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The "Possible Military Dimensions" Bomb That Could Blow Up the Iran Deal
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30265-the-possible-military-dimensions-bomb-that-could-blow-up-iran-deal
Gareth Porter, Truthout: The US demand that Iran satisfy the International Atomic Energy Agency on all allegations of past Iranian nuclear weapons work to win sanctions relief may be a deal-breaker, according to a well-informed source.
After Decades of Struggle, Salvadoran Communities Declare Territory Free of Mining
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30189-salvadoran-communities-declare-territory-free-of-mining
Sandra Cuffe, Truthout: Following years of US-supported armed conflict and foreign encroachment upon resources, local exercises in participatory democracy are keeping mining out of El Salvadoran communities.
Killing Africa
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30170-killing-africa
William C. Anderson, Truthout: The struggles of Black people against police repression and institutional corruption go far beyond the United States. An international movement to address the needs of the African diaspora is crucial - not only to address police violence, but to confront imperialism and economic oppression, as well.
We Have a Supreme Court that Comforts the Comfortable and Afflicts the Afflicted
http://www.truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/30266-we-have-a-supreme-court-that-comforts-the-comfortable-and-afflicts-the-afflicted
Ian Millhiser, Nation Books: Supreme Court justices have routinely committed two complementary sins against the Constitution. They've embraced extraconstitutional limits on the government's ability to protect the most vulnerable Americans, while simultaneously refusing to enforce rights that are explicitly enshrined in the Constitution's text.
No More Cheating: Restoring the Rule of Law in Financial Markets
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30281-no-more-cheating-restoring-the-rule-of-law-in-financial-markets
Simon Johnson, The Baseline Scenario: The political debate about finance in the US is often cast as markets versus regulation, as if "more regulation" means the efficiency of private sector decisions will necessarily be impeded. This is the wrong way to think about the real policy choices that are now being made.
Confronting the Politics of Paranoia and Narcissism: An "Old Europe" Alternative
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30130-confronting-the-politics-of-paranoia-and-narcissism-an-old-europe-alternative
Thomas J. Scott, Truthout: The author analyzes neoconservative politics of paranoia and rage, rising plutocratic influence in Congress and the emergence of social movements in Europe that offer an alternative to establishment politics.
You Can't Have a Functioning Democracy Without High-Quality Infrastructure
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30267-you-can-t-have-a-functioning-democracy-without-high-quality-infrastructure
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: Infrastructure spending has plummeted since President Obama took office and Republicans began relentless obstruction efforts. Republicans would rather put the lives of the US public at risk and see our country literally crumble to the ground than give President Obama any sort of achievement.
Paul Krugman | Financial Reform's Effect on Shadow Banking
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30269-financial-reform-s-effect-on-shadow-banking
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: There are two big lessons from General Electric's announcement that the company is planning to get out of the finance business. First, the much maligned Dodd-Frank financial reform law is doing some real good. Second, Republicans have been talking nonsense on the subject.
Fight for $15: Tens of Thousands Rally as Labor and Civil Rights Movements Join Forces
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30284-fight-for-15-tens-of-thousands-rally-as-labor-and-civil-rights-movements-join-forces
Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!: Low-wage workers in the United States have staged their largest action to date to demand a $15-an-hour minimum wage, with some 60,000 workers walking off the job in more than 200 cities.
Wall Street's Stealth Tax Break
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30273-wall-street-s-stealth-tax-break
Gerald E. Scorse, The Hill: A tax break that could be the biggest in the US has never gotten its due. The break on stock market losses flies under the radar, unseen and uncounted, shifting up to 39.6 percent (the top marginal rate) of investment losses onto the US Treasury.
Investigations of California Group Homes Marked by Delays and Uncertainty
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30272-investigations-of-california-group-homes-marked-by-delays-and-uncertainty
Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica: An investigation has found that the California Department of Social Services fails to swiftly or conclusively investigate hundreds of claims of misconduct and other problems in group homes that house the state's most troubled children.
Richard D. Wolff | Economic Update: Honest Economics
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30268-economic-update-honest-economics
Richard D. Wolff, Truthout: This episode provides updates on Ben Bernanke's new big-bucks finance job, GM avoiding billions in victims' claims on faulty ignitions, the US public's self-delusion on inequality and anti-student-debt activism. We also respond to questions regarding the impact on China if capitalism's "relocation" stopped.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Minimum Wage Increases Reduce Economic Inequality Gap, Study Shows
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Currently, the financial rewards from national economic growth go to only a relatively privileged few - and go to them at an accelerating pace. That is unacceptable and unsustainable.
