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US - Top Story
The Constitutional Emergency Created by the Supreme Court

***** Video | US Congress - Rep Donna Edwards Introduces Constltutional Amendment to Undo Corporate "Free Speech" and the "Rape of Democracy"
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Editor - Do you want a democracy or a corpocracy with the Supreme Court as the Board of Directors? Pay attention to this rapidly evolving constitutional issue over who "owns" this country and government.

Move to Amend - A Project of the Campaign to Legalize Democracy

They've gone after our tax dollars.
Our Public Servics.
Our Jobs. Our Schools.
Our Military.
Our Votes.
Our Future.
Our Freedoms.
And the Fedweal Courts Have Helped Them Every Step of the Way.
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Take Action

Up in arms about the huge gift the Supreme Court just presented to the powerful and wealthy? Anxious about the future of democracy in the U.S.A.? Worried about how your right to free speech getting drowned in billions of dollars of campaigns ads by the likes of Exxon and the Chamber of Commerce?

Don’t just sit there and fume. Go raise a ruckus! We present the following ideas for action, listed in order of commitment-level, from easy to harder. Make a checklist, and see if you can do them all!
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Take Action on Motion to Amend the Constitution

We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United, and move to amend our Constitution to:

Firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights.
Guarantee the right to vote and to participate, and to have our vote and participation count.
Protect local communities, their economies, and democracies against illegitimate "preemption" actions by global, national, and state governments.
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“I hope we shall... crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and to bid defiance to the laws of our country.” ~ Thomas Jefferson, letter to George Logan. November 12, 1816

Commentary - Throwing out over 100 years of campaign finance law
Email from Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown - No link.

Last September, I wrote The Hightower Lowdown about how the Roberts' Court could throw out over 100 years of campaign finance law. Remember their names: Alito, Kennedy, Roberts, Scalia, and Thomas.

Yesterday, from within the dark isolation of the Supreme Court, these five men pulled off a black-robed coup against the American people's democratic authority. In an unprecedented perversion of judicial power, this court cabal has decreed that corporations have a free-speech "right" to dip into their corporate coffers and spend unlimited sums of money to elect or defeat candidates of their choosing.

Corporate interests already had too much money power over our political system. No other group in America comes anywhere near the spending clout that this relatively small clutch of wealthy special interests wields over our elections and government. So it's ludicrous for anyone – much less Supreme Court judges – to argue that the corporate voice is a victim of political "censorship." This is not merely judicial activism, it is judicial radicalism.

Thomas Jefferson warned about the dangerous rise of corporate power, declaring that must "crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations." Today, I'm sure that founding patriots like Jefferson are not simply spinning in their graves at the Supreme Court's surrender to this aristocracy – they're trying to claw their way out of their graves to throttle all five of the traitors.

We MUST fight back. Many good groups are working on this issue, and we all have to get involved to fight against this corporate take over of our political system. Public Citizen has a petition we can sign. Common Cause is asking us to contact your congressperson and make sure they have signed on to the Fair Elections Now Act.

Public Citizen Action >
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US - Democrats Seek to Counter Court Ruling on Political Spending
Wall Street Journal - Ny Jesse Mullins - January 25, 2010
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WASHINGTON—Democrats are exploring ways to counter a Supreme Court ruling that threw out a century of limits on corporate political spending, hoping it will hand them a populist issue to stem a Republican tide rising on public anger. President Barack Obama devoted his weekly address to the decision, calling it a victory for "special interests and their lobbyists." He cited "one of the great Republican presidents, Teddy Roosevelt," who "warned of the impact of unbridled, corporate spending" on elections.

US | Obama's Argument Leads to Impeachment of Supreme Court Justices
David Swanson's Blog - By David Swanson - January 24, 2010
Here's the president:

"When this ruling came down, I instructed my administration to get to work immediately with Members of Congress willing to fight for the American people to develop a forceful, bipartisan response to this decision. We have begun that work, and it will be a priority for us until we repair the damage that has been done."

