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Michael Ratner | Obama's NSA Speech Makes Orwellian Surveillance
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Michael Ratner | Obama's NSA Speech Makes Orwellian Surveillance Patriotic
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21461-obamas-nsa-speech-makes-orwellian-surveillance-patriotic
Michael Ratner, Truthout: President Obama's assertion that our nation was formed as a result of a heroic history of surveillance is a misleading scare tactic clearly aimed at making Americans comfortable with the far-reaching government spying he seeks to protect.
Dean Baker | President Obama's Inequality Story
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21459-president-obamas-inequality-story
Dean Baker, Truthout: The advance word is that inequality is going to be the central theme in President Obama's State of the Union Address on Tuesday. The question is whether he is prepared to talk about inequality in a way that gets to the core of the problem.
Palestinians From Yarmouk Find Refuge, at a Cost, in Gaza
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21413-palestinians-from-yarmouk-find-refuge-at-a-cost-in-gaza
Pam Bailey, Truthout: Forced out of Syria by civil war, Palestinian refugees who had known no other home have fled to Gaza, where they are welcomed but unable to enjoy the basic economic and physical security they had in Syria.
Intelligence Officials Make Direct Threats on Snowden's Life
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/21472-intelligence-officials-make-direct-threats-on-snowdens-life
Jessica Desvarieux, The Real News Network: NSA whistleblower Kirk Wiebe and former CIA analyst Ray McGovern point to the brashness of intelligence officials who went on the record to threaten Snowden's life, reflecting a culture of disregard for the Constitution and due process.
Dave Zirin | The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21468-the-lgbt-movement-takes-aim-at-sochi
Dave Zirin, The Nation: The Russian government's anti-gay scapegoating diverts attention from what appears to be the most corrupt Olympics in history. Among athletes and Olympic federations, the question is: Should athletes just "shut up and play," or should they use their athletic platforms to protest at the Olympics?
Chris Hedges | The Myth of Human Progress and the Collapse of Complex Societies
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21477-the-myth-of-human-progress-and-the-collapse-of-complex-societies
Chris Hedges, Truthdig: The most prescient portrait of the American character and our ultimate fate as a species is found in Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick." Melville makes our murderous obsessions, our hubris, violent impulses, moral weakness and inevitable self-destruction visible in his chronicle of a whaling voyage.
The Keystone XL Pipeline's "Accidental Activists"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21464-the-keystone-xl-pipelines-accidental-activists
Tara Lohan, Moyers & Company: Michael Bishop and other landowners across a 485-mile strip of Oklahoma and Texas have had their dreams dashed and their land condemned, cleared and bulldozed. And that's because the pipeline's previously approved southern leg was just constructed across their land. The northern leg still awaits approval.
The Five Things We Want to Hear in President Obama's State of the Union Speech
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21458-the-five-things-we-want-to-hear-in-president-obamas-state-of-the-union-speech
Jackie Tortora, AFL-CIO Blog: President Obama will give his annual State of the Union address to the American people tomorrow. But what is the state of our union? The vast majority of America's working families have experienced a raw deal in recent decades. But it doesn't have to be this way.
Should Syria's Future Be Decided by Men With Guns?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21455-should-syrias-future-be-decided-by-men-with-guns
Medea Benjamin, Pink Tank: Women have repeatedly called on the international community to include their voices in peace efforts. From January 11-13, 47 Syrian women gathered under the auspices of UN Women to hash out their positions.
North Carolina Complaint Alleges Excessive Force by Police in Schools
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21463-north-carolina-complaint-alleges-excessive-force-by-police-in-schools
Susan Ferriss, The Center for Public Integrity: Just days after the Obama administration urged schools to back off harsh school discipline, a federal civil rights complaint filed in North Carolina this week alleges that school police have "violently tackled" students, pepper-sprayed teens and handcuffed, interrogated and arrested students.
George Lakoff | SOTU 2014: The Cognitive Power of the President
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21476-sotu-2014-the-cognitive-power-of-the-president
George Lakoff, Truthout: President Obama could right a slew of wrongs using his cognitive and executive powers, says George Lakoff, and he has a list in mind he hopes to hear about in the State of the Union address.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Americans Are Better Off Living in a Blue State, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21479-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-americans-are-better-off-living-in-a-blue-state-and-more
In today's On the News segment: By almost every measure, Americans are better off living in a blue state; our wages are growing at the slowest rate since the 1960s; Sen. Bernie Sanders says Congress must stand up to the NSA; and more.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
For Narcos and Jamie Dimon, Crime Does Pay: Dimon Gets 77 Percent Raise to $20 Million
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18439-for-narcos-and-jamie-dimon-crime-does-pay-dimon-gets-77-percent-raise-to-20-million
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: What's the difference between a Narco and Jamie Dimon? Jamie Dimon gets invited to the White House.
