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For Too Many African-Americans

By Gary Younge

Today is Martin Luther King Day. But with more African-American men facing jail than were enslaved in 1850, there is little to celebrate.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30264.htm

Martin Luther King: Praised in Words, Defamed in Deeds

By Tony Cartalucci

If you want to honor King and his life s work, honor it by implementing the words he uttered while alive, not by playing along with a system that resisted him until his death, and has since dishonored him.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30259.htm

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Children spending a lifetime in prison, only in the USA
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=dmJSKdNXKfKTKfPbH&s=cvIVLbPPIeITJfMWKrG&m=ddIMJSPvHgJELUL

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Tough on Crime? No, Tough on Freedom
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lewrockwell-show/2012/01/17/248-tough-on-crime-no-tough-on-freedom/

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=African-American
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=William+L.+Anderson
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=com/lewrockwell-show
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Starmail - 17. Jan, 05:54

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U.S. Government Funding Terrorist

Forging Documents Upon Which the Warmongers Are Relying

By George Washington

The IAEA report being trumpted as a casus belli contains no new information, but is based on a re-hashing of old, debunked claims stemming from ''laptop documents''.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30263.htm

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A War Prayer for the Twenty-First Century
http://lewrockwell.com/vance/vance275.html

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/topics/Iran/
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=warmonger
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=com/vance
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Starmail - 17. Jan, 05:50

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Montag, 16. Januar 2012

Occupy Davos Builds Igloo Village in Shadow of World Elite

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/16-7

'Occupy the Dream' Says Occupy the Federal Reserve
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/16

Occupying the Future: From Here to Everywhere
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/16-7

Occupy Davos: Attendees Confront a New Wave of Anger
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/24-1

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Wall+Street
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Starmail - 16. Jan, 23:01

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The Foreclosure Crisis: A Government in Denial

Bruce Judson, New Deal 2.0: ''As we start the New Year, the executive branch and Congress continue to pretend the gravest risk to our economy and social stability does not exist: the ongoing foreclosure crisis. The financial crisis began with the housing crisis and it will not end until we resolve housing. Government policymakers who seemingly ignore this basic fact are leading the nation to another potential catastrophe.''

http://www.truth-out.org/foreclosure-crisis-government-denial/1326733170

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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Bruce+Judson

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Starmail - 16. Jan, 22:40

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Romney: Bain Made Millions as South Carolina Steelmaker Went Bankrupt

David Wren, McClatchy Newspapers: ''Boston-based Bain Capital LLC more than doubled its money on GS Industries Inc.. the former parent company of Georgetown Steel. under Mitt Romney s leadership in the 1990s, even as the steel manufacturer went on to cut more than 1,750 jobs, shuttered a division that had been around for 100 years and eventually sank into bankruptcy.''

http://www.truth-out.org/romneys-bain-made-millions-sc-steelmaker-went-bankrupt/1326725111

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On MLK Day, Romney Steps Up his Attacks on Immigrants
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/16-3

The Two Faces of Mitt
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/01/16-0

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Romney s Bain Capital Owns Media Giant Broadcasting Limbaugh, Hannity

By Alex Newman

Activists are expressing serious concerns that Mitt Romney's private equity firm Bain Capital owns one of America s largest media conglomerates, Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30260.htm

When Romney ran Bain Capital, his word was not his bond

''The Real Romney,'' by Boston Globe reporters Michael Kranish and Scott Helman, have shed light on the strategies that Mitt Romney s old private-equity firm, Bain Capital, used to generate outsize returns for its investors.

http://wapo.st/zjGYJs

From Information Clearing House

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Romney
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Starmail - 16. Jan, 22:30

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Occupy-Aktivisten blockieren Häfen

Occupy USA und die Militarisierung von Arbeitskämpfen: Alle Blicke richten sich auf Longview: ''An Injury to One is an Injury to All!''

