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William Rivers Pitt | The Legacy of George W. Bush
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An Ample Presence of Corpses: The Legacy of George W. Bush
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33338-an-ample-presence-of-corpses-the-legacy-of-george-w-bush
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: Mass deaths in Khalis, al-Zubair, Husseiniya, Tarmiyah, Mahmudiya and Youssifiyah. More than 700 dead in September alone. A cholera epidemic. All in the last seven weeks. "The day after" has become an international nightmare, a murder machine, thanks to George W. Bush and Tony Blair chumming it up a year before the war to decide how they were going to lie to the world about the invasion of Iraq.
Religious Groups Mobilize to Promote Feminism and Faith
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33342-religious-groups-mobilize-to-promote-feminism-and-faith
Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout: Many religious groups representing diverse traditions are mobilizing to defend Planned Parenthood. They are also developing proactive programs to promote women's equality and feminism - on a policy level and within their congregations.
Social Impact Bonds: Selling Off the Public Good in the Era of Neoliberalism
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33353-social-impact-bonds-selling-off-the-public-good-in-the-era-of-neoliberalism
David M. Chandler, Truthout: Advocates of social impact bonds claim market principles can be effectively used to address social problems, because competition will force organizations providing services to innovate. But they disregard the structural causes of social problems, privatizing both services and social ills.
Learning Empathy for Palestinians as a Refugee From Nazi Germany
http://www.truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/33339-from-the-shadows-of-nazi-germany-to-the-jewish-boat-to-gaza
Lillian Rosengarten, Just World Books: It has been difficult to find the courage to speak out against a system that, in my view, attempts to destroy the very fabric of what it means to be Jewish and a humanist. My deepest belief holds that peace can come only when Israel/Palestine are a unified country living under mutual democracy.
What If They Gave a War and Everyone Came? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33341-what-if-they-gave-a-war-and-everyone-came-what-could-possibly-go-wrong
Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch: No one is predicting a world war or a nuclear war emerging from the mess in Syria. However, like those final days before the Great War, one finds a lot of pieces in play inside a tinderbox. Now, what could possibly go wrong?
Lessons From NAFTA for the Trans-Pacific Partnership
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33344-lessons-from-nafta-for-the-trans-pacific-partnership
Mark Weisbrot, The Cipher Brief: The lessons from the North American Free Trade Agreement are a big part of the reason that the Obama administration is having trouble getting the Trans-Pacific Partnership past Congress. Of course, the TPP's proponents have learned their own lessons from NAFTA: That's why its contents have been kept secret from the public.
Spate of Black Church Burnings Near Ferguson Raises New Hate Crime Fears
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33350-spate-of-black-church-burnings-near-ferguson-raise-new-hate-crime-fears
Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!: Over 10 days, six predominantly Black churches have been set ablaze in the St. Louis area of Missouri. Police and fire officials say there's no doubt the fires are deliberate. All the fires were set within a three-mile radius of northern St. Louis.
Hey Democrats, Don't Pull an NDP - Run as Progressives
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33336-hey-democrats-don-t-pull-and-ndp-run-as-progressives
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: The Democratic base is more than ready to take on the party elites for failing to stand up for progressive values. So let's hope the Democratic Party wakes up and starts acting Democratic before it does what Canada's New Democratic Party did by pulling an unforced error and threw away an election.
Debunking Attacks on Sanders That Depict Obama as Lefty Failure, Not Neoliberal Success
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33346-attacks-on-sanders-progressives-falsely-depict-obama-as-lefty-failure-as-opposed-to-neoliberal-success
Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism: The idea that "Bernie Sanders will fail because Barack Obama failed" is utterly ludicrous. Anyone trying to present Obama as having failed to implement a "liberal" agenda because the right was too powerful is either an apologist or ignorant.
Jeffrey Sterling's Selective Prosecution Exposes CIA Double Standards
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33347-jeffrey-sterling-s-selective-prosecution-exposes-cia-double-standards
Chelsea Gilmour, Consortium News: The leak conviction of ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling exposed a range of double standards, from how the spy agency treats African Americans to how favored officials like Gen. David Petraeus get a pass while others get prison, an issue now before President Obama.
Should We Be Worried About China?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33348-should-we-be-worried-about-china
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: China is clearly in economic trouble. So how worried should everyone be about spillovers from the country's woes to the rest of the world economy? China doesn't seem big enough to bring down the rest of the world. But I'm not rock-solid in that conviction.
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Shaming the Poor by Listing Their Names and Addresses Publicly Is Disgraceful
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/shaming-the-poor-is-disgraceful
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: There is another component to the insidious "poor are leeches" mentality: the idea that money is the only measure of whether or not one has succeeded in life.
