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The list of members of Congress and over 800 companies who supported CISPA

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How Big Pharma Is Killing Americans and Bankrupting the Country
http://www.alternet.org/how-big-pharma-killing-americans-and-bankrupting-country

Should You Be Scared of FBI Spyware?
http://blogs.findlaw.com/technologist/2013/04/should-you-be-scared-of-fbi-spyware.html

10 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About America
http://bananenplanet.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/10-things-most-americans-dont-know-about-america/

Distorted Priorities: Military Spending vs. People's Health
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/04/30-0

Overpopulation: Maybe It’s Time To Offend A Few Folks
http://www.countercurrents.org/apaul300413.htm

US Presidents Must be Prosecuted for Military Aggressions, War Crimes

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34774.htm

Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strikers Treated Like Animals: Lawyer
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/04/30

Terrorism, Islam and What The Christian Right Needs to Know About Judaism
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Terrorism-Islam-and-What-by-Amy-Fried-Ph-D-130429-484.html

10 Tips to Make Sure Your Activist Group Isn’t Set Up by the Feds
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/10-tips-to-make-sure-your-activist-group-isnt-set-up-by-the-feds_042013

Ending the Epidemic of Sexual Assault in the Military
http://www.policymic.com/articles/38771/ending-the-epidemic-of-sexual-assault-in-the-military

Obama renews fight to close Guantanamo: 'It's unnecessary and unsustainable'
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14516592-president-obama-guantanamo-bay-needs-to-close-its-unnecessary-and-unsustainable

When religious beliefs become evil: 4 signs
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/28/when-religious-beliefs-becomes-evil-4-signs/

Ready for Rationing? Why We Should Put the Brakes on Consumption If We Want to Survive
http://www.alternet.org/environment/ready-rationing-why-we-should-put-brakes-consumption-if-we-want-survive

Morgan Freeman and Jian Ghomeshi, say no to Israeli apartheid on May 6
http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/morgan-freeman-and-jian-ghomeshi-say-no-israeli-apartheid-may-6

Government Orders YouTube To Censor Protest Videos
http://worldtruth.tv/government-orders-youtube-to-censor-protest-videos/

Unleash The Massive Power Of The People Against The Forces That Are Ravaging This Country
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Unleash-The-Massive-Power-by-michael-payne-130425-957.html

Why Federal Labeling of Genetically-Engineered Food Matters
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/04/26-2

A Direct Threat to Whistle Blowers and the Alternative Media
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/a-direct-threat-to-whistle-blowers-and-the-alternative-media_042013

Drones Are Evicting Foreclosed Families
http://therealnews.com/t2/component/hwdvideoshare/viewvideo/76065

Don't let them use fear to lock down our rights

http://socialistworker.org/2013/04/22/using-fear-to-lock-down-our-rights

Monsanto doesn’t want you to know what you’re eating
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/23/monsanto_doesnt_want_you_to_know_what_youre_eating_partner/

Zionism And The United States Congress
http://www.countercurrents.org/martin260413.htm

We love the constitution except when it’s inconvenient
http://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2013/04/26/we-love-the-constitution-except-when-its-inconvenient

DOJ Helped AT&T, Others Avoid Wiretap Act, Promised Not To Charge Them If They Helped Spy On People
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130424/19014922826/doj-helped-att-others-avoid-wiretap-act-promised-not-to-charge-them-if-they-helped-spy-people.shtml

How the US Funds NATO: The Rise of the Global Police Force
http://www.occupycorporatism.com/how-the-us-funds-nato-the-rise-of-the-global-police-force/

Comprehensive Report Finds Evidence of US Torture at Guantánamo
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34731.htm

Authoritarianism Has Quietly Enveloped Every Part of American Life -- We Must Fight Back
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34742.htm

Americans Under Siege – Has Tomorrow Become a Reality?
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/americans-under-siege-has-tomorrow-become-a-reality_042013

Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution
http://www.alternet.org/economy/straight-talk-about-next-american-revolution

What Does It Mean To Be An “American” Corporation?

