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Monsanto's Herbicide Linked to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic: Could
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t r u t h o u t | 07.10
Monsanto's Herbicide Linked to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic: Could It Topp=
le The Company?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24876-monsantos-herbicide-linked-to-fata=
l-kidney-disease-epidemic-will-ckdu-topple-monsanto
Jeff Ritterman, M.D., Truthout: Monsanto's herbicide Roundup has been linke=
d to a mysterious fatal kidney disease epidemic that has appeared in Centra=
l America, Sri Lanka and India.
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ALEC Politicians Caught Plagiarizing ALEC Bill, Drafting Error and All
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24875-alec-politicians-caught-plagiarizi=
ng-alec-bill-drafting-error-and-all
Brendan Fischer, PRWatch: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed a bill that in=
cluded a drafting error copied and pasted from American Legislative Exchang=
e Council (ALEC) model legislation. This isn't the first time that ALEC pol=
iticians have pushed ALEC legislation without paying much attention.
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The "Liberal" Ivory Tower Often Discriminates Against Women of Color
http://www.truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/24838-the-liberal-ivory-towe=
r-often-discriminates-against-women-of-color
Carmen G. Gonzalez and Angela P. Harris, Utah State University Press: Acade=
mia champions meritocracy and prizes the creation of neutral and objective =
knowledge for the betterment of society - values that are supposed to make =
race and gender identities irrelevant. But women of color too frequently fi=
nd themselves "presumed incompetent" as scholars and teachers.
=20
A Fracking Boondoggle
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24872-a-fracking-boondoggle
Tracy Fernandez Rysavy, OtherWords: The proposed $4 billion gas export term=
inal in Cove Point, Maryland, will surely spur more fracking around the cou=
ntry and boost natural gas exports at other ports. And while energy compani=
es stand to reap big profits from such a move, the public would bear the fa=
llout.
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The 25th Hour: Still Living With Jack Bauer in a Terrified New American Wor=
ld
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24884-the-25th-hour-still-living-with=
-jack-bauer-in-a-terrified-new-american-world
Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch: Though it's seldom commented upon, the infrast=
ructure for, the capacity for, and the personnel to staff a system of insti=
tutionalized state torture remain in place, ready to bloom like a desert pl=
ant in a rain shower the next time fear shakes the United States.
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Activist Yara Faris Released From Syrian Prison
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24874-activist-yara-faris-released-from-=
syrian-prison
Kristina Chew, Care2: Yara Faris was arrested on December 8, 2013, and accu=
sed of "financing acts of terrorism" - all because she had provided food an=
d assistance to Syrians displaced within their own country as a result of t=
he three-year civil war.
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Here's One Way to Land on the NSA's Watch List
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24885-heres-one-way-to-land-on-the-nsas-=
watch-list
Julia Angwin and Mike Tigas, ProPublica: If you downloaded the privacy soft=
ware Tor during 2011, the NSA may have scooped up your computer's IP addres=
s and flagged you for further monitoring.
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How to Leapfrog Carbon
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24890-how-to-leap-frog-carbon=20
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: What if the dozens of devel=
oping countries across the globe that still rely on burning wood for energy=
jumped directly to renewable energy, and leapfrogged the whole carbon cycl=
e? Well, that's exactly what's going on right now in rural India.
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Why Elections Still Matter, Except When They Don't
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/24877-why-elections-still-matter-except-w=
hen-they-dont
Bruce A. Dixon, Black Agenda Report: Campaigns and elections only make a di=
fference when we use them to raise the questions that capitalism will not a=
nd cannot answer but which absolutely must be asked so people can begin to =
think outside the matrix, to visualize the world that we have to build.
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Paul Krugman | The Trouble With Dynasties
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24843-the-trouble-with-dynasties
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: When talking about the taxation of wealth, wha=
t would happen to that revenue versus what happens if the rich get to keep =
the money? If the government uses the revenue to pay for social insurance a=
nd/or public goods, that's likely to provide a lot more benefit to workers =
than the trickle-down from increased capital.