''Vor allem an der Westküste der USA, namentlich in Oakland, haben sich engere Verbindungen zwischen der Occupy-Wall-Street-Bewegung, heute weltweit als ?Occupy? bekannt, und Teilen der organisierten Arbeiterbewegung entwickelt. Insbesondere die Hafenarbeiter sind massiven Angriffen ausgesetzt, und umgekehrt ist die Blockade von Häfen, wie sie bereits mehrfach in Oakland erfolgte, für die Occupy-Bewegung ein wichtiges Mittel geworden, um wirksamen Druck auszuüben. In den nächsten Tagen werden sich diese Konflikte in der kleinen Hafenstadt Longview, etwa achtzig Kilometer nördlich von Portland, weiter zuspitzen. Von der Occupy-Bewegung in den ganzen USA wird dieser exemplarische Konflikt stark beachtet; selbst aus dem fast 5000 Kilometer entfernten New York wollen AktivistInnen in Autokorsos nach Longview kommen. In seinem jüngsten Flugblatt ruft das Online-Magazin ''Insurgent Notes'' ( http://www.insurgentnotes.com ) zur internationalen Solidarität auf und erläutert die Hintergründe?'' Übersetzung des Flugblatts von Insurgent Notes vom 14. Januar 2012 http://www.labournet.de/internationales/usa/longview.pdf

Siehe dazu auch:

Die Originalfassung: http://libcom.org/news/all-eyes-longview-injury-one-injury-all-insurgent-notes-14012012

Wer die Massenversammlung in Longview finanziell unterstützen will, kann dies auf der folgenden Seite unter ''Donate specifically to West Coast Port Shutdown'' tun: http://occupyoakland.org/donate/

Zum aktuellen Hintergrund siehe auch im LabourNet Germany: die Occupy-Bewegung und Aktionstage: Krisenproteste - Internationaler Aktionstag am 15. Januar http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/arbeit/aktionen/2011/occupy.html

#F29 Shut Down the Corporations - National Call to Action Made by the Portland General Assembly: January 1st, 2012

''Occupy Portland calls for a national day of non-violent direct action to reclaim our voices and challenge our society s obsession with profit and greed by shutting down the corporations. We are rejecting a society that does not allow us control of our future. We will reclaim our ability to shape our world in a democratic, cooperative, just and sustainable direction?'' Der Aufruf bei Occupy Together vom 07.01.2012 http://www.occupytogether.org/2012/01/07/f29-shut-down-the-corporations/

Occupy USA

Dieser Film über die Occupy Bewegung in den USA gibt einen Einblick in die Bewegung in New York City, Oakland und Cincinnati. Zum Zeitpunkt der Dreharbeiten waren die Camps von den lokalen Behörden bereits verboten. Der Film bei labournet.tv (englisch | 12 min | 2012) http://de.labournet.tv/video/6148/occupy-usa

Tausende in wütenden Protesten

''In den letzten Tagen kam es in verschiedenen Städten Rumäniens zu Protesten gegen das von der Regierung eingebrachte Gesundheitsgesetz. Mit diesem Gesetz soll die umfassende Privatisierung des gesamten Gesundheitsbereichs durchgesetzt werden. Am Sonntag (15. Januar 2012) erreichten die sozialen Proteste ihren Höhepunkt. In Bukarest kam es zu mehrstündigen Straßenkämpfen. Polizei und Jandarmerie fügten Demonstranten schwerste Verletzungen zu...'' http://de.indymedia.org/2012/01/323100.shtml

Occupy Orban: Hungerstreik gegen den Rechtspopulismus

Zwei ungarische Gewerkschafter kämpfen mit einem Hungerstreik gegen die Zensur im Staats-TV und inspirieren den Widerstand gegen die autoritäre Regierung. Artikel von Gregor Mayer auf Profil vom 12.01.2012 http://www.profil.at/articles/1201/560/315872/ungarn-orban-occupy-orban

Aus dem Text: ''(...) 27 Tage zuvor hatten die Fernsehjournalisten und Gewerkschafter Balazs Navarro Nagy und Aranka Szavuly ihren Hungerstreik begonnen. Ihr Protest richtet sich gegen die ständige Manipulation der Nachrichtensendungen des ungarischen Fernsehens. Das vor einem Jahr in Kraft getretene Mediengesetz hat die Anstalt vollends der politischen Macht der rechtspopulistischen Regierung von Viktor Orban unterworfen. Vertrauensleute der Regierung entlassen seither ''politisch unzuverlässige'' Journalisten, zensieren kritische Berichte, retuschieren und fälschen die Fernsehbilder...''

