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We Gon' Be Alright: Black Love, Black Resistance and Black
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We Gon' Be Alright: Black Love, Black Resistance and Black Liberation
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/32168-we-gon-be-alright-black-love-bl=
ack-resistance-and-black-liberation
Alicia Garza, Truthout: At this month's convening of the Movement for Black=
Lives in Cleveland, we experienced the power of Black people coming togeth=
er across different ideologies and experiences. We need to build our streng=
th throughout the country to sustain this reinvigorated Black liberation mo=
vement.
Lobbying and Campaign Cash Fuel GOP Attacks on Endangered Species
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32157-lobbying-and-campaign-cash-fuel-go=
p-attacks-on-endangered-species
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Corporate lobbyists and conservative lawmakers are w=
orking to undermine the protections for endangered species that stand in th=
e way of big agriculture and oil and gas development.
How Uber and the Gig Economy Are Making Voters as Disposable as Temp Worker=
s
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32152-how-uber-and-the-gig-economy-are-m=
aking-voters-as-disposable-as-temp-workers
Michael Meurer, Truthout: An early PR fight between Hillary Clinton and Jeb=
Bush over on-demand service companies such as Uber reveals campaign strate=
gies focused on anxious workers who are struggling against their economic a=
nd electoral disposability in the new gig economy.
Ordinary Hero: Jerry Berrigan Cared a Whole Awful Lot
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/32155-ordinary-hero-jerry-berrigan-ca=
red-a-whole-awful-lot
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: Jerry Berrigan died in Syracuse on Sunday at=
the towering age of 95 years old. He put in the work, in your name and min=
e, for more years than I've been on the planet. He lived and died in grace =
and service to his fellow souls.
Police Remove Activists From Portland Bridge After They Blocked Shell Ship
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32162-police-remove-activists-from-portl=
and-bridge-after-they-blocked-shell-ship
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: In Portland, Oregon, law enforcement officers =
have removed Greenpeace activists who spent 40 hours suspended from the St.=
Johns Bridge to block an icebreaking ship commissioned by oil giant Shell =
from leaving for the Arctic.
The Attack on Planned Parenthood, a View From Inside ALEC
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/32156-the-attack-on-planned-parenthoo=
d-a-view-from-inside-alec
Rep. Chris Taylor, PR Watch: At the recent annual American Legislative Exch=
ange Council (ALEC), the newest smear campaign against Planned Parenthood w=
as cause c=C3=A9l=C3=A8bre for the Republican presidential candidates selli=
ng their wares. Though it purports not to address abortion, ALEC and the an=
ti-abortion movement have many of the same goals.
TransCanada's Keystone XL Permit Renewal Hearing Sheds Light on Serious Pip=
eline Risks
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32161-evidence-released-at-transcanada-s=
-keystone-xl-permit-renewal-hearing-sheds-light-on-serious-pipeline-risks
Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: Just because TransCanada continually states th=
at the Keystone XL pipeline will be the safest pipeline ever built, doesn't=
mean it is true. The company's pipeline construction record is facing inte=
nse scrutiny in the US heartland, where many see no justifiable rationale t=
o risk their water and agricultural lands.
How Private Sector Is Cashing in on Pentagon's "Insatiable Demand" for Dron=
e War Intelligence
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32158-reaping-the-rewards-how-private-se=
ctor-is-cashing-in-on-pentagon-s-insatiable-demand-for-drone-war-intelligen=
ce
Abigail Fielding-Smith and Crofton Black, The Bureau of Investigative Journ=
alism: An investigative team has spent six months exploring the intersectio=
n of corporate interests and global surveillance systems. Drawing on their =
extensive research, the team has identified 10 private sector companies ope=
rating at the heart of the US' surveillance and targeting networks.
Seattle Led the Country's Minimum Wage Revolution. Can It Do the Same With =
Rent Control?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32160-seattle-led-the-country-s-minimum-=
wage-revolution-can-it-do-the-same-with-rent-control
Marcus Harrison Green, YES! Magazine: Major cities across the country may s=
oon be finding inspiration from Seattle, the same city that last year spark=
ed the movement for a $15-an-hour minimum wage. The progressive push this t=
ime is for what affordable housing proponents see as a necessary antidote t=
o skyrocketing rents.
Sandra Bland Was Killed for Standing Up to State Power
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/32153-sandra-bland-was-killed-for-sta=
nding-up-to-state-power
Tamura Lomax, The Feminist Wire: Sandra told her mother that her purpose in=
life was to fight oppression in Texas. From what we can tell from the edit=
ed dash cam video, she went down fighting with the only thing she had: her =
voice.
