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William Rivers Pitt | "Men's Rights" and the Septic Tank of History
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t r u t h o u t | 06.06
William Rivers Pitt | "Men's Rights" and the Septic Tank of History
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24179-william-rivers-pitt-mens-rights=
-and-the-septic-tank-of-history
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: A lot of comfortable people believe the righ=
ts of women have been established. In truth, the rights of women are under =
assault. There are 800 dead babies in Ireland who could tell you all about =
where this kind of trend invariably winds up: in the septic tank of history=
.
Communism - Yes! But for Whom?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/24159-communism-yes-but-for-whom
Frank Smecker, Truthout: The recent FCC proposal to end net neutrality illu=
strates the trend toward corporate communism, but a social communism is wha=
t needs to be rehabilitated.
New Report Documents How Privatization Steals Wages, Harms Communities
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24188-new-report-documents-how-privatization=
-steals-wages-harms-communities
Mary Bottari, PRWatch: All across the country, public services are increasi=
ngly outsourced to private contractors in the name of efficiency and cost s=
avings. But a new report from a nonprofit research group shows that outsour=
cing public services hurts middle- and working-class communities, as well a=
s workers.
Opposing Local Hawaii Law, Big Agribusiness Confuses GMO Regulations With S=
ame-Sex Marriage Discrimination
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24149-opposing-local-hawaii-law-big-a=
gribusiness-confuses-gmo-regulations-with-same-sex-marriage-discrimination
Ron Fein, Truthout: Agribusinesses are asking a federal judge to throw out =
a law on the scenic island of Kaua'i requiring that major commercial agricu=
ltural companies tell the public what pesticides and genetically modified o=
rganisms they're using on the island - using arguments applied to gay marri=
age bans.
Genetic Testing of Citizens Is a Backdoor Into Total Population Surveillanc=
e by Governments and Companies
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24184-genetic-testing-of-citizens-is-=
a-backdoor-into-total-population-surveillance-by-governments-and-companies
Helen Wallace, Independent Science News/GeneWatch UK: Building a DNA databa=
se within the National Health Service would be a massive waste of public mo=
ney, and it would create a system of total surveillance that would enable t=
he government and private companies to track many individuals, including th=
eir relatives.
Leading Alarmist on Iran Ignored What He Knew Was True
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24169-leading-alarmist-on-iran-ignored-what-=
he-knew-was-true
Gareth Porter, Truthout: David Albright, the primary nonofficial source in =
the news media reporting of the alarming message that Iran presents a nucle=
ar weapons threat, has acted more like a functionary in a political apparat=
us than as an independent analyst.
Internalized Misogyny Within the Geek Community
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24194-internalized-misogyny-within-th=
e-geek-community
Desiree Rodriguez, The Feminist Wire: When women emerged as a noticeable co=
ntingent within the geek community, male fans created the "fake geek girl" =
meme in response. The point of the meme is to discredit female geeks and ex=
clude them from the community. This is not a new phenomenon.
Warmonger Media Storm Against Saving Sgt. Bergdahl Shows Why We Have So Muc=
h War
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24178-warmonger-media-storm-against-s=
aving-sgt-bergdahl-shows-why-we-have-so-much-war
Robert Naiman, Truthout: The political forces that are trashing the deal to=
rescue Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are the same political forces that got us into t=
he Iraq war and who want to keep the Afghanistan war going indefinitely.
Dean Baker | Economy Adds 217,000 Jobs in May; Unemployment Stable at 6.3 P=
ercent
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24187-economy-adds-217000-jobs-in-may-unempl=
oyment-stable-at-63-percent
Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research: The economy added 217,=
000 jobs in May, bringing the average over the last three months to 234,000=
. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.3 percent in May. This is due to=
the fact that the 0.4 percentage point plunge in labor force participation=
reported for April was not reversed.
State Senate Leader Reacts to Center Report, Urging Counsel for Truants
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24190-state-senate-leader-reacts-to-center-r=
eport-urging-counsel-for-truants
Susan Ferriss, Center for Public Integrity: A prominent Tennessee state sen=
ator involved in national juvenile justice reforms said he is troubled by a=
recent Center for Public Integrity report on children who've been prosecut=
ed for truancy in his state, jailed, and given permanent court records with=
out the benefit of appointed legal counsel.
Senate Debates Constitutional Amendment to Rein in Outside Cash
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24197-senate-debates-constitutional-amen=
dment-to-rein-in-outside-cash
Jessica Desvarieux, The Real News Network: Though Democrats and Republicans=
are split down party lines on whether to add a constitutional amendment to=
limit campaign spending, both parties ignore the 50 percent of Americans w=
ho are in favor of public financing.
Economic Update: Economic Side Effects
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24172-economic-update-economic-side-effe=
cts=20
Richard D. Wolff, Economic Update/Truthout: Updates on Walmart's Mexican br=
ibes; car loans turning bad; state taxes; the US being slower than Europe o=
n adopting renewable energy; Seattle's $15/hour wage minimum; and Finland's=
fines according to ability to pay. Major discussions of the medical-indust=
rial complex and a London conference on capitalism.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
At Least One Federal Judge Got Tough on Wall Street, but His Ruling Got Ove=
rturned
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/at-least-one-federal-judge-go=
t-tough-on-wall-street-but-his-ruling-got-overturned
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout:=C2=A0The original ruling was one of few=
on the federal level that challenged the SEC's and Department of Justice's=
practice of allowing Wall Street financial institutions to get away with m=
alfeasance by levying fines that become merely the cost of doing business.=
=C2=A0Now it's been overturned and impunity for mega-bank executives restor=
ed.
