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Let Them Eat 1.6 Percent
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t r u t h o u t | 05.05
Let Them Eat 1.6 Percent
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23491-let-them-eat-16-percent
Danny Katch, Truthout: Media gasps over New York City workers' retroactive pay is one episode in the longer game of the rich contributing less in personal and corporate taxes, resulting in government workers being told there is no money while the 1% flaunts its wealth all around them.
Chris Hedges | Capitalism, Not Government Is the Problem
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23486-chris-hedges-capitalism-not-government-is-the-problem
Chris Hedges, Truthdig: "The Supreme Court decision to refuse to hear our case concerning Section 1021(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act, which permits the military to seize US citizens and hold them indefinitely in military detention centers without due process, means that this provision will continue to be law. It means the nation has entered a post-constitutional era."
The World Has Nothing to Fear From the US Losing Power
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/23492-the-world-has-nothing-to-fear-from-the-us-losing-power
Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian: In the 18th century, those who opposed democratic revolutions like that of the United States had dystopian visions of governance without monarchy. Now, our foreign policy establishment cannot imagine a multipolar world where the United States and its allies must negotiate more and give orders less often.
The United States Military Junta
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23508-the-american-military-junta
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Our military, thanks to the wording of the National Defense Authorization Act, now has the power to label us terrorists, capture us, lock us up in jail and hold us there without any regard for our constitutional rights to due process or to a fair trial.
Ukraine Government Says It Has "Lost Control" in Eastern Ukraine as Pro-Autonomy Upsurge Deepens
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23502-ukraine-government-says-it-has-lost-control-in-eastern-ukraine-as-pro-autonomy-upsurge-deepens
Roger Annis, Truthout: Pro-autonomy votes in Ukraine will likely have damaging economic consequences for the people in the short term. But those couldn't be worse than what European austerity programs have to offer. As people throughout Eastern Europe and Russia take inspiration from Ukraine, a new kind of destiny will take shape.
Dean Baker | New York Times Turns Paul Krugman Into His Opposite
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23488-new-york-times-turns-paul-krugman-into-his-opposite
Dean Baker, Truthout: By hosting columnists like Paul Krugman, The New York Times has helped to inform millions of readers on how the economy works. However, its writers and editors are subject to the same prejudices on issues involving deficits and debt as anyone else.
Ecuador's Digital Agenda: Bridging the Digital Divide and Laying the Foundations for a Knowledge Economy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/23505-ecuadors-digital-agenda-bridging-the-digital-divide-and-laying-the-foundations-for-a-knowledge-economy
Nate Singham, Truthout: Certain sectors of the Ecuadoran government would like to become less dependent on natural resource extraction as a source of economic growth and instead seek to create a digital- and knowledge-based economy.
Can Net Neutrality Ensure Social Justice for All?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23507-can-net-neutrality-ensure-social-justice-for-all
Daphne Holmes, Truthout: While social justice for all may seem like an unattainable ideal, it is still worth fighting for. Preserving net neutrality may be our last best hope for advancing the cause of global social justice.
Church and State in America: A Brief Primer
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23506-church-and-state-in-america-a-brief-primer
Ira Chernus, History News Network: The Supreme Court has ruled that Greece, New York, can open its town meetings with a prayer, even though nearly all choices in prayers have contained distinctively Christian language. No doubt advocates and critics of the opinion are scouring the history of the United States, looking for proof that their views are correct.
Despite Local "No" Votes, Teamsters International Declares UPS Contract Ratified
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23489-despite-local-no-votes-teamsters-international-declares-ups-contract-ratified
Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes: The largest private-sector union contract in the United States had been in limbo since last summer, as UPS workers around the country voted down their local supplements, sometimes more than once. Now the five-year contract is ratified - by fiat of the Teamsters International.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Big Oil Is Putting Money Behind the NRA, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23509-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-big-oil-is-putting-money-behind-the-nra-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Tornado season is off to a late, but deadly start this year in Arkansas, Iowa and Oklahoma; Big Oil has figured out where the real power is in the Republican Party, and they're putting big money behind the NRA; the Supreme Court actually stands up for our environment; and more.
