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When Facebook Is the Internet: Zero-Rating and the Global Net
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When Facebook Is the Internet: Zero-Rating and the Global Net Neutrality De=
bate
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/27518-when-facebook-is-the-internet-zero=
-rating-and-the-global-net-neutrality-debate
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: With billions of people expected to come online for =
the first time in the next few years, zero-rating plans, which allow tech a=
nd telecom companies to pick and choose what mobile users can access, have =
huge implications for the future of the internet.
US Shifts Blame to Afghan Government for Exploding Central Asian Opium Trad=
e
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/27512-us-shifts-blame-to-afghan-governme=
nt-for-exploding-central-asian-opium-trade
Julio Sharp-Wasserman, Truthout: The US government, which fostered Afghanis=
tan's opium production in the 1980s, has responded to a report that busines=
s is booming - despite a more recent $7.6 billion US effort to quash it - b=
y blaming the country's government.
Lessons on Mobilizing the Rising American Electorate
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/27528-lessons-on-mobilizing-the-risin=
g-american-electorate
Eveline Shen, Truthout: Forward Together has been working with 150 organiza=
tions in a nationwide initiative called Strong Families to shift policy and=
culture so that all families - of every kind - can thrive. That has involv=
ed educating and mobilizing within historically marginalized communities fo=
r civic engagement.
Senate Narrowly Rejects Keystone XL Amidst Protests by Climate Activists
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/27550-senate-narrowly-rejects-keystone-x=
l-amidst-protests-by-climate-activists
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: The Keystone XL pipeline is a political football in =
Washington, but activists say it would make a devastating contribution to c=
limate change.
nationwide movement for zero waste.
Walmart Workers Rally in Global Day of Action for Decent Work
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/27529-walmart-workers-rally-in-global=
-day-of-action-for-decent-work
John Logan, Truthout: Today, Walmart workers and their supporters in the Un=
ited States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, India, South Africa, Brazil and else=
where are protesting for respect for freedom of association, living wages, =
consistent scheduling and employment security.
Cultivating Climate Justice: Brazilian Workers Leading the Charge Toward Ze=
ro Waste
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/27535-cultivating-climate-justice-brazili=
an-workers-leading-the-charge-toward-zero-waste
Antonia Bruno, Zero Waste World: The recycling workers of Brazil have long =
been a powerful force in protecting their communities and the climate. Now =
they are on the forefront of a=20
We Need to Act Now to Save the Post Office
URL
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: One of those less well-know=
n but incredibly important priorities for Congress is saving the US Postal =
Service from the Republicans who want to bankrupt and privatize it so they =
can give it to their billionaire buddies.
Texas Regulators Sidestep Connection Between Fracking Industry and Earthqua=
kes
http://truth-out.org/news/item/27541-texas-regulators-sidestep-connection-b=
etween-fracking-industry-and-earthquakes
Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: New rules for Texas injection wastewater well =
operators offer no relief to people impacted by more than 30 earthquakes th=
at hit Azle, Reno and Springtown almost a year ago. Seismic activity is not=
something the region is known for.
Amending Colorado's Constitution: Do Communities Have the Right to Clean Ai=
r and Water?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/27540-amending-colorado-s-constitution-d=
o-communities-have-right-to-clean-air-and-water
Ruthi Engelke, Occupy.com: A push to amend the Colorado Constitution grew o=
ut of attempts by municipalities to ban fracking in their communities but w=
as expanded to include any laws that attempt to protect the health, safety =
and welfare of citizens.
G20 Climate Challenge Calls for a Rethink of Economics
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/27545-g20-climate-challenge-calls-for-a-=
rethink-of-economics
Geoff Harcourt and Anne Junor, The Conversation: The key problem of our tim=
e is the possibility of pursuing three goals simultaneously: ecological sus=
tainability, economic development and a more equitable distribution of weal=
th within and among nations.
