Obama Pushes for Attack on Syria, But US Media ‘Beats the Drums of War’
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/08/27-2 The whispers and public statements might be coming from the White House and Pentagon, but it seems US media outlets are the real...
View ArticleThe NYPD Division of Un-American Activities
From New York Magazine: http://nymag.com/news/features/nypd-demographics-unit-2013-9/ After 9/11, the NYPD built in effect its own CIA—and its Demographics Unit delved deeper into the lives of...
View ArticleIs the NSA surveillance program really about spying on environmentalists?
Or is it more like Cointelpro: Disrupt, demoralize and destroy. Like the newly minted Eco-Feminist/Radical Feminists and their attacks on TS/TG people within the environmental movement. From Grist:...
View ArticleGay Spouses Have Equal Access To Nursing Facilities Through Medicare, HHS...
From On Top: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=16260&MediaType=1&Category=26 Carlos Santoscoy Published: August 29, 2013 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday...
View ArticleSame-Sex Married Couples To Get Federal Tax Recognition Regardless Of State
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/same-sex-couples-federal-taxes_n_3837444.html Sam Stein 08/29/2013 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Thursday...
View ArticleJust say no to nuclear power – from Fukushima to Vermont
From The Guardian UK: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/29/nuclear-power-dangers-fukushima-vermont Fukushima showed us the intolerable costs of nuclear power. The citizens of Vermont...
View ArticlePutting Labor Back in Labor Day
From The New York Times: http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/29/fast-food-workers-on-strike/?_r=3 By TERESA TRITCH August 29, 2013 The fast food strikes that began last November in New York...
View ArticlePoverty Has Same Effect On The Brain As Constantly Pulling All Nighters
From Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/08/30/2555601/living-poverty-effect-brain-constantly-pulling-nighters/ By Bryce Covert on August 30, 2013 The mental strain of living in...
View ArticleAre Evangelicals Who Commit Adultery Restored to the Pulpit Because They are...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/belief/are-evangelicals-who-commit-adultery-restored-pulpit-because-they-are-religious-money Sam Hinn is just one in a long line of preachers and pastors in need...
View ArticleUK Asked New York Times To Destroy Edward Snowden Documents
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/30/uk-new-york-times-destroy-snowden_n_3844706.html Reuters Posted: 08/30/2013 By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The British...
View ArticleWhile Cameron Defers to Parliament, Obama Locks into Warfare State of Mind
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/30 by Norman Solomon Published on Friday, August 30, 2013 by Common Dreams The British Parliament’s rejection of an attack on Syria is a...
View ArticleWhat Awaits Chelsea Manning as She Begins Her Sentence as the Military’s...
From Truth Out: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18486-what-awaits-chelsea-manning-as-she-begins-her-sentence-as-the-militarys-first-openly-trans-woman By Victoria Law Friday, 30 August 2013 “I am...
View ArticleFukushima radiation levels 18 times higher than previously thought
From The Guardian UK: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/01/fukushima-radiation-levels-higher-japan Operator of Japanese nuclear power plant claims there has been no leak but has yet to...
View ArticleSan Francisco to chain stores: Get out!
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/08/31/san_francisco_to_chain_stores_get_out/ Neighborhoods are fighting back against Starbucks, Wal-Mart and the saming of America. Here’s what recent wins mean...
View ArticleClimate change likely to steer away Sandy-like superstorms, study says
From The Guardian UK: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/02/climate-change-sandy-storm Scientists predict stronger storms but say changing air patterns will prevent them from hitting US...
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