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Henry A. Giroux | Neoliberalism and the Machinery of Disposability
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t r u t h o u t | Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Henry A. Giroux | Neoliberalism and the Machinery of Disposability
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/22958-neoliberalism-and-the-machinery-of-=
disposability
Henry A. Giroux, Truthout: There is an urgent need to create alternative na=
rratives about what the promise of democracy might be - discourses capable =
of explaining and reversing chronic injustices and power relations evident =
everywhere in society.
Ladydrawers: Thin Line Between Garment and Sex "Trades"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22896-thin-line-between-garment-sex-work
Anne Elizabeth Moore, Ellen Lindner and Melissa Gira Grant, Truthout: The l=
atest Ladydrawers strip features a visit to an NGO in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,=
aiming to help women escape the sex trade. The next few strips will look a=
t how the expanding field of organizations intending to stop human traffick=
ing operates.
Corporate Clout Chips Away at Organic Standards
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22967-corporate-clout-chips-away-at-organic-=
standards
Alexis Baden-Mayer and Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association: Witho=
ut any input from the public, the USDA changed the way the National Organic=
Standards Board decides which non-organic materials are allowed in certifi=
ed organic foods.
Let's Repudiate Reaganomics
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22981-lets-repudiate-reaganomics
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: How did we get to a point in our=
history where our nation has record levels of wealth, but millions of peop=
le are still struggling with hunger, poverty and homelessness? It's all tha=
nks to Reaganomics.
Sixteen for '16 - Number 7: Make the Bankers Squeal
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/22882-sixteen-for-16-number-7-make-the-ba=
nkers-squeal
Salvatore Babones, Truthout: The banks have profited from the global financ=
ial crisis they created while we remain mired in the Great Recession. Kill =
the investment banking business model right now, and prevent the next finan=
cial crisis from happening at all =16 while raising money for socially usef=
ul projects.
Rocky Mountain High or Reefer Madness? Legal Pot in Colorado Comes With Ris=
ks
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22977-rocky-mountain-high-or-reefer-madness-=
legal-pot-in-colorado-comes-with-risks
Marshall Allen, ProPublica: "I grew up in Colorado, but it's been a while s=
ince I lived in the state. When I returned for a recent conference, I found=
that a place settled by the Gold Rush is now mad about reefer. In 2012, Co=
lorado voters became the first in the nation to approve recreational pot us=
e."
A Vote for Change: Costa Rica Votes in a New President
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22978-a-vote-for-change-costa-rica-votes-in-=
a-new-president
Sarah Blaskey, Truthout: Costa Rica's 2014 elections were essentially a lit=
mus test for public opinion on the neoliberal policies promoted by CAFTA, t=
he IMF and the World Bank, with public opinion overwhelmingly opposed to th=
em and in favor of a change.
Thom Hartmann: There Has Not Been a Legitimately Elected Republican Preside=
nt Since Dwight Eisenhower
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22980-thom-hartmann-there-has-not-been-a-leg=
itimately-elected-republican
Mark Karlin, Truthout: Thom Hartmann spoke with Truthout about his latest b=
ook, "The Crash of 2016", a discussion that included Hartmann's wide-rangin=
g counterpoints to the corporate media's conventional wisdom.
Bill Moyers | All Work and No Pay
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22969-all-work-and-no-pay
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: This week, Bill speaks with Saru Jayaraman, =
co-founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, about the group'=
s fight for better wages and working conditions for America's 10 million re=
staurant workers.
Paul Krugman | In the US, Capital Is Still King
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/22954-in-the-us-capital-is-still-king
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: What we're seeing is that half the political s=
pectrum now instinctively accords much more respect to capital than to labo=
r, at a time when capital income is growing ever more concentrated in a few=
hands - and is surely on its way to being concentrated largely in the hand=
s of people who inherited their wealth.
Stoking Fire: A Global Look at the Right's Anti-Gay Rhetoric
http://truth-out.org/news/item/22971-stoking-fire-a-global-look-at-the-righ=
ts-anti-gay-rhetoric
Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check: During the Cold War, the right-wing had=
nothing nice to say about "godless Communism." But a little more than two =
decades later, there's been a complete shift - much of the world's right-wi=
ng now sees Russia as "the savior of civilization." The reason? Hatred of h=
omosexuality.
When Predatory Equity Hit the Big Apple: How Private Equity Came to New Yor=
k's Rental Market
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/22961-when-predatory-equity-hit-the-big-a=
pple-how-private-equity-came-to-new-yorks-rental-market-and-what-that-tells=
-us-about-the-future
Laura Gottesdiener, TomDispatch: "Have private equity firms gambled with re=
ntal housing somewhere else before? It turns out that the real estate marke=
t in my New York City back yard has been a private equity playground for th=
e last decade, and the result has been a disaster for tenants and the marke=
t alike."
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of devastation is in play.