Read the BuzzFlash Commentary
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/minimum-wage-increases-reduce-economic-inequality-gap-study-shows
Sick and Tired Workers: An Epidemic of Corporate Greed
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/sick-and-tired-workers-an-epidemic-of-corporate-greed
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
Jon Stewart and "Balloon Cheney" Seek Source of Iran Nukes
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/videos/video/jon-stewart-and-quot-balloon-cheney-quot-seek-source-of-iran-nukes
Watch the Video at Comedy Central
To End the Anguish, Drop the Death Penalty
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/04/16/end-anguish-drop-death-penalty/ocQLejp8H2vesDavItHIEN/story.html
Read the Article at The Boston Globe
Deal Reached on Fast-Track Authority for Obama on TPP Trade Pact
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/business/obama-trade-legislation-fast-track-authority-trans-pacific-partnership.html
Read the Article at The New York Times
Martin O'Malley Takes Shot at Clinton Over Gay Marriage and Immigration
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/16/martin-omalley-hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-immigration-reform?CMP=ema_565
Read the Article at The Guardian
US House Passes Estate Tax Repeal Despite Veto Threat
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/16/us-usa-tax-estate-idUSKBN0N723C20150416?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
Read the Article at Reuters
As Cities Raise Their Minimum Wage, Where's the Economic Collapse the Right Predicted?
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/04/economic-collapse-prediction-minimum-wage-raise
Read the Article at Mother Jones
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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>William C. Anderson, Truthout:</strong> The struggles of Black people against police repression and institutional corruption go far beyond the United States. An international movement to address the needs of the African diaspora is crucial - not only to address police violence, but to confront imperialism and economic oppression, as well.</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>Ian Millhiser, Nation Books:</strong> Supreme Court justices have routinely committed two complementary sins against the Constitution. They've embraced extraconstitutional limits on the government's ability to protect the most vulnerable Americans, while simultaneously refusing to enforce rights that are explicitly enshrined in the Constitution's text.</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=tNQndpN6Ymzh8eDcPuynNzUzIrdBsBGx"><strong>No More Cheating: Restoring the Rule of Law in Financial Markets</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>Simon Johnson, The Baseline Scenario:</strong> The political debate about finance in the US is often cast as markets versus regulation, as if "more regulation" means the efficiency of private sector decisions will necessarily be impeded. This is the wrong way to think about the real policy choices that are now being made.</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=F525Mewjk4pu7%2Bw2OTPY0DUzIrdBsBGx"><strong>Confronting the Politics of Paranoia and Narcissism: An "Old Europe" Alternative</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>Thomas J. Scott, Truthout:</strong> The author analyzes neoconservative politics of paranoia and rage, rising plutocratic influence in Congress and the emergence of social movements in Europe that offer an alternative to establishment politics.</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>The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> Infrastructure spending has plummeted since President Obama took office and Republicans began relentless obstruction efforts. Republicans would rather put the lives of the US public at risk and see our country literally crumble to the ground than give President Obama any sort of achievement.</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>Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> There are two big lessons from General Electric's announcement that the company is planning to get out of the finance business. First, the much maligned Dodd-Frank financial reform law is doing some real good. Second, Republicans have been talking nonsense on the subject.</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=R8YZfOflI%2BVyawRZnFvwgzUzIrdBsBGx"><strong>Fight for $15: Tens of Thousands Rally as Labor and Civil Rights Movements Join Forces</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 Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!:</strong> Low-wage workers in the United States have staged their largest action to date to demand a $15-an-hour minimum wage, with some 60,000 workers walking off the job in more than 200 cities.</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=NYJLbSq9hd2CY6WK2ThDhTUzIrdBsBGx"><strong>Wall Street's Stealth Tax Break</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>Gerald E. Scorse, The Hill:</strong> A tax break that could be the biggest in the US has never gotten its due. The break on stock market losses flies under the radar, unseen and uncounted, shifting up to 39.6 percent (the top marginal rate) of investment losses onto the US Treasury.</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=lMVZ36QTI%2Bgdhc3cULo2CTUzIrdBsBGx"><strong>Investigations of California Group Homes Marked by Delays and Uncertainty</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>Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica:</strong> An investigation has found that the California Department of Social Services fails to swiftly or conclusively investigate hundreds of claims of misconduct and other problems in group homes that house the state's most troubled children.</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>Richard D. Wolff, Truthout:</strong> This episode provides updates on Ben Bernanke's new big-bucks finance job, GM avoiding billions in victims' claims on faulty ignitions, the US public's self-delusion on inequality and anti-student-debt activism. We also respond to questions regarding the impact on China if capitalism's "relocation" stopped.</p>
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