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Bernie Sanders: "I Am Prepared To Run for President of the United
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t r u t h o u t | 03.04
Possible New Cold War? High-Fives in the Halls of the Pentagon
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22278-possible-new-cold-war-high-fives-in-th=
e-halls-of-the-pentagon
Dina Rasor, Truthout: Russia's invasion of Ukraine has given the Department=
of Defense a possible reprieve from American citizens' war-weary thoughts.=
In a new Cold War, the DOD would not have to worry about battlefield weapo=
n failures and the public turning sour as sons and daughters come home maim=
ed or worse.
Bernie Sanders: "I Am Prepared To Run for President of the United States"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22316-bernie-sanders-i-am-prepared-to-run-fo=
r-president-of-the-united-states
John Nichols, The Nation: Bernie Sanders says he is "prepared to run for pr=
esident of the United States." That's not a formal announcement. A lot can =
change between now and 2016, and the populist senator from Vermont bristles=
at the whole notion of a permanent campaign. But Sanders has begun talking=
with savvy progressive political strategists.
Dean Baker | Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs in February, Despite Bad Weather
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22325-economy-adds-175000-jobs-in-february-d=
espite-bad-weather
Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research: The establishment surv=
ey showed the economy added 175,000 jobs in February, in spite of the unusu=
ally harsh weather on much of the country. With modest upward revisions to =
the prior two months' data, this brings the three-month average to 129,000.=
While this is considerably weaker than the fall months, weather has undoub=
tedly played a role in slowing job creation.
Burned, Bombed, Beaten =E2=80=93 Education Under Attack Worldwide
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22317-burned-bombed-beaten-%E2%80%93-educati=
on-under-attack-worldwide
Kanya D'Almeida, Inter Press Service: In the most exhaustive account of the=
issue to date, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack Thurs=
day released a 250-page report detailing attacks on schools, universities, =
teachers, students and academics, by both state and non-state actors.
Discipline With Dignity: Oakland Classrooms Try Healing Instead of Punishme=
nt
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22315-discipline-with-dignity-oakland-classr=
ooms-try-healing-instead-of-punishment
Fania Davis, Yes! Magazine: Oakland is considered one of the most violent c=
ities in the nation. However, today hundreds of Oakland students are learni=
ng a new habit. Instead of resorting to violence, they are being empowered =
to engage in restorative processes.
Psychology Association's Torture Link Fails "Do-No-Harm" Ethics
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/22286-us-psychologys-misplaced-priorities=
-expediency-over-ethics
Roy Eidelson and Trudy Bond, Truthout: Two psychologists deplore their prof=
ession's involvement in torture and abuse at Guantanamo and elsewhere - and=
the American Psychological Association's failure to sanction those ethics =
violations.
Mass Incarceration: Are the Feds Charting a New Path?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/22293-mass-incarceration-are-the-feds-cha=
rting-a-new-path
James Kilgore, Truthout: Eric Holder's recent speech arguing for reconsider=
ation of felon disenfranchisement laws and reductions in mandatory minimum =
sentences is a positive sign for the decarceration movement. But the United=
States still has a long way to go to reach even China's per capita incarce=
ration rate.
If They Can Sanction Russia Over Crimea, We Can Sanction Israel Over Palest=
ine
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/22314-if-they-can-sanction-russia-over-cr=
imea-we-can-sanction-israel-over-palestine
Robert Naiman, Truthout: Supporters of sanctions against Israel for its mil=
itary occupation of Palestine must demand the same respect for our democrat=
ic rights that supporters of sanctions against Russia for its military inte=
rvention in Crimea enjoy.