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Portrait of a Failed President: Inside the Art of George W. Bush
http://www.salon.com/2014/04/07/portrait_of_a_failed_president_inside_the_a=
rt_of_george_w_bush/
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No, You Can't Vote: The GOP and Its "15 Percent Solution"
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Katrina vanden Heuvel | The War Against American Citizens
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t-american-citizens/2014/04/07/77000814-be82-11e3-b195-dd0c1174052c_story.h=
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White House Defends Its Own Gender Pay Gap
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ght be - discourses capable of explaining and reversing chronic injustices =
and power relations evident everywhere in society.</p>
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NGO in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, aiming to help women escape the sex trade. The=
next few strips will look at how the expanding field of organizations inte=
nding to stop human trafficking operates.</p>
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ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DMVD23HHwoao01PiCKNOoYx0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Let's Repu=
diate Reaganomics</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> How =
did we get to a point in our history where our nation has record levels of =
wealth, but millions of people are still struggling with hunger, poverty an=
d homelessness? It's all thanks to Reaganomics.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DWPNiwvLI4YsnSfN0xW1bIh0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DMuAfGlJgu3J3ujOQsBTAGB0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Sixteen fo=
r '16 - Number 7: Make the Bankers Squeal</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Salvatore Babones, Truthout:</strong> The banks have pro=
fited from the global financial crisis they created while we remain mired i=
n the Great Recession. Kill the investment banking business model right now=
, and prevent the next financial crisis from happening at all =16 while rai=
sing money for socially useful projects.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D%2BdZP1XTSpEKSzY4Zk4BlUh0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Read=
the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DOw8Yi7ALjr7BhFNavsogLB0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Rocky Moun=
tain High or Reefer Madness? Legal Pot in Colorado Comes With Risks</strong=
></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Marshall Allen, ProPublica:</strong> "I grew up in Color=
ado, but it's been a while since I lived in the state. When I returned for =
a recent conference, I found that a place settled by the Gold Rush is now m=
ad about reefer. In 2012, Colorado voters became the first in the nation to=
approve recreational pot use."</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dn6jBG9ZcrhuqeHbGS3nT0Me%2BJk9%2F2a53"><strong>Re=
ad the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DRtVYJi%2Fbw%2Ff%2Bz9I6VaKfdx0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>A Vo=
te for Change: Costa Rica Votes in a New President</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Sarah Blaskey, Truthout:</strong> Costa Rica's 2014 elec=
tions were essentially a litmus test for public opinion on the neoliberal p=
olicies promoted by CAFTA, the IMF and the World Bank, with public opinion =
overwhelmingly opposed to them and in favor of a change.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DapWcafhq%2ByWmy9Tijj9zhB0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Read=
the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DVs8qvozXaMTaizWB3EGWLR0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Thom Hartm=
ann: There Has Not Been a Legitimately Elected Republican President Since D=
wight Eisenhower</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Mark Karlin, Truthout:</strong> Thom Hartmann spoke with=
Truthout about his latest book, <em>The Crash of 2016</em>, a discussion t=
hat included Hartmann's wide-ranging counterpoints to the corporate media's=
conventional wisdom.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dylj2gzbykY3fBs0yo%2BJwVB0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Read=
the Interview</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DhRU6GbfkIgvshZ54nTKInMe%2BJk9%2F2a53"><strong>Bill M=
oyers | All Work and No Pay</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company:</strong> This week, B=
ill speaks with Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of the Restaurant Opportunities =
Centers United, about the group's fight for better wages and working condit=
ions for America's 10 million restaurant workers.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DWApgzCJGtT%2BhOJtXKieC0ce%2BJk9%2F2a53"><strong>=
Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D2LeqabfPW94oH5vyvepdVR0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Paul Krugm=
an | In the US, Capital Is Still King</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> What we're see=
ing is that half the political spectrum now instinctively accords much more=
respect to capital than to labor, at a time when capital income is growing=
ever more concentrated in a few hands - and is surely on its way to being =
concentrated largely in the hands of people who inherited their wealth.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Drcom8zRdW2NVa3iJhvWDZh0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dbh%2FAn9d12GMH04I3JoC0dh0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Stoking =
Fire: A Global Look at the Right's Anti-Gay Rhetoric</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check:</strong> During the =
Cold War, the right-wing had nothing nice to say about "godless Communism."=
But a little more than two decades later, there's been a complete shift - =
much of the world's right-wing now sees Russia as "the savior of civilizati=
on." The reason? Hatred of homosexuality.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DiFpbRx3HcEqtmDqS1mRNGR0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DjuIk9foM%2Fr8L04GgYmixiR0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>When Pre=
datory Equity Hit the Big Apple: How Private Equity Came to New York's Rent=
al Market</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Laura Gottesdiener, TomDispatch:</strong> "Have private =
equity firms gambled with rental housing somewhere else before? It turns ou=
t that the real estate market in my New York City back yard has been a priv=
ate equity playground for the last decade, and the result has been a disast=
er for tenants and the market alike."</p>
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om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DZKgSFoNcCRHN8ZRcMMsOGx0QzqgYIy4e"><strong>Read t=
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