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Mike Lofgren | TV Dramas Can't Capture the Real World of Politics
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t r u t h o u t | 02.19
Mike Lofgren | Art Does Not Imitate Life: TV Dramas Can't Capture the Real =
World of Politics
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21933-art-does-not-imitate-life-tv-dr=
amas-cant-capture-the-real-world-of-politics
Mike Lofgren, Truthout: Fictionalized representations of the American polit=
ical system such as "House of Cards" are digestible to public understanding=
in a way that reality is not. A documentary of the skullduggery that went =
into introduction and passage of the Authorization for Use of Military Forc=
e in Iraq or Wall Street's efforts to buy off politicians and evade financi=
al reform is unlikely to appeal to a similar audience.
"Frackgate": Ohio Regulators Planned To Subvert Eco-Groups, Promote Frackin=
g in State Parks
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/21957-frackgate-ohio-regulators-planned-=
to-subvert-eco-groups-promote-fracking-in-state-parks
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Republican Gov. John Kasich and Ohio regulators are =
in hot water over internal documents that environmental groups and state la=
wmakers say show the administration planned to collude with the oil and gas=
industry to publicly promote fracking in state parks. The plan included st=
rategies for fending off criticism from a "Nixon-style enemies list."
Western States' Regulation of Pot Provides Template for Rest of Nation
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21952-western-states-regulation-of-po=
t-provides-template-for-rest-of-nation
Paul Armentano, Truthout: Colorado lawmakers are applying the tried-and-tru=
e principles of legalization, regulation and public education to cannabis. =
Ultimately, only criminals benefit from the ongoing imposition of cannabis =
prohibition.
How Obama Could Kill the Democratic Party
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21976-how-obama-could-kill-the-democr=
atic-party
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: In the coming weeks, the preside=
nt is expected to announce his new budget plan for fiscal year 2015. And wh=
ile more than a year into his second term in office, when he should have th=
e Democratic Party behind him, many progressives are worried.
Predator Banks Enter Brave New World of Epic Scams; Public Hasn't Got a Clu=
e
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21969-predator-banks-enter-brave-new-=
world-of-epic-scams-and-public-hasnt-got-a-clue
Lynn Parramore, AlterNet: Wall Street watchers have been concerned for some=
time about the monopolizing trend among big banks. One of the most alarmin=
g developments in recent years is a buying spree in which megabanks have be=
en gobbling up physical assets.
FCC Considers New Net Neutrality Rules
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/21975-fcc-considers-new-net-neutrality-r=
ules
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: The FCC says it will write new net neutrality rules =
to prevent telecommunications companies from discriminating against web con=
tent. But the White House issued a statement that suggested President Obama=
would not direct the agency to reclassify the Internet as a common carrier=
.
Richard D. Wolff | A Lesson From Chattanooga
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21958-a-lesson-from-chattanooga
Richard D. Wolff, Moyers & Company: Many factors led to the United Auto Wor=
kers' loss in the recent union election at the Volkswagen factory in Tennes=
see. Likewise, many lessons can be learned. One especially important lesson=
concerns how one factor =E2=80=93 "outside influence" =E2=80=93 works so o=
ne-sidedly in the United States.
Holder's Speech on Felon Disenfranchisement: A Step Forward or Just Lip Ser=
vice?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/21877-holders-speech-on-felon-disenfranc=
hisement-a-step-forward-or-just-lip-service
Candice Bernd, Truthout: In a speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday, A=
ttorney General Eric Holder called for a ban on laws prohibiting more than =
6 million felons from voting. But what is the Obama administration's real t=
rack record on these racist disenfranchisement policies?
Justice in a Postracial World
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21950-justice-in-a-postracial-world
David Palumbo-Liu, Truthout: In the United States, perceptions of possible =
deadly threats are too often race-inflected. And while the assertion that "=
hate" factored into the murder of Jordan Davis is hard to prove convincingl=
y, we need a way socially to express our abhorrence of such acts.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Raising Minimum Wage Could Decrease Jobs fo=
r Low-Wage Workers, and More
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/21974-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-rai=
sing-the-minimum-wage-could-decrease-jobs-for-low-wage-workers-and-more
In today's On the News segment: The Department of Homeland Security wants t=
o keep a record of where you drive your car; while many states around our n=
ation are moving closer to equality, Indiana is pushing toward discriminati=
on; raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour could decrease jobs =
for low-wage workers; and more.
