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t r u t h o u t | 01.13
Obama Counters GOP Pessimism With Hope and Hard Truth
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/34388-obama-counters-gop-pessimism-wi=
th-hope-and-hard-truth
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: By tradition, the opening aria of a presiden=
t's State of the Union address always includes the line, "The state of our =
union is strong." President Obama saved that line for the end, a muted huzz=
ah. This was not a pep rally in the common fashion. This was candor.
Mosquito-Borne Illness Fueled by Climate Change Linked to Spike in Birth De=
fects in Brazil
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/34396-mosquito-borne-illness-fueled-b=
y-climate-change-linked-to-spike-in-birth-defects-in-brazil
Brian Moench, Truthout: As the earth warms and grows more humid, virulent i=
nfectious diseases spread by insects are on the rise. Last year, more than =
3,000 babies in Brazil were born with a congenital condition of the brain, =
which may be linked to a mosquito-borne illness called Zika.
FDA's Ban of Three Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Comes Too Late, Say Cr=
itics
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34391-fda-s-ban-of-three-toxic-chemicals=
-in-food-packaging-comes-too-late-say-critics
Sharon Kelly, Earth Island Journal: The Food and Drug Administration has ba=
nned three chemicals from food packaging materials known to be associated w=
ith health risks. However, the chemical industry has already replaced the b=
anned chemicals with new compounds that have received little scientific scr=
utiny.
An Alternative State of the Union: Progressives on Obama's Legacy and Their=
Hopes for His Final Year
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34403-an-alternative-state-of-the-union-=
progressives-on-obama-s-legacy-and-their-hopes-for-his-final-year
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonz=C3=A1lez, Democracy Now!: A panel of guests analy=
zes President Obama's last State of the Union address. "I think this messag=
e that President Obama came in with eight years ago around hope and change =
is a message that I think people are still looking for," says guest Alicia =
Garza, cofounder of Black Lives Matter. "How are we going to accomplish tha=
t?"
The Rise of Shadow Banks and the Repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34387-the-rise-of-shadow-banks-and-the-r=
epeal-of-the-glass-steagall-act
Deena Zaidi, Truthout: While the total number of shadow banks decreased imm=
ediately after the 2008 financial crisis, their numbers have picked up in r=
ecent years. Unlike traditional commercial banks, shadow banks are unregula=
ted and not subject to traditional banking regulations. Therein lies the ri=
sk.
Water Tanks Are a Way of Life in California Community During Drought
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34390-water-tanks-are-a-way-of-life-in-c=
alifornia-community-during-drought
Joanna Lin and Emmanuel Martinez, Reveal from The Center for Investigative =
Reporting: What began as an emergency response to California's four-year dr=
ought has become a way of life. Water tanks are now the primary source of w=
ater for more than 540 households in Tulare County, the epicenter of the dr=
ought.
Huge US Coal Company Declares Bankruptcy
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34392-huge-us-coal-company-declares-bank=
ruptcy
Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News: One of the nation's largest coal comp=
anies, Arch Coal, filed for bankruptcy on Monday, making it the second comp=
any with large Western mines to seek Chapter 11 restructuring in recent mon=
ths. Is this a harbinger of things to come for the fossil fuel industry as =
a whole?
SCOTUS v. Public Sector Unions and Sanders v. All GOP Opponents
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34393-scotus-v-public-sector-unions-and-=
sanders-v-all-gop-opponents
Brad Friedman, TheBradBlog: New polls reveal Bernie Sanders far outpacing H=
illary Clinton in head-to-head matchups against all potential Republican ch=
allengers, and constitutional law expert Ian Millhiser discusses the US Sup=
reme Court case Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.
Jeb Bush, Please Educate Yourself About Food Stamps
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34404-jeb-bush-please-talk-to-bob-dole-a=
bout-food-stamps
Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Presidential can=
didate Jeb Bush recently called for an end to food stamps. However, politic=
ians who issue proposals in the area of poverty should make sure they have =
at least a rudimentary knowledge of the basic facts and research - especial=
ly on programs they propose to abolish.
