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Four Decades of Wrong Advice Paved the Way for Diabetes Epidemic
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t r u t h o u t | 06.05
Four Decades of the Wrong Dietary Advice Has Paved the Way for the Diabetes=
Epidemic: Time to Change Course
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31193-four-decades-of-the-wrong-dietary-=
advice-has-paved-the-way-for-the-diabetes-epidemic-time-to-change-course
Jeff Ritterman, M.D., Truthout: It's high time that mainstream medicine rev=
ises the guidelines and demonizes the sugar in our diets, rather than fat, =
because science shows it's the sugar that's killing us.
Why Oakland's Crackdown on Protest Is Sure to Fail
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31195-why-oakland-s-crackdown-on-prot=
est-is-sure-to-fail
Rachel Lederman, Truthout: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf's new ban on nighttim=
e street marches has shattered any bit of goodwill that may have been devel=
oping between Oakland protesters and police and will lead to more broken wi=
ndows, not fewer.
Brelo Decision Presents a Crucial Organizing Moment for Young Black Clevela=
nders
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31184-137-shots-is-the-michael-brelo-ver=
dict-the-next-hough
Austin C. McCoy, Truthout: While Cleveland has remained calm since the acqu=
ittal of Officer Michael Brelo in the shooting deaths of a Black couple, pr=
otesters cite their "Hough" moment, referring to a 1966 uprising that left =
four dead and led to improvements including election of the city's first Bl=
ack Mayor.
How Standardized Testing Reveals Stark Inequalities Between Rich and Poor
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31199-how-standardized-testing-reveals-s=
tark-inequalities-between-rich-and-poor
Molly Jane Knefel, AlterNet: State director of Democrats for Education Refo=
rm, Nicole Brisbane, offered an explanation for why students should take st=
andardized tests: "Schools are one of the biggest differentiators of value =
in the suburbs," Brisbane said. Following her statement to its logical conc=
lusion would suggest that testing is actually about maintaining inequality.
Scott Walker: Men Can Sue if a Woman Gets an Abortion, but Women Can't Sue =
for Pay Discrimination
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31200-scott-walker-men-can-sue-if-a-woma=
n-gets-an-abortion-but-women-can-t-sue-for-pay-discrimination
Brendan Fischer, PR Watch: For Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, women will "clo=
g up the legal system" if allowed to sue over pay discrimination, but men s=
hould be given the right to sue if a woman exercises control over her own b=
ody.
Who Pays Taxes in the US? Everyone but the Super-Rich
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31201-who-pays-taxes-in-the-us-everyo=
ne-but-the-super-rich
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: Why are our seniors paying =
higher taxes on their Social Security benefits than billionaires pay on sto=
cks? After 40 years of large corporations infiltrating and subverting our d=
emocracy - they've grabbed so much power that they've essentially written t=
hemselves out of our tax code.
Dean Baker | Job Growth Picks Up in May
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31205-job-growth-picks-up-in-may
Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research: The Labor Department r=
eported that the economy added 280,000 jobs in May. With modest upward revi=
sions to the prior two months' data, this brings the average over the last =
three months to 207,000. Almost all the job growth was on the service side.
A Misleading Moment of Celebration for a New Surveillance Program
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31203-a-misleading-moment-of-celebration=
-for-a-new-surveillance-program
Norman Solomon, Expose Facts: The morning after final passage of the USA Fr=
eedom Act, while some foes of mass surveillance were celebrating, NSA whist=
leblower Thomas Drake sounded decidedly glum. The new law, he told me, is "=
a new spy program." It restarts some of the worst aspects of the Patriot Ac=
t.
From Historic California Drought to Deadly Indian Heatwave, Global Warming =
Is Wreaking Havoc
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31211-from-historic-california-drought-t=
o-deadly-indian-heatwave-global-warming-is-wreaking-havoc
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: As California's massive drought worsens, new m=
andatory water restrictions have just gone into effect. A new study by the =
University of California, Davis, finds that in 2015 alone, the drought will=
cost the state's farmers and agricultural industry $2.7 billion.