Fed Orders Post-Crisis Crackdown at Big Banks
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/21968-fed-orders-post-crisis-crackdown-a=
t-big-banks
Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Washington Bureau: A long-anticipated rule will re=
quire domestic and international banks with assets above $50 billion to hol=
d more capital in case things go bad. It was required as part of the sweepi=
ng revamp of financial regulation back in 2010 that followed the most devas=
tating financial crisis since the Great Depression.
US Support for Regime Change in Venezuela Is a Mistake
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21953-us-support-for-regime-change-in=
-venezuela-is-a-mistake
Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian: The US push to topple the Venezuelan governmen=
t of Nicolas Maduro once again pits Washington against South America.
Banning Home Births: Next Wave of Reproductive Control?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/21970-banning-home-births-the-next-wave-=
of-reproductive-control
Robin Marty, Care2: There is a growing movement to regulate midwives and ho=
me births. That's the situation in Arizona, where an "emergency" proposal i=
s being introduced in the Legislature to undo new advances when it comes to=
allowing assisted home births.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Five Reasons the 1% Do Not Want Unemployment To Decrease
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/five-reasons-the-1-do-not-want-un=
employment-to-decrease
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Read the mainstream media and you might=
think that everyone is rooting for the unemployment rate to go down.=C2=A0=
However, many of the 1% increase their grab of the nation's wealth by betti=
ng on more people being unemployed.
Ukraine Crisis: At Least 25 Dead; US and EU Move To Impose Sanctions
Read the Live Updates at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2014/feb/19/ukraine-25-dead-after-pol=
ice-storm-kiev-protest-camp-live-updates
Homeland Security Is Seeking a National License Plate Tracking System
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/homeland-security-is-=
seeking-a-national-license-plate-tracking-system/2014/02/18/56474ae8-9816-1=
1e3-9616-d367fa6ea99b_story.html?hpid=3Dz1
George Lakoff | Charles Fillmore, Discoverer of Frame Semantics, Dies at 84
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/george-lakoff-charles-fillmore-di=
scoverer-of-frame-semantics-dies-at-84
Nebraska Law That Allowed Keystone XL Struck Down
Read the Article at The Associated Press
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/nebraska-law-allowed-keystone-xl-struck-=
22588014
Glenn Greenwald | On the UK's Equating of Journalism With Terrorism
Read the Article at The Intercept
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/19/uks-equating-journalism-terro=
rism-designed-conceal-gchq/
Jim Hightower | The What-Abouts and Whereabouts of Sen. Pat Roberts
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/jim-hightower-the-what-abouts-and=
-whereabouts-of-sen-pat-roberts
Charles Pierce | West Virginia Is Open for Business
Read the Article at Esquire
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/west-virginia-fracking-021814
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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>Five Reasons the 1% Do Not Want Unemployment To Decrease </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>Read the mainstream media and you might think that everyone is rooting for the unemployment rate to go down. However, many of the 1% increase their grab of the nation's wealth by betting on more people being unemployed.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uAU9%2BqnXIQLrhILsyh6xh1qh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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>Ukraine Crisis: At Least 25 Dead; US and EU Move To Impose Sanctions</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=trh0SDnNzJQFtVTVzS7fXVqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Live Updates at The Guardian</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Homeland Security Is Seeking a National License Plate Tracking System</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7N9xIyYt86byz%2B7zq6HCFiCgYMItuNeb" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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>George Lakoff | Charles Fillmore, Discoverer of Frame Semantics, Dies at 84</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VNcHawvOGwhLzOVMIMxNPlqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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>Nebraska Law That Allowed Keystone XL Struck Down</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=I%2FH%2BAf3wg1eEYw%2Fjq0XaeVqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Associated Press</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Glenn Greenwald | On the UK's Equating of Journalism With Terrorism</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=W6RLPkuAcFUj%2FtGhbOqWFFqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Intercept</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Jim Hightower | The What-Abouts and Whereabouts of Sen. Pat Roberts</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FPtTLPpr9mshDeIJZS2uaFqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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>Charles Pierce | West Virginia Is Open for Business</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zeNpagK%2BFwT1h7zx1lJcqlqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Esquire</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 href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=x7rIlWDsi90BQsSmJTxWflqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Mike Lofgren | Art Does Not Imitate Life: TV Dramas Can't Capture the Real World of Politics</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>Mike Lofgren, Truthout:</strong> Fictionalized representations of the American political system such as "House of Cards" are digestible to public understanding in a way that reality is not. A documentary of the skullduggery that went into introduction and passage of the Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq or Wall Street's efforts to buy off politicians and evade financial reform is unlikely to appeal to a similar audience.