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Between the Peacekeepers and the Protesters in Ferguson
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t r u t h o u t | 09.09
Between the Peacekeepers and the Protesters in Ferguson
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/26043-between-the-peacekeepers-and-the-p=
rotesters-in-ferguson
Raven Rakia, Truthout: After the first three or four nights of protest in F=
erguson, people deeming themselves "peacekeepers" began appearing at the pr=
otests. These member of an older generation are often in conflict with thos=
e who want to see justice for Michael Brown and their community.
Noam Chomsky | What's Next for Israel, Hamas and Gaza?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/26075-cease-fires-in-which-violations=
-never-cease-whats-next-for-israel-hamas-and-gaza
Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch: This cease-fire is just the most recent of a ser=
ies of cease-fire agreements reached after each of Israel's periodic escala=
tions in its unremitting assault on Gaza. Throughout this period, the terms=
of these agreements remain essentially the same.
The Connecting Threads
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/26069-the-connecting-threads
Anne Elizabeth Moore and Leela Corman, Truthout: With this strip, "Our Fash=
ion Year" culminates a year-long comics journalism investigation into conne=
ctions between the garment trade and the sex trade that has brought the aut=
hors all over the globe and revealed what's behind fast fashion.
Accidental Hero: Marcuse's "One-Dimensional Man" at 50
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/26054-accidental-hero-marcuses-one-di=
mensional-man-at-50
Ben Agger, Truthout: It is now 50 years after "One-Dimensional Man," an obs=
cure philosophical account of political conformity and quiescence that requ=
ired a significant background in European theory, became an unlikely centra=
l text of the 1960s "New Left." Its message remains ever more urgent.
Ukraine Conflict: Red Meat for Anemic NATO Alliance
http://truth-out.org/news/item/26070-ukraine-conflict-red-meat-for-anemic-n=
ato-alliance
Medea Benjamin, PINKtank: The recent NATO meeting in Wales was supposed to =
be about how to wind down NATO's 12-year military adventure in Afghanistan =
- without admitting the monumental failure of leaving behind a fractured, i=
mpoverished nation. Afghanistan, however, was barely mentioned.
Corporations Screw Everybody
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/26089-corporations-screw-everybody =
=20
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: We need to undo the damage =
done by Reagan, and make CEOs answerable once again to their companies, the=
ir communities, their customers and their workers. Only then will Americans=
overall begin to reap the rewards of corporate successes.
EU Popular Opposition to Israel Stronger Than Ever
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/26074-eu-popular-opposition-to-israel=
-stronger-than-ever
Bruno J=C3=A4ntti, Truthout: The European Union is emerging as the world's =
most significant political battleground for the trajectory of Israel-Palest=
ine. As the recent Israeli military onslaught against besieged Gazans is co=
ming to an end, opposition to Israeli policy appears stronger in Europe tha=
n ever before.
"Fight for 15" Gets Into the Ring With Taco Bell
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/26072-fight-for-fifteen-gets-into-the-ri=
ng-with-taco-bell
Mary Bottari, PR Watch: The chant "Come on out, we've got your back!" echoe=
d through the air at Taco Bell as peaceful protesters took the "Fight for 1=
5" directly to the fast food giant, calling on workers to walk off the job.
ISIS War Needs to Be Debated in Congress and the UN Security Council
http://truth-out.org/news/item/26066-isis-war-needs-to-be-debated-in-congre=
ss-and-the-un-security-council
Mark Weisbrot, The Hill: It is not surprising that President Obama has been=
able to send 1,200 soldiers back to Iraq, carry out more than 100 airstrik=
es and commit himself to a longer engagement, without authorization from th=
e US Congress.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Fast-Food Workers in More Than 150 Cities G=
o on Strike, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/26088-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-fast-fo=
od-workers-in-more-than-150-cities-go-on-strike-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Fast-food workers in more than 150 cities g=
o on strike to demand a living wage and the right to unionize; a coalition =
of over 50 organizations is calling on Google to drop ALEC; millions of Ame=
ricans are struggling to make ends meet, despite the fact that they're putt=
ing in long hours at work; and more.
Railroad Conductor: "Railroading Has Changed So Much"
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/26076-railroad-conductor-railroading-has=
-changed-so-much
Steve Early, In These Times: Brian Lewis speaks about his job as a Union Pa=
cific Railroad conductor, which he has just retired from after 36 years. Di=
scussing his long years in the industry, he describes diminished union infl=
uence, and increased safety hazards.