Forget the "bipartisan" BS, the point is that this statement advocates a forceful response from Congress. What could such a thing be? Legislation could lessen the damage, but not reverse it, and could hardly be seen as forceful. A Constitutional Amendment gets closer and is ultimately what's needed, but it requires that the states take action, as well as, or instead of, Congress. The only forceful response Congress can offer, regardless of whether it's uni-partisan, bi-partisan, tri-partisan, or non-partisan, is impeachment.

Oh, but you can't impeach justices for rendering decisions you don't like. They have to have truly abused power in a serious way. They have to have done something that could fit this description from President Obama:

"We’ve been making steady progress. But this week, the United States Supreme Court handed a huge victory to the special interests and their lobbyists – and a powerful blow to our efforts to rein in corporate influence. This ruling strikes at our democracy itself. By a 5-4 vote, the Court overturned more than a century of law – including a bipartisan campaign finance law written by Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold that had barred corporations from using their financial clout to directly interfere with elections by running advertisements for or against candidates in the crucial closing weeks.

"This ruling opens the floodgates for an unlimited amount of special interest money into our democracy. It gives the special interest lobbyists new leverage to spend millions on advertising to persuade elected officials to vote their way – or to punish those who don’t. That means that any public servant who has the courage to stand up to the special interests and stand up for the American people can find himself or herself under assault come election time. Even foreign corporations may now get into the act.

"I can’t think of anything more devastating to the public interest. The last thing we need to do is hand more influence to the lobbyists in Washington, or more power to the special interests to tip the outcome of elections."

Impeachment is for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.

Treason? Check. These five jusices have, according to Obama, just given foreign, not to mention international, corporations the power to greatly influence the outcomes of U.S. elections.

Bribery? Check. This decision facilitates, not to say legalizes, massive bribery the likes of which the world has never known.

Other high crimes and misdemeanors? Check. These five justices ruled on an issue not requested of them and not relevant to the case they heard, and did so in a manner destructive of long-standing precedent. That's a serious abuse of power.

So, take your pick: treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors: we've got 'em all here, and we've got the president of the United States pointing this out to us and Congress.

Let's hurry up and demand impeachment proceedings before President Obama declares concern over this decision to constitute looking backwards.

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The Haiti Earthquake

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Google Minute By Minute Rolling Updates
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Haiti | The Historic Context

***** What the U.S. government isn't telling you
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It is . . . important to put this catastrophe into a political and social context. Without this context, it is impossible to understand both the monumental problems facing Haiti and, most importantly, the solutions that can allow Haiti to survive and thrive. Hillary Clinton said today, "It is biblical, the tragedy that continues to daunt Haiti and the Haitian people." This hypocritical statement that blames Haiti's suffering exclusively on an "act of God" masks the role of U.S. and French imperialism in the region.

In this statement, we have included some background information about Haiti that helps establish the real context:

Haiti | The Human Cost

Opinion | Te Tremble -- the Haitian earth trembled
St. Augustine - Amy Goodman - January 26, 2010
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Te tremble is Haitian Creole for "earthquake." Its literal translation: "The earth trembled." After the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, the stench of death is everywhere. At the General Hospital, bodies had been stacked 4 feet high near the morgue. In the community house called Matthew 25, doctors laid out a plastic tablecloth to perform a kitchen-table amputation, aided by headlamps. The injured Haitian man in his 20s might be considered fortunate: He was among the minority of injured people actually getting medical attention. And, unlike many amputations being performed elsewhere in Haiti, the doctors who arrived Monday were using anesthesia they had brought.