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/04/25-0

When Your Boss Steals Your Wages: The Invisible Epidemic That’s Sweeping America

http://www.alternet.org/labor/when-your-boss-steals-your-wages-invisible-epidemic-thats-sweeping-america

Slaves to Our Stuff: A Creative Vision to Break Away From Consumer Culture's Destructive Grip

http://www.alternet.org/environment/slaves-our-stuff-creative-vision-break-away-consumer-cultures-destructive-grip

04.Jan.2013 - HS Students Rape Joke Leaked, Taxation is Theft, Minimum Wage Hikes, Culture and Resistance, Farmers Take on Monsanto, FBI Should Investigate Bankers, Israel to Cease to Exist, Money in Politics, Bible Misconceptions, Fixing the Economy, and Why Do Americans Have Less Vacation Time than Anyone Else? [plus a Free Documentary]

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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS JOKE ABOUT RAPE IN A VIDEO LEAKED BY ANONYMOUS

Footage of the #OccupySteubenville Dec.29 event: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kjvLVLuY7Tc

Reclaim the Language: Taxation is Theft

Politically we know that at a good percentage of the 80 percent have been bought off with stolen money. But there’s still a large enough group that can make a difference in elections. We’re talking about a three- to five-percent swing. That’s the group we need to address.
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8798/reclaim-the-language-taxation-is-theft/

US House passes 'fiscal cliff' deal

New Year Brings Minimum Wage Hikes In 10 States
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/01/168348945/new-year-brings-minimum-wage-hikes-in-10-states

2012 Culture and Resistance with Alice Walker, Randy Weston, Walter Mosley, Gore Vidal and More

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Brazilian farmers fight back

Small farmers take on Monsanto

Lousy Deal on the Edge of the Cliff
Yes, the deal finally gets Republicans to accept a tax increase on the wealthy, but this is an inside-the-Beltway symbolic victory. If anyone believes this will make the GOP more amenable to future tax increases, they don’t know how rabidly extremist the GOP has become. The deal also extends unemployment insurance for more than 2 million long-term unemployed.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/279-82/15328-lousy-deal-on-the-edge-of-the-cliff

As Foreclosure Crisis Drags On, So Does Flawed Government Response

s the sixth year of the foreclosure crisis comes to an end, the percentage of loans in foreclosure remains a staggering eight times higher than it was in 2005. About 5.3 million homeowners - about 11 percent of all borrowers - are behind on their payments.

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/427-foreclosure/15324-as-foreclosure-crisis-drags-on-so-does-flawed-government-response

FBI Should Investigate Bankers, Not Protesters

ecember 16th of 2012 marked the 239th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, when activists clad in Native American costumes protested a tax code that benefited a multinational corporation at the cost of taxpayers, and committed one of the biggest acts of property destruction in history by dumping the East India Tea Company's product into the Boston Harbor by the crateful. For nearly fifty years, the act was either shunned or ignored by the populace. But today, those activists' names are among the revered "founding fathers" of our country.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/441-occupy/15335-fbi-should-investigate-bankers-not-protesters

Stop Being a Dick, US Government!

Will 2013 be the Year American Jews Secede from Israel?

If American Jews think that what is being done in their name is self-destructive, oppressive, blockheaded and wrong, it stands to reason they would want it to stop.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33491.htm

Israel Will Cease to Exist Within the Decade, Adviser to Egyptian President Predicts

A senior Egyptian official who also serves as an adviser to President Mohammed Morsi on Tuesday expressed the opinion that Israel would not be around in 10 years.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33490.htm

Pope hopes for 2013 of peace, slams unbridled capitalism

The 85-year-old pope rang in the new year with a mass for about 10,000 people in St Peter's Basilica on the day the Roman Catholic Church marks its World Day of Peace with initiatives around the world.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/01/us-pope-idUSBRE90004820130101

Best of 2012: Jesse Ventura on Money in Politics

Finding Noah’s Flood: A Misconception of Biblical Proportions
I hate to break it to you, but Noah’s Flood is not a real thing. As geologist David Montgomery wrote in his recent history,The Rocks Don’t Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah’s Flood, the religious idea that the Flood was real has been important to the actual history of geology as a science. But by now, however, science knows better. I can’t say as much for the media.
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/culture/6728/finding_noah_s_flood__a_misconception_of_biblical_proportions_

Gilad Atzmon on Jewish Identity Politics

What's next for the economy?