Does California's "Kill Switch" Bill for Smartphones Risk Privacy for Perso=
nal Safety?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/26068-does-californias-kill-switch-bill-=
for-smartphones-risk-privacy-for-personal-safety
Crystal Shepeard, Care2: A California law requires the "kill switch" featur=
e to be on at the time of a smartphone activation, meaning that users would=
have to opt-out if they didn't want to use it, giving the company access. =
Privacy rights activists worry about it being used for nefarious purposes.
Film Exposes Militarized Police Facts Day Ahead of Hearings in Congress
http://www.truth-out.org/video/item/26061-film-lays-out-militarized-police-=
questions-day-ahead-of-hearings-in-congress=20
Brave New Films, Truthout: A short film documents how the Pentagon has floo=
ded small town police forces with tanks and equipment capable of waging war=
, a day before a congressional subcommittee is scheduled to open hearings o=
n the phenomenon.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
US Arms Used by ISIS: The Winners in Wars Are Always the Weapons Manufactur=
ers
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/us-arms-supplying-isis-the-wi=
nners-in-wars-are-always-the-weapons-manufacturers
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: There is no end in sight to the gruesom=
e state of war in the Middle East, which means continued profit for the mun=
itions industry.
A 28-Page Void in the History of 9/11
Read the Article at The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/twenty-eight-pages
Eugene Robinson | ISIS: Boots, Bombs and Bluster Won't Work
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/eugene-robinson-isis-boots-bo=
mbs-and-bluster-won-t-work
DA Drops Charges in Case of Blocked Coal Shipment, Says Protesters Were Rig=
ht
Read the Article at The Boston Globe
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/08/activists-drops-charges-case-bl=
ocked-coal-shipment-power-plant/sUpBpGxzxAz3E2Vr5RFQQM/story.html
CO2 Levels in Atmosphere Rising at Dramatically Faster Rate, UN Report Warn=
s
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/co2-levels-in-atmosph=
ere-rising-at-dramatically-faster-rate-un-report-warns/2014/09/08/3e2277d2-=
378d-11e4-bdfb-de4104544a37_story.html?hpid=3Dz1
The Real Reason the CIA Destroyed 92 Videos of Detainees Being Tortured
Read the Article at Daily Kos
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/08/1328094/-The-REAL-Reason-the-CIA-D=
estroyed-92-Videos-of-Detainees-Being-Tortured#
These Women Are the NRA's Worst Nightmare
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/moms-demand-action-guns-madd-sh=
annon-watts-nra
Will Congress Finally Put a Dent in the $4.3 Billion in Surplus Military Eq=
uipment Going to Police Departments?
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/181522/one-month-after-michael-browns-shootin=
g-lawmakers-examine-police-militarization
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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>CO2 Levels in Atmosphere Rising at Dramatically Faster Rate, UN Report Warns</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>Raven Rakia, Truthout:</strong> After the first three or four nights of protest in Ferguson, people deeming themselves "peacekeepers" began appearing at the protests. These member of an older generation are often in conflict with those who want to see justice for Michael Brown and their community.</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=mKf73nSURSnUvFgJeUhiKND2sMnzMVXi" 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=tAjB%2FKLAcZj4sNh8I0%2F4UGbX0msBBgUc" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Noam Chomsky | What's Next for Israel, Hamas and Gaza?</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>Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch:</strong> This cease-fire is just the most recent of a series of cease-fire agreements reached after each of Israel's periodic escalations in its unremitting assault on Gaza. Throughout this period, the terms of these agreements remain essentially the same.</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=Z2KMb8molPWxu21XLluuDtD2sMnzMVXi" 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=DX0ceF8Gqr19nldZUsc%2FA9D2sMnzMVXi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Connecting Threads</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>Anne Elizabeth Moore and Leela Corman, Truthout:</strong> With this strip, "Our Fashion Year" culminates a year-long comics journalism investigation into connections between the garment trade and the sex trade that has brought the authors all over the globe and revealed what's behind fast fashion.</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>Ben Agger, Truthout:</strong> It is now 50 years after <i>One-Dimensional Man</i>, an obscure philosophical account of political conformity and quiescence that required a significant background in European theory, became an unlikely central text of the 1960s "New Left." Its message remains ever more urgent.