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Sunday 17 June 2012

Vietnam Era Memoir Shows Working Class History of Anti-War Organizing
John Maher, Charles Street Press: "I was convinced that the ultimate success of the anti-war movement depended on its support in working-class and minority communities, where the war hit hardest in terms of its economic consequences, lives disrupted, and lives lost. In twelve months spanning 1965-66, 85 percent of all men drafted had a high-school education or less. I joined the Boston Draft Resistance Group, a disciplined and creative effort to build the anti-war movement in working-class and minority communities."
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A Critical Vote in Greece on Its Standing in the Eurozone
Rachel Donadio, The New York Times News Service: "Greeks turned out on Sunday to vote in elections that once again are being seen as a referendum on the country's membership in the euro. The last official polls, by law published two weeks ago, had the leftist party Syriza, whose 37-year-old leader, Alexis Tsipras, has called for a rejection of Greece's loan deal with its foreign creditors, in a tight race with conservative New Democracy, which calls for a renegotiation of the deal."
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US Sets Another Record on Defense Sales, Already
Carey L. Biron, Inter Press Service: "The United States is set to far surpass previous records for defense sales this year, according to U.S. officials. 'Despite the global economic strain, demand for U.S. defense products and services is stronger than ever,' Andrew J. Shapiro, an assistant secretary in the U.S. State Department, said on Thursday. He confirmed that the U.S., long the world's largest weapons exporter, has already seen more than 50 billion dollars in government-to-government military sales this fiscal year."
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Syriza at Heart of Greek Politics Despite Pressure
Fabien Perrier, L'Humanite-in-English: "The Greeks are to vote again on June 17, while the EU and a number of European countries pressure them with threatened expulsion from the euro zone in order to prevent the expected breakthrough of the radical left, which rejects austerity.... Syriza's orientations are those which the European leaders do not want to hear mentioned, notable because these orientations call into question the free market capitalist order on which European integration is based."
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The Biggest Problem With Traditional Schooling
Marion Brady, The Washington Post: "Decades of teaching adolescents tell me that the single biggest problem kids face with traditional schooling is information overload. So much random, disorganized, disconnected information is dumped on them they can't come even close to coping with it. That some seem to do so - collect 'A's and ace standardized tests - can be misleading. They've learned to play the simple 'Remember' game."
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The Supreme Court Should Rule With the People
Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, The Real News: "Single payer has been supported by super majorities of the American people for more than a decade. This silenced majority of Americans who wanted real universal health care under a national health plan may get another opportunity to push for what they want if the Supreme Court rules with the people and against crony capitalist health care. Medicare for all saves lives and saves money. Say 'No' to Romney/Obama health care and 'Yes' to Medicare for all now."
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Arundhati Roy: Jungles of Resistance
Arundhati Roy, Making Contact: "Renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy says her country's government has declared war on its own people. Her outspokenness earned her an invitation to spend time with Maoist rebels. On this edition, Arundhati Roy takes us into the jungles of India, as she reads excerpts from her new book 'Walking with the Comrades.'"
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Rust Belt Resistance: How a Small Community Took on Big Oil and Won
Carl Finamore, Talking Union: "Haven't we seen enough damage done to our communities by oil companies and, I would add, banks? Why is nationalization of these mammoth institutions of narrow, personal self-interest not even worthy of discussion in Washington? Thankfully, these issues are now being raised by Occupy Movements all over this country and all over this world.... If broad discussion of radical solutions and more resolute resistance to corporate greed had been present in Lima, perhaps the city's fortunes would have turned out better."
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Israel Upside Down
David Swanson, WarIsACrime.org: "Miko Peled has written a perfect book for people, including Israelis, who have always heard that the Israeli government can do no wrong. The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine is partly an account of the author's father's life ... an Israeli general, war hero, military governor of the Gaza strip, member of Parliament, professor, and columnist who turned against the occupation of Palestine. Largely, however, the book is an account of Miko Peled's own life, and the evolution of his thinking about Israel."
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Creative Evolution
Yosef Brody, Seymour Magazine: "The creative process, universal and ubiquitous, remains largely mysterious. In the coming months, this space will be dedicated to a wide-ranging exploration of this process in an effort to foster reflection about, enhance, and cultivate artistic creativity. To create is simply unavoidable. Each time we open our mouths to speak, we create. What often comes out is a phrase, imbued with meaning, that has never before been spoken in the history of time."
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Greek Exit Polls: Pro-Bailout Conservatives New Democracy in First Place
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Rodney King, Face of LA Riots, Dies at 47
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Roberto Unger, Obama's Former Harvard Law School Professor, Says the President "Must Be Defeated"
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Romney Family's Horse-Related Tax Deductions Last Year Exceeded Median US Household Income
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Did Scott Walker Write the Obit of the US Middle Class?
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Five Millions Brazilian Farmers Take on Biotech Giant Monsanto
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In Italy, a Deadly Recession and Austerity Fuel Suicides
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