Peabody Energy Lobbyist Schools Legislators on Getting More ALEC Travel Per=
ks
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22326-peabody-energy-lobbyist-schools-legisl=
ators-on-getting-more-alec-travel-perks
Nick Surgey, PR Watch: An internal ALEC document shows that a Peabody Energ=
y lobbyist provided ALEC legislators with a presentation on how to get more=
cash from corporations like Peabody to attend ALEC conferences. Peabody is=
a long-time member of ALEC.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Extreme Inequality Is Dragging Down Our Eco=
nomy, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22307-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-extreme=
-inequality-is-dragging-down-our-economy-and-more
In today's On the News segment: According to a new paper from the Internati=
onal Monetary Fund, countries with a large wealth divide have less economic=
growth than nations with more evenly distributed incomes; a Gallup poll sh=
ows that about one in four Americans think that unemployment is our nation'=
s biggest problem; our representatives have been shut out of Trans-Pacific =
Partnership trade negotiation; and more.
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e-up-lattes-to-pay-for-birth-control
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: One Alaskan male state senator is telli=
ng economically needy residents to choose between coffee and sex. Meanwhile=
, his colleague representing North Pole (a Fairbanks suburb) is promoting t=
he barefoot and pregnant option for women.
Why Harry Reid Is Waging War on the Koch Brothers
Read the Article at TPM
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/harry-reid-war-on-koch-brothers
Eugene Robinson | It's Time We Come to Terms With Slavery
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/eugene-robinson-it-s-time-we-=
come-to-terms-with-slavery
Read the Pentagon's $59 Billion "Black Budget"
Read the Article at The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/06/inside-the-pentagon-s-59-b=
illion-black-budget.html
Call It What It Is: Energy of Mass Extinction
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/call-it-what-it-is-energy-of-=
mass-extinction
President Obama and General Shinseki Are Still Failing Our Wounded Veterans
Read the Article at The Reno Dispatch
http://therenodispatch.blogspot.com/2014/03/president-obama-and-general-shi=
nseki.html
Giving Up on Congress, Immigrant Workers Stage Wave of Protests
Read the Article at In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/16382/wave_of_immigrant_worker_action=
s
Would My Blood Test Still Cost $1,132 If the US Had a Public Health Option?
Read the Article at The Guardian UK
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/05/obamacare-costs-still-=
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<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>One Alaskan male state senator is telling economically needy residents to choose between coffee and sex. Meanwhile, his colleague representing North Pole (a Fairbanks suburb) is promoting the barefoot and pregnant option for women.</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=m4kgaQ6IYi%2B1qZVQbC9%2FH%2BHWcBG9ql8q" 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>Why Harry Reid Is Waging War on the Koch Brothers</strong></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>Eugene Robinson | It's Time We Come to Terms With Slavery</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=BhQenfKQhFIHPAUqKhCnluHWcBG9ql8q" 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>Read the Pentagon's $59 Billion "Black Budget"</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=NY8WXeNAltQymopMO3LrueHWcBG9ql8q" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Daily Beast</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Call It What It Is: Energy of Mass Extinction</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=MQz5Rh8ibHj6fGiSxzJ2MuHWcBG9ql8q" 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>President Obama and General Shinseki Are Still Failing Our Wounded Veterans</strong></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>Would My Blood Test Still Cost $1,132 If the US Had a Public Health Option?</strong></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>Dina Rasor, Truthout:</strong> Russia's invasion of Ukraine has given the Department of Defense a possible reprieve from American citizens' war-weary thoughts. In a new Cold War, the DOD would not have to worry about battlefield weapon failures and the public turning sour as sons and daughters come home maimed or worse.</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=76muvkkN1z3yy4lCnHJ5m%2BHWcBG9ql8q" 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=bLNYVG6%2BtOScLGD1tUFH6eHWcBG9ql8q" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Bernie Sanders: "I Am Prepared To Run for President of the United States"</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>John Nichols, The Nation:</strong> Bernie Sanders says he is "prepared to run for president of the United States." That's not a formal announcement. A lot can change between now and 2016, and the populist senator from Vermont bristles at the whole notion of a permanent campaign. But Sanders has begun talking with savvy progressive political strategists.