Belarus Brings Back Forced Labor
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31204-belarus-brings-back-forced-labor
Tatyana Ivanova, Foreign Policy in Focus: Longtime leader Alexander Lukashe=
nko is making choices that distance Belarus from Western political norms, e=
ven as Brussels and Washington reach out to him amid their tensions with Mo=
scow. He's resurrecting relics from the Soviet-dominated past, most recentl=
y by introducing a forced-labor law.
Why Do People With No Chance of Being Elected Run for President?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31207-why-do-people-with-no-chance-of-be=
ing-elected-run-for-president
Crystal Shepeard, Care2: To run for the presidency - or any public office -=
requires tenacity, skill and an obscene amount of money, which raises the =
question: With the odds stacked so high, why do so many with no chance of b=
eing elected run for president?
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Walmart, Controlling 25 Percent of US Grocery Sales, Needs to Impose Food C=
hain Ethics
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Walmart's size and influence on the foo=
d supply chain are an important reminder of how large corporations are incr=
easingly setting low standards for the treatment of workers=E2=80=8B.=E2=80=
=8B
=E2=80=8BRead the BuzzFlash Commentary
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/walmart-controlling-25-percen=
t-of-us-grocery-sales-needs-to-improve-food-chain-ethics
Snowden: Balance of Power Has Shifted as People Defy Government Surveillanc=
e=20
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/05/snowden-balance-power-shifte=
d-people-defy-government-surveillance-nsa?CMP=3Dema_565
Read the Article at The Guardian
US Report Claiming Saudi Arabia Financed 9/11 Attack "Redacted by Bush"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/september-11-attacks/11653706/US-=
report-claiming-Saudi-Arabia-financed-911-attack-redacted-by-Bush.html
Read the Article at The Telegraph
Woman Says Ex-Speaker Hastert Abused Her Brother
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/06/us/sister-says-her-brother-was-a-victim-o=
f-ex-speaker-hastert.html
Read the Article at The New York Times
Caitlyn Jenner Comes Out, and Social Conservatives Take an Apocalyptic View
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/caitlyn-jenner-comes-out-and-republi=
cans-fear-the-culture-war-is-lost/2015/06/04/aa8ccbbe-0ade-11e5-9e39-0db921=
c47b93_story.html
Read the Article at The Washington Post
Charles P. Pierce: The Murky ISIS "Social Media Plot" in Boston
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a35464/isis-boston/
Read the Article at Esquire
Senate Blocks Same-Sex Marriage Veterans Benefits
http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/senate-minority-blocks-same-sex-marriage-vet=
erans-benefits/?dcz=3D
Read the Article at Roll Call
What Poverty Does to the Young Brain
http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/what-poverty-does-to-the-young-brain
Read the Article at The New Yorker
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>Walmart's size and influence on the food supply chain are an important reminder of how large corporations are increasingly setting low standards for the treatment of workers​.​</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>Woman Says Ex-Speaker Hastert Abused Her Brother</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>Caitlyn Jenner Comes Out, and Social Conservatives Take an Apocalyptic View</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>Charles P. Pierce: The Murky ISIS "Social Media Plot" in Boston</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>Senate Blocks Same-Sex Marriage Veterans Benefits</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>What Poverty Does to the Young Brain</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>Jeff Ritterman, M.D., Truthout:</strong> It's high time that mainstream medicine revises the guidelines and demonizes the sugar in our diets, rather than fat, because science shows it's the sugar that's killing us.</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=QORM0gKQ8lipAYd50hK1nUuful871kfT"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2lRTW0I%2FvNBfYiJGBxv5sUuful871kfT"><strong>Why Oakland's Crackdown on Protest Is Sure to Fail</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 Lederman, Truthout:</strong> Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf's new ban on nighttime street marches has shattered any bit of goodwill that may have been developing between Oakland protesters and police and will lead to more broken windows, not fewer.