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Webバージョン  |  アップデート設定  |  登録解除 いいね ツイート 転送 http://endofsecrets.blogspot.com Gaza Tragedy Has Many Bad Actors Posted by jon on 22 November, 2012 César Chelala The Israeli attack on Gaza is another act in the human tragedy playing out on Palestinian land. This military extravaganza designed to appeal to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s electoral audience, is replete with the usual off-stage catcalls to “starve them out”, “kill them off”, etc. However, we are not simple spectators at a Broadway play but witnesses to a drama of the basest variety. The recent cease-fire deal between Israel and the Palestinians can be permanent or just a temporary interval until the basic causes of the conflict are resolved. read more Why You Shouldn’t Shop at Walmart on Friday (and Why the Strike is Good for the Economy) Posted by jon on 22 November, 2012 Robert Reich A half century ago America’s largest private-sector employer was General Motors, whose full-time workers earned an average hourly wage of around $50, in today’s dollars, including health and pension benefits. Today, America’s largest employer is Walmart, whose average employee earns $8.81 an hour. A third of Walmart’s employees work less than 28 hours per week and don’t qualify for benefits. read more Walmart and Black Friday protests Posted by jon on 22 November, 2012 Rose Aguilar Corporations like Walmart have the cash, resources and lawyers to "file endless lawsuits", but the workers have their dignity and "no amount of money or profit can take that away". (Reuters)They've finally had enough. read more Washington's Role in the Renewed Violence in DR Congo Posted by jon on 22 November, 2012 James North At first, the latest awful news from the Democratic Republic of Congo sounds like just another installment of an ongoing saga common in the Western media, “Vicious African Tribal Factions Hate Each Other.” Several thousand armed predators who call themselves the M23 Movement and are inappropriately described as “rebels” have just seized control of Goma, a regional capital, and the renewed fighting is adding to a death toll that has already risen above 5 million since the Second Congo War started in 1998. read more Help Obama Find His Shoes Posted by jon on 22 November, 2012 Amy Dean President Barack Obama’s re-election is a huge relief—we dodged the Romney/Ryan bullet.U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in the East Room of the White House on November 14 for his first news conference since winning re-election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) read more Immigrant Supply-Chain Labor Struggles Galvanize Walmart Activism Posted by jon on 22 November, 2012 Michelle Chen On Black Friday, as Walmart workers across the country stand up against the retail giant’s labor regime, they’ll be in part standing on the shoulders of smaller uprisings that have popped up in low-wage workplaces. read more Growing Opposition to US Drones Program Posted by jon on 22 November, 2012 Jeff Bachman The United States has a long history of violating international law when its leaders believe foreign policy objectives justify doing so. read more Economic Prosperity and the Fiscal 'Speed Bump' Posted by jon on 22 November, 2012 Thom Hartmann An incredible opportunity is coming for America, starting in just a few weeks. The Bush tax cuts will expire. Pentagon spending will be slashed – although still hugely larger than it was just a decade ago. And, to make conservatives smile, funding for programs that keep poor and unemployed people alive and healthy will be cut.(Photo: AP) This is an opportunity for several reasons. read more Dead Woman Working: Thankful for Cancer Struggle Posted by jon on 22 November, 2012 Donna Smith It’s Thanksgiving time again, and I do take time to pause and remember the things for which I am thankful. This year, my struggle with cancer tops my gratitude list. There is nothing quite like facing serious health challenges to bring into clearer perspective what matters most in life and the work that remains to be done. read more In Gaza, It’s the Occupation, Stupid Posted by andrea on 21 November, 2012 Amy Goodman “The Palestinian people want to be free of the occupation,” award-winning Israeli journalist Gideon Levy summed up this week. It is that simple. This latest Israeli military assault on the people of Gaza is not an isolated event, but part of a 45-year occupation of the sliver of land wedged between Israel and the Mediterranean Sea, where 1.6 million people live under a brutal Israeli blockade that denies them most of the basic necessities of life. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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