The 20 Richest Americans: Takers, Not Makers
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18440-the-20-richest-americans-takers-not-makers
US and UK Spy Agencies Collect Private Data From "Leaky" Phone Apps
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/27/nsa-gchq-smartphone-app-angry-birds-personal-data
Twenty Young People a Day Hospitalized for Gun Injuries
Read the Article at USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/27/guns-children-hospitalizations/4796999/
Court Rules That Federal Agencies Can Withhold Public Safety Information Due to Potential "Terrorists"
Read the Article at RT News
http://rt.com/usa/public-safety-infrastructure-terrorists-174/
Prolonged Cold Blast Worsens Propane Shortage Across Midwest
Read the Article at NBC News
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/26/22455731-prolonged-cold-blast-worsens-propane-shortage-across-midwest?lite
The Working Poor Now Majority of Food Stamp Recipients - With College Educated Among Fastest Growing Group of Users
Read the Article at The Raw Story
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/26/working-poor-now-majority-of-food-stamp-recipients-with-college-educated-among-fastest-growing-group-of-users/
Feds Formulating Guidelines to Help Banks Deal With Legalized Pot Businesses
Read the Article at USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/24/banks-legal-marijuana-business/4820123/
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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 Zirin, The Nation:</strong> The Russian government's anti-gay scapegoating diverts attention from what appears to be the most corrupt Olympics in history. Among athletes and Olympic federations, the question is: Should athletes just "shut up and play," or should they use their athletic platforms to protest at the Olympics?</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=yb%2FN2708%2Fd9sTOHG%2FrIykjx1CdhvWE72"><strong>Chris Hedges | The Myth of Human Progress and the Collapse of Complex Societies</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>Chris Hedges, Truthdig:</strong> The most prescient portrait of the American character and our ultimate fate as a species is found in Herman Melville's <em>Moby-Dick.</em> Melville makes our murderous obsessions, our hubris, violent impulses, moral weakness and inevitable self-destruction visible in his chronicle of a whaling voyage.</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=BVf%2BgFCySotUVrYaSJnZXDx1CdhvWE72"><strong>Listen to the Adio Segment 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=UcwEgC%2FZ7J5j86by%2BjkvXzx1CdhvWE72"><strong>The Keystone XL Pipeline's "Accidental Activists"</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>Tara Lohan, Moyers & Company:</strong> Michael Bishop and other landowners across a 485-mile strip of Oklahoma and Texas have had their dreams dashed and their land condemned, cleared and bulldozed. And that's because the pipeline's previously approved southern leg was just constructed across their land. The northern leg still awaits approval.</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=NMJTmzaokQCnExybfjQYkDx1CdhvWE72"><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=qs80psWZjccpM7Ruj2Mqujx1CdhvWE72"><strong>The Five Things We Want to Hear in President Obama's State of the Union Speech</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>Jackie Tortora, AFL-CIO Blog</strong> President Obama will give his annual State of the Union address to the American people tomorrow. But what is the state of our union? The vast majority of America's working families have experienced a raw deal in recent decades. But it doesn't have to be this way.</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=YNPrH7Ab83%2BjT0TllnmQozx1CdhvWE72"><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=v7GP1WROPKJpmzn50Emp2Tx1CdhvWE72"><strong>Should Syria's Future Be Decided by Men With Guns?</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>Medea Benjamin, Pink Tank:</strong> Women have repeatedly called on the international community to include their voices in peace efforts. From January 11-13, 47 Syrian women gathered under the auspices of UN Women to hash out their positions.</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=BO3I2wlqfuExfRk%2BNhyoDjx1CdhvWE72"><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=I%2Fjc73725dv%2BQGpVEcTSkjx1CdhvWE72"><strong>North Carolina Complaint Alleges Excessive Force by Police in Schools</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> Just days after the Obama administration urged schools to back off harsh school discipline, a federal civil rights complaint filed in North Carolina this week alleges that school police have "violently tackled" students, pepper-sprayed teens and handcuffed, interrogated and arrested students.</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=quekp6QxD7RBXxSi2KQv8Tx1CdhvWE72"><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=4eSB3V7%2BLmT6zmtz545xcjx1CdhvWE72"><strong>George Lakoff | SOTU 2014: The Cognitive Power of the President</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>George Lakoff, Truthout:</strong> President Obama could right a slew of wrongs using his cognitive and executive powers, says George Lakoff, and he has a list in mind he hopes to hear about in the State of the Union address.</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=BqflD1WK1zDnPQOvfshoWjx1CdhvWE72"><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=66CSCdh98pd9owPO9yF1oTx1CdhvWE72"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Americans Are Better Off Living in a Blue State, 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> By almost every measure, Americans are better off living in a blue state; our wages are growing at the slowest rate since the 1960s; Sen. Bernie Sanders says Congress must stand up to the NSA; and more.</p>
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