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t r u t h o u t | 3.30
Dahr Jamail | Oceans in Crisis: One Woman Will Cross the Pacific to Raise A=
wareness=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29930-oceans-in-crisis-one-=
woman-will-cross-the-pacific-to-raise-awareness=E2=80=A8Dahr Jamail, Trutho=
ut: Sonya Baumstein aims to be the first woman to row across the Pacific Oc=
ean and, in doing so, hopes to raise public consciousness about the crisis =
the oceans face due to human-caused climate disruption.
Co-ops Enable Low-Income Women to Work as Owners and Decision Makers=E2=80=
=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29872-co-ops-enable-women-entrepreneurs-t=
o-work-as-owners-and-decision-makers=E2=80=A8Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout: Be=
tween 300 and 400 cooperative businesses in the United States - some run ex=
clusively by women - benefit members financially while simultaneously encou=
raging workplace democracy and personal development.
Dean Baker | Don't Worry About the Robots; the Fed Might Take Your Job=E2=
=80=A8http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29925-don-t-worry-about-the-robots-=
the-fed-might-take-your-job=E2=80=A8Dean Baker, Truthout: Next time you hea=
r someone blabbing about how robots are going to take away our jobs, tell t=
hem to can the science fiction. The immediate threat to jobs is the folks a=
t the Federal Reserve Board who want to raise interest rates.
Afghanistan's Economic Recovery: A New Horizon for South-South Partnerships=
?=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29929-afghanistan-s-economic-recov=
ery-a-new-horizon-for-south-south-partnerships=E2=80=A8Kanya D'Almeida, Int=
er Press Service: With untapped mineral reserves and prime geographical pos=
itioning, it is clear that Afghanistan is fast becoming the new playground =
- and possibly the next battleground - of emerging players in the global ec=
onomy.=20
On Women Who Refused to Live in Silence and Be Consigned to Oblivion=E2=80=
=A8http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29932-on-women-who-refused-to-live-in-=
silence-and-be-consigned-to-oblivion=E2=80=A8Eduardo Galeano, TomDispatch: =
These passages are excerpted from the author's book, "Children of the Days:=
A Calendar of Human History." He turns his eye toward the particular trial=
s of women in a world that generally prefers to ignore whatever they do.
Why the House of Representatives Doesn't Represent the US Public
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29949-why-the-house-of-representatives-do=
esn-t-represent-the-us-public=20
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: Since billionaires like Cha=
rles and David Koch can now essentially buy their own politicians, along wi=
th billions of dollars worth of advertising and public relations, it's thei=
r views that get heard in Congress, and it's their views that become law.
Bergdahl's Attorney: Army Report Shows Ex-POW Left Base to Report Wrongdoin=
g, Not Desert Unit=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29938-attorney-fo=
r-bowe-bergdahl-army-report-shows-ex-pow-left-base-to-report-wrongdoing-not=
-desert-unit=E2=80=A8Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: The US Army says it plans=
to charge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion and the rare charge of misbeha=
vior before the enemy. He was held and tortured in Taliban captivity for fi=
ve years, after he left his base in Afghanistan in 2009.
Elizabeth Warren Strikes Back as Citigroup Tries to Blackmail the Democrati=
c Party=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29931-elizabeth-warren-st=
rikes-back-as-citigroup-tries-to-blackmail-the-democratic-party=E2=80=A8Yve=
s Smith, Naked Capitalism: Citigroup was making clear its displeasure with =
the way Elizabeth Warren had been calling out its overly-cozy relationship =
with the administration by threatening to withhold its customary donation t=
o the Democratic Party.
Jen Sorensen | The Submerged State=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/art/item/29=
941-the-submerged-state=E2=80=A8Jen Sorensen, Truthout: What would happen i=
f, in response to a ban on Florida state employees even mentioning global w=
arming, south Florida decided to secede from the United States? As you migh=
t have guessed, hilarity ensues in this cartoon.
Wyden Shows Connection Between Rigged Trade and Rigged Government=E2=80=A8h=
ttp://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29934-wyden-shows-connection-between-rigge=
d-trade-and-rigged-government=E2=80=A8Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance: If S=
en. Ron Wyden co-sponsors fast track with Sen. Orrin Hatch, then it will be=
harder to stop these crony capitalist-rigged agreements. We'll see if the =
bribes he received on Wednesday from DC's big business lobbyists at his fun=
draiser was enough.
Angry at Concessions, Teamsters Unite to Challenge Longtime President Hoffa=
=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29933-angry-at-concessions-teamster=
s-unite-to-challenge-longtime-president-hoffa=E2=80=A8Alexandra Bradbury, L=
abor Notes: Are the chickens finally coming home to roost for Teamsters bra=
ss? After a wave of anger at concessions the union forced onto unwilling me=
mbers in its national contracts, some of President James Hoffa's biggest op=
ponents are teaming up to challenge him in the 2016 race.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Decides Social Policy Cuts, and More=
=E2=80=A8http://truth-out.org/news/item/29940-on-the-news-with-thom-hartman=
n-senate-decides-social-policy-cuts-and-more
In today's On the News segment: The US Senate holds a vote-a-thon to decide=
which proposals and policies will make it into the upper chamber's budget;=
US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein finally rules that we have a right to =
see the evidence of torturous acts; employers are moving away from actual p=
aychecks to electronic payroll cards; and more.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Anti-Wall Street Public Stands Behind a Resolute Elizabeth Warren
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout:=C2=A0Senator Warren's call to "bring it=
on" demonstrates that, by standing our ground on crucial reforms, the peop=
le might just be able to best the captains of the universe on Wall Street.