The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World - Literally
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32159-the-americans-with-disabilities-ac=
t-is-a-model-for-the-world-literally
Janet E. Lord, Foreign Policy in Focus: In an approach drawn directly from =
US disability law, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilitie=
s treaty prohibits disability discrimination and mandates the provision of =
reasonable accommodation that doesn't impose an undue burden. However, the =
US Senate could not garner enough votes to ratify the international treaty =
in 2012.
Economic Update: Economic Reality Checks
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32151-economic-update-economic-reality-c=
hecks
Richard D. Wolff, Truthout: This episode provides updates on Boeing's econo=
mic blackmail and why Chrysler's fine is bogus. We also respond to question=
s regarding the stale debate at Medicare's 50th anniversary. Finally, we gi=
ve an in-depth critical analysis of how China and Germany became economic p=
owerhouses.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Don't Forget Jeb Bush Played Key Role in Stealing the Presidency for His Br=
other
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/http-www-truth-out-org-buzzfl=
ash-commentary-don-t-forget-jeb-bush-played-key-role-in-stealing-the-presid=
ency-for-his-brother
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Jeb Bush doesn't brag about one of his =
best skills: stealing elections.
US' Dirty Hands in Suppressing Democracy in Iran and the Nuclear Blowback=
=20
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/us-s-dirty-hands-in-suppressi=
ng-democracy-in-iran-and-the-nuclear-blowback
The Wettest Rainforest in the United States Has Gone Up in Flames
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/article/the-wettest-rainforest-in-the-united-state=
s-has-gone-up-in-flames/
Jon Stewart: Trump Is How GOP Reaches Out to Minorities=20
Watch the Video at Comedy Central
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/videos/video/jon-stewart-trump-is-how-go=
p-reaches-out-to-minorities
Tokyo Electric Executives to Be Charged Over Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Read the Article at Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/31/us-japan-nuclear-prosecution-idUS=
KCN0Q50FJ20150731
The Latest Anti-Choice Move: Try to Take Custody of a Woman's Fetus
Read the Article at the Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/31/the-latest-anti-aborti=
on-move-alabama-custody-fetus?CMP=3Dema_565
California's Drought Is So Bad That Thousands Are Living Without Running Wa=
ter
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/07/drought-5000-californians-do=
nt-have-running-water
Hillary Clinton Losing Strength in New National Polling
Read the Article at Time
http://time.com/3977941/hillary-clinton-poll-trump/
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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>Don't Forget Jeb Bush Played Key Role in Stealing the Presidency for His Brother </strong></p>
<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>Jeb Bush doesn't brag about one of his best skills: stealing elections.</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>US' Dirty Hands in Suppressing Democracy in Iran and the Nuclear Blowback </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 Wettest Rainforest in the United States Has Gone Up in Flames</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>Jon Stewart: Trump Is How GOP Reaches Out to Minorities </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>Tokyo Electric Executives to Be Charged Over Fukushima Nuclear Disaster</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=hiN0Q5EQmJCuyUxkjCcOJqhQt7da1uVl"><strong>Read the Article at Reuters</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Latest Anti-Choice Move: Try to Take Custody of a Woman's Fetus</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=zedCv6%2F0up0O%2B8tSmaVEqqhQt7da1uVl"><strong>Read the Article at the Guardian</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>California's Drought Is So Bad That Thousands Are Living Without Running Water</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;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=oE%2FC27w7I27aRuhizmfrrahQt7da1uVl"><strong>Read the Article at Mother Jones</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Hillary Clinton Losing Strength in New National Polling</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>Alicia Garza, Truthout:</strong> At this month's convening of the Movement for Black Lives in Cleveland, we experienced the power of Black people coming together across different ideologies and experiences. We need to build our strength throughout the country to sustain this reinvigorated Black liberation movement.</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=kOuA23kLRRYadamQJvQbIqhQt7da1uVl"><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=mZcY58HFsyZIQ3EiqQdrC6hQt7da1uVl"><strong>Lobbying and Campaign Cash Fuel GOP Attacks on Endangered Species</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> Corporate lobbyists and conservative lawmakers are working to undermine the protections for endangered species that stand in the way of big agriculture and oil and gas development.