
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18916-mexico-imprisons-us-citizen-who-fought-corruption
Rachael Stoeve, Truthout: A US citizen languishes in a Mexican prison with no access to her lawyers or the US consul. Charged with no crime, she is apparently guilty of uncovering government corruption.
Beating Swords Into Solar Panels: Repurposing America's War Machine
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18948-beating-swords-into-solar-panels-re-purposing-americas-war-machine
Mattea Kramer and Miriam Pemberton, TomDispatch: Taxpayers have invested billions of dollars to build the war economy; it's time for the American public to start seeing all this harnessed to new purposes, first among them is tackling our climate crisis.
Brazil's Cancellation of State Visit Marks Another Low Point in US-Latin American Relations
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18930-brazils-cancellation-of-state-visit-marks-another-low-point-in-us-latin-american-relations
Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian: The Brazilian president's canceled visit, over NSA spying, ought to jolt the US out of its arrogant disrespect for Latin America.
Walmart Gets Clearance to Open Doors in DC
http://truth-out.org/video/item/18945-walmart-gets-clearance-to-open-doors-in-dc
Jessica Desvarieux, The Real News Network: Despite the public's support for a $12.50 hourly wage, the Washington City Council strikes down a living wage at America's largest private employer.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Antibiotics Used to Make Livestock More Profitable May Be Killing Us
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18202-antibiotics-used-to-make-livestock-more-profitable-may-be-killing-us
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Bacteria resistance to antibiotics is growing into a potential epidemic. One of the causes, according to the CDC, is massive antibiotic use in livestock to increase meat profit through drug-induced growth.
House Republicans and the March to Anarchy
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/opinion/the-march-to-anarchy.html?hp
Waging Peace Against the Shadow War
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18201-waging-peace-against-the-shadow-war
Charles P. Pierce | Why Dianne Feinstein Doesn't Get to Define Me
Read the Article at Esquire
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/dianne-feinstein-sheild-laws-091913
John Boehner Gets Primary Challenger
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/boehner-gets-primary-challenger
Why the GOP Is Desperate for a Shutdown over Obamacare
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-republicans-are-desperate-for-a-shutdown/2013/09/18/1f59e80c-207e-11e3-94a2-6c66b668ea55_story.html?hpid=z3
Tom DeLay Conviction Overturned by Texas Appellate Court
Read the Article at KHOU.com
http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Tom-DeLay-verdict-overturned-by-Texas-appellate-court-224405491.html
Blocking the Public's Right to Know About ALEC
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/176257/blocking-publics-right-know-about-alec#axzz2fLhlN3mw
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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>Mattea Kramer and Miriam Pemberton, TomDispatch:</strong> Taxpayers have invested billions of dollars to build the war economy; it's time for the American public to start seeing all this harnessed to new purposes, first among them is tackling our climate crisis.</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>Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian:</strong> The Brazilian president's canceled visit, over NSA spying, ought to jolt the US out of its arrogant disrespect for Latin America.</p>
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