A Chief Justice in Alabama Won't Tolerate Non-Christian Lifestyles
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23493-a-chief-justice-in-alabama-wont-tolerate-non-christian-lifestyles
Kevin Mathews, Care2: A video shows Roy Moore, Alabama's Supreme Court Chief Justice, declaring the Christian faith the one true religion, while simultaneously belittling other faiths - and secular law. How can a man who admittedly puts his faith above the nation's laws be expected to interpret the law correctly?
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
US Government Should Not Allow Civilians to Buy Machine Guns, Silencers and Grenades
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/us-government-should-not-allow-civilians-to-buy-machine-guns-silencers-and-grenades
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Did you know that there are about 500,000 machine guns registered to civilians in the United States? Yes, there is a machine gun loophole.
Why the Super-Rich Should Pay Super Taxes
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/why-the-super-rich-should-pay-super-taxes
The Men Who Poisoned Charleston's Drinking Water Now Have a "New" Business
Read the Article at Grist
http://grist.org/news/the-men-who-poisoned-charlestons-drinking-water-now-have-a-new-business/
Occupy Protester Cecily McMillan Found Guilty of Felony Assault, Faces Up to Seven Years in Prison; NYPD Goes Free
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/05/cecily-mcmillan-occupy-guilty-police-violence
Leaked Documents Show How a Wall Street Giant Is Guaranteed Huge Fees From Taxpayers on Risky Pension Investments
Read the Article at PandoDaily
http://pando.com/2014/05/05/leaked-docs-obtained-by-pando-show-how-a-wall-street-giant-is-guaranteed-huge-fees-from-taxpayers-on-risky-pension-investments/
Beyond Donald Sterling, the Nation Faces a Larger Battle With Embedded Racism
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/beyond-donald-sterling-the-nation-faces-a-larger-battle-with-embedded-racism
Private Documents Reveal How Big Restaurant Lobby Monitors Fast-Food Protests
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2014/05/05/exclusive_private_e_mails_reveal_how_big_restaurant_lobby_monitors_fast_food_protests/
Youths Sue US Government Over Climate Inaction
Read the Article at Al Jazeera America
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/5/4/youth-sue-governmentforclimateinaction.html
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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>US Government Should Not Allow Civilians to Buy Machine Guns, Silencers and Grenades </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>Did you know that there are about 500,000 machine guns registered to civilians in the United States? Yes, there is a machine gun loophole.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=4E3xvLRCE%2Fvx%2B8%2FEgyg70Nenerv2RNXu"><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 the Super-Rich Should Pay Super Taxes</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>The Men Who Poisoned Charleston's Drinking Water Now Have a "New" Business</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=s36Vyh8xSN4zXZASw4KJMOEj1xuEHbxc"><strong>Read the Article at Grist</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Occupy Protester Cecily McMillan Found Guilty of Felony Assault, Faces Up to Seven Years in Prison; NYPD Goes Free</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=tmLHf6m%2BLAZw4clCA57ZoNenerv2RNXu"><strong>Read the Article 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>Leaked Documents Show How a Wall Street Giant Is Guaranteed Huge Fees From Taxpayers on Risky Pension Investments</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=hNjuH6PTvypEHO8QdKVZXNenerv2RNXu"><strong>Read the Article at PandoDaily</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Beyond Donald Sterling, the Nation Faces a Larger Battle With Embedded Racism</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>Private Documents Reveal How Big Restaurant Lobby Monitors Fast-Food Protests</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=5iKP6rpTa6DN3bDlorbNgtenerv2RNXu"><strong>Read the Article at Salon</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Youths Sue US Government Over Climate Inaction</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>Danny Katch, Truthout:</strong> Media gasps over New York City workers' retroactive pay is one episode in the longer game of the rich contributing less in personal and corporate taxes, resulting in government workers being told there is no money while the 1% flaunts its wealth all around them.</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=F2DHMQGxyqgXfkJqUOt4F9enerv2RNXu"><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=%2Fg9xxbGytWDhF36Sod8r9tenerv2RNXu"><strong>Chris Hedges | Capitalism, Not Government Is the Problem</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 Supreme Court decision to refuse to hear our case concerning Section 1021(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act, which permits the military to seize US citizens and hold them indefinitely in military detention centers without due process, means that this provision will continue to be law. It means the nation has entered a post-constitutional era."