Social mood and the markets

The Bottom Line: Healthcare

Fixing the Economy, A New Focus for Congress

The Perils of Pauline melodrama over the “fiscal cliff” will drag on as Washington heads toward another “debt ceiling” faceoff that will climax over the next eight weeks or so.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/01/02-8

4 Kinds of Movement Atheist (Secularist Atheists, Identity Atheists, Evangelical Atheists, and Constructive Atheists)

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/camelswithhammers/2012/12/4-kinds-of-movement-atheist-secularist-atheists-identity-atheists-evangelical-atheists-and-constructive-atheists

Why Do Americans Have Less Vacation Time than Anyone Else?

http://bigthink.com/praxis/why-do-americans-have-less-vacation-than-anyone-else

The Necessity of Criticizing (Your) Religion

I began reflecting on this after commenters on two previous posts—on taxing churches and Christian hunting—accused me of being anti-Christian. The ability to criticize a religious idea or practice, whether of your own faith or another, is a crucial component of personal and social growth. This has unfortunately been misconstrued due to two common themes:
http://bigthink.com/21st-century-spirituality/the-necessity-of-criticizing-your-religion

The Dawning of Domestic Drones

The unmanned aircraft that most people associate with hunting terrorists and striking targets in Pakistan are on the brink of evolving into a big domestic industry. It is not a question of whether drones will appear in the skies above the United States but how soon.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/opinion/the-dawning-of-domestic-drones.html

FBI, Working With Banks, Chose Not To Inform Occupy Leadership Of Assassination Plot On Its Leaders

Whatever you thought of the so-called "Occupy" movement of the past year or so, it seems clear that there has been at least a bit of overreaction to them. I mean, treating these protests, which have, by and large, been peaceful, as terrorist groups is just silly. But, as you may have seen over the past few days, that's exactly what the FBI did (as uncovered by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF)), and they did it in a coordinated manner with both Homeland Security and privately held banking corporations. 

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130102/09481421547/fbi-working-with-banks-chose-not-to-inform-occupy-leadership-assassination-plot-its-leaders.shtml

The U.S. War Machine
Many supporters of Barack Obama are disappointed that he has not reversed the war policies of his predecessor. He did his best to continue the U.S. occupation of Iraq. The Afghanistan war rages far beyond what was seen under George W. Bush. Obama has also proved militaristic in operations in Libya, Yemen, and Pakistan, and in the sanctions against Iran. The attacks on civil liberties and human rights continue on the same path that Bush forged.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33502.htm

The Ryan Budget’s Pell Grant Cuts Put College Out of Reach for Low-Income Students

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) listens at left as Sen. Jeff Session (R-AL), the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, speaks about Rep. Ryan's budget plan. The proposal would cut more than $15 billion from the Pell Grant program, which helps low-income students pay for college.
http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/higher-education/report/2012/08/28/34421/the-ryan-budgets-pell-grant-cuts-put-college-out-of-reach-for-low-income-students/

Everything We Tell Ourselves About America and the World Is Wrong
Every culture has a Story of the People to give meaning to the world. Part conscious and part unconscious, it consists of a matrix of agreements, narratives, and symbols that tell us why we are here, where we are headed, what is important, and even what is real. I think we are entering a new phase in the dissolution of our Story of the People, and therefore, with some lag time, of the edifice of civilization built on top of it.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33513.htm

Obama signs NDAA 2013 without objecting to indefinite detention of Americans
President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 on Wednesday, giving his stamp of approval to a Pentagon spending bill that will keep Guantanamo Bay open and make indefinite detention for US citizens as likely as ever.
http://therebel.org/politics/americas/126-united-states/394658-obama-signs-ndaa-2013-without-objecting-to-indefinite-detention-of-americans

White House, Congress extend police-state FISA law

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the bill in September, and the Obama administration and Senate Democratic leaders insisted on passing the identical legislation through the Senate, without any amendments, to ensure the bill would go to the White House for presidential signature before the end of the year.

http://wsws.org/en/articles/2012/12/29/pers-d29.html

FISCAL CLIFF DEAL DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM
The last-minute deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff suffers from some of the worst ailments of Washington’s backroom deals. Primarily, it does not address the nation’s fiscal imbalance because it allows taxes to go up but fails to tackle the true driver of our economic woes: runaway government spending. Not surprisingly, President Obama has already stated that he wants to raise taxes again next year too.
http://americansforprosperity.org/legislativealerts/fiscal-cliff-deal-doesnt-fix-the-problem/

Israel preparing Cyber Iron Dome ShieldIsrael's Prime Minister officially opened a new national program to train teenagers in the art of cyberwarfare. The program named "Magshimim Le'umit", is to prepare them for their future role in the military and intelligence community.

http://thehackernews.com/2013/01/israel-preparing-cyber-iron-dome-shield.html

DOCUMENTARY OF THE DAY:

RAN OUT OF OIL

Our contemporary world is so dependent on technology fueled by oil, and yet oil will not last forever. How will the world change and how will people adapt as food disappears, electrical power fails? Witness the devastation in major cities as winter sets in. What will be more important to our survival; the technology to develop new sources of energy, or a change to a more sustainable way of life?