</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=KEZ7NpnjjzvccjW8ooX94MgHCOq2XqpD" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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 href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7s6g9uHlzCa4kG7nSlYNqMgHCOq2XqpD" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Dean Baker | Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs in February, Despite Bad Weather</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, Center for Economic and Policy Research:</strong> The establishment survey showed the economy added 175,000 jobs in February, in spite of the unusually harsh weather on much of the country. With modest upward revisions to the prior two months' data, this brings the three-month average to 129,000. While this is considerably weaker than the fall months, weather has undoubtedly played a role in slowing job creation.</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=vw2RZxZvTWjKpyxblOXPyOHWcBG9ql8q" 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=kbnyXvDrYaqsQtLNJvcPhuHWcBG9ql8q" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Burned, Bombed, Beaten – Education Under Attack Worldwide</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>Kanya D'Almeida, Inter Press Service:</strong> In the most exhaustive account of the issue to date, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack Thursday released a 250-page report detailing attacks on schools, universities, teachers, students and academics, by both state and non-state actors.</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=3xP8%2FvtN1VxHRSDnQpIrquHWcBG9ql8q" 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=ntPdpqTvmuUjcuodywfUMeHWcBG9ql8q" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Discipline With Dignity: Oakland Classrooms Try Healing Instead of Punishment</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>Fania Davis, Yes! Magazine:</strong> Oakland is considered one of the most violent cities in the nation. However, today hundreds of Oakland students are learning a new habit. Instead of resorting to violence, they are being empowered to engage in restorative processes.</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=AnLMVdW6Fi7ur%2BOZdrTfqeHWcBG9ql8q" 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=wl1R4uath%2F2aPbCs7X5Il%2BHWcBG9ql8q" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Psychology Association's Torture Link Fails "Do-No-Harm" Ethics</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>Roy Eidelson and Trudy Bond, Truthout:</strong> Two psychologists deplore their profession's involvement in torture and abuse at Guantanamo and elsewhere - and the American Psychological Association's failure to sanction those ethics violations.</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=I%2BYfQU0sh0D9ygu38Z8UnOHWcBG9ql8q" 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=AyzjQh5O%2BwKnIHYbApLWv%2BHWcBG9ql8q" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Mass Incarceration: Are the Feds Charting a New Path?</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>James Kilgore, Truthout:</strong> Eric Holder's recent speech arguing for reconsideration of felon disenfranchisement laws and reductions in mandatory minimum sentences is a positive sign for the decarceration movement. But the United States still has a long way to go to reach even China's per capita incarceration rate.</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=iqX89T%2BSnIsFHpyqUdTEQuHWcBG9ql8q" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>If They Can Sanction Russia Over Crimea, We Can Sanction Israel Over Palestine</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> Supporters of sanctions against Israel for its military occupation of Palestine must demand the same respect for our democratic rights that supporters of sanctions against Russia for its military intervention in Crimea enjoy.</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=K67Q7g0t0f4qZssf37i9%2FeHWcBG9ql8q" 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=0dpKADZ5JntkhXKXbAg%2FkuHWcBG9ql8q" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Peabody Energy Lobbyist Schools Legislators on Getting More ALEC Travel Perks</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>Nick Surgey, PR Watch:</strong> An internal ALEC document shows that a Peabody Energy lobbyist provided ALEC legislators with a presentation on how to get more cash from corporations like Peabody to attend ALEC conferences. Peabody is a long-time member of ALEC.</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=FP7qRYPImLqAN6797IUpt%2BHWcBG9ql8q" 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=mo1cm5adqUIkZUFruG8a6%2BHWcBG9ql8q" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Extreme Inequality Is Dragging Down Our Economy, 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> According to a new paper from the International Monetary Fund, countries with a large wealth divide have less economic growth than nations with more evenly distributed incomes; a Gallup poll shows that about one in four Americans think that unemployment is our nation's biggest problem; our representatives have been shut out of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiation; and more.</p>
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