</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=9OMzRuC3JkvIbDDW3xObG0uful871kfT"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WSw8vBVuO3SEjz8e29wXrUuful871kfT"><strong>Brelo Decision Presents a Crucial Organizing Moment for Young Black Clevelanders</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>Austin C. McCoy, Truthout:</strong> While Cleveland has remained calm since the acquittal of Officer Michael Brelo in the shooting deaths of a Black couple, protesters cite their "Hough" moment, referring to a 1966 uprising that left four dead and led to improvements including election of the city's first Black Mayor.</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=dEgM9cy4scsQM3i646lZtEuful871kfT"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BN1nmXrchwEs%2F0U2%2BJVNsTKpT50W5Jww"><strong>How Standardized Testing Reveals Stark Inequalities Between Rich and Poor</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>Molly Jane Knefel, AlterNet:</strong> State director of Democrats for Education Reform, Nicole Brisbane, offered an explanation for why students should take standardized tests: "Schools are one of the biggest differentiators of value in the suburbs," Brisbane said. Following her statement to its logical conclusion would suggest that testing is actually about maintaining inequality.</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=dWFPjYfPVlQVjANnTUyx9Uuful871kfT"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=X8PKHbA5E4CJ4aBNIFdmPkuful871kfT"><strong>Scott Walker: Men Can Sue if a Woman Gets an Abortion, but Women Can't Sue for Pay Discrimination</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>Brendan Fischer, PR Watch:</strong> For Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, women will "clog up the legal system" if allowed to sue over pay discrimination, but men should be given the right to sue if a woman exercises control over her own body.</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=gHSJeXEiVzwG1RgLNDPzl0uful871kfT"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8EZ8K1%2BvY8CzxRH4gfyzk0uful871kfT"><strong>Who Pays Taxes in the US? Everyone but the Super-Rich</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> Why are our seniors paying higher taxes on their Social Security benefits than billionaires pay on stocks? After 40 years of large corporations infiltrating and subverting our democracy - they've grabbed so much power that they've essentially written themselves out of our tax code.</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>Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research:</strong> The Labor Department reported that the economy added 280,000 jobs in May. With modest upward revisions to the prior two months' data, this brings the average over the last three months to 207,000. Almost all the job growth was on the service side.</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=%2FCdj9b8R%2FffQYm%2BdQ%2BwdJkuful871kfT"><strong>A Misleading Moment of Celebration for a New Surveillance Program</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>Norman Solomon, Expose Facts:</strong> The morning after final passage of the USA Freedom Act, while some foes of mass surveillance were celebrating, NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake sounded decidedly glum. The new law, he told me, is "a new spy program." It restarts some of the worst aspects of the Patriot Act.</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=eeB4awMu5RGvibvClW2nFEuful871kfT"><strong>From Historic California Drought to Deadly Indian Heatwave, Global Warming Is Wreaking Havoc</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> As California's massive drought worsens, new mandatory water restrictions have just gone into effect. A new study by the University of California, Davis, finds that in 2015 alone, the drought will cost the state's farmers and agricultural industry $2.7 billion.</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=aFGqwoxypGXYhBBdrTgWPUuful871kfT"><strong>Belarus Brings Back Forced Labor</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>Tatyana Ivanova, Foreign Policy in Focus:</strong> Longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko is making choices that distance Belarus from Western political norms, even as Brussels and Washington reach out to him amid their tensions with Moscow. He's resurrecting relics from the Soviet-dominated past, most recently by introducing a forced-labor law.</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>Crystal Shepeard, Care2:</strong> To run for the presidency - or any public office - requires tenacity, skill and an obscene amount of money, which raises the question: With the odds stacked so high, why do so many with no chance of being elected run for president?</p>
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