Turn off the lights

30.Sept.2012: Monsanto Cancer Study, Army Suicides Still Up, Chicago Judge Throws Out #OWS Arrests, Counterproductive Drone Program Terrorizes, ALEX Still Everywhere, Romney Insulted Palestinians, How to Deal with Community Foreclosures, 5 School Lies Debunked, Plan a Revolution, Is Your Child Mentally Ill?

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The Humanist Hour #78:
Gloria Steinem, 2012 Humanist of the Year [mp3 download] (Right-Click on Link for Options)

Study Linking Monsanto Corn to Cancer Must Be Taken Seriously by Regulators

The GM industry has traditionally reacted furiously and personally. Séralini has been widely insulted and smeared and last year, in some desperation, he sued Marc Fellous, president of the French Association of Plant Biotechnology, for defamation, and won (although he was only awarded a nominal €1 in damages).

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/271-38/13715-study-linking-monsanto-corn-to-cancer-must-be-taken-seriously-by-regulators

While the Army Stands Down, Suicide Rates Are Still Up

They reported 25 potential suicides: 16 among active duty soldiers and nine in the reserve component. So far in 2012, the Army has reported 211 potential suicides among active duty and reserve members - 211 too many.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/282-98/13712-while-the-army-stands-down-suicide-rates-are-still-up

Judge Throws Out Occupy Chicago Arrests

Cook County Associate Judge Thomas Donnelly said in his ruling that the city often chooses not to enforce the curfew for events it supports. The arrests last October came after hundreds of members of Occupy Chicago refused to take down tents and leave Grant Park when it closed at 11 p.m.

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/440-occupy/13711-judge-throws-out-occupy-chicago-arrests

Report: "Counterproductive" US Drone Program "Terrorizes" Pakistan

Joint study by Stanford and NYU law schools casts doubt on the legality of drone strikes; Says secretive program fosters anti-American sentiment

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/09/25-0

Iran: Attack Could Trigger World War III

With tensions high, US leads massive military minesweeping exercise in Persian Gulf

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/09/23

Hackers, Possibly From Middle East, Block U.S. Banks’ Websites
The financial and banking industries are on high alert tonight as a massive cyberattack continues, with potentially millions of customers of Bank of America, PNC and Wells Fargo finding themselves blocked from banking online.
http://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/hackers-possibly-from-middle-east-block-u-s-banks-websites/

Bill Moyers: ALEC ‘is still everywhere’

The influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has not diminished despite recent corporate defections, Bill Moyers said Friday, or attempts to curb it with legislation like the ALEC Accountability Act.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/28/bill-moyers-alec-is-still-everywhere/

Why Romney Insulted the Palestinians

Some pundits are excusing Mitt Romney’s comment about why Palestinians are so much poorer than Israelis as a slip of the tongue caused by a shortage of staff on his overseas trip, but the Republican presidential candidate makes the same point in his book, No Apology, which he claims to have written himself.

http://consortiumnews.com/2012/08/01/why-romney-insulted-the-palestinians/

No One At Home: How To Deal With Foreclosures In Your Community

To prevent homes from going into foreclosure, try to help neighbors in need.

http://www.alternet.org/economy/no-one-home-how-deal-foreclosures-your-community

5 Biggest Lies About America's Public Schools -- Debunked

Here's the truth behind 5 of the most destructive myths about public education.

http://www.alternet.org/education/5-biggest-lies-about-americas-public-schools-debunked

Why You Are Way More Stressed Than Your Boss

It turns out your level of stress correlates with your level of leadership responsibility -- and whether you feel in control of your life.

http://www.alternet.org/labor/why-you-are-way-more-stressed-your-boss

What's the Least Religious Place in the World and What's Its Secret?

A survey taken in this country could not find a single religious person under 28.

http://www.alternet.org/whats-least-religious-place-world-and-whats-its-secret

The Price of US Interventionism

he attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, which killed four U.S. diplomats, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, is the latest example of tragic blowback from the U.S. government’s interventionist foreign policy in the Islamic world. That it happened on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, an even more severe example of such blowback, is a cruel irony.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/13704-the-price-of-us-interventionism

How Can You Plan a Revolution when Big Brother is Watching?