Braune Welle an der Donau - Teil 5 einer Serie über Rechtextremismus in der Eurokrise:

Die ungarische Rechtsregierung praktiziert eine autoritäre Krisenbewältigung und sieht sich im »wirtschaftlichen Freiheitskampf«. Teil 5 einer Serie über rechten Populismus und Extremismus in der Euro-Krise. Artikel von Holger Marcks in der Jungle World vom 12. Januar 2012 http://jungle-world.com/artikel/2012/02/44668.html

Aus: LabourNet, 16. Januar 2012

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Starmail - 16. Jan, 14:39

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The US Government Is Bankrupt

http://lewrockwell.com/casey/casey104.html

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Starmail - 16. Jan, 06:18

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A Power Play in Congress and How To Stop It

http://lewrockwell.com/kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski283.html

Internet Freedom, But For How Long?
http://lewrockwell.com/slavo/slavo90.1.html

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What Is SOPA? Here Are Five Things You Need to Know

Jorge Rivas, ColorLines: ''Media justice advocates say the [Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)] bill is anathema to basic functioning of the Internet ... SOPA would work as the online world s stingy gatekeeper, giving government the power to shutdown websites altogether. Today, hundreds of websites are joining in a day of action to SOPA s threat to freedom of expression on the Internet ... joining in what's been called an 'Internet strike,' by closing their websites from 8 am to 8 pm eastern time.''

http://www.truth-out.org/what-sopa-here-are-five-things-you-need-know/1326898853

Blackout Strike: Anonymous Calls for Street Protests; Lawmakers Drop Support of SOPA and PIPA

Mike Ludwig, Truthout: ''The decentralized hacktivist network Anonymous has issued a press release calling for physical street protest against the [Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA)] bills, recommending that protesters converge at freeways, malls, libraries and schools. 'IF YOUR GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN THE INTERNET ... SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT,' the release declares.... The Internet has not crumbled as a result of the blackout strike, but support for both bills in Congress has.''

http://www.truth-out.org/blackout-strike-anonymous-calls-street-protests/1326918870

Internet Blackout Today: The Fight for a Free and Open Web

Isaiah J. Poole, Campaign for America s Future: ''Because our fight for a people-powered democracy ... depends on a free and open Internet ... many websites ... are protesting two bills pending in Congress that are direct and profound threats to that freedom. Many of these websites ... have decided to 'go dark' today to symbolize what could happen if the draconian measures in these bills are put into effect.''

http://www.truth-out.org/internet-blackout-today-fight-free-and-open-web/1326895610

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SOPA Will Take Us Back to the Dark Ages

By Lance Ulanoff

Fear is a powerful motivator. It will grind the engine of the Internet to a halt.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30277.htm

A Close Look at the Stop Online Piracy Act Bill

By Jonathan Zittrain

A detailed guide on what the Stop Online Piracy Act legislation, if passed in its current form, would affect.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30279.htm

End Piracy, Not Liberty: Tell Congress: Don t censor the Web

Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

SOPA: Don t Just Protest, Get Even

By Tony Cartalucci

The key to stopping SOPA and the watered down feigned ''concession'' that will surely follow it is to undermine the unwarranted power and influence of the corporations and financiers backing it in the first place.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30290.htm

From Information Clearing House

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Websites Go Black to Protest Internet Censorship Bill
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/18

Defend Our Freedom to Share (or Why SOPA Is a Bad Idea)
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/01/18-0

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Can activists force Congress to block SOPA? Yes!

The Nation
by John Nichols

01/18/12

The American Civil Liberties Union, Free Press and the Save the Internet campaign have made it clear that the Stop Online Piracy Act poses a genuine threat to human rights advocacy and whistleblowing on the web. Yet, the measure continues to advance in the U.S. House, even as a Senate variation on it, the Protect IP Act, has been put on hold by Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden. That s why internet sites have been going dark in protest today. If the bill is stopped, it will be by political action. But that won t be easy...

http://tinyurl.com/7t73u44

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Save the Internet today
http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet_action_center_b/?cl=1514203478&v=12083

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Tell Congress to oppose SOPA
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=2_R2m6fWnnDHKnYP9eSWxQ

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Petition Congress: Protect the Internet for Innovators!
http://sopa.boldprogressives.org/survey/survey_sopa_reddit/?source=scribd

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Starmail - 16. Jan, 06:15

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