While this grim amputation was happening, an unexpected delivery of food aid arrived. Matthew 25 House typically accommodates 35 guests. Now more than 1,000 are there, camped out in the adjoining soccer field. There has been much reporting on the concerns about possible riots and violence that aid distribution might provoke. We witnessed the polar opposite, because an established community group was empowered to distribute the food. People lined up and got their supplies, leaving undisturbed the difficult surgery being conducted nearby. This has been typical as we've traveled through the catastrophe: People with nothing -- hungry, thirsty, seeking their loved ones, burying their dead, caring for their injured -- have shown fortitude, civility and compassion despite their quiet desperation.

Fears that child traffickers are targeting Haitian orphans in quake chaos

Haitian children orphaned or separated from their families by the earthquake face a growing threat from child traffickers, aid agencies warned today.
Daily Mail. UK - By David Williams - January 26, 2010
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Human Trafficking On The Rise After Earthquake
Some groups (UNICEF) are now stating that thousands of children in Haiti are being trafficked out of the country. UNICEF has even reported children taken from hospitals.
The Huffington Post - January 26, 2010
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Aid agencies in Haiti race to save ‘orphans’ from child traffickers
Times of London - By Martin Fletcher in Port-au-Prince - January 26, 2010
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Eliassaint Ketia, 10, lost both parents when her home collapsed in Haiti’s earthquake, but in one sense she is fortunate. An uncle found her and, of all the hundreds of makeshift camps that have sprung up in Port-au-Prince, he took her to one of the two dozen where Save the Children has sent social workers.

Haiti | Seismic Repercussions

Another 4.4 magnitude earthquake strikes the Haiti region
Digital Journal - By Andrew Moran - January 26, 2010
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On Tuesday morning, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook the Caribbean nation of Haiti after an aftershock took place one hour prior, according to the Straits Times. There have been no reports of injuries, deaths or damages caused by Tuesday’s quake. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake had a depth measuring at 6.2 miles and was located 55 miles west of Port-Au-Prince. The USGS is also warning of strong aftershocks for the next 30 days and a possibility of one or more strong earthquakes measuring more than 6.0 hitting the country.

Haiti | The Reconstitution?

Video | UK Boy raises over £100,000 for Haiti on his bike
Direct.gov.uk - Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Schoolboy Charlie Simpson does sponsored bike ride for Haiti earthquake relief.
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Since Haiti was struck by an earthquake in early January, the public has donated more than £38 million to help provide food, water and shelter. A seven year old boy from west London also wanted to help raise money through a five mile sponsored bike ride with his father. Charlie Simpson aimed to raise £500, but people around the world heard about his fundraising efforts, and donations now stand at more than £100,000.
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More global help is sought for Haiti earthquake survivors
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | As the government reported Sunday that 150,000 earthquake victims had been buried, international relief officials turned their attention to long-term strategies for rebuilding the nation.
Kansas City Star - January 24. 2010
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US | Haiti earthquake disaster relief: IRS makes donations tax deductible for 2009
Money given for Haiti earthquake disaster relief through March 1 can be written off on taxes for 2009, the IRS says.
Christian Acience Monitor - By David Grant Correspondent, January 26, 2010
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Imaging Life

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them. — Patrick Henry

Breaking News

ALERT | US - The Power of the US Constitution Is Being Given Over to the Corporations
Public Citizen - Current
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Related Artocle | Teddy Roosevelt Was Right: Ban ALL Corporate Contributions
The Nation - By John Nichols - JJanuary 22, 2010
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Global/Regional News

South Asia | Neighbors back Afghan peace overtures to Taliban
Reuters - By Simon Cameron-Moore and Daren Butler - January 26, 2010
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's neighbors gave their backing on Tuesday to plans to reconcile with Taliban insurgents two days ahead of an international conference to set a framework for handing security over to Afghan forces.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai said late on Monday he would renew a call for removing Taliban leaders from a U.N. terrorist list. Senior U.S. army chiefs have held out the possibility of eventual talks with the Taliban leadership to end a war now into its ninth year. Ministers and officials from Iran, Pakistan, Russia, China, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were meeting in Istanbul to a agree a common position before the London conference on Thursday.

