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Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, February 10, 2012Truthdig – The Cancer in Occupy – Chris Hedges
Here lies a great danger with violence entering the Occupy movement. Violence will hurt us all in the end run. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The Right’s Stupidity Spreads, Enabled by a Too-Polite Left | Common Dreams
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, February 8, 2012Army Officer Turned Whistleblower: How Many More Must Die?
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, February 8, 2012Internet Protests Could Be Equalizer
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, February 7, 2012Atheism in the US. The last big taboo. FT, Julian Maggiani
Posted by Alexander Harper, Friday, February 3, 2012In the Assange Case We Are All Suspects Now
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, February 3, 2012“Gasland” Director Josh Fox on Democracy Now – Part 1
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Friday, February 3, 2012
“Gasland” Director Josh Fox on Democracy Now – Part 2
Josh Fox: Obama’s Support for Natural Gas Drilling "A Painful Moment" for Communities Exposed to Fracking
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Friday, February 3, 2012
At Hearing on “Fracking,” Capitol Police Arrest Director of “Gasland”
Sari Gelzer at Truthout ..On Wednesday, House Republicans ordered Capitol police to arrest Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Gasland," along with his crew. The group was attempting to film a meeting of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment that was to discuss hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking" .. Fox faces a court hearing on February 15 on charges of "unlawful entry." As an independent filmmaker, Fox called on congress to make all meetings and hearings accessible to independent journalists. "The truth that fracking contaminates groundwater is out, and no amount of intimidation tactics - either outright challenges to science or the arrest of journalists - will put the genie back in the bottle," he stated.we're being China-fied in the US - mab .. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wikileaks Founder Faces Extradition, Then…’The Simpsons’ | Common Dreams
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, February 1, 2012After Occupy Journalist Arrests, US Plummets in Global Press Freedom Rankings
Common Dreams ..Reporters Without Borders has released its annual World Press Freedom Index and the United States fell 27 points to No. 47 on the list. Why? "more than 25 [reporters] were subjected to arrests and beatings at the hands of police" during Occupy movement protests.. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Thursday, January 26, 2012
The SOPA and PIPA War: An Analysis | Scott Steinberg | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, January 24, 2012Public Integrity
Posted by Michael Hamilton, Tuesday, January 24, 2012Study Challenges Supreme Court’s Image as Defender of Free Speech
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, January 22, 2012NYT (6): National News
Gingrich takes SC by wide margin; SOPA/PIPA fight is clash of media and generations; A new economic divide based on "mobility"; Obama to use SOTU to draw economic "line in the sand"; A book on how "scarcity will remake American politics"; A book on the lead-up to the KSM trial.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, January 22, 2012
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Attorney says MegaUpload case is "overreach" (MSN); Will 2012 be the year of drug tests for public benefits? (AlterNet); New political movies to watch for (AlterNet); Is your pizza parlor secretly ripping you off for delivery? (MSN)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 21, 2012
NYT (5): National News
After 14 million respond to online protest, Senate indefinitely shelves SOPA/PIPA; MegaUpload case has chilling effect; Romney may lose SC; Obama refuses to provide faith-based community contraceptive exemption in health law; Florida stunned at loss of 3,500-year-old friend.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 21, 2012
Scott Olsen: Casualty of the Occupation | Politics News | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, January 20, 2012NYT (11): National News
As "public outcry" over SOPA and PIPA leads to reversals by at least two Senators, Chris Dodd takes conciliatory tone for Hollywood, and Reid postpones Senate vote; Manning moves closer to court-martial; Anonymous takes down DOJ and entertainment sites in retaliation for DOJ take-down of MegaUpload; SCOTUS decision on TX redistricting likely to help GOP; First, its the plaza in front of SCOTUS, now a NYC judge says OWS cannot protest outside Federal Courthouse; Judge rules only fed, not state (VT), can close nuclear plant; Army reports record high active-duty rates for suicide and violent sex crimes; Jobless claims fall to lowest since April 2008; Brooklyn D.A. uses social media to help take down two gangs.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, January 20, 2012
Julian Assange: The Rolling Stone Interview | Politics News | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, January 19, 2012Emanuel’s Protest-Squashing “Sit Down and Shut Up” Ordinance Passes in Chicago
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, January 19, 2012Blackout Strike: Anonymous Calls for Street Protests; Lawmakers Drop Support of SOPA and PIPA
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, January 19, 2012NYT Editorials & Op-Eds (6)
"Mitt Romney’s tax returns will remind Americans of the fundamental unfairness of the tax code and show just how much it favors the rich" (Editorial); "We are happy that the drive to pass antipiracy legislation has slowed enough that Congress might actually consider all its implications carefully" (Editorial); "More important to the nation’s energy future than the Keystone XL oil pipeline is the development of renewable and alternative energy sources" (Editorial); "The keepers of the flame of free speech are banishing people for their speech" (Guest Op-Ed); "Will capitalists be the death of capitalism?" (Kristof); "With the South Carolina primary only days away, it’s time to take stock of how all the candidates are doing" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, January 19, 2012
NYT (10): National News
As Web "flexes muscle" and "rises up" against SOPA and PIPA, SCOTUS quietly upholds copyright law; Obama formally rejects Keystone XL; As Obama faces angry independents in re-election campaign, and Perry quits and throws support to Gingrich, has Romney's "Mormon issue" disappeared?; SCOTUS rules in favor of appeal by death row inmate; Kodak, a corporate and cultural icon, files for bankruptcy; Bloomberg says he pays highest tax rater - and Romney should, too.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, January 19, 2012
