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How to Mess Up a Perfectly Good Democracy, as Seen From Down Under
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How to Mess Up a Perfectly Good Democracy, as Seen From Down Under
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/20594-how-to-mess-up-a-perfectly-good=
-democracy-as-seen-from-down-under
Niall McLaren, Truthout: Although those elected in Australia are decidedly =
more boring than our incumbents, the system prevents the "buying" of electi=
ons and citizens are required to vote rather than being prevented from voti=
ng, observes Niall McLaren.
Eyewitness to America's Betrayal of Mandela's South Africa: The Gore - Mbek=
i Commission, Part II
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/20770-eyewitness-to-americas-betrayal=
-of-mandelas-south-africa-the-gore-mbeki-commission-part-ii
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Green Shadow Cabinet: At the beginning stages o=
f the new African National Congress leadership in South Africa, the US was =
giving lip service to the Mandela government while back channeling support =
to the old-guard Afrikaner hard-liners.
Majority of Theater-Going Audience, Minority of Playwrights and Directors
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/20700-majority-of-theater-going-audience=
-minority-of-playwrights-and-directors
Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout: Women are under-represented in theater all over=
the United States =E2=80=93 and more under-represented the closer one gets=
to
Broadway.
Temporary Work, Lasting Harm
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Jeff Larson, Michael Grabell and Olga Pierce, ProPublica: An analysis of mi=
llions of workers' compensation claims shows that in five states, represent=
ing more than a fifth of the US population, temps face a significantly grea=
ter risk of getting injured on the job than permanent employees.
The Airfare Mystery
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20772-the-airfare-mystery
Arthur Macewan, Dollars & Sense: While supply and demand can help explain t=
he variation in airfares, to really understand what is going on we need to =
know a good deal more.
Secret Trade Deal Spawns "We Will Not Obey" Movement
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In today's On the News segment: Three days after Christmas, 1.3 million Ame=
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r life; people are flocking to state-run health exchanges; and more.
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hington-post
Norman Solomon, Norman Solomon's Blog: News media should illuminate conflic=
ts of interest, not embody them. But the owner of the Washington Post is no=
w doing big business with the Central Intelligence Agency, while readers of=
the newspaper's CIA coverage are left in the dark.
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hind-the-great-firewall
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e in one of the world's superpowers."
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ed-to-minority-turnout
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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>Zack Kaldveer, Organic Consumers Association:</strong> In October, the Madison City Council unanimously passed a resolution declaring the city a "TPP-Free Zone," and promising that if Congress passes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a global trade agreement, "We will not obey" it.</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=mu80yAmW5qh0KXy%2BsSW8TCOQpbHds2i2"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Three Days After Christmas, 1.3 Million Americans Will Lose Their Unemployment Benefits, and More</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>In today's On the News segment:</strong> Three days after Christmas, 1.3 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits; even after someone has completed their prison sentence, their criminal record can keep punishing them for life; people are flocking to state-run health exchanges; and more.</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=ky3ZHzfoB7BthGe1xPFDmiOQpbHds2i2"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</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=qzIE3ApV7jSgNhgNSJ%2B12COQpbHds2i2"><strong>Bills in Congress Crack Down on Whistleblowers</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>Maxwell Abbott, PR Watch:</strong> President Obama was elected on a platform that included promises for increased transparency and openness in government. Despite this rhetoric, Obama has prosecuted more whistleblowers than any administration in history and overseen the massive growth of the NSA's surveillance apparatus.</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=Z2%2B4WYZogXjSjZmu1ZyYiyOQpbHds2i2"><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=ZdmwP7y0o30fgQQ3XzVcIiOQpbHds2i2"><strong>Norman Solomon | Under Amazon's CIA Cloud: The Washington Post</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>Norman Solomon, Norman Solomon's Blog:</strong> News media should illuminate conflicts of interest, not embody them. But the owner of the <i>Washington Post </i>is now doing big business with the Central Intelligence Agency, while readers of the newspaper's CIA coverage are left in the dark.</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=AicLUZteXCn%2FVEl1iQ8QPiOQpbHds2i2"><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=tCC0zs2w4S3SxcMTS4NXAiOQpbHds2i2"><strong>Cyber Activism Scores Victories Behind the Great Firewall</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>Michael Caster, Waging Nonviolence:</strong> With 600 million internet users in China, online activists are becoming an increasingly influential political force in one of the world's superpowers.</p>
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