Nstional News

UK | Lord Goldsmith states he approved Iraq war to protect soldiers from prosecution
\Lord Goldsmith gave the green light to the invasion of Iraq to protect British soldiers from prosecution if the war was deemed to breach international law, he told the Iraq inquiry.
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United States Government

What to Listen For in O’s Big Speech
Alternet - By Ira Chernus - January 26, 2010
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When Barack Obama steps to the podium in the House of Representatives tomorrow night, to make yet another “most important speech of his career,” he’s going to talk about “fighting for the middle class” and “reversing the overall erosion in middle class security” — or so the White House advance team says. But will anyone believe him, or care? That depends on how he frames his message.

So far, all we’ve heard is a list of new programs: making it easier for people to care for dependents, repay student loans and save for retirement. Each one could have a sizeable impact on the family budget in several million households. But such lists don’t have a sizeable impact — in fact, they rarely have much impact at all — on the national political scene.

What makes an impact is not policies, but stories. Or rather, a story — a single, overarching narrative that the public can remember, recite, and respond to with enthusiasm.

George Lakoff is just the best-known of the experts on political language who have been telling us for years that stories are the heart of politics. As Lakoff recently wrote, a successful movement must have:

a popular base; organizing tools; an overall narrative, with heroes, victims and villains; a generally accepted, morally-based conceptual framing; a readily recognizable, well-understood language;

Progressive have the first two, he notes. But today, only conservatives have the last three:

“The conservatives are winning the framing wars again — by sticking to moral principles as conservatives see them, and communicating their view of morality effectively. In the 2008 election, Barack Obama ran a campaign based on his moral principles and communicated those principles as effectively as any candidate ever has. But the Obama administration made a 180-degree turn, trading Obama’s 2008 moral principles for the deal making of Rahm Emanuel and Tim Geithner. … A clear unified moral vision was replaced by long laundry lists of policy options that the public could not understand.”

Obama may be the most gifted moral storyteller to reach the political top in a long time. But if the script he reads from is not a gripping tale of good and evil, it’s not likely to change the political landscape very much at all. And there is every indication that he will use the State of the Union address only to grow the laundry list.

“Campaign speech is all part of one narrative, but now you are making a series of arguments,” Obama speechwriter Ben Rhodes said in a recent interview. And arguments are just about all you’ll find in the op-ed in last Sunday’s Washington Post by David Plouffe, the wizard of the 2008 Obama campaign who has been called back to active duty to save the day in 2010. It’s all about “change,” Plouffe predictably explains. The voters want a new kind of government, one that will “help foster the security of the middle class … instead of a government that works for the entitled and special interests.”

Lots of politicians have turned that abstraction into a powerful morality tale, with heroes, victims, and villains. But not Plouffe. All he offers is yet another list of policies. They’re good policies — health care reform, job creation, a well-funded recovery act — and Plouffe offers good arguments for them. As Lakoff points out, though, even the best policies and most logical arguments are no substitute for a persuasive moral story.

There’s one more danger Obama speechwriters seem oblivious to. Their message is about economic “security.” Though they use words like “restoring” and “rebuilding,” which might suggest dynamic change for the better, most Americans hear the word “security” and get a mental picture of circling the wagons to stave off disaster. That’s the essence of right-wing populism: “rugged individuals,” doing whatever they must do to save themselves from looming threats. The only change they want is a return to the imaginary “good old days” when (they fondly imagine) things did not change, so there was not much to worry about.

Now those right-wing populists identify government itself, and the change it instigates, as the main threat to America. And their paranoia about “big government” is the main threat to the Obama administration’s program. But whenever the president talks about protecting the people against danger — no matter what he names as the source of the danger — he inadvertently encourages the right-wing populist mood, which thrives on warning of impending doom.

