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Henry A. Giroux | Reclaiming the Radical Imagination
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t r u t h o u t | 01.13
Henry A. Giroux | Reclaiming the Radical Imagination: Challenging Casino Ca=
pitalism's Punishing Factories
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21113-disimagination-machines-and-punishi=
ng-factories-in-the-age-of-casino-capitalism
Henry A. Giroux, Truthout: American politics and culture have been handed o=
ver to the rich and now function largely to produce a state that offers the=
ultrawealthy and powerful all of the benefits, regardless of the massive i=
nequality in wealth, income and suffering such policies produce, says Girou=
x.
Maya Schenwar | Journalism Is Action
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21201-journalism-is-action
Maya Schenwar, Praxis Center: Stories are acts, and acts have impacts, and =
when we report on something or opine on something or analyze something, we =
are putting both the existence of that something and our perspective on it =
out into the universe.
Steve Lipsky Responds to Report Clearing EPA of Wrongdoing in Fracking Wate=
r Contamination Study
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21183-steve-lipsky-responds-to-report-cleari=
ng-epa-of-wrongdoing-in-fracking-water-contamination-study
Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: The Environmental Protection Agency's Inspecto=
r General recently released its report concluding the EPA was justified in =
intervening to protect Steven Lipsky's drinking water from hydraulic fractu=
ring in Weatherford, Texas. But does Mr. Lipsky feel vindicated? No, he doe=
s not.
Dean Baker | Medical Travel: If Bill Gates Wanted to Do Something Good for =
the World
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21189-medical-travel-if-bill-gates-wanted=
-to-do-something-good-for-the-world
Dean Baker, Truthout: Suppose Bill Gates established an insurance company t=
hat gave people the option of getting some of their healthcare in other cou=
ntries. The potential savings would be enormous.
"Ruthless Dictator" Harry Reid Represses GOP Warmongers
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21203-ruthless-dictator-harry-reid-represses=
-gop-warmongers
Robert Naiman, Truthout: Republican warmongers are calling US Senate Majori=
ty Leader Harry Reid a dictator for not allowing a vote on an Iran sanction=
s bill that will blow up ongoing negotiations, but John Boehner gets no suc=
h moniker for refusing to call a House vote on immigration reform.
You Can't Opt Out: 10 NSA Myths Debunked
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21191-you-cant-opt-out-10-nsa-myths-debunked
Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch: Former State Department whistleblower Peter V=
an Buren takes us through the labyrinth of NSA defenses, point by point, sh=
owing just what our favorite Constitution-shredders have to say and why it =
doesn't hold water.
Is Congress Guilty of Torture?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21204-is-congress-guilty-of-torture
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Despite the unconstitutional hor=
rors and atrocities that have taken place at Guantanamo Bay since it first =
began taking in prisoners 12 years ago, the prison doors are still open, an=
d the horrors are continuing.
The NSA's Preference for Metadata
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21202-nsas-preference-for-metadata
Kirk Wiebe, Consortium News: The hidden ball in the debate over the NSA's c=
ollection of phone and e-mail metadata (vs. tapping into actual conversatio=
ns with a court order) is that the NSA actually prefers the metadata approa=
ch because it strips away privacy more efficiently, says ex-NSA analyst Kir=
k Wiebe.
New Federal Guidelines Aimed at Stopping Explosion in Harsh School Discipli=
ne
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21180-new-federal-guidelines-aimed-at-stoppi=
ng-explosion-in-harsh-school-discipline
Susan Ferriss, The Center for Public Integrity: Winning praise from civil r=
ights advocates, the US Department of Education released new federal guidel=
ines Wednesday aimed at stopping an explosion in student suspensions, expul=
sions and referrals to the criminal justice system.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: West Virginians Facing Fifth Day of Chemica=
l Spill Disaster, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21205-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-west-vi=
rginians-facing-fifth-day-of-chemical-spill-disaster-and-more
In today's On the News segment: More than 300,000 West Virginia residents a=
re facing their fifth day of dealing with a massive chemical spill; in 2012=
, the total cost of all college tuition was about $62 billion; the "Moral M=
ondays" movement is spreading throughout the South=CD=BE and more.
Fashion Backward: Cambodian Government Silences Garment Workers
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21187-fashion-backward-cambodian-government-=
silences-garment-workers
Michelle Tolson, IPS News: Mass protests broke out in the Cambodian capital=
as garment workers took to the streets Dec. 24 until their demonstrations =
were brutally quashed by Prime Minister Hun Sen's private military the firs=
t weekend in January, resulting in five fatalities and over 30 serious inju=
ries.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Founder of WV Chemical Spill Company Is a Twice-Convicted Felon
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18414-founder-of-wv-chem=
ical-spill-company-is-a-twice-convicted-felon
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: According to the West Virginia Charlest=
on Gazette, the company responsible for a massive toxic chemical spill in t=
he Elk River has a sordid past. Its founder was convicted of, among other t=
hings, not paying employee payroll taxes to the government.