Read the BuzzFlash Commentary
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/elizabeth-warren-tells-wall-s=
treet-to-make-her-day-by-withholding-contributions-to-dems
Former Maryland Governor: Presidency "Not Some Crown" Families Should Share
Read the Article at The Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-omalley-criticizes-bush-=
clinton-presidency-20150329-story.html
Criminalizing Poverty: A Toxic and Growing Phenomenon=20
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/criminalizing-poverty-a-toxic-and=
-growing-phenomenon
Toxic Contamination: Keeping TVs, Computers and Other Electronic Waste Out =
of Landfills
Read the Article at The Star
http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Features/2015/03/30/Keeping-TVs-compute=
rs-and-other-ewaste-out-of-landfills/
You Owe Us, Corporations: Four Reasons Why and One Way to Pay=20
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/you-owe-us-corporations-four-reas=
ons-why-and-one-way-to-pay
George Takei: Boycott Indiana
Read the Article at MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/george-takei-boycott-indiana
Rep. Tammy Duckworth Launches Senate Bid in Illinois
Read the Article at The Hill
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/237357-duckworth-launches-senate-bid
Attorneys: Sterilizations Were Part of Plea Deal Talks
Read the Article at the Associated Press
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/824ffb7d2ed84849b5d87c41cdf8c0f7/attorneys-s=
terilizations-were-part-plea-deal-talks
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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>Dahr Jamail, Truthout:</strong> Sonya Baumstein aims to be the first woman to row across the Pacific Ocean and, in doing so, hopes to raise public consciousness about the crisis the oceans face due to human-caused climate disruption.</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>Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout:</strong> Between 300 and 400 cooperative businesses in the United States - some run exclusively by women - benefit members financially while simultaneously encouraging workplace democracy and personal development.</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=70TIjvQZrirV1SodWqSsddzUBptDuxpL"><strong>Dean Baker | Don't Worry About the Robots; the Fed Might Take Your Job</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>Dean Baker, Truthout:</strong> Next time you hear someone blabbing about how robots are going to take away our jobs, tell them to can the science fiction. The immediate threat to jobs is the folks at the Federal Reserve Board who want to raise interest rates.</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>Kanya D'Almeida, Inter Press Service:</strong> With untapped mineral reserves and prime geographical positioning, it is clear that Afghanistan is fast becoming the new playground - and possibly the next battleground - of emerging players in the global economy.</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=Weq661yEZyUiNoSthzWTIdzUBptDuxpL"><strong>On Women Who Refused to Live in Silence and Be Consigned to Oblivion</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>Eduardo Galeano, TomDispatch:</strong> These passages are excerpted from the author's book, <i>Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History.</i> He turns his eye toward the particular trials of women in a world that generally prefers to ignore whatever they do.</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=x2o1XGhgc9PibSPtD9t2%2FtzUBptDuxpL"><strong>Read the Excerpts</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=j%2BVu%2BxEoE%2FJtA28MYJSAOHkEg8JmlGEP"><strong>Why the House of Representatives Doesn't Represent the US Public</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> Since billionaires like Charles and David Koch can now essentially buy their own politicians, along with billions of dollars worth of advertising and public relations, it's their views that get heard in Congress, and it's their views that become law.</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=4kadSmsZr0oghCIqfclb%2B9zUBptDuxpL"><strong>Bergdahl's Attorney: Army Report Shows Ex-POW Left Base to Report Wrongdoing, Not Desert Unit</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, Democracy Now!:</strong> The US Army says it plans to charge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion and the rare charge of misbehavior before the enemy. He was held and tortured in Taliban captivity for five years, after he left his base in Afghanistan in 2009.</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=%2FBTGwbxDADCIaRe0wlkPVtzUBptDuxpL"><strong>Elizabeth Warren Strikes Back as Citigroup Tries to Blackmail the Democratic Party</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> Citigroup was making clear its displeasure with the way Elizabeth Warren had been calling out its overly-cozy relationship with the administration by threatening to withhold its customary donation to the Democratic Party.</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=2X38jmruhTcVDaDJihEJ33kEg8JmlGEP"><strong>Jen Sorensen | The Submerged State</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>Jen Sorensen, Truthout:</strong> What would happen if, in response to a ban on Florida state employees even mentioning global warming, south Florida decided to secede from the United States? As you might have guessed, hilarity ensues in this cartoon.</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=wa0P6uQyDVbZ%2FalYb70fY3kEg8JmlGEP"><strong>View the Cartoon</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=UlvEt8OYrMRG9Y1vAQsYC9zUBptDuxpL"><strong>Wyden Shows Connection Between Rigged Trade and Rigged Government</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>Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance:</strong> If Sen. Ron Wyden co-sponsors fast track with Sen. Orrin Hatch, then it will be harder to stop these crony capitalist-rigged agreements. We'll see if the bribes he received on Wednesday from DC's big business lobbyists at his fundraiser was enough.</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=Ak8SoXRguT5dgejT%2BU3cutzUBptDuxpL"><strong>Angry at Concessions, Teamsters Unite to Challenge Longtime President Hoffa</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>Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes:</strong> Are the chickens finally coming home to roost for Teamsters brass? After a wave of anger at concessions the union forced onto unwilling members in its national contracts, some of President James Hoffa's biggest opponents are teaming up to challenge him in the 2016 race.</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=voWuSzJ4EyJ4fL2jY5HniNzUBptDuxpL"><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>In today's On the News segment:</strong> The US Senate holds a vote-a-thon to decide which proposals and policies will make it into the upper chamber's budget; US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein finally rules that we have a right to see the evidence of torturous acts; employers are moving away from actual paychecks to electronic payroll cards; and more.</p>
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