So as you listen to the State of the Union address, here’s the question to ask: Am I hearing a simple, convincing, overarching moral narrative about government as the good guy — a source of dynamic innovations battling against society’s evils? Or am I hearing merely another laundry list of disparate policies, all framed as ways to protect the middle class against a laundry list of threats? If Obama speaks mainly in “list” mode, he — and we — are still in trouble.

Ira Chernus is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His Alternet blog focuses mainly on issues of U.S. national (in)security. Ira writes frequently for progressive websites, especially on Israel, Palestine, and the U.S. These columns are collected at http://chernus.wordpress.com. His personal website is http://spot.colorado.edu/~chernus.

Losing Hope: Time to Take Action
Progressives Assess One Year of Obama’s Presidency
Losing Hope - Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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We will review Obama’s record on health care, the environment, the domestic economy, civil liberties and foreign policy during his first year in office. Many who had high expectations a year ago are losing hope, and recognize that the changes they long for—peace, a clean environment, affordable healthcare, housing and good jobs--will only happen with a more organized, mobilized citizenry that puts pressure on the administration.

We will have compelling visuals about Losing Hope and copies of the Institute for Policy Studies’ new report, Barely Making the Grade: Obama’s First Year in Office. There will also be a group of “prisoners” in orange Guantanamo jumpsuit.

Some quotes from the speakers at rhe Press Conference/Rally, Wednesday, January 20 In front of the White House.

Obama inherited the Wall Street meltdown of the U.S. economy from the Bush administration. Unfortunately, he continued the Bush policy of bailing out the big banks without asking for major structural reforms. Now we see those banks passing out record bonuses while tens of millions of Americans suffer from unemployment and financial ruin. In 2010, Obama needs to institute a Financial Speculation Tax which would raise hundreds of billions of dollars and discourage speculative activity on Wall Street, and break up banks with over $100 billion in assets so that we no longer have banks that are "too big to fail."
-- John Cavanaugh, Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Studies.

Obama’s message of hope and change, so exciting a year ago, now rings hollow for those of us hoping he would usher in an era of peace. He has escalated the war in Afghanistan, increased the drone attacks in Pakistan, continued the Bush policy of unconditional support for Israel and refusal to talk to Hamas, and we have yet to see whether he will bring the troops home from Iraq. On the foreign policy front, this is not the change we hoped for.”
-- Medea Benjamin, Cofounder, CODEPINK: Women for Peace

We are losing thousands of units of subsidized housing in Washington DC and millions nationwide because this administration hasn’t invested the funds we need. If Obama’s administration is truly going be different from the last, then it has to provide the resources we need for low-income housing.”
-- DC housing activist Linda Leaks, Empower DC

We had hoped January 11, 2009 would be the last time we would be marking the terrible anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo prison, and we were heartened by Obama’s swift and clear Executive order promising to close it. Today I am one of over 150 people around the country on a twelve day liquid-only fast, people who are saddened and frustrated that the prison remains open and the policies of indefinite detention remain in effect. So we fast, and organize, and mobilize in the face of broken promises, broken laws, and broken lives.”
-- Matt Daloisio, Witness Against Torture

Obama should have embraced the concept of Medicare for all and started the debate around healthcare reform from there, said “The for-profit private health insurance industry that will be even more entrenched in this new bill will never work. We will keep educating about the need to extend Medicare to all as the fastest, surest way to give everyone access to quality, lifetime healthcare.”
-- Dr. Robert Zarr, Physicians for a National Health Program

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Topical News

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Activism at the Ground Level

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
-- Mark Twain

US | Petition to President Obama on Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
Democracy in Action
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US | In anti-tax Oregon, voters consider tapping the rich
Two measures will test how willing residents are to increase taxes on those theoretically best equipped to pay them -- the wealthy and big companies.
Los Angeles Times - By Kim Murphy - January 26, 2010

Arts & Culture

Music to accompany you on the cyber-highway
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Lhasa De Sela Concert - Haunting. Chilling.
The late singer Lhasa, performing La Frontera in a concert recorded in October 2004, as part of the Routes Montreal series in CBC Studio 12.)
Canada Live - January 15, 2010
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Economy and Finance