Abolish the Corporate Income Tax? Four Reasons Why It Should Be Doubled
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18412-abolish-the-corpor=
ate-income-tax-four-reasons-why-it-should-be-doubled
Chris Christie Being Investigated for Allegedly Diverting Millions in Hurri=
cane Sandy Relief Funds to Pay for TV Ads Starring Himself
Read the Article at CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/13/politics/christie-feds-investigating-sandy-ad=
s/index.html?utm_source=3Dfeedburner&utm_medium=3Dfeed&utm_campaign=3DFeed%=
3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+%28RSS%3A+Politics%29
Elizabeth Warren's New Bill Could Save Taxpayers Billions
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/01/elizabeth-warrens-new-bill-could-sa=
ve-taxpayers-billions=20
David Sirota | Reefer Sanity Takes Hold in Colorado
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18413-reefer-sanity-take=
s-hold-in-colorado=20
Report Suggests NSA Surveillance Has Not Stopped Terrorism
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-phone-record-coll=
ection-does-little-to-prevent-terrorist-attacks-group-says/2014/01/12/8aa86=
0aa-77dd-11e3-8963-b4b654bcc9b2_story.html?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3D=
newsletter&utm_campaign=3Dcheatsheet_morning&hpid=3Dz3&cid=3Dnewsletter%3Be=
mail%3Bcheatsheet_morning&utm_term=3DCheat%20Sheet=20
Wall Street Predicts Banks Will Have to Cough Up $50 Billion for Their Role=
in the 2008 US Mortgage Crisis
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/wall-street-predicts-50-billion-bill=
-to-settle-u-s-mortgage-suits/?_r=3D1&=20
Noam Chomsky: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is a Neoliberal Assault to Furt=
her Corporate Domination
Watch the Video and Read the Article at The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/13/noam-chomsky-obama-trans-pacific-p=
artnership_n_4577495.html=20
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Founder of WV Chemical Spill Company Is a Twice-Convicted Felon </strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>According to the West Virginia <em>Charleston Gazette</em>, the company responsible for a massive toxic chemical spill in the Elk River has a sordid past. Its founder was convicted of, among other things, not paying employee payroll taxes to the government.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=OBQex1%2F3tKBd61EpRzVrKVQTkOGoivAK"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Abolish the Corporate Income Tax? Four Reasons Why It Should Be Doubled</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=OomOs7rDO6qUP5g8qKqBjFQTkOGoivAK"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Chris Christie Being Investigated for Allegedly Diverting Millions in Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds to Pay for TV Ads Starring Himself</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=N%2F97kK7qHgXKO1CPavvSd1QTkOGoivAK"><strong>Read the Article at CNN</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Elizabeth Warren's New Bill Could Save Taxpayers Billions</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=guSlq4mVDkchvJJ%2BO7VWlFQTkOGoivAK"><strong>Read the Article at Mother Jones</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>David Sirota | Reefer Sanity Takes Hold in Colorado</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=f8XP1NqAMGlzHJBgY9AbE1QTkOGoivAK"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Report Suggests NSA Surveillance Has Not Stopped Terrorism</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=TjQFQrOyuLh9FZ8rPNXWnVQTkOGoivAK"><strong>Read the Article at The Washington Post</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Wall Street Predicts Banks Will Have to Cough Up $50 Billion for Their Role in the 2008 US Mortgage Crisis</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=o85meQujFWSIFi24KpYyJlQTkOGoivAK"><strong>Read the Article at The New York Times</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Noam Chomsky: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is a Neoliberal Assault to Further Corporate Domination</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=LokPGiJIY41%2FVENVKbTcZ1QTkOGoivAK"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Article at The Huffington Post</strong></a></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=ObBXZLXKodwWg%2F3uP8m47FQTkOGoivAK"><strong>Henry A. Giroux | Reclaiming the Radical Imagination: Challenging Casino Capitalism's Punishing Factories</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>Henry A. Giroux, Truthout:</strong> American politics and culture have been handed over to the rich and now function largely to produce a state that offers the ultrawealthy and powerful all of the benefits, regardless of the massive inequality in wealth, income and suffering such policies produce, says Giroux.</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=SvOfn2w5UGPlLAE3ORbvQj5NhOXbOpQO"><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=uoOqVwoioaqhpFv1yBK%2BGFQTkOGoivAK"><strong>Maya Schenwar | Journalism Is Action</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>Maya Schenwar, Praxis Center:</strong> Stories are acts, and acts have impacts, and when we report on something or opine on something or analyze something, we are putting both the existence of that something and our perspective on it out into the universe.