</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=a93AoX3Mwmkdi7z%2F%2F6p0EtD2sMnzMVXi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Ukraine Conflict: Red Meat for Anemic NATO Alliance</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>Medea Benjamin, PINKtank:</strong> The recent NATO meeting in Wales was supposed to be about how to wind down NATO's 12-year military adventure in Afghanistan - without admitting the monumental failure of leaving behind a fractured, impoverished nation. Afghanistan, however, was barely mentioned.</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=TDCYVz87YRIAAMKYY06xCdD2sMnzMVXi" 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=Km07lQeWT1LY8DefvoEJcdD2sMnzMVXi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Corporations Screw Everybody</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> We need to undo the damage done by Reagan, and make CEOs answerable once again to their companies, their communities, their customers and their workers. Only then will Americans overall begin to reap the rewards of corporate successes.</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=98QqszeihLnWJbYOYIoG4ND2sMnzMVXi" 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=1rMbLCGKPn2uACZZ%2FcrWFWbX0msBBgUc" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>EU Popular Opposition to Israel Stronger Than Ever</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>Bruno Jäntti, Truthout:</strong> The European Union is emerging as the world's most significant political battleground for the trajectory of Israel-Palestine. As the recent Israeli military onslaught against besieged Gazans is coming to an end, opposition to Israeli policy appears stronger in Europe than ever before.</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=%2FKkWtsxQTPSaVzMN1FiQN9D2sMnzMVXi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>"Fight for 15" Gets Into the Ring With Taco Bell</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>Mary Bottari, PR Watch:</strong> The chant "Come on out, we've got your back!" echoed through the air at Taco Bell as peaceful protesters took the "Fight for 15" directly to the fast food giant, calling on workers to walk off the job.</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=diqYORl003jnViybsgE9GtD2sMnzMVXi" 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=RcokZBsRGevGryBmDtnVttD2sMnzMVXi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>ISIS War Needs to Be Debated in Congress and the UN Security Council</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 Hill:</strong> It is not surprising that President Obama has been able to send 1,200 soldiers back to Iraq, carry out more than 100 airstrikes and commit himself to a longer engagement, without authorization from the US Congress.</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=02j6g1SAnC8KZZyNT7iL19D2sMnzMVXi" 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=AVQNHCRy4Y0PTiqPFldfOtD2sMnzMVXi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Fast-Food Workers in More Than 150 Cities Go on Strike, 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> Fast-food workers in more than 150 cities go on strike to demand a living wage and the right to unionize; a coalition of over 50 organizations is calling on Google to drop ALEC; millions of Americans are struggling to make ends meet, despite the fact that they're putting in long hours at work; and more.</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=w1nozQrZ1ahGfFHjZVRW2dD2sMnzMVXi" 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=qW7sKg9iaDgzf3XwMdobptD2sMnzMVXi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Railroad Conductor: "Railroading Has Changed So Much"</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>Steve Early, In These Times:</strong> Brian Lewis speaks about his job as a Union Pacific Railroad conductor, which he has just retired from after 36 years. Discussing his long years in the industry, he describes diminished union influence, and increased safety hazards.</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=zj%2Fl%2BN3Iye8pMVePj5WgVdD2sMnzMVXi" 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=J2bE%2FrmEy%2BqohA2hkvN4c9D2sMnzMVXi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Does California's "Kill Switch" Bill for Smartphones Risk Privacy for Personal Safety?</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>Crystal Shepeard, Care2:</strong> A California law requires the "kill switch" feature to be on at the time of a smartphone activation, meaning that users would have to opt-out if they didn't want to use it, giving the company access. Privacy rights activists worry about it being used for nefarious purposes.</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=qBqA6qJGkMXSPNIK8DfqWdD2sMnzMVXi" 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=Xcn3KSbJKoa98A7QZrP6stD2sMnzMVXi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Film Exposes Militarized Police Facts Day Ahead of Hearings in Congress</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>Brave New Films, Truthout:</strong> A short film documents how the Pentagon has flooded small town police forces with tanks and equipment capable of waging war, a day before a congressional subcommittee is scheduled to open hearings on the phenomenon.</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=ZGnA0xUFEHnjfwiPnxyx0tD2sMnzMVXi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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