Bernie Sanders and the "Washington Consensus"
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/challenging-the-washington-consensus
Battle Over Feeding Antibiotics to Livestock Continues in Oregon
Read the Article at The Bulletin
http://www.bendbulletin.com/health/3600409-151/battle-over-feeding-antibiotics-to-livestock-continues-in#
Homeless People in New York City Won't Be Allowed to Sleep on the Subway This Winter
Read the Article at Fusion
http://fusion.net/story/218382/homeless-not-allowed-nyc-subway-bill-bratton/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fusion8&utm_content=3&utm_term=fusion-newsletter-218981
Reasons Killer Whales Should Not Be Captive
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/reasons-killer-whales-should-not-be-captive
Immigrant Advocates Report Abuses at ICE Facilities, Call the Agency "Complicit"
Read the Article at NPR
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/21/450663568/immigrant-advocates-report-abuses-at-ice-facilities-call-the-agency-complicit
Reflections About Trans Deaths, White Privilege
Read the Article at Afropunk
http://www.afropunk.com/profiles/blogs/op-ed-reflections-about-trans-deaths-white-privilege?xg_source=activity
Wood Burning May Play Big Role in EPA's New Rules
Read the Article at Climate Central
http://reports.climatecentral.org/pulp-fiction/3/
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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>There is another component to the insidious "poor are leeches" mentality: the idea that money is the only measure of whether or not one has succeeded in life.</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>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> Mass deaths in Khalis, al-Zubair, Husseiniya, Tarmiyah, Mahmudiya and Youssifiyah. More than 700 dead in September alone. A cholera epidemic. All in the last seven weeks. "The day after" has become an international nightmare, a murder machine, thanks to George W. Bush and Tony Blair chumming it up a year before the war to decide how they were going to lie to the world about the invasion of Iraq.</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=yzOlY0I8c0SvH6qtFWWMoHV%2BFmy9b5XG"><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=Ec7NVxzLK%2FzUBI9J6YyHpHV%2BFmy9b5XG"><strong>Religious Groups Mobilize to Promote Feminism and Faith</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>David M. Chandler, Truthout:</strong> Advocates of social impact bonds claim market principles can be effectively used to address social problems, because competition will force organizations providing services to innovate. But they disregard the structural causes of social problems, privatizing both services and social ills.</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=M2fGj0wmOz1VtYTPHuKDLXV%2BFmy9b5XG"><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=HOYxu2rD896ympN%2BmCeNfXV%2BFmy9b5XG"><strong>Learning Empathy for Palestinians as a Refugee From Nazi Germany</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>Lillian Rosengarten, Just World Books:</strong> It has been difficult to find the courage to speak out against a system that, in my view, attempts to destroy the very fabric of what it means to be Jewish and a humanist. My deepest belief holds that peace can come only when Israel/Palestine are a unified country living under mutual democracy.</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=98VorcEHOTvAaAVyMgxROnV%2BFmy9b5XG"><strong>Read the Book Excerpt</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=WmnUWLtxgxy1jbCFMuXRcj5NywzK0U%2FB"><strong>What If They Gave a War and Everyone Came? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?</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>Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch:</strong> No one is predicting a world war or a nuclear war emerging from the mess in Syria. However, like those final days before the Great War, one finds a lot of pieces in play inside a tinderbox. Now, what could possibly go wrong?</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=oxziY7vKdc0%2BZiGZ6rO9OnV%2BFmy9b5XG"><strong>Lessons From NAFTA for the Trans-Pacific Partnership</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>Mark Weisbrot, The Cipher Brief:</strong> The lessons from the North American Free Trade Agreement are a big part of the reason that the Obama administration is having trouble getting the Trans-Pacific Partnership past Congress. Of course, the TPP's proponents have learned their own lessons from NAFTA: That's why its contents have been kept secret from the public.</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=HOYxlDYFWWcGlRX5N%2F8BSnV%2BFmy9b5XG"><strong>Spate of Black Church Burnings Near Ferguson Raises New Hate Crime Fears</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> Over 10 days, six predominantly Black churches have been set ablaze in the St. Louis area of Missouri. Police and fire officials say there's no doubt the fires are deliberate. All the fires were set within a three-mile radius of northern St. Louis.</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=8DdnrZ5UCFC8qDjMFZnqM3V%2BFmy9b5XG"><strong>Hey Democrats, Don't Pull an NDP - Run as Progressives</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> The Democratic base is more than ready to take on the party elites for failing to stand up for progressive values. So let's hope the Democratic Party wakes up and starts acting Democratic before it does what Canada's New Democratic Party did by pulling an unforced error and threw away an election.</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=Hp%2FLMrnrFNAZLfJSAItvJXV%2BFmy9b5XG"><strong>Debunking Attacks on Sanders That Depict Obama as Lefty Failure, Not Neoliberal Success</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> The idea that "Bernie Sanders will fail because Barack Obama failed" is utterly ludicrous. Anyone trying to present Obama as having failed to implement a "liberal" agenda because the right was too powerful is either an apologist or ignorant.</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=sLg5qJk%2BlRSV4gEHyFbKq3V%2BFmy9b5XG"><strong>Jeffrey Sterling's Selective Prosecution Exposes CIA Double Standards</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>Chelsea Gilmour, Consortium News:</strong> The leak conviction of ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling exposed a range of double standards, from how the spy agency treats African Americans to how favored officials like Gen. David Petraeus get a pass while others get prison, an issue now before President Obama.</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> China is clearly in economic trouble. So how worried should everyone be about spillovers from the country's woes to the rest of the world economy? China doesn't seem big enough to bring down the rest of the world. But I'm not rock-solid in that conviction.</p>
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