The Blood of the Earth: Agriculture, Land Rights and Haitian History
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34399-the-blood-of-the-earth-agriculture=
-land-rights-and-haitian-history
Ricot Jean-Pierre and Beverly Bell, Other Worlds: January 12 marked the six=
th anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti. It is the i=
nequitable control of land, however, that has devastated the vast majority =
of Haitians throughout history, from enslavement to today.
Worker Protests in Ciudad Ju=C3=A1rez Shine Light on Workers' Rights Violat=
ions
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/34406-worker-protests-in-ciudad-juare=
z-shine-a-light-on-ongoing-workers-rights-violations
Cathy Feingold, AFL-CIO Blog: Just across the border with Texas, workers in=
Ciudad Ju=C3=A1rez, Mexico, have been launching actions against global man=
ufacturing giants to improve working conditions. In response to these actio=
ns, these companies have engaged in mass firings, targeting those who have =
engaged in union activity.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
State of the Union Reveals Obama's Failed Vision of "Hope and Change"
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/the-sotu-reveals-barack-obama=
-s-failed-vision-of-hope-and-change
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: It has been grassroots advocates who ha=
ve demanded transformative change through passionate, savvy and uncompromis=
ing actions, not members of the Obama administration.
These California Nuns Grow Medical Marijuana, but Their City Wants to Shut =
Them Down=20
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/these-california-nuns-grow-me=
dical-marijuana-but-their-city-wants-to-shut-them-down
Civil Disobedience Often Leads to Jail, but Now, Protesters Can Explain The=
mselves
Read the Article at the Guardian US
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/13/civil-disobedience-oft=
en-leads-to-jail-but-now-protestors-can-explain-themselves
Prominent Evangelical Christian Leader Accused of Sexual Abuse and Harassme=
nt=20
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/prominent-evangelical-christi=
an-leader-accused-of-sexual-abuse-and-harassment
Welfare Hypocrisy: Red States Are the Real Freeloaders
Watch the Ring of Fire Video at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/videos/video/welfare-hypocrisy-red-state=
s-are-the-real-freeloaders
High-Tech Manufacturing's Disposable Workers
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/article/high-tech-manufacturings-disposable-worker=
s/
More Than a Heckler: My Commitment to Fight for Liberation
Read the Article at The Advocate
http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/1/12/more-heckler-my-commitment-fig=
ht-liberation
Anti-Obama March Organizer Fatally Shoots Right-Wing Militant Buddy in Drun=
ken Dispute Over Gun
Read the Article at Raw Story
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/anti-obama-march-organizer-fatally-shoots-r=
ight-wing-militant-buddy-in-drunken-dispute-over-gun/
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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>State of the Union Reveals Obama's Failed Vision of "Hope and Change" </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>It has been grassroots advocates who have demanded transformative change through passionate, savvy and uncompromising actions, not members of the Obama administration.</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=jaWs3HHVP%2Fy3Nt7CH%2FI%2BcxX1RJUl1noz"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></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>These California Nuns Grow Medical Marijuana, but Their City Wants to Shut Them Down </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>Civil Disobedience Often Leads to Jail, but Now, Protesters Can Explain Themselves</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>Prominent Evangelical Christian Leader Accused of Sexual Abuse and Harassment </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>Welfare Hypocrisy: Red States Are the Real Freeloaders</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>Anti-Obama March Organizer Fatally Shoots Right-Wing Militant Buddy in Drunken Dispute Over Gun</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>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> By tradition, the opening aria of a president's State of the Union address always includes the line, "The state of our union is strong." President Obama saved that line for the end, a muted huzzah. This was not a pep rally in the common fashion. This was candor.</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=H553GZ6w8LIHUJHrHevAUhX1RJUl1noz"><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=DE49nQNRnpgP8V2xs%2FjQEM2maxeenCiL"><strong>Mosquito-Borne Illness Fueled by Climate Change Linked to Spike in Birth Defects in Brazil</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>Brian Moench, Truthout:</strong> As the earth warms and grows more humid, virulent infectious diseases spread by insects are on the rise. Last year, more than 3,000 babies in Brazil were born with a congenital condition of the brain, which may be linked to a mosquito-borne illness called Zika.