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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 Laptop Seizures by US Government Highlight 9/11-Era Climate of Fear Posted by jon on 4 December, 2012 Glenn Greenwald Whenever I speak about the systematic abridgment of basic rights in the post-9/11 era, there is a point I try to make that is quite elusive yet, in my view, of unparalleled significance in understanding the implications of allowing this to happen. read more Climate Finance Debated While Climate Change Rages Posted by lauren on 4 December, 2012 Steve Suppan One of the many fierce debates at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (CoP), which opened this year on November 26 in Doha, Qatar is about climate finance. How should the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and the adaptation to climate change’s effects, both slow-onset, such as drought, and suddenly catastrophic, such as Hurricane Sandy, be most effectively financed? read more Celebration, Sacredness, and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Posted by jon on 4 December, 2012 Princess Lucaj (Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service)It is the holiday season and in Alaska we have much to be grateful for and much to celebrate. On December 6th we will be celebrating the birthday of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It was on this date in 1960 that President Eisenhower established the Arctic National Wildlife Range (later named Refuge) “to preserve its unique wildlife, wilderness, and recreational values”. read more Why to Say No to Susan Rice Posted by jon on 4 December, 2012 Ray McGovern President Barack Obama should ditch the idea of nominating U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice to be the next Secretary of State on substantive grounds, not because she may have – knowingly or not – fudged the truth about the attack on the poorly guarded CIA installation in Benghazi, Libya. read more Dreams for Obama: From Community Organizer to Robot President Posted by jon on 4 December, 2012 Tom Engelhardt President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Obama, Nothing you don’t know, but let me just say it: the world’s a weird place. In my younger years, I might have said “crazy,” but that was back when I thought being crazy was a cool thing and only regretted I wasn’t. read more Wall Street Manipulates Deficit Angst with 'Fiscal Cliff' Fear Posted by jon on 4 December, 2012 Dean Baker Many of the nation's most important news outlets openly embrace the agenda of the rich and powerful that colors its coverage of major economic issues. This is perhaps nowhere better demonstrated than during the current budget standoff between President Obama and Congress, which the media routinely describes as the "fiscal cliff". read more When a Tax on the Rich Is Actually a Tax on the Rich Posted by jon on 4 December, 2012 Peter Hart Meet the Press hosted what David Gregory dubbed a "special economic roundtable"  on December 2 that included "CNBC's dynamic duo,"  read more Unfinished Business: The Unspoken Link Between Dispersants and Sick Children in the Gulf of Mexico Posted by jon on 4 December, 2012 Riki Ott All six of Julie Creppel's young children are sick. Vomiting. Blisters all over their bodies, even in their throats. Boils. Severe headaches that wake them up screaming at night. Nausea. Fevers. Diarrhea. Stomach spasms that contort their bodies in pain. Skin lesions. Psoriasis. Nose bleeds that gush unexpectedly. Respiratory infections. Dizziness. Sinus infections. Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. Hair loss. And more. read more It Takes a Cabal of Willing Governments to Maintain Global Tax Havens Posted by jon on 4 December, 2012 Martin Kirk Multinationals happily extract profits from countries and then team up with tax havens to avoid paying their share of taxes that make the countries profitable for them in the first place. (Image: /TheRules.org)Everyone loves to hate a thief. And quite right, too. read more Foodies Get Wobbly Posted by jon on 4 December, 2012 Michelle Chen Workers from Hot and Crusty win recognition for their union after 11 months of organizing. (Photo courtesy of Laundry Workers Center)Once upon a time in the labor movement, a rebellious vanguard emerged at the margins of American industry, braiding together workers on society’s fringes—immigrants, African Americans, women, unskilled laborers—under a broad banner of class struggle. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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