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Starmail - 17. Apr, 14:57

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War Lobby Won $700 Billion Budget Boost

Wants MORE as Collapse Looms'

By RT - Interview with Chris Hedges

This year s planned military spending is $700 billion, while other areas including healthcare, education, and infrastructure are on the chopping block. Journalist Chris Hedges says the decision was made under severe pressure from some lobbying circles.

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Starmail - 17. Apr, 07:57

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Samstag, 16. April 2011

Why Our Government Wont Protect Our Rights and What We Can Do About It

Shahid Buttar, Truthout: 'The PATRIOT Act has inspired widespread resentment across the political spectrum. It passed with a single dissenting vote even though most members of Congress have never actually read it. Provisions previously set to expire have been reauthorized three separate times, despite an equal number of Justice Department reports revealing massive and ongoing systemic abuses, including new ones invented during the Obama administration. And over 400 cities, plus eight states, have passed resolutions opposing the federal policy. Yet, it remains in place.'

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Starmail - 16. Apr, 10:56

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Budget Battles: Sound, Fury and Fakery

Richard Wolff, Truthout: 'Aiming at the 2012 election, both parties used the deficit and budget debates purely to impress their voters. Basic numbers tell the true story. The current (Fiscal Year 2011) budget spends about $3.5 trillion while receiving $2.0 trillion in tax revenues. The difference of $1.5 trillion (the equivalent of $1,500 billion) is this years deficit. The US Treasury must borrow that from whoever will lend to the US government.. After much hot air, Republicans and Democrats reached a 'historic compromise,' namely a spending cut of $38 billion.'

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A Primer on Tax Day Activism

Peter Rothberg, The Nation: 'Because of its symbolic power and resonant history, Tax Day has always occasioned grassroots protests from both the left and right. For decades, the American Friends Service Committee and the War Resisters League have organized volunteers to distribute informational flyers detailing where your tax money really goes and Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn famously organized a tax strike in 1968 to protest US involvement in Vietnam. These days the Tea Party likes to use the day to express what its members argue is excessive federal spending and government run amok.'

http://www.truth-out.org/primer-tax-day-activism/1302764400

Opposition to Paying for Capitalisms Crime: A Global Movement

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Deep budget cuts ... disproportionately affect the poor and working class while the top one percent of Americans continues to amass wealth at a record pace. Professor Richard D. Wolffs academic work and public lectures warning of a crisis of capitalism preceded the current disaster. In this event, Wolff discussed the fallout of the economic collapse and the ongoing struggle over who will bear the massive costs.

http://www.truthout.org/opposition-paying-capitalisms-crime-global-movement-video/1301468400

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Starmail - 16. Apr, 10:46

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'I Want The President I Campaigned For To Show Up'

Youth Environmental Movement Frustrated With Obama http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/04/15-8

What if Your Presidents Just Not That Into You?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/04/15-11

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In Campaign Mode Now

Ruth Marcus, The Washington Post Writers' Group: 'The official announcement came the week before, but President Obamas deficit speech marked the real launch of his re-election campaign - with the odd spectacle of leaders of the opposition party sitting front and center listening to the candidate. I am not suggesting the speech was a mere exercise in political posturing. The president, in my view, is sincere about wanting to deal with the debt. But he is also realistic about the slim chances of forging a comprehensive agreement before the election, and, you might say, not unmindful of the impending campaign.'

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Starmail - 16. Apr, 10:16

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U.S. Military Spending Has Almost Doubled Since 2001

The U.S. spent an astounding $698 billion on the military last year, an 81% increase over the last decade.

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From Information Clearing House

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Starmail - 16. Apr, 10:01

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