</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=N4c0KcHlGUuuQlYi5JanR82maxeenCiL"><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=R%2BFEcLtUm4PPDftE%2FxqRzBX1RJUl1noz"><strong>FDA's Ban of Three Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Comes Too Late, Say Critics</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>Sharon Kelly, Earth Island Journal:</strong> The Food and Drug Administration has banned three chemicals from food packaging materials known to be associated with health risks. However, the chemical industry has already replaced the banned chemicals with new compounds that have received little scientific scrutiny.</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=eVjz0VzZXAzlN0%2F1xV83k82maxeenCiL"><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=MpptuQvMDebu2QaSlaiSJxX1RJUl1noz"><strong>An Alternative State of the Union: Progressives on Obama's Legacy and Their Hopes for His Final Year</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 Juan González, Democracy Now!:</strong> A panel of guests analyzes President Obama's last State of the Union address. "I think this message that President Obama came in with eight years ago around hope and change is a message that I think people are still looking for," says guest Alicia Garza, cofounder of Black Lives Matter. "How are we going to accomplish that?"</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=scvIrI35vLn5azK2WLEgiBX1RJUl1noz"><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=WOTPq%2B9E8QWO8ulKavrPORX1RJUl1noz"><strong>The Rise of Shadow Banks and the Repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act</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>Deena Zaidi, Truthout:</strong> While the total number of shadow banks decreased immediately after the 2008 financial crisis, their numbers have picked up in recent years. Unlike traditional commercial banks, shadow banks are unregulated and not subject to traditional banking regulations. Therein lies the risk.</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=JlVHC0lbtvhSyMyfd7NpFRX1RJUl1noz"><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=ujODlSrtJTq2cD%2BtOQqLI82maxeenCiL"><strong>Water Tanks Are a Way of Life in California Community During Drought</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>Joanna Lin and Emmanuel Martinez, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting:</strong> What began as an emergency response to California's four-year drought has become a way of life. Water tanks are now the primary source of water for more than 540 households in Tulare County, the epicenter of the drought.</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>Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News:</strong> One of the nation's largest coal companies, Arch Coal, filed for bankruptcy on Monday, making it the second company with large Western mines to seek Chapter 11 restructuring in recent months. Is this a harbinger of things to come for the fossil fuel industry as a whole?</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=5me80TepWG%2BF%2FWLp%2FonVDxX1RJUl1noz"><strong>SCOTUS v. Public Sector Unions and Sanders v. All GOP Opponents</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>Brad Friedman, TheBradBlog:</strong> New polls reveal Bernie Sanders far outpacing Hillary Clinton in head-to-head matchups against all potential Republican challengers, and constitutional law expert Ian Millhiser discusses the US Supreme Court case <i>Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.</i></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=kq3wMwQuYD01ryTKxP5yIBX1RJUl1noz"><strong>Jeb Bush, Please Educate Yourself About Food Stamps</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>Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:</strong> Presidential candidate Jeb Bush recently called for an end to food stamps. However, politicians who issue proposals in the area of poverty should make sure they have at least a rudimentary knowledge of the basic facts and research - especially on programs they propose to abolish.</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=laSsn214%2BfjvfwRJb99x%2FRX1RJUl1noz"><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=l8oDauqfC0ju%2BkX4ZOnrKBX1RJUl1noz"><strong>The Blood of the Earth: Agriculture, Land Rights and Haitian History</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>Ricot Jean-Pierre and Beverly Bell, Other Worlds:</strong> January 12 marked the sixth anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti. It is the inequitable control of land, however, that has devastated the vast majority of Haitians throughout history, from enslavement to today.</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=Gu490XqIHjDlr5PnslV27c2maxeenCiL"><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>Cathy Feingold, AFL-CIO Blog:</strong> Just across the border with Texas, workers in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, have been launching actions against global manufacturing giants to improve working conditions. In response to these actions, these companies have engaged in mass firings, targeting those who have engaged in union activity.</p>
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