</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=BiC8KNiueIaMJlMh9by7HlQTkOGoivAK"><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=qlhUHuKNXVbeukteJWMRt1QTkOGoivAK"><strong>Steve Lipsky Responds to Report Clearing EPA of Wrongdoing in Fracking Water Contamination Study</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>Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog:</strong> The Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General recently released its report concluding the EPA was justified in intervening to protect Steven Lipsky's drinking water from hydraulic fracturing in Weatherford, Texas. But does Mr. Lipsky feel vindicated? No, he does not.</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=TEsgG33wmNcdUWm0r4pESVQTkOGoivAK"><strong>Read the Interview</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=BtujsI49SeqV7lLPE64xTlQTkOGoivAK"><strong>Dean Baker | Medical Travel: If Bill Gates Wanted to Do Something Good for the World</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>Dean Baker, Truthout:</strong> Suppose Bill Gates established an insurance company that gave people the option of getting some of their healthcare in other countries. The potential savings would be enormous.</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=dIkOSW0SjBsS7sn5pgPnyFQTkOGoivAK"><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=boarfsdWh5P9%2BMViq4o19VQTkOGoivAK"><strong>"Ruthless Dictator" Harry Reid Represses GOP Warmongers</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>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> Republican warmongers are calling US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid a dictator for not allowing a vote on an Iran sanctions bill that will blow up ongoing negotiations, but John Boehner gets no such moniker for refusing to call a House vote on immigration reform.</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=Gz5Pg9YIYTl6mPSm0vtTY1QTkOGoivAK"><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=mqwRLVEa8%2BeeHTsMIY7l4VQTkOGoivAK"><strong>You Can't Opt Out: 10 NSA Myths Debunked</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>Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch:</strong> Former State Department whistleblower Peter Van Buren takes us through the labyrinth of NSA defenses, point by point, showing just what our favorite Constitution-shredders have to say and why it doesn't hold water.</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=EO9YmhkOE9%2FnWewh%2BVpyW1QTkOGoivAK"><strong>Is Congress Guilty of Torture?</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>The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> Despite the unconstitutional horrors and atrocities that have taken place at Guantanamo Bay since it first began taking in prisoners 12 years ago, the prison doors are still open, and the horrors are continuing.</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=OU2kiWCycqb1o5cHJtVn1VQTkOGoivAK"><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=kqrytlajjLsx48mILjSXvlQTkOGoivAK"><strong>The NSA's Preference for Metadata</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>Kirk Wiebe, Consortium News:</strong> The hidden ball in the debate over the NSA's collection of phone and e-mail metadata (vs. tapping into actual conversations with a court order) is that the NSA actually prefers the metadata approach because it strips away privacy more efficiently, says ex-NSA analyst Kirk Wiebe.</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=yqBDH%2BIBhRGfD14239wDAFQTkOGoivAK"><strong>New Federal Guidelines Aimed at Stopping Explosion in Harsh School Discipline</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>Susan Ferriss, The Center for Public Integrity:</strong> Winning praise from civil rights advocates, the US Department of Education released new federal guidelines Wednesday aimed at stopping an explosion in student suspensions, expulsions and referrals to the criminal justice system.</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=WkPpweDyI5YcWatL9%2BohtlQTkOGoivAK"><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=qJ5DJiOBlWD1Anugw9shdlQTkOGoivAK"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: West Virginians Facing Fifth Day of Chemical Spill Disaster, 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> More than 300,000 West Virginia residents are facing their fifth day of dealing with a massive chemical spill; in 2012, the total cost of all college tuition was about $62 billion; the "Moral Mondays" movement is spreading throughout the South; 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=48emC%2BiUiyQBtyRTESzElD5NhOXbOpQO"><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=ToySaux1Pbrqxl4y1CWOFlQTkOGoivAK"><strong>Fashion Backward: Cambodian Government Silences Garment Workers</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>Michelle Tolson, IPS News:</strong> Mass protests broke out in the Cambodian capital as garment workers took to the streets Dec. 24 until their demonstrations were brutally quashed by Prime Minister Hun Sen's private military the first weekend in January, resulting in five fatalities and over 30 serious injuries.</p>
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