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05.30
Irate Lyme Disease Patients Storm "Dinner Party" at IDSA Headquarters
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24027-irate-lyme-disease-patients-storm-dinner-party-at-idsa-headquarters
Jessica Bernstein, Truthout: The Infectious Diseases Society of America's 2006 Lyme disease guideline panel - which sets the diagnostic criteria and treatment protocols for Lyme disease - has undercut its credibility by allowing individuals with financial interests to exclude divergent medical evidence and opinion. Patients with chronic Lyme disease protested.
"Bush's Fourth Term Continues": Guantanamo, Torture, Secret Renditions, Indefinite Detention
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24030-bushs-fourth-term-continues-guantanamo-torture-secret-renditions-indefinite-detention
Adam Hudson, Truthout: New drama rocks the Guantanamo military commissions as the potential release of a Senate report on the CIA torture program could influence the commissions' future and reveal previously unknown details. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court rejects a constitutional challenge to indefinite detention.
Too Big to Sue
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/24046-too-big-to-sue
Fran Teplitz, OtherWords: Years after their wrongdoing ignited the financial crisis, the Justice Department apparently is acting like massive US banks are too big to prosecute. The range of abuses and crimes committed by banks seems to grow without end.
Hate as a Contagion: The Role of Media in the Rwandan Genocide
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24034-hate-as-a-contagion-the-role-of-media-in-the-rwandan-genocide
Maria Armoudian, Prometheus Books: In this excerpt from "Kill the Messenger: The Media's Role in the Fate of the World", Armoudian explains how Hutu power journalists contributed to the Rwandan genocide.
Thomas Piketty | The Market and Private Property Should Be the Slaves of Democracy
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24041-thomas-piketty-the-market-and-private-property-should-be-the-slaves-of-democracy
Lynn Fries, The Real News Network: This program looks into the history of income and wealth from the 18th century. Who owns what and who earns what? For centuries, this has been a debate without much data, but that's changed with the publication of a new book, "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas Piketty.
Social Security Threatens to Close All Field Offices
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24045-social-security-threatens-to-close-all-field-offices
Jim Campana, Labor Notes: Bureaucrats are mulling closure of most of the Social Security Administration's more than 1,000 community field offices in the United States, where 43 million people sought services last year, even as the number of visitors continues to grow.
Feminist Party Scores First Victory in EU Election
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24039-feminist-party-scores-first-victory-in-eu-election
Kevin Mathews, Care2: "Feminism" may still seem like a dirty word in many parts of the world, yet feminists have made significant progress in European politics this week. For the first time ever, a candidate attached to an out-and-out "feminist" political party has been elected to serve on the European Parliament.
The State Department's Ukraine Fiasco
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24042-the-state-departments-ukraine-fiasco
Robert Parry, Consortium News: The State Department's handling of the Ukraine crisis may go down as a textbook diplomatic fiasco: doing nothing to advance genuine US interests while disrupting cooperation with Moscow and pushing Russia and China back together.
Financialization and the Collapse of European Social Democracy
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24047-financialization-and-the-collapse-of-european-social-democracy
Paul Jay, The Real News Network: "The political implications of financialization and the naked class interest that we've seen have been dramatic. They've been dramatic because the social democratic part of the political spectrum accepted the neoliberal message," says professor of economics, Costas Lapavitsas.
Sri Lankan Youth Desperate for Change
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24043-sri-lankan-youth-desperate-for-change
Amantha Perera, Inter Press Service: It has been five years since Sri Lanka's brutal three-decades-long civil conflict came to an end in May 2009, but for the country's youth, true national reconciliation is still a long way off.
Everyone Still Loves "Reading Rainbow" (and This New Kickstarter Proves It)
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24040-everyone-still-loves-reading-rainbow-and-this-new-kickstarter-proves-it
Christopher Zumski Finke, YES! Magazine: The PBS classic, which taught a love of books to generations of kids, will be coming back in an online version. The show's former host, LeVar Burton, launched a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to make the show accessible to "every child, everywhere."
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Economy Shrunk in the First Quarter of 2014: A Bad Sign for Income Inequality
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/economy-shrunk-in-the-first-quarter-of-2014-a-bad-sign-for-income-inequality
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Our "national security" - in terms of being an ostensible democracy - may be more threatened by the current economic structure in the United States than an external enemy.
NRA Finally Meets Its Match: Why Richard Martinez Should Have Them Shaking
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2014/05/29/nra_finally_meets_its_match_why_richard_martinez_should_have_them_shaking/?source=newsletter
The Peril of Hipster Economics
Read the Article at Al-Jazeera
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/05/peril-hipster-economics-2014527105521158885.html
Insanity Extends Beyond the Shooters
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/insanity-extends-beyond-the-shooters
Paul Krugman | Cutting Back on Carbon
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/30/opinion/krugman-cutting-back-on-carbon.html?hp&rref=opinion
Hashtag Activism and the Lie of "Solidarity"
Read the Article at RH Reality Check
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2014/05/28/hashtag-activism-lie-solidarity/
WNBA's Slam-Dunk: First Pro League to Market to LGBT Community
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/wnba-s-slam-dunk-first-pro-league-to-market-to-lgbt-community
It Wasn't Abortion That Formed the Religious Right. It Was Support for Segregation.
Read the Article at Slate
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/05/29/the_religious_right_formed_around_support_for_segregation_not_against_abortion.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>Hashtag Activism and the Lie of "Solidarity"</strong></p>
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<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=zsZQD1y%2FevU4n02uj6HQ8xC5jBBXwaOn" 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>Kevin Mathews, Care2:</strong> Feminists have made significant progress in European politics this week. For the first time ever, a candidate attached to an out-and-out “feminist” political party has been elected to serve on the European Parliament.</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=NP2ugIJT5Kh2e%2F6vlhn7AxC5jBBXwaOn" 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=wiTaK2iHh84Z17j%2BPUWezBC5jBBXwaOn" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The State Department's Ukraine Fiasco</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 Parry, Consortium News:</strong> The State Department's handling of the Ukraine crisis may go down as a textbook diplomatic fiasco: doing nothing to advance genuine US interests while disrupting cooperation with Moscow and pushing Russia and China back together.</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=x1fmXOEh8LON1ry0hzNywBC5jBBXwaOn" 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=p%2F0p3B5x50qKjHNDTSO6ZRC5jBBXwaOn" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Financialization and the Collapse of European Social Democracy</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 Jay, The Real News Network:</strong> "The political implications of financialization and the naked class interest that we've seen have been dramatic. They've been dramatic because the social democratic part of the political spectrum accepted the neoliberal message," says professor of economics, Costas Lapavitsas.</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=N7LPVCX9g32xhhfs5dD2ehC5jBBXwaOn" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video 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 href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CDcpYBB9sUTtok%2F3whW%2FABC5jBBXwaOn" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Sri Lankan Youth Desperate for Change</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>Amantha Perera, Inter Press Service:</strong> It has been five years since Sri Lanka's brutal three-decades-long civil conflict came to an end in May 2009, but for the country's youth, true national reconciliation is still a long way off.</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=uDXx%2BGIb5Sqv5T14K9NosRC5jBBXwaOn" 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=mDSZLdF7jefzoCCTJXPtwRC5jBBXwaOn" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Everyone Still Loves "Reading Rainbow" (and This New Kickstarter Proves It)</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>Christopher Zumski Finke, YES! Magazine:</strong> The PBS classic, which taught a love of books to generations of kids, will be coming back in an online version. The show's former host, LeVar Burton, launched a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to make the show accessible to "every child, everywhere."</p>
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