</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=%2F49UQ8jbTWPfI%2B2BwimTNlqh3KD2KsdW" 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=IxyMSc2pfuxSEvklO%2FV3BVqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>"Frackgate": Ohio Regulators Planned To Subvert Eco-Groups, Promote Fracking in State Parks</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>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> Republican Gov. John Kasich and Ohio regulators are in hot water over internal documents that environmental groups and state lawmakers say show the administration planned to collude with the oil and gas industry to publicly promote fracking in state parks. The plan included strategies for fending off criticism from a "Nixon-style enemies list."</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=s8278bTmrw5sEz5zInojqFqh3KD2KsdW" 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=2NGs0VQnW20BU7bRzbRDLFqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Western States' Regulation of Pot Provides Template for Rest of Nation</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 Armentano, Truthout:</strong> Colorado lawmakers are applying the tried-and-true principles of legalization, regulation and public education to cannabis. Ultimately, only criminals benefit from the ongoing imposition of cannabis prohibition.</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=Qj5t8wxNjGmzmPvaLygwMFqh3KD2KsdW" 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=eH5nRH%2Fb7BvBerPBiF8kylqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>How Obama Could Kill the Democratic Party</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> In the coming weeks, the president is expected to announce his new budget plan for fiscal year 2015. And while more than a year into his second term in office, when he should have the Democratic Party behind him, many progressives are worried.</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=JQa0UPkgiazbR4KqpekaOlqh3KD2KsdW" 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=97mU1sIqqie2GentQR8%2FyVqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Predator Banks Enter Brave New World of Epic Scams; Public Hasn’t Got a Clue</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>Lynn Parramore, AlterNet:</strong> Wall Street watchers have been concerned for some time about the monopolizing trend among big banks. One of the most alarming developments in recent years is a buying spree in which megabanks have been gobbling up physical assets.</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=y00DIFPQ5bPXNYE7cwJM5Vqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</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>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> The FCC says it will write new net neutrality rules to prevent telecommunications companies from discriminating against web content. But the White House issued a statement that suggested President Obama would not direct the agency to reclassify the Internet as a common carrier.</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>Richard D. Wolff, Moyers & Company:</strong> Many factors led to the United Auto Workers' loss in the recent union election at the Volkswagen factory in Tennessee. Likewise, many lessons can be learned. One especially important lesson concerns how one factor – "outside influence" – works so one-sidedly in the United States.</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>Candice Bernd, Truthout:</strong> In a speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder called for a ban on laws prohibiting more than 6 million felons from voting. But what is the Obama administration's real track record on these racist disenfranchisement policies?</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>David Palumbo-Liu, Truthout:</strong> In the United States, perceptions of possible deadly threats are too often race-inflected. And while the assertion that "hate" factored into the murder of Jordan Davis is hard to prove convincingly, we need a way socially to express our abhorrence of such acts.</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=ztOUjfd32zGCkGuUgKO2t1qh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Raising Minimum Wage Could Decrease Jobs for Low-Wage Workers, 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> The Department of Homeland Security wants to keep a record of where you drive your car; while many states around our nation are moving closer to equality, Indiana is pushing toward discrimination; raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour could decrease jobs for low-wage workers; and more.</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=JgTDb%2FBdFRzBRshU7sNahFqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Fed Orders Post-Crisis Crackdown at Big Banks</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>Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Washington Bureau:</strong> A long-anticipated rule will require domestic and international banks with assets above $50 billion to hold more capital in case things go bad. It was required as part of the sweeping revamp of financial regulation back in 2010 that followed the most devastating financial crisis since the Great Depression.</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=7ZbvXERahQlrffHH%2FJUL8Vqh3KD2KsdW" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>US Support for Regime Change in Venezuela Is a Mistake</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>Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian:</strong> The US push to topple the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro once again pits Washington against South America.</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>Robin Marty, Care2:</strong> There is a growing movement to regulate midwives and home births. That's the situation in Arizona, where an "emergency" proposal is being introduced in the Legislature to undo new advances when it comes to allowing assisted home births.</p>
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