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William Rivers Pitt | The Powerful Pornography of the Gun Fetish
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William Rivers Pitt | The Powerful Pornography of the Gun Fetish
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19620-the-powerful-pornography-of-the-gun=
-fetish
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: "Over the weekend, hundreds of gun-rights ac=
tivists descended on the Alamo in Texas to lament how hard it is these days=
for gun-owners in America. Maybe I am desensitized at this point, but afte=
r another week of stories about dead children, I find myself most bothered =
by this thing at the Alamo."
Empire Under Obama: America's "Secret Wars" in Over 100 Countries Around th=
e World
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19622-empire-under-obama-americas-secret-war=
s-in-over-100-countries-around-the-world
Andrew Gavin Marshall, The Hampton Institute: As Obama has sought to draw d=
own the large-scale ground invasions of countries, he has escalated the wor=
ld of 'covert warfare,' largely outside the oversight of Congress and the p=
ublic.
Home Heating Costs Expected to Rise This Winter Despite Gas Fracking Boom
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19625-home-heating-costs-expected-to-rise-th=
is-winter-despite-gas-fracking-boom
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: The United States is poised to boost natural gas exp=
orts while the most vulnerable Americans struggle to pay their heating bill=
s as federal financial assistance dwindles.
Diebold Charged With Bribery, Falsifying Docs, 'Worldwide Pattern of Crimin=
al Conduct'
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19623-diebold-charged-with-bribery-falsifyin=
g-docs-worldwide-pattern-of-criminal-conduct
Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog: One of the world's largest ATM manufacturers =
and, formerly, one of the largest manufacturers of electronic voting system=
s, has been indicted by federal prosecutors for bribery and falsification o=
f documents. The charges represent only the latest in a long series of crim=
inal and/or unethical misconduct by Diebold, Inc.
Can Fracking Showdown on Native Land Help Break Canada's Cycle of Coloniali=
sm?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19633-can-fracking-showdown-on-native-lan=
d-help-break-canadas-cycle-of-colonialism
Leanne Simpson, Yes! Magazine: We should seek out the image of strong, calm=
Mi'kmaq women and children armed with drums and feathers and ask ourselves=
what would motivate mothers, grandmothers, aunties, sisters, and daughters=
to stand up and say enough is enough.
US Invasion of Grenada: A 30-Year Retrospective
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19551-us-invasion-of-grenada-a-30-year-retro=
spective
Stephen Zunes, Truthout: On this anniversary, it would be worth looking bac=
k at the Grenadian revolution, the US invasion, its aftermath and the impor=
tant precedent it set for "regime change" through US military intervention.
Republicans Demand Social Security and Medicare Cuts: Is It Reported?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19624-republicans-demand-social-security-and=
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Dave Johnson, Campaign for America's Future: Republicans are demanding cuts=
in Social Security and Medicare if Democrats want to change the terms of t=
he "sequester." I'm sure their Tea Party "base" would be shocked if they un=
derstood this. So would most Americans. So is the media giving Americans th=
e information they need in order to make informed decisions?
Time to Resist the Republicans' War on Government
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19630-time-to-resist-the-republicans-war-on-=
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g gulf in values between the Republican Party, as reflected in its budgets,=
and the American people.
Monsanto's Very Bad Week: Three Big Blows for GMO Food
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19632-monsantos-very-bad-week-3-big-blows=
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of genetically modified crops. But perhaps the biggest bombshell of all is=
now unfolding in Washington state.
Exclusive: Ren=C3=A9 Gonz=C3=A1lez, Lone Cuban Five Member Freed From US Pr=
ison, Speaks Out From Havana
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Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: The only freed member of the Cuban Five, Ren=
=C3=A9 Gonz=C3=A1lez, speaks out after a 13-year imprisonment in the United=
States. The five Cuban intelligence agents were arrested in the United Sta=
tes in 1998 and convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
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man Rights
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Once again, the United States governmen=
t is negotiating a major so-called "free trade agreement" that will sell wo=
rkers down the river, sacrifice human rights and endanger the environment.
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Meet the Private Companies Helping Cops Spy on Protesters
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Fuel Removal From Fukushima's Reactor 4 Threatens "Apocalyptic" Scenario
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Mason Davis, Survivor of Sparks Middle School Shooting, Gives Heart-Wrenchi=
ng Interview on Guns
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or-guns_n_4159239.html
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Snowden Leak: The NSA Has Been Monitoring Phone Calls of 35 World Leaders
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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> "Over the weekend, hundreds of gun-rights activists descended on the Alamo in Texas to lament how hard it is these days for gun-owners in America. Maybe I am desensitized at this point, but after another week of stories about dead children, I find myself most bothered by this thing at the Alamo."</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=QllG5%2FSPUFOtiIksDjPwu4WDZ2zH1deO" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Can Fracking Showdown on Native Land Help Break Canada's Cycle of Colonialism?</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>Leanne Simpson, Yes! Magazine:</strong> We should seek out the image of strong, calm Mi'kmaq women and children armed with drums and feathers and ask ourselves what would motivate mothers, grandmothers, aunties, sisters, and daughters to stand up and say enough is enough.</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=xgUI94Roy9sAgRAqpskpAJ5LUj6HeGjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </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>Stephen Zunes, Truthout:</strong> On this anniversary, it would be worth looking back at the Grenadian revolution, the US invasion, its aftermath and the important precedent it set for "regime change" through US military intervention.</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=O7QiSWvTvWXlvjD90wHspZ5LUj6HeGjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </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>Dave Johnson, Campaign for America's Future:</strong> Republicans are demanding cuts in Social Security and Medicare if Democrats want to change the terms of the "sequester." I'm sure their Tea Party "base" would be shocked if they understood this. So would most Americans. So is the media giving Americans the information they need in order to make informed decisions?</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=Ore1Kuhp2rfTSRGjYr%2FltJ5LUj6HeGjs" 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=SS44zHeZa5IJeJsVLGcVFJ5LUj6HeGjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Time to Resist the Republicans' War on Government</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 Eskow, Truthout:</strong> In the short term, Democrats need to negotiate. But in the longer term, we urgently need a real debate about the role of government in this country – a debate which highlights the ever widening gulf in values between the Republican Party, as reflected in its budgets, and the American people.</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=pJ7YkgGuJmXoSAUIZCWlIYWDZ2zH1deO" 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=m7%2B0uXPNC50UCT%2B9eIEbcJ5LUj6HeGjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Monsanto's Very Bad Week: Three Big Blows for GMO Food</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>Ocean Robbins, AlterNet:</strong> Just three days ago, Mexico banned genetically engineered corn. At the same time, the County Council for the island of Kauai passed a law that mandates farms to disclose pesticide use and the presence of genetically modified crops. But perhaps the biggest bombshell of all is now unfolding in Washington state.</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=Js4Xaso6H5vxD1G5gwEIbZ5LUj6HeGjs" 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=ElpWoc78KG6jgcwe9jd77J5LUj6HeGjs" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Exclusive: René González, Lone Cuban Five Member Freed From US Prison, Speaks Out From Havana</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, Democracy Now!:</strong> The only freed member of the Cuban Five, René González, speaks out after a 13-year imprisonment in the United States. The five Cuban intelligence agents were arrested in the United States in 1998 and convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.</p>
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