Return of the Ferguson War Zone? Missouri Enacts State of Emergency Ahead o=
f Mike Brown Grand Jury
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/27542-return-of-the-ferguson-war-zone-mi=
ssouri-enacts-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-mike-brown-grand-jury=20
Amy Goodman and Aaron Mat=C3=A9, Democracy Now!: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ha=
s declared a state of emergency in advance of the grand jury's pending deci=
sion in the Michael Brown shooting case. While state officials say they fea=
r violence, protesters say they fear a return to the militarized crackdown =
that turned their community into a war zone.
How Many Islamic State Fighters Are There?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/27534-how-many-islamic-state-fighters-ar=
e-there
Ray McGovern, Consortium News: If honest intelligence analysts are silenced=
, as Sam Adams was 47 years ago during the Vietnam War, they need to plumb =
their consciences and see if they have the guts to make public both the und=
ercounting of enemy forces and the incentive given to their multiplication =
by further US military involvement.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
The Hypocrisy of Senate Republicans Enabling NSA Spying on US Citizens
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/the-hypocrisy-of-senate-repub=
licans-enabling-nsa-spying-on-us-citizens
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: The argument on behalf of the NSA's mas=
sive worldwide invasion of privacy is a bit like the GOP domestic claim tha=
t restrictive voting laws stop unqualified people from voting: Neither are =
bolstered by any significant proof.
Native Americans Arrested Following Keystone XL Pipeline Vote
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/native-americans-arrested-fol=
lowing-keystone-xl-pipeline-vote
Obama to Announce Executive Action on Immigration on Thursday
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-announce-executive-action-o=
n-immigration-thursday/2014/11/19/c7988ecc-701b-11e4-8808-afaa1e3a33ef_stor=
y.html
House Republicans Pass Bill That Makes It Harder for Scientists to Advise t=
he EPA
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2014/11/19/house_republicans_just_passed_a_bill_forbid=
ding_scientists_from_advising_the_epa_on_their_own_research/
Georgia Debt Collectors Posed as FBI Agents to Intimidate Victims Into Maki=
ng Payments
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http://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/nov/18/georgia-debt-col=
lectors-posed-as-fbi-agents-criminal-charges?CMP=3Dema_565
Dozens Treated After "Mysterious Chemical Mixture" Fire at California Waste=
Plant
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SECTION=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT
Joseph E. Stiglitz | Slow Growth and Inequality Are Political Choices - We =
Can Choose Otherwise
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http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/novemberdecember_2014/features/co=
nclusion_slow_growth_and_ine052716.php?page=3Dall
The Unbelievable Lightness of Being Donnie Swaggart
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CcfLtTkllaj4o48%2FowaUpYUKUyB%2B7O%2BX" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><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>Native Americans Arrested Following Keystone XL Pipeline Vote</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>House Republicans Pass Bill That Makes It Harder for Scientists to Advise the EPA</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>Georgia Debt Collectors Posed as FBI Agents to Intimidate Victims Into Making Payments</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>Dozens Treated After "Mysterious Chemical Mixture" Fire at California Waste Plant</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>Joseph E. Stiglitz: Slow Growth and Inequality Are Political Choices - We Can Choose Otherwise</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 Unbelievable Lightness of Being Donnie Swaggart</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>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> With billions of people expected to come online for the first time in the next few years, zero-rating plans, which allow tech and telecom companies to pick and choose what mobile users can access, have huge implications for the future of the internet.</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=GTg%2Bl9c1UZzESs6RQsak5oUKUyB%2B7O%2BX" 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>Eveline Shen, Truthout:</strong> Forward Together has been working with 150 organizations in a nationwide initiative called Strong Families to shift policy and culture so that all families - of every kind - can thrive. That has involved educating and mobilizing within historically marginalized communities for civic engagement.</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=DSjXDk0VSZaxmTjbOTm%2FkYUKUyB%2B7O%2BX" 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=RktpSji4ubOof%2BsIjriWwoUKUyB%2B7O%2BX"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Senate Narrowly Rejects Keystone XL Amidst Protests by Climate Activists</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>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> The Keystone XL pipeline is a political football in Washington, but activists say it would make a devastating contribution to climate change.