=20
Greek Privatization of Key Sectors Meets Strong Opposition
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24882-greek-privatisation-of-key-sectors-mee=
ts-strong-opposition
Apostolis Fotiadis, Inter Press Service: Plans by the Greek government to s=
ell companies that handle the key resources of energy and water face seriou=
s obstacles, and its policy to offer investors exceptional privileges in an=
effort to boost interest in privatization is coming under strong pressure.
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China's Wealthy Getting Richer in a Declining Economy
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24878-chinas-wealthy-getting-richer-in-a=
-declining-economy
Sara Hsu, Triple Crisis: Inequality is not a new problem - it has been clea=
r for years that China's divergence in incomes of the lower and upper class=
es is a serious issue. It is, however, disconcerting that current condition=
s have only made this disparity starker.
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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=AgROaem%2FHftkepkBet46mEogDPnkNWIR" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Activist Yara Faris Released From Syrian Prison</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>Kristina Chew, Care2:</strong> Yara Faris was arrested on December 8, 2013, and accused of "financing acts of terrorism" - all because she had provided food and assistance to Syrians displaced within their own country as a result of the three-year civil war.</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=VVMAyr%2BKx3DU40YarYNyu0ogDPnkNWIR" 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>Julia Angwin and Mike Tigas, ProPublica:</strong> If you downloaded the privacy software Tor during 2011, the NSA may have scooped up your computer's IP address and flagged you for further monitoring.</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=XpwkNXJzOapaUMly1xJ%2FT0ogDPnkNWIR" 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=C8KXwmIvEBoZDMbGsVrL7UogDPnkNWIR" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>How to Leapfrog Carbon</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 Team, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> What if the dozens of developing countries across the globe that still rely on burning wood for energy jumped directly to renewable energy, and leapfrogged the whole carbon cycle? Well, that's exactly what's going on right now in rural India.</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=b%2BjYIM9ksAqpXBtPJszjeUogDPnkNWIR" 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=nAxUTnW0H7Lh37ukkZyZZkogDPnkNWIR" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Why Elections Still Matter, Except When They Don't</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>Bruce A. Dixon, Black Agenda Report:</strong> Campaigns and elections only make a difference when we use them to raise the questions that capitalism will not and cannot answer but which absolutely must be asked so people can begin to think outside the matrix, to visualize the world that we have to build.</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=FDdy0DvTpjyATUkYo82cEkogDPnkNWIR" 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=4KMb1Yz4O28OzcZ7dI%2FtY0ogDPnkNWIR" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Paul Krugman | The Trouble With Dynasties</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 Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> When talking about the taxation of wealth, what would happen to that revenue versus what happens if the rich get to keep the money? If the government uses the revenue to pay for social insurance and/or public goods, that's likely to provide a lot more benefit to workers than the trickle-down from increased capital.</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=%2FN9Qry5Ua%2Fj2SRPfKoZEckogDPnkNWIR" 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=nl74hNgmgJNWFc%2FHhY1pq0ogDPnkNWIR" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Greek Privatization of Key Sectors Meets Strong Opposition</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>Apostolis Fotiadis, Inter Press Service:</strong> Plans by the Greek government to sell companies that handle the key resources of energy and water face serious obstacles, and its policy to offer investors exceptional privileges in an effort to boost interest in privatization is coming under strong pressure.</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=T%2BLgc9Mi96uSxaJW0nU%2FhEogDPnkNWIR" 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=M07EmzHoFMmteu4T3rmKlUogDPnkNWIR" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>China's Wealthy Getting Richer in a Declining 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>Sara Hsu, Triple Crisis:</strong> Inequality is not a new problem - it has been clear for years that China's divergence in incomes of the lower and upper classes is a serious issue. It is, however, disconcerting that current conditions have only made this disparity starker.</p>
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