</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=7OvJ6VQkS0O5cQ2c0zjRadenerv2RNXu"><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=AuqEcvASntZVia%2BYuJUyWNenerv2RNXu"><strong>The World Has Nothing to Fear From the US Losing Power</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> In the 18th century, those who opposed democratic revolutions like that of the United States had dystopian visions of governance without monarchy. Now, our foreign policy establishment cannot imagine a multipolar world where the United States and its allies must negotiate more and give orders less often.</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=%2Bzqym2RdiMKg80Qey1b3I9enerv2RNXu"><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=pCmgcl%2FCvIV99DvpWKJbQNenerv2RNXu"><strong>The United States Military Junta</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> Our military, thanks to the wording of the National Defense Authorization Act, now has the power to label us terrorists, capture us, lock us up in jail and hold us there without any regard for our constitutional rights to due process or to a fair trial.</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=Y2BB1Te%2BhzefcR0KcgqFddenerv2RNXu"><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=BTwqq3%2F0upmyHdV%2FjIBaV9enerv2RNXu"><strong>Ukraine Government Says It Has "Lost Control" in Eastern Ukraine as Pro-Autonomy Upsurge Deepens</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>Roger Annis, Truthout:</strong> Pro-autonomy votes in Ukraine will likely have damaging economic consequences for the people in the short term. But those couldn't be worse than what European austerity programs have to offer. As people throughout Eastern Europe and Russia take inspiration from Ukraine, a new kind of destiny will take shape.</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=xNMymPoPcC3efkv6ACmj99enerv2RNXu"><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=ztsnh4W%2FcJyN62PfX8yXWNenerv2RNXu"><strong>Dean Baker | <em>The New York Times</em> Turns Paul Krugman Into His Opposite</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, Truthout:</strong> By hosting columnists like Paul Krugman, <em>The New York Times</em> has helped to inform millions of readers on how the economy works. However, its writers and editors are subject to the same prejudices on issues involving deficits and debt as anyone else.</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=pm3MO7%2BrqV5cl1L72l2EQdenerv2RNXu"><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=bqwC%2B%2FMb%2F%2BI747NtF7tWIr5WGQEax6rX"><strong>Ecuador's Digital Agenda: Bridging the Digital Divide and Laying the Foundations for a Knowledge Economy</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>Nate Singham, Truthout:</strong> Certain sectors of the Ecuadoran government would like to become less dependent on natural resource extraction as a source of economic growth and instead seek to create a digital- and knowledge-based economy.</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=p%2BPmXge1OFxHWCXzxIJKHtenerv2RNXu"><strong>Can Net Neutrality Ensure Social Justice for All?</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>Daphne Holmes, Truthout:</strong> While social justice for all may seem like an unattainable ideal, it is still worth fighting for. Preserving net neutrality may be our last best hope for advancing the cause of global social justice.</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>Ira Chernus, History News Network:</strong> The Supreme Court has ruled that Greece, New York, can open its town meetings with a prayer, even though nearly all choices in prayers have contained distinctively Christian language. No doubt advocates and critics of the opinion are scouring the history of the United States, looking for proof that their views are correct.</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=Sh7sLHIOjm%2Bz6rL2viaFl9enerv2RNXu"><strong>Despite Local "No" Votes, Teamsters International Declares UPS Contract Ratified</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>Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes:</strong> The largest private-sector union contract in the United States had been in limbo since last summer, as UPS workers around the country voted down their local supplements, sometimes more than once. Now the five-year contract is ratified - by fiat of the Teamsters International.</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=NOp7Y1JxLVnDA15Edexm%2F9enerv2RNXu"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Big Oil Is Putting Money Behind the NRA, 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> Tornado season is off to a late, but deadly start this year in Arkansas, Iowa and Oklahoma; Big Oil has figured out where the real power is in the Republican Party, and they're putting big money behind the NRA; the Supreme Court actually stands up for our environment; 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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7%2FXh8JpxW%2BXw4%2Bj86sVwpNenerv2RNXu"><strong>A Chief Justice in Alabama Won't Tolerate Non-Christian Lifestyles</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 Mathews, Care2:</strong> A video shows Roy Moore, Alabama's Supreme Court Chief Justice, declaring the Christian faith the one true religion, while simultaneously belittling other faiths - and secular law. How can a man who admittedly puts his faith above the nation's laws be expected to interpret the law correctly?</p>
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