</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=iftikt%2BZRyTNEdAVwa%2BGjYUKUyB%2B7O%2BX" 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=IoPNOvzD87EBoeVFzfEBeYUKUyB%2B7O%2BX"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Walmart Workers Rally in Global Day of Action for Decent Work</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>John Logan, Truthout:</strong> Today, Walmart workers and their supporters in the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, India, South Africa, Brazil and elsewhere are protesting for respect for freedom of association, living wages, consistent scheduling and employment security.</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=zyIhNZpI%2FnOWC2fa7LA%2F3IUKUyB%2B7O%2BX" 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=Wvd96fCFy6QcC%2Bhh9L5JgIUKUyB%2B7O%2BX"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Cultivating Climate Justice: Brazilian Workers Leading the Charge Toward Zero Waste</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>Antonia Bruno, Zero Waste World:</strong> The recycling workers of Brazil have long been a powerful force in protecting their communities and the climate. Now they are on the forefront of a nationwide movement for zero waste.</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=y%2BmggL%2BZzymwMx92%2F%2FtWZoUKUyB%2B7O%2BX" 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=JHDr0ODvtldbTxvhL2IzPoUKUyB%2B7O%2BX"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>We Need to Act Now to Save the Post Office</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> One of those less well-known but incredibly important priorities for Congress is saving the US Postal Service from the Republicans who want to bankrupt and privatize it so they can give it to their billionaire buddies.</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=SubJUdYQua%2FQ1mcfg2GWHIUKUyB%2B7O%2BX"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Texas Regulators Sidestep Connection Between Fracking Industry and Earthquakes</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>Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog:</strong> New rules for Texas injection wastewater well operators offer no relief to people impacted by more than 30 earthquakes that hit Azle, Reno and Springtown almost a year ago. Seismic activity is not something the region is known for.</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=hD%2BdU06E39vohp%2B4M3W%2Bm4UKUyB%2B7O%2BX" 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=sRpgt4BezUvBzuaKuJF8lYUKUyB%2B7O%2BX"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Amending Colorado's Constitution: Do Communities Have the Right to Clean Air and Water?</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>Ruthi Engelke, Occupy.com:</strong> A push to amend the Colorado Constitution grew out of attempts by municipalities to ban fracking in their communities but was expanded to include any laws that attempt to protect the health, safety and welfare of citizens.</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=4WZxeOKuOniJiB%2BRWidW6YUKUyB%2B7O%2BX" 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=TcoOOCkKqT5hzOZJL30Im4UKUyB%2B7O%2BX"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>G20 Climate Challenge Calls for a Rethink of Economics</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>Geoff Harcourt and Anne Junor, The Conversation:</strong> The key problem of our time is the possibility of pursuing three goals simultaneously: ecological sustainability, economic development and a more equitable distribution of wealth within and among nations.</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=ywPUYuWOoglbRWT4bGy4O4UKUyB%2B7O%2BX" 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=4tqxWq1a8jIEoau4AvHk8oUKUyB%2B7O%2BX"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Return of the Ferguson War Zone? Missouri Enacts State of Emergency Ahead of Mike Brown Grand Jury</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>Amy Goodman and Aaron Maté, Democracy Now!:</strong> Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in advance of the grand jury's pending decision in the Michael Brown shooting case. While state officials say they fear violence, protesters say they fear a return to the militarized crackdown that turned their community into a war zone.</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=HVMK42zWzmIB%2ByBoJ8Km0YUKUyB%2B7O%2BX" 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=W7VKr2AqgqvXQO0eBK2nWoUKUyB%2B7O%2BX"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>How Many Islamic State Fighters Are There?</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>Ray McGovern, Consortium News:</strong> If honest intelligence analysts are silenced, as Sam Adams was 47 years ago during the Vietnam War, they need to plumb their consciences and see if they have the guts to make public both the undercounting of enemy forces and the incentive given to their multiplication by further US military involvement.</p>
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