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William Rivers Pitt | An Open Letter to Lovers of the Gun
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t r u t h o u t | 01.24
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today's mainstream media seems to like it that way - that's why independen=
t media like Truthout is so essential. Can you help raise the $35,000 more =
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William Rivers Pitt | An Open Letter to Lovers of the Gun=E2=80=A8
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21422-william-rivers-pitt-an-open-letter-=
to-lovers-of-the-gun=E2=80=A8
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: "I am puking sick of reading every single da=
y about how your baby, your toddler, your brother, your sister, your cousin=
, your niece, your nephew, blew their brains into their lap with a gun you =
left lying around, because freedom, or something."
First Things First: Until We Fix Our Democracy Problem, It's Hard to Fix An=
y Problem
=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21419-first-things-first-until-w=
e-fix-our-democracy-problem-its-hard-to-fix-any-problem=E2=80=A8
Marge Baker, OtherWords: Whether the issue you're most concerned about is g=
uaranteeing that your family has access to clean water, or ensuring that wo=
rkers get a fair minimum wage, when wealthy special interests can buy elect=
ed officials, progress on these issues will continue to stall.
How Antiwar Activists Robbed the FBI, Got Away With It, and Exposed Massive=
Covert Surveillance=E2=80=A8
http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/21420-how-anti-war-activists-rob=
bed-the-fbi-got-away-with-it-and-exposed-massive-covert-surveillance=E2=80=
=A8
Betty Medsger, Knopf: "Burglary" is a fascinating and inspiring story of pr=
otestors who robbed the FBI - how they pulled it off - and how they exposed=
the agency's illegal surveillance and suppression of individuals who chall=
enged government policy.
Paul Krugman | Encouraging Signs for a Brighter 2014=E2=80=A8
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21377-encouraging-signs-for-a-brighter-20=
14=E2=80=A8
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: "There's an alarming amount of optimism out th=
ere about the United States' economic prospects for 2014. Let me make the s=
ituation even more alarming by saying that I basically share that optimism.=
Why? Because of the Three Stooges effect."
Why Drug Prices Are Out of Control, or Money Well Spent by Big Pharma
=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21294-why-drug-prices-are-out-of=
-control-or-money-well-spent-by-big-pharma
=E2=80=A8A. W. Gaffney, Truthout: Big Pharma lobbying (campaign donations) =
that resulted in prohibiting Medicare Part D from negotiating for the best =
drug prices offers a dramatic illustration of how the best return on invest=
ment is an effective lobbying campaign.
TransCanada's Keystone XL South Pipeline Begins Operations
=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/21417-transcanadas-keystone-xl-sout=
h-pipeline-to-begin-operations-january-22=E2=80=A8
Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: TransCanada is surely celebrating now that it =
has a pipeline system in place connecting the tar sands in Alberta, Canada =
to the Gulf Coast refineries and export terminals - via the combination of =
the original Keystone pipeline running from Alberta to Cushing, Oklahoma.
From Canada, a New Gold Standard
=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21424-from-canada-a-new-gold-sta=
ndard
=E2=80=A8Sam Pizzigati, OtherWords: We need to start honoring enterprises t=
hat practice fair pay and stop rewarding - with our consumer and tax dollar=
s - those enterprises that are making our societies more unequal. Wagemark =
is one initiative recognizing companies for curbing excessive CEO pay, not =
soaring profits.
Vermont's Senator Sanders Is Right: Use War Money to Take Care of Veterans=
=E2=80=A8
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21435-vermonts-sensanders-is-right-use-wa=
r-money-to-take-care-of-veterans=E2=80=A8
Robert Naiman, Truthout: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders proposes restoring =
money in the budget for military pensions by using war funding and giving u=
s a true cost of war at the same time.
Tuition-Free Public College Education Is Possible. Demand It.
=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21429-tuition-free-public-colleg=
e-education-is-possible-demand-it=E2=80=A8
Richard Long, Campaign for America's Future: Here's a news flash you probab=
ly didn't know: It would cost less for the government to make all public un=
iversities tuition-free than what the government already spends in higher e=
ducation.
