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Black Panthers' Fight For Free Health Care Documented in New Book
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Black Panthers' Fight For Free Health Care Documented in New Book
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19603-new-book-explores-the-black-panther-party-fight-for-free-health-care
Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout: Alondra Nelson's book Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination touches upon a fascinating and rarely reported aspect of Panther activism. People's Free Medical Centers relied on donated supplies and volunteer labor, and women were the backbone of the effort.
President Obama and Attorney General Holder: End the For-Profit Operation Streamline Scheme Now!
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19607-president-obama-and-attorney-general-holder-end-the-for-profit-operation-streamline-scheme-now
Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, Truthout: Roberto Rodriguez invites President Obama and Attorney General Holder to step inside the courtrooms during Operation Streamline to witness the speedy "justice" that is sentencing 70 Mexican and Central American people a day to for-profit incarceration.
The World Without US
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19638-the-world-without-us
John Feffer, Inter Press Service: The government shutdown continues to shift the world's outlook on America's political competence, prompting people to question whether the US will remain an international superpower.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Report Reveals NSA Has Been Spying on 35 World Leaders, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19640-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-new-report-reveals-nsa-has-been-spying-on-35-world-leaders-and-more
In today's On the News segment: New classified documents reveal that the NSA agency pushed senior officials in the White House, State Department, and Pentagon to hand over contact information for foreign leaders; The Nation Magazine explains how so-called experts who influence important regulatory agencies, like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, are actually Wall Street lobbyists with a vested interest in blocking regulation; and more.
Claim on "Attacks Thwarted" by NSA Spreads Despite Lack of Evidence
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19642-claim-on-attacks-thwarted-by-nsa-spreads-despite-lack-of-evidence
Theodoric Meyer and Justin Elliott, ProPublica: During Keith Alexander's presentation in Las Vegas, two slides read simply "54 ATTACKS THWARTED." The NSA, President Obama, and members of Congress have all said NSA spying programs have thwarted more than 50 terrorist plots even though there is no evidence that the claim is true.
Senator Burr Disappoints NC Religious Leaders on Release of Torture Report
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19639-senator-burr-disappoints-nc-religious-leaders-on-release-of-torture-report
Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers: A group of North Carolina religious leaders wrote in August to Senator Richard Burr, urging him to support the release of the findings of an investigation into the post-9/11 treatment of terrorism suspects only to be told that the senator does not trust the validity of the investigation.
To Wrench or Not to Wrench: A Brief History of Direct Action in the Environmental Movement and Its Potential Consequences, Ethical Implications, and Effectiveness
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19644-to-wrench-or-not-to-wrench-a-brief-history-of-direct-action-in-the-environmental-movement-and-its-potential-consequences-ethical-implications-and-effectiveness
Jeriah Bowser, The Hampton Institute: The Hampton Institute takes a look at the history and future of the environmental movement and inquires whether it is better to stay within the law or look to extralegal, guerilla tactics to promote their activism.
Ban the Bomb!
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19637-ban-the-bomb
Tad Daley, Foreign Policy in Focus: While chemical and biological weapons have been banned internationally for decades, the question of nuclear disarmament still looms above us all begging the question: Why didn't the Nobel Peace Prize go to the Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?
Drones: A New Death From Above
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19641-drones-a-new-death-from-above
Staff, Making Contact National Radio Project: Unmanned military drones are wreaking havoc in Pakistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Making Contact brings you voices from families destroyed by drone strikes as well as interviews with Medea Benjamin and other activists who are working to build a global movement against this controversial military technology.
How to Steer Our Rolls-Royce World onto a Smoother Road
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19643-how-to-steer-our-rolls-royce-world-onto-a-smoother-road
Sam Pizzigati, Other Words: Rolls-Royce has opened a luxury car dealership in the poverty stricken Philippines proving once again that "in our deeply unequal world, maldistributions of wealth this stark have become almost standard economic operating procedure."
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NSA Surveillance: Germany to Send Intelligence Officials to US
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/26/nsa-surveillance-brazil-germany-un-resolution
Nobody Should Shed a Tear for JP Morgan
Read the Article at Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/nobody-should-shed-a-tear-for-jp-morgan-chase-20131025#ixzz2iqjjKuuZ
ObamaCare Gives Incumbent Dems the Jitters
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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/330743-obamacare-gives-incumbent-dems-the-jitters
Republican Congressman Jeff Denham Will Join Democrats in Immigration Overhaul Push
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-congressman-jeff-denham-will-join-democrats-in-immigration-overhaul-push/2013/10/26/02a7f530-3e21-11e3-b6a9-da62c264f40e_story.html
The Affordable Care Act's Lower-Than-Projected Premiums Will Save $190 Billion
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http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/report/2013/10/23/77537/the-affordable-care-acts-lower-than-projected-premiums-will-save-190-billion/
Don Yelton: Not So Out of Step With GOP
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http://portside.org/2013-10-26/don-yelton-not-so-out-step-gop
CNN Host Sticks Up for the Biggest Bank
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http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/10/25/cnn-host-sticks-up-for-the-biggest-bank/
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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>Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout:</strong> Alondra Nelson's book <em>Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination</em> touches upon a fascinating and rarely reported aspect of Panther activism. People's Free Medical Centers relied on donated supplies and volunteer labor, and women were the backbone of the effort.</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>Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers:</strong> A group of North Carolina religious leaders wrote in August to Senator Richard Burr, urging him to support the release of the findings of an investigation into the post-9/11 treatment of terrorism suspects only to be told that the senator does not trust the validity of the investigation.</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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=crgEvcMy8AF0ynHF8dK2O3Y3r0EBw3dD"><strong>To Wrench or Not to Wrench: A Brief History of Direct Action in the Environmental Movement and Its Potential Consequences, Ethical Implications, and Effectiveness</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>Jeriah Bowser, The Hampton Institute:</strong> The Hampton Institute takes a look at the history and future of the environmental movement and inquires whether it is better to stay within the law or look to extralegal, guerilla tactics to promote their activism.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=iYeYj7gMnCYpY1GVqpCYa3Y3r0EBw3dD"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ja8vv5TV5GzIgwSuUNPxt3Y3r0EBw3dD"><strong>Ban the Bomb!</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>Tad Daley, Foreign Policy in Focus:</strong> While chemical and biological weapons have been banned internationally for decades, the question of nuclear disarmament still looms above us all begging the question: Why didn't the Nobel Peace Prize go to the Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Sn7tL40zu5ilJhiEbvEWw3Y3r0EBw3dD"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=P%2FoYjtUOyV7ePSqv8CaUwnY3r0EBw3dD"><strong>Drones: A New Death From Above</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 National Radio Project:</strong> Unmanned military drones are wreaking havoc in Pakistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Making Contact brings you voices from families destroyed by drone strikes as well as interviews with Medea Benjamin and other activists who are working to build a global movement against this controversial military technology.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OP8hmrqXDroFj3svukeAanY3r0EBw3dD"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ENpeM%2FIrLY74zapA1E9cnnY3r0EBw3dD"><strong>How to Steer Our Rolls-Royce World onto a Smoother Road</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>Sam Pizzigati, Other Words:</strong> Rolls-Royce has opened a luxury car dealership in the poverty stricken Philippines proving once again that "in our deeply unequal world, maldistributions of wealth this stark have become almost standard economic operating procedure."</p>
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