It's increasingly looking like the United States is one generation away from completely forgetting what privacy means. And the consequences of this Great Forgetting will be tragic for our nation. Why?  Because without privacy - without the ability to be anonymous - America can't even plan a peaceful revolution or non-violent progressive social change movements - because if big corporations or Big Brother are watching, watching, they can block efforts before they even become public.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/How-Can-You-Plan-a-Revolut-by-Thom-Hartmann-120927-877.html

AIPAC De-Fanged? Israel is not Calling the Shots in this US Election

American Jews have historically supported the Democratic Party by wide margins, and despite Netanyahu's threats and bluster, and President Obama's smack-down -- a refusal of Netanyahu's request for a meeting during his trip to the US --that support has barely budged. In fact, a number of leading Jewish Democrats, including powerful Congressmen Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), publicly told the Israeli leader to back off and stay out of US politics. 

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Israel-is-not-Calling-the-by-Dave-Lindorff-120929-617.html

Is the CIA Everywhere? Maybe Your Paranoia is Justified

Since 9/11 we've seen increased electronic eavesdropping, "data mining," intrusive airport security, The Patriot Act,  the Department of Homeland Security, Guantanamo, "free speech" zones, militarization of police, domestic and foreign drones,the NDAA, government crackdowns on whistleblowers and so on.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Is-the-CIA-Everywhere-May-by-Arlen-Grossman-120929-69.html

Is Your Child Mentally Ill? Yes, According to Big Pharma Funded Doctors

Big Pharma has spent millions on public relations campaigns that tell parents, teachers and clinicians to dose children at the first sign of problems. It knows if parents treat their kids early they will never know if the kids needed the druga in the first place and whether residual problems are "mental illness" or drug side effects. The kids will also probably be life long customers because parents will be afraid to take them off the drugs. No wonder Pharma tells parents not to wait for "excessive energy" or "mood swings" to go away in the awareness campaigns. Ka-ching.  

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Is-Your-Child-Mentally-Ill-by-Martha-Rosenberg-120928-313.html

Education: Important for America

We hear all the time how important education is to this country.   We need to heed the call for our citizens, states, counties, school districts, and federal government to push this issue up the agenda to second behind getting a vibrant economy, but barely second. I love the outcries for action coming from all quarters.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Education--Important-for-by-Bayard-Waterbury-120927-368.html

Vote Counting Company Tied to Romney

everal Tanker trucks full of political ink have been spilled on Mitt Romney's tenure as a vulture capitalist at Bain Capital. A more important story, however, is the fact that Bain alumni, now raising big money as Romney bundlers are also in the electronic voting machine business. This appears to be a repeat of the the infamous former CEO of Diebold Wally O’Dell, who raised money for Bush while his company supplied voting machines and election management software in the 2004 election.

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/13716-focus-vote-counting-company-tied-to-romney

Kofi Annan Says Tony Blair Could Ultimately Have Stopped Iraq War

ony Blair could have stopped the Iraq war had he decided to walk away from a partnership with the US, the former UN secretary general Kofi Annan has claimed. 

In an interview to launch his memoirs, Annan said he had reflected on what would have happened if, without a second UN resolution over Iraq, Blair had refused to go to war with Iraq in 2003.
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/308-12/13717-focus-kofi-annan-says-tony-blair-could-ultimately-have-stopped-iraq-war

From Pepsico To Wal-mart: Selling A Fake Dream

Yes, there is a need to improve rural infrastructure, provide a sophisticated supply chain, and provide better income to farmers. http://www.countercurrents.org/dsharma290912.htm

Mayor Attempts to Live on Food Stamps

Next they're coming for the children

Re-writing child protection laws

The NFL, The Mafia and Fixed Games

Dan Moldea Interview (1989)

20.Sept.2012: The Occupy Candidate Jill Stein, Extreme Weather, Religious Freedom and Free Speech, Indefinite Detention, Innocence of Muslims Script, Drug Giants Fined, Chick-Fil-A Backs Down, ACLU Takes CIA to Court, Robin Hood Tax, Disgraceful Minimum Wage, DHS Purchases More Ammunition, Black Bloc Tactics, WPEA Petition, Homeowner Foreclosure Victory,

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THE OCCUPY CANDIDATE

On a brisk Monday morning, Jill Stein, the Presidential candidate for the Green Party, was in New York City to give a speech. She was ready to go: her gray hair was neatly combed; a bright scarf was draped over her slim shoulders.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/09/green-party-jill-stein-occupy-wall-street.html

ACLU Pushes For Answers On Drone Strikes

Drone strikes ordered by the Obama administration have killed more than a dozen al-Qaida leaders around the world, in places ranging from Afghanistan to Somalia. In speeches and public appearances, U.S. officials say those attacks are legal and essential to protect the nation's security.