The Corporate War Media's Cruel and Irresponsible Lynching of Sgt. Bowe Ber=
gdahl
Read the Article at BuzzFlash=20
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/the-corporate-war-media-s-cru=
el-and-irresponsible-lynching-of-sgt-bowe-bergdahl
Occupy: How Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage Victory Began in New York City's Zuc=
cotti Park
Read the Article at The American Prospect
http://prospect.org/article/how-seattle%E2%80%99s-15-minimum-wage-victory-b=
egan-new-york-city%E2%80%99s-zuccotti-park
Electoral Extremism: A Look at Five More Far-Right Candidates
Read the Article at the Southern Poverty Law Center
http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2014/06/03/electoral-extremism-a-look-at-five=
-more-far-right-candidates/
David Swanson | Mass Murderers Brazenly Hold Conference, Discuss Tools of T=
rade
Read the Article at War Is A Crime
http://warisacrime.org/content/mass-murderers-brazenly-hold-conference-disc=
uss-tools-trade
World's Worst Bergdahl Hypocrite: The Despicable Return of Oliver North
Read the Article at Salon=20
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/05/worlds_worst_bergdahl_hypocrite_the_despica=
ble_return_of_oliver_north/?utm_source=3Dfacebook&utm_medium=3Dsocialflow
Seventy Years Ago Today: Memories From Normandy
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/opinion/memories-from-normandy.html?hp&rr=
ef=3Dopinion
The Lessons Maureen Dowd's Weed Sherpa Wants Everyone to Take From Her Bad =
Trip
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/matt-brown-maureen-dowd-marijuana-lessons
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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>The original ruling was one of few on the federal level that challenged the SEC's and Department of Justice's practice of allowing Wall Street financial institutions to get away with malfeasance by levying fines that become merely the cost of doing business. Now it's been overturned and impunity for mega-bank executives restored.</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>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> A lot of comfortable people believe the rights of women have been established. In truth, the rights of women are under assault. There are 800 dead babies in Ireland who could tell you all about where this kind of trend invariably winds up: in the septic tank of history.</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=azxLLkINPw1DZtSwCHYGlXo5Kl9Pr2Ek" 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>Frank Smecker, Truthout:</strong> The recent FCC proposal to end net neutrality illustrates the trend toward corporate communism, but a social communism is what needs to be rehabilitated.</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=yr1b%2FgzDFos2xcZC2fv05Ho5Kl9Pr2Ek" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>New Report Documents How Privatization Steals Wages, Harms Communities</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=tJD6NpiPQFJoX0rGSzD8m3o5Kl9Pr2Ek" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Opposing Local Hawaii Law, Big Agribusiness Confuses GMO Regulations With Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination</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>Ron Fein, Truthout:</strong> Agribusinesses are asking a federal judge to throw out a law on the scenic island of Kaua'i requiring that major commercial agricultural companies tell the public what pesticides and genetically modified organisms they're using on the island - using arguments applied to gay marriage bans.</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=bLHwJ4%2FBm5VpBjxhU%2FnnMHo5Kl9Pr2Ek" 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=AmgHfxitTLjjLmJBDpPIbHo5Kl9Pr2Ek" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Genetic Testing of Citizens Is a Backdoor Into Total Population Surveillance by Governments and Companies</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>Helen Wallace, Independent Science News/GeneWatch UK:</strong> Building a DNA database within the National Health Service would be a massive waste of public money, and it would create a system of total surveillance that would enable the government and private companies to track many individuals, including their relatives.</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=H0mK5F30C1Mh%2BnTqUv85aHo5Kl9Pr2Ek" 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>Gareth Porter, Truthout:</strong> David Albright, the primary nonofficial source in the news media reporting of the alarming message that Iran presents a nuclear weapons threat, has acted more like a functionary in a political apparatus than as an independent analyst.</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>Desiree Rodriguez, The Feminist Wire:</strong> When women emerged as a noticeable contingent within the geek community, male fans created the "fake geek girl" meme in response. The point of the meme is to discredit female geeks and exclude them from the community. This is not a new phenomenon.</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>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> The political forces that are trashing the deal to rescue Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are the same political forces that got us into the Iraq war and who want to keep the Afghanistan war going indefinitely.</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>Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research:</strong> The economy added 217,000 jobs in May, bringing the average over the last three months to 234,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.3 percent in May. This is due to the fact that the 0.4 percentage point plunge in labor force participation reported for April was not reversed.</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>Susan Ferriss, Center for Public Integrity:</strong> A prominent Tennessee state senator involved in national juvenile justice reforms said he is troubled by a recent Center for Public Integrity report on children who've been prosecuted for truancy in his state, jailed and given permanent court records without the benefit of appointed legal counsel.</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>Jessica Desvarieux, The Real News Network:</strong> Though Democrats and Republicans are split down party lines on whether to add a constitutional amendment to limit campaign spending, both parties ignore the 50 percent of Americans who are in favor of public financing.</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=0lV0h40D%2Fak%2B7cgM%2FXWOLoDd9DmXPjMz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
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