</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=9QVLr2O2yJpGzUFjbdsJ6qhQt7da1uVl"><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=VgkJpZuXXV2cKCMcDfg%2FkqhQt7da1uVl"><strong>How Uber and the Gig Economy Are Making Voters as Disposable as Temp Workers</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>Michael Meurer, Truthout:</strong> An early PR fight between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush over on-demand service companies such as Uber reveals campaign strategies focused on anxious workers who are struggling against their economic and electoral disposability in the new gig economy.</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=%2FtuYaUxp8lJ87gY3Q0%2BUHqhQt7da1uVl"><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=VM%2Bwp3ILt%2BkdcaRPzj6uvqhQt7da1uVl"><strong>Ordinary Hero: Jerry Berrigan Cared a Whole Awful Lot</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>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> Jerry Berrigan died in Syracuse on Sunday at the towering age of 95 years old. He put in the work, in your name and mine, for more years than I've been on the planet. He lived and died in grace and service to his fellow souls.</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=UqFkmC%2B%2Be8CQBa60Xqbx8ahQt7da1uVl"><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=RJEFwCpqQ1KIJeDWgl5gBqhQt7da1uVl"><strong>Police Remove Activists From Portland Bridge After They Blocked Shell Ship</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> In Portland, Oregon, law enforcement officers have removed Greenpeace activists who spent 40 hours suspended from the St. Johns Bridge to block an icebreaking ship commissioned by oil giant Shell from leaving for the Arctic.</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=idl0hTgZJcbBv3vrZIkOQ6hQt7da1uVl"><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=mbmoS0D7qWqmNFJaz%2BSlCqhQt7da1uVl"><strong>The Attack on Planned Parenthood, a View From Inside ALEC</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>Rep. Chris Taylor, PR Watch:</strong> At the recent annual American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the newest smear campaign against Planned Parenthood was cause célèbre for the Republican presidential candidates selling their wares. Though it purports not to address abortion, ALEC and the anti-abortion movement have many of the same goals.</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=%2Bws418%2B4X1bkPKEOXJ%2BTx6hQt7da1uVl"><strong>TransCanada's Keystone XL Permit Renewal Hearing Sheds Light on Serious Pipeline Risks</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> Just because TransCanada continually states that the Keystone XL pipeline will be the safest pipeline ever built, doesn't mean it is true. The company's pipeline construction record is facing intense scrutiny in the US heartland, where many see no justifiable rationale to risk their water and agricultural lands.</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=wEevQYlQOHBvoST7EuivUKhQt7da1uVl"><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=n2mrOWYFXXCOxmt9GD0QDahQt7da1uVl"><strong>How Private Sector Is Cashing in on Pentagon's "Insatiable Demand" for Drone War Intelligence</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>Abigail Fielding-Smith and Crofton Black, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism:</strong> An investigative team has spent six months exploring the intersection of corporate interests and global surveillance systems. Drawing on their extensive research, the team has identified 10 private sector companies operating at the heart of the US' surveillance and targeting networks.</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=VQSmyxWSUM8Ok26vzUKvUqhQt7da1uVl"><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=5ZezSNFlgsbcr4QRRVgug6hQt7da1uVl"><strong>Seattle Led the Country's Minimum Wage Revolution. Can It Do the Same With Rent Control?</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>Marcus Harrison Green, YES! Magazine:</strong> Major cities across the country may soon be finding inspiration from Seattle, the same city that last year sparked the movement for a $15-an-hour minimum wage. The progressive push this time is for what affordable housing proponents see as a necessary antidote to skyrocketing rents.</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=mtXDXozMAJUtb8OcsPOfXqhQt7da1uVl"><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=2jznX2k5Tu5GTE5Wgebv8qhQt7da1uVl"><strong>Sandra Bland Was Killed for Standing Up to State Power</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>Tamura Lomax, The Feminist Wire:</strong> Sandra told her mother that her purpose in life was to fight oppression in Texas. From what we can tell from the edited dash cam video, she went down fighting with the only thing she had: her voice.</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=MUllG11dfki98goGRCMMoKhQt7da1uVl"><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=tQ2GE9gjit05d3QEVxASHKhQt7da1uVl"><strong>The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World - Literally</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>Janet E. Lord, Foreign Policy in Focus:</strong> In an approach drawn directly from US disability law, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities treaty prohibits disability discrimination and mandates the provision of reasonable accommodation that doesn't impose an undue burden. However, the US Senate could not garner enough votes to ratify the international treaty in 2012.</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 Boeing's economic blackmail and why Chrysler's fine is bogus. We also respond to questions regarding the stale debate at Medicare's 50th anniversary. Finally, we give an in-depth critical analysis of how China and Germany became economic powerhouses.</p>
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