Gar Alperovitz: Nuclear Attack on Japan Was Opposed by American Military Le=
adership
=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/21425-gar-alperovitz-nuclear-attack=
-on-japan-was-opposed-by-american-military-leadership=E2=80=A8
Paul Jay, The Real News Network: Gar Alperovitz tells Paul Jay that Preside=
nt Harry Truman used the Atomic bomb to make a ''diplomatic'' point to the =
Soviet Union, not out of military necessity.
Kellogg's Delivers Memphis a Slap in the Face
=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/21430-kelloggs-delivers-memphis-a-s=
lap-in-the-face=E2=80=A8
Steve Payne, Labor Notes: During contract negotiations in October 2013, Kel=
logg demanded the right to hire more part-time and casual employees, at low=
er pay rates. When workers voted the proposal down, Kellogg locked them out=
. Three months into a lockout, the company has yet to return to the bargain=
ing table.
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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> "I am puking sick of reading every single day about how your baby, your toddler, your brother, your sister, your cousin, your niece, your nephew, blew their brains into their lap with a gun you left lying around, because freedom, or something."</p>
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<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=%2FGqEih23d%2FSqnckeM3azMp%2Frd5xayrbN" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Book Except</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>A. W. Gaffney, Truthout:</strong> Big Pharma lobbying (campaign donations) that resulted in prohibiting Medicare Part D from negotiating for the best drug prices offers a dramatic illustration of how the best return on investment is an effective lobbying campaign.</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=l62%2Fg%2BxeQ93oHFMtt01zsJD6Q2PfmCwb" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>TransCanada's Keystone XL South Pipeline Begins Operations</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> TransCanada is surely celebrating now that it has a pipeline system in place connecting the tar sands in Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast refineries and export terminals - via the combination of the original Keystone pipeline running from Alberta to Cushing, Oklahoma and the pipeline's southern half from Cushing to the Gulf.</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=bH7PUP%2BoZRzI1Wc%2FM8VVVJD6Q2PfmCwb" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article and View the Photos</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=6A5GWpyLlJICoWrtwdHxrp%2Frd5xayrbN" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>From Canada, a New Gold Standard</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, OtherWords:</strong> We need to start honoring enterprises that practice fair pay, and stop rewarding - with our consumer and tax dollars - those enterprises that are making our societies more unequal. Wagemark is one initiative recognizing companies for curbing excessive CEO pay, not soaring profits.</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=8ozzyCkR%2FC%2FnZsS95QTRMJ%2Frd5xayrbN" 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=4iQLIKf2GGoNTTpp4EvcGp%2Frd5xayrbN" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Vermont's Senator Sanders Is Right: Use War Money to Take Care of Veterans</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> Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders proposes restoring money in the budget for military pensions by using war funding and giving us a true cost of war at the same time.</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=dZXhvrtRNLPbiVSObLwaNpD6Q2PfmCwb" 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=luxz8LD02urhgC2xIHTH5J%2Frd5xayrbN" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Tuition-Free Public College Education Is Possible. Demand It.</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 Long, Campaign for America's Future:</strong> Here's a news flash you probably didn't know: It would cost less for the government to make all public universities tuition-free than what the government already spends in higher education.</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=rWXtp2Yjcd7AJicVnyT9ep%2Frd5xayrbN" 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=knbUHRUYnzW%2FHOqnXfvHsJ%2Frd5xayrbN" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Gar Alperovitz: Nuclear Attack on Japan Was Opposed by American Military Leadership</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>Paul Jay, The Real News Network:</strong> Gar Alperovitz tells Paul Jay that President Harry Truman used the Atomic bomb to make a ''diplomatic'' point to the Soviet Union, not out of military necessity.</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=rsufADDVx6poZVQfaWO%2BBJ%2Frd5xayrbN" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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 href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=AZSGqGN0ONghykHciltFvJ%2Frd5xayrbN" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Kellogg's Delivers Memphis a Slap in the Face</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>Steve Payne, Labor Notes:</strong> During contract negotiations in October 2013, Kellogg demanded the right to hire more part-time and casual employees, at lower pay rates. When workers voted the proposal down, Kellogg locked them out. Three months into a lockout, the company has yet to return to the bargaining table.</p>
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