Bloomberg Economic News
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Bloomberg Current Worldwide Financial News
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Commentary | The Morality of Bankers
Hightower Lowdown - By Jim Hightower - December 21, 2009
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Petition to Drop Haiti's Debt
Avaaz.org - Current
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As Haitian families search for survivors and relief rolls in, Haiti is still staggering under $1 billion in old debts racked up by unscrupulous lenders and unelected governments of the past. But in recent days, a worldwide outcry has grown to cancel Haiti's debt -- and while some key lenders are rumoured to be holding out, the IMF and some key governments have indicated that debt relief could be within reach. More pressure is needed. The petition here will be delivered to the IMF and G7 finance ministers at their crucial meetings in coming days -- sign and spread the word:

Petition to Finance Ministers, IMF, World Bank, IADB, and bilateral creditors:

As Haiti rebuilds from this disaster, please work to secure the immediate cancellation of Haiti’s $1 billion debt and ensure that any emergency earthquake assistance is provided in the form of grants, not debt-incurring loans.

Sign the petition now!
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Legal and Constitutional Issues

Bloomberg Index of Current Legal News
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Commentary | Monopolizng Our Voting System
Highower Lowdown - By Jim Hightower - December 21, 2009
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Politcal Issues

Real cleat Politics Daily Rundown
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Opinion | US - A Case of Buyer's Remorse
Sphere - By Ftank Luntz - January 20, 2010
It doesn't take a rocket scientist or a pollster to know that Americans are not happy with Washington. The honeymoon that greeted President Obama a year ago today has degenerated into hypercriticism, deep anxiety and downright anger.
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***** US | Video - Jonathan Tasini on Lessons from Massachusetts
Democrat for US Senate - Current
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Here is a piece of unconventional wisdom: President Obama’s problem is not that he has tried to do too much. It’s that he hasn’t gone far enough. He hasn’t truly taken on the abusive corporate special interests who have drained the wealth of our country into the hands of a few over the past 30 years.

***** US | Video - Jonathan Tasini on Lessons from Massachusetts
Democrat for US Senate - Current
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Here is a piece of unconventional wisdom: President Obama’s problem is not that he has tried to do too much. It’s that he hasn’t gone far enough. He hasn’t truly taken on the abusive corporate special interests who have drained the wealth of our country into the hands of a few over the past 30 years.

About Jonathan
Jonathan Taasini - Current
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For the past three decades, Jonathan has been a union leader and organizer, a social activist, and a commentator and writer on work, labor and the economy. From 1990 to April 2003, he served as president of the National Writers Union (United Auto Workers Local 1981); he remains the union’s president emeritus. During his tenure, the union tripled in size, its budget expanded rapidly and the union became one of the most influential voices in the country for the rights of freelance writers.

He was the lead plaintiff in Tasini vs. The New York Times, the landmark electronic rights case that took on Big Media’s assault on the rights of thousands of freelance authors in the electronic age. In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2001 that Big Media had illegally used the works of writers without their permission. That precedent lead to a series of class action lawsuits (in which Jonathan served as a principle strategist and negotiator) which lead to a mass settlement for authors in 2005 and the creation of an $18 million fund to compensate writers.

Science & Technology

Bloomberg Index of Current Science News
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Violence

UK government lawyer said Iraq war was illegal
Reuters - By Michael Holden - January 26. 2010
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LONDON - One of Britain's top legal advisers during the run up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq said on Tuesday he believed the military action was illegal. Michael Wood, the most senior legal adviser at Britain's Foreign Office until 2006, told an inquiry examining Britain's role in the war a United Nations resolution authorizing the use of force had been required to make the military action lawful.

"I considered that the use of force against Iraq in March 2003 was contrary to international law," Wood said in a written statement to the inquiry. "In my opinion, that use of force had not been authorized by the Security Council, and had no other legal basis in war."

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