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/19/161375879/aclu-pushes-for-answers-on-drone-strikes

What To Expect, When You're Expecting War

It looks like war is is coming upon us once again. Aside from the recent eruptions in the Far East and Middle East, I say this because of three basic observations

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32492.htm

The ‘Pro-Israel’ Network Behind the Innocence Video

As violent protests spread, the consequences continue to roll in: the suspension of joint US-Afghan military operations, thesuspension of US aid talks with Egypt, the rapid decline of US prestige in the region, and the growing influence of the radical Islamist movement US support for the “Arab Spring” was designed to counter.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32486.htm

Get Used To 'Extreme' Weather, It's The New Normal

Scientists have been warning us for years that a warmer planet would lead to more extreme weather, and now it's arrived

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32491.htm

The First Year Anniversary of Occupy-- and the beginning of the Toppling of Top-Down Power

It's interesting. I've written a few pretty hard hitting articles the past few days, advocating for tough actions to fix America and to punish the criminals, sociopaths and thieves who have ripped off the middle class and the future of America. And some respond in a way that makes me think they're victims of top-down mind syndrome. They're afraid to trust bottom up approaches, meaning solutions that trust people, that take power away from centralized, hierarchical powers. They attack these ideas as dangerous. That's true. The ideas are dangerous to the existing hierarchy, the current holders of top-down power. 

http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-First-Year-Anniversary-by-Rob-Kall-120919-451.html

On Occupy, Anarchism, & Corporatism: A Response to Don Smith

Democratic activist Don Smith recently published a column in Op-Ed News entitled, "Why are so many Occupiers attracted to anarchism?" Don't they appreciate the wonders government has wrought, such as the internet, Social Security, and seatbelts in cars? he asked.  Don't they value the role of government in checking the power of corporations through regulation?  "We need hierarchy," he concludes, "and we need Big Government that serves the People."

http://www.opednews.com/articles/On-Occupy-Anarchism--Co-by-Katherine-Acosta-120919-286.html

The Innocence of Muslims: Sam "The Imbecile" Bacile, Religious Freedom and Free Speech

Let's begin by making it clear that Sam Bacile's "film," The Innocence of Muslims , is a piece of crap. The film is embarrassingly terrible. Imagine the worst Saturday Night Live sketch that you have ever seen and then multiply it by 100. Everything about the film is distressingly awful: the script, the make-up, costumes, editing, etc., etc. Sam Bacile makes Ed Wood look like a celluloid genius by comparison. 

http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Innocence-of-Muslims--by-Timothy-McGettigan-120919-468.html 

Can We Tear Down Christian Beliefs A Little More?

Just when you think we can't further dispell the facts in the Bible, or the teachings on the life & death of Jesus, in walks a Harverd Divinity Historian claiming she acquired a piece of what looks like burlap or papyus, that reportedly shows that Jesus might have been married. Or at the least, what his perosnal opinions were on the subject thereof.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Can-We-Tear-Down-Christian-by-Jack-Swint-120918-777.html

U.S. official says cyberattacks can trigger self-defense rule

Cyberattacks can amount to armed attacks triggering the right of self-defense and are subject to international laws of war, the State Department’s top lawyer said Tuesday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-official-says-cyberattacks-can-trigger-self-defense-rule/2012/09/18/c2246c1a-0202-11e2-b260-32f4a8db9b7e_story.html?wprss=rss_politics

The Face of Indefinite Detention

BEFORE he died on Sept. 8, Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif had spent close to 4,000 days and nights in the American prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. He was found unconscious, alone in his cell, thousands of miles from home and family in Yemen.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/opinion/life-and-death-at-guantanamo-bay.html

Italy high court upholds sentences of 23 former CIA agents in rendition case

The Italian Court of Cassation [official website, in Italian] on Wednesday upheld the convictions of 23 former CIA officers for the 2003 kidnapping and rendition [JURIST news archive] of Egyptian terror suspect Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr.

http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/09/italy-high-court-upholds-sentences-of-23-former-cia-agents-in-rendition-case.php

