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Dahr Jamail | El Salvador Farmers Successfully Defy Monsanto
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Dahr Jamail | El Salvador Farmers Successfully Defy Monsanto
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29670-el-salvador-farmers-successfully-defy-=
monsanto
Dahr Jamail, Truthout: Multinational giant Monsanto has been thwarted again=
by farmers in El Salvador. Local officials, seed producers and farmers' ri=
ghts advocates have prevented the giant bioengineering company from forcing=
its chemical-laden products into the country.
The Battle to Control the 3D Printing Revolution: DIY or CIA?=E2=80=A8http:=
//truth-out.org/news/item/29723-the-battle-to-control-the-3d-printing-revol=
ution-diy-or-cia=E2=80=A8Eric Draitser, Truthout: Many realize that 3D prin=
ting could transform the global economic system. As individuals and communi=
ties wrest the means of production from the grasp of giant corporations, th=
e ruling establishment and its military-industrial-intelligence complex see=
k to cement their grip on power by investing in, and thereby controlling, t=
his emerging technology.
In Brazil, a Struggle to Protect Indigenous Land From an Oil Society=E2=80=
=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29677-in-brazil-a-struggle-to-protect-ind=
igenous-land-from-an-oil-society=E2=80=A8Santiago Navarro F. and Renata Bes=
si, Translated by Miriam Taylor: Corruption in the state company Petrobras =
has polarized Brazil, dividing the society between those in favor of nation=
alization and those who defend privatization. As the debate intensifies, th=
e consequences of exploration and drilling new oil wells in deep water stro=
ngly impacts traditional communities.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/opinion/it=
em/29664-the-four-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse=E2=80=A8Quincy Saul, Truthout:=
The four horsemen of the apocalypse are here: ecological catastrophe, econ=
omic crisis, war and the surveillance state. Together, they threaten all li=
fe on earth. It's time to know the enemy - and to know yourself!
At UN Conference, Domestic Workers Push for International Labor Standards=
=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29801-at-un-conference-domestic-wor=
kers-push-for-international-labor-standards=E2=80=A8Rachel M. Cohen, In The=
se Times: Representatives from the fast-growing global domestic workers mov=
ement came to New York to pressure the international community for the rati=
fication and implementation of labor standards that would impact more than =
52 million domestic workers all over the world, 83 percent of whom are wome=
n.
Kathy Kelly | Refusing "Safety" and Recommitting to Each Other=E2=80=A8http=
://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29803-crosscurrents-refusing-safety-and-recom=
mitting-to-each-other=E2=80=A8Kathy Kelly, teleSUR: What we do to the envir=
onment, we're doing to each other. What we let our state impose on those wa=
lled beyond our borders, we will tend to inflict on more and more people wa=
lled up within them.
Yves Smith | Latest Greece Talks End in Confusion, Dissent=E2=80=A8http://t=
ruth-out.org/news/item/29794-latest-greece-talks-end-in-confusion-dissent=
=E2=80=A8Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism: Greece will not even get to talk abo=
ut renegotiating the debt due this summer if it can't reach a deal over the=
bailout funds that it desperately needs. Perhaps Greece is secretly planni=
ng for a Grexit.
Ecuadorean Foreign Minister: The US Is the Real Threat in the Americas, Not=
Venezuela=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29807-ecuadorean-foreign-=
minister-the-us-is-the-real-threat-in-the-americas-not-venezuela=E2=80=A8Am=
y Goodman and Juan Gonz=C3=A1lez, Democracy Now!: The Obama administration =
is facing criticism across Latin America for leveling new sanctions against=
Venezuela and declaring the country an "unusual and extraordinary threat t=
o national security." Foreign ministers of the 12-country Union of South Am=
erican Nations recently called for a revocation of the sanctions.
Department of Labor Freezes Guest Worker Program After Court Ruling=E2=80=
=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29800-dol=E2=80=A8Rachel Luban, In These =
Times: On March 4, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced, to little fanfa=
re, the effective suspension of the H-2B federal guest worker program. The =
decision followed a Florida federal district court ruling that permanently =
blocked the DOL's 2008 H-2B regulations, leaving the program without formal=
regulations.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Unveil Their Latest Austerity B=
udget, and More=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29814-on-the-news-wi=
th-thom-hartmann-republicans-have-unveiled-their-latest-austerity-budget-an=
d-more
In today's On the News segment: Republicans unveil their latest austerity b=
udget, but that's not the only budget that the media should be focusing on;=
thanks to Obamacare, 16 million Americans are no longer uninsured; members=
of both parties agree that we need to extend transportation funding; and m=
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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>Rachel M. Cohen, In These Times:</strong> Representatives from the fast-growing global domestic workers movement came to New York to pressure the international community for the ratification and implementation of labor standards that would impact more than 52 million domestic workers all over the world, 83 percent of whom are women.</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>Kathy Kelly, teleSUR:</strong> What we do to the environment, we're doing to each other. What we let our state impose on those walled beyond our borders, we will tend to inflict on more and more people walled up within them.</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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=o16tLSmMZHx369ZplEPIvIpcyVnelV8r"><strong>Yves Smith | Latest Greece Talks End in Confusion, Dissent</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>Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism:</strong> Greece will not even get to talk about renegotiating the debt due this summer if it can't reach a deal over the bailout funds that it desperately needs. Perhaps Greece is secretly planning for a Grexit.</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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wyFyNzBLTNk5hcd6jxs8NIpcyVnelV8r"><strong>Ecuadorean Foreign Minister: The US Is the Real Threat in the Americas, Not Venezuela</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 Juan González, Democracy Now!:</strong> The Obama administration is facing criticism across Latin America for leveling new sanctions against Venezuela and declaring the country an "unusual and extraordinary threat to national security." Foreign ministers of the 12-country Union of South American Nations recently called for a revocation of the sanctions.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=J5Vw5Ki1ACqHGDsaGImt0opcyVnelV8r"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bDaH3aaFNs8Sd5B8M2Sk0opcyVnelV8r"><strong>Department of Labor Freezes Guest Worker Program After Court Ruling</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>Rachel Luban, In These Times:</strong> On March 4, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced, to little fanfare, the effective suspension of the H-2B federal guest worker program. The decision followed a Florida federal district court ruling that permanently blocked the DOL's 2008 H-2B regulations, leaving the program without formal regulations.</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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FdqL7mZDLN31WVVWVEX%2BoYpcyVnelV8r"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Unveil Their Latest Austerity Budget, 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> Republicans unveil their latest austerity budget, but that's not the only budget that the media should be focusing on; thanks to Obamacare, 16 million Americans are no longer uninsured; members of both parties agree that we need to extend transportation funding; and more.</p>
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