Category Archives: Newsletter

“We stood up for what we knew was right.” Earthjustice (5/2/13) Albany, NY — Local residents and elected leaders in Dryden, N.Y. are celebrating victory today in a closely watched case over local fracking bans. A state appeals court ruled in favor … Continue reading →

Brasscheck TV (5/17/13) One of the most important untold stories of the Vietnam War was the Phoenix Program. The few that have heard of it think that is was an assassination program whereby the US killed civilian Vietcong leaders “extra-judicially.” … Continue reading →

“As communities fragment under the weight of internal chaos and the increasingly dramatic changes cause by global warming and economic despair, they will face a difficult choice. They can retreat into a pure survivalist mode, a form of primitive tribalism, … Continue reading →

America no longer need unions? Like Bangladesh, it needs them badly. By Dave Zweifel The Capital Times (5/15/13) A Bangladeshi who is a veteran of fighting poverty in his country wrote a recent op-ed for The New York Times in … Continue reading →

By Glenn Greewald The Guardian (5/17/13) Last October, senior Obama officials anonymously unveiled to the Washington Post their newly minted “disposition matrix”, a complex computer system that will be used to determine how a terrorist suspect will be “disposed of”: … Continue reading →

“What on earth does that have to do with the job I was applying for? It was like something out of ‘Seinfeld.’ ” By Catherine Rampell New York Times (3/6/13) American employers have a variety of job vacancies, piles of cash … Continue reading →

Here’s a quick 4-Minute lesson in the realities of how modern day monopolies are strangling the market place — both consumers and entrepreneurs. 4-Minute Video: http://www.realecontv.com/videos/corporate-criminality–1/strangled-by-monopolies.html

By Max Stier Washington Post (5/16/13) During the past week, revelations about misdeeds by Internal Revenue Service employees have provoked widespread and understandable outrage and provided ammunition for those who like to tear down government and its employees. Just last … Continue reading →

(Editor’s Note: The following reader letter came in response to: Outlaw Sheriffs Sue to Block New Colorado Gun-Control Laws http://news.yahoo.com/colorado-sheriffs-sue-block-gun-control-laws-014650482.html . — Mark L. Taylor) As I have often said while trying to keep our local law enforcement under civlian control, … Continue reading →

The Onion (5/15/13) SAVAR, BANGLADESH—In the wake of a garment factory collapse last month that claimed the lives of more than 1,100 laborers, clothing factory owners throughout Bangladesh issued a joint statement Wednesday, pledging to spare every expense necessary to … Continue reading →

Let’s take our money, our economy, and our power back. By Carl Gibson Reader Supported News (5/18/13) Imagine if your only choice for food came from genetically-modified crops. You would likely suffer regular health problems, be at a higher risk … Continue reading →

As oil and gas get harder to find, the industry is drilling in suburbia—and the neighbors aren’t pleased.     By Peter Pearsall Yes! Magazine (5/18/13) As rural deposits of fossil fuel grow fewer and farther between, extractive industries are … Continue reading →

Rich moms shamelessly hire disabled tour guides so their kids can cut long lines.     By Tara Palmeri New York Post (5/14/13) They are 1 percenters who are 100 percent despicable. Some wealthy Manhattan moms have figured out a … Continue reading →

In addition, thousands more people would be covered if the state accepted the federal expansion. By Jason Stein Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/17/13) Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed rejection of a federally funded expansion of state health programs would add some $50 … Continue reading →

“They have hijacked the program.” By Patrick Marley Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/16/13) A key figure in making Wisconsin the first state in the nation to have a school voucher program blasted Gov. Scott Walker’s plans for expanding the program. “They … Continue reading →