Romney’s Latest Boner: The Emperor Has No Clothes, No Plans and No Excuses

There's an old political line about how a gaffe is merely a case of a politician inadvertently revealing an obvious truth. In that sense, Mitt Romney has been on an honesty rampage for six years. He is the Mr. Bean-like embodiment of every impulse to accidentally thoroughly disrobe before an unwilling nation.

http://gawker.com/5944620/romneys-latest-boner-the-emperor-has-no-clothes-no-plans-and-no-excuses

Here Is the Original Script for Innocence of Muslims

Innocence of Muslims is shaping up to be the most influential movie of the year in a twisted way. A ridiculous 14-minuteYouTube trailer for the anti-Islam film sparked violent protests throughout the Muslim world. But just a handful of people have seen the full film. We've obtained the original script for the feature-length Innocence of Muslims. Here is the seed from which so much chaos has sprung.

http://gawker.com/5944290/here-is-the-original-script-for-innocence-of-muslims

10 Republicans Who Have Spoken Out Against Mitt Romney’s Remarks On The 47%

Mitt Romney is facing huge backlash from the leaked video that captured him saying 47 percent of people in the United States believe they are “victims” and that they will never vote for him. Republicans, particularly those in tight elections this year, and conservative pundits are criticizing Romney for the comments, disassociating themselves from his message. Here are 10 Republicans who have disavowed Romney in the last few days

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/09/19/873291/10-republicans-who-dont-want-to-be-associated-with-mitt-romneys-47-percent-line/

Drug giants fined $11bn for criminal wrongdoing

Fines are not enough to reform drug industry, warn lawyers

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/drug-giants-fined-11bn-for-criminal-wrongdoing-8157483.html

Judge in Disorderly Conduct Trial of Malcolm Harris of Occupy Wall Street Orders Twitter to Turn Over Deleted Tweets   

Twitter has been ordered to turn over the deleted tweets of Occupy Wall Street protestor, Malcolm Harris, after he was charged with disorderly conduct during an Occupy protest. In a controversial move, presiding Judge Matthew Sciarrino Jr. demanded that Twitter turn over Harris' records for the period of time during the incident because, Sciarrino believes, there are tweets that could be relevant to the case.

http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/judge-in-disorderly-conduct-trial-of-malcolm-harris-of-occupy-wall-street-orders-twitter-to-turn-over-deleted-tweets/

Chick-fil-A Backs Down, Will Stop Funding Anti-Gay Groups

The boycotts and vociferous protests of Chick-fil-A's anti-gay stance appears to have worked. An Illinois-based gay rights organization has announced that the company will no longer fund anti-gay organizations, according to Boston Spirit magazine.

http://www.alternet.org/hot-news-views/chick-fil-backs-down-will-stop-funding-anti-gay-groups

10 Huge Problems Being Totally Ignored in the Presidential Campaign

Some of the worst problems (in terms of the harm they cause to people’s lives) in the United States and the world are not being addressed. 
http://www.alternet.org/hot-news-views/10-huge-problems-being-totally-ignored-presidential-campaign

ACLU Takes CIA to Court Over Drones

he American Civil Liberties Union will go to court on Thursday in an attempt to get the CIA to hand over documents related to President Barack Obama's controversial "targeted killing" programme that uses unmanned drones to strike suspected Islamic militants.

http://www.readersupportednews.org/news-section2/345-justice/13555-aclu-takes-cia-to-court-over-drones

'Born on Third Base': How the Wealthy Inherit the Earth

The real story told by the Forbes 400 is about privilege and the growing inequality in both wealth and opportunity

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/09/19-7

Study Finds Tumors in Rats Fed Monsanto GM Corn

Controversial data prompt's EU agricultural vice-chairman Bove to call for Euro wide suspension of GMOs

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/09/19-4

The Robin Hood Campaign – A Movement, and Now Legislation Too

For many months, nurses, healthcare, environmental, labor, consumer, faith-based and other community activists have rallied on Wall Street, at banks and legislative offices, and outside the White House and Treasury Department, saying it is time to tax Wall Street to help revive our economy and nation.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/09/19-1

Our Disgraceful Minimum Wage

In natural terms, our economy is a giant sequoia. Unfortunately, our present corporate and governmental leadership can't seem to grasp one of the basic laws of nature: You can't keep a mighty tree alive (much less have it thrive) by only spritzing the fine leaves at the tippy-top. The fate of the whole tree depends on nurturing the roots.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/09/19

Debt Ceiling Fight Club

Bring on the next round of ugly budget battles.

http://reason.com/archives/2012/09/19/debt-ceiling-fight-club

Sex, Lies, and Bloodlust: What the Values Voter Summit Tells us About the Religious Right and the Republican Party

During this past weekend’s Values Voter Summit, the annual family reunion of the far right, RWW posted many memorable video highlights. What does it all tell us about the Religious Right and today’s Republican Party?

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/sex-lies-and-bloodlust-what-values-voter-summit-tells-us-about-religious-right-and-republica

On the Freedom to Offend an Imaginary God

The latest wave of Muslim hysteria and violence has now spread to over twenty countries. The walls of our embassies and consulates have been breached, their precincts abandoned to triumphant mobs, and many people have been murdered—all in response to an unwatchable Internet video titled “Innocence of Muslims.” Whether over a film, a cartoon, a novel, a beauty pageant, or an inauspiciously named teddy bear, the coming eruption of pious rage is now as predictable as the dawn. This is already an old and boring story about old, boring, and deadly ideas. And I fear it will be with us for the rest of our lives.

http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/on-the-freedom-to-offend-an-imaginary-god

DHS Purchases 200 Million More Rounds of Ammunition

Following controversy over its purchase of around 1.2 billion bullets in the last six months alone, the Department of Homeland Security has put out a new solicitation for over 200 million more rounds of ammunition, some of which are designated to be used by snipers.

http://12160.info/profiles/blog/show?id=2649739:BlogPost:997106&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_post

Why the Government Won't Fight Wall Street

the great mystery story in American politics these days is why, over the course of two presidential administrations (one from each party), there’s been no serious federal criminal investigation of Wall Street during a period of what appears to be epic corruption. People on the outside have speculated and come up with dozens of possible reasons, some plausible, some tending toward the conspiratorial – but there have been very few who've come at the issue from the inside.

http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/279-82/13546-why-the-government-wont-fight-wall-street

Occupy and Black Bloc Tactics Debated

n the immediacy of mass protest and non-violent civil disobedience, how can one differentiate between the disruptive violence of Black Bloc anarchists and the disruptive violence of undercover police agent provocateurs?

http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/441-occupy/13545-occupy-and-black-bloc-tactics-debated 

11 more American billionaires join Gates, Buffett charity pledge

Eleven billionaires added their names Tuesday to the effort by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to donate half their fortunes to charity, bringing the total to 92.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/19/11-more-american-billionaires-join-gates-buffett-charity-pledge

Monsanto Throws $2.89 Million More Toward Stopping GE Food Labeling

According to the California Right to Know campaign, Monsanto added another $2.89 million last Friday to defeat Proposition 37, making the GE crop producer's contributions against the labeling measure total $7.1 million.

http://foodwhistleblower.org/blog/23-2012/460-monsanto-throws-289-million-more-toward-stopping-ge-food-labeling

Only Days Left to Demand Passage of WPEA!

We must keep this momentum going. If you have already signed our petition, thank you for acting to support whistleblowers. If you have not – please, please sign the petition today! This is crunch time, and voicing your support takes less than a minute!

Click here to sign the petition!

Can capitalism be made good?

The ethics of capitalism is this year’s topic for the annual Bishop of Salisbury’s Debate, which will take place this evening (Wednesday 19 September) in Marlborough. I’ve been asked to be one of the speakers.

The title is “Can capitalism be made good?”. My answer will be “no”.

http://symonhill.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/can-capitalism-be-made-good/

The Obscene Villains of Democracy, Koch Brothers Are Openly Funding an Astroturf Protest Against Occupy Wall St.

Part of a multi-million dollar ad campaign the billionaire brothers have launched to attack Obama.

http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/obscene-villains-democracy-koch-brothers-are-openly-funding-astroturf-protest

The 7 Worst Atrocities Mitt Romney Has Unleashed On The LGBT Community

We all know that Mitt Romney opposes gay marriage, as required by the Republican Party. But don’t think for a second that Romney might soften his social conservative side if elected. After his failed 1994 senate bid, Romney switched from being pro-gay rights to ruthlessly targeting and undermining the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/09/18/the-7-worst-atrocities-mitt-romney-has-unleashed-on-the-lgbt-community/

Democracy and the Pathology of Wealth

Occupy’s Impact: Homeowner Victory Plants Seed for Others Facing Foreclosure

Romney’s Dismissal of "Dependent" 47% in Line with Tax Policies Favoring the "Country Club" 1%

Egypt charges Coptic Christians linked to infamous video

Occupy Wall Street marks one-year anniversary filled with protests and arrests 

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