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Friday, 11 May 2012
{Political_Views} Fw: Noam Chomsky | Cartagena Beyond the Secret Service Scandal
Robert Reich, Op-Ed: "Yes, America has a long-term budget deficit that's scary. So does Europe. But the first priority in America and in Europe must be growth and jobs. That means rejecting austerity economics for now, while at the same time demanding that corporations and the rich pay their fair share of the cost of keeping everyone else afloat." 
Ben Armbruster, News Analysis: "Yesterday, House Republicans moved legislation forward aimed at preventing any reductions in military spending, even if that means cutting much needed programs for the nation's poorest. The House Armed Services Committee's bill provides $554 billion for the Pentagon — $29 billion more than DOD had requested — while the GOP-led Budget Committee packaged six bills that would 'slice $261 billion from food stamps, Medicaid, social services and other programs for struggling Americans.'" 
Dean Baker, Op-Ed: "Drugs are cheap. Patent monopolies are expensive. These are simple facts that everyone should know but for some reason few do. The point here is simple; the vast majority of drugs are cheap to produce. Chain drug stores sell hundreds of generic drugs for $5-$7 per prescription. They can do this profitably because few drugs require expensive chemicals or manufacturing processes." 
Chris Hedges, Truthdig Op-Ed: "Retired Episcopal Bishop George Packard was arrested in Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza in New York City last Tuesday night as he participated in the May 1 Occupy demonstrations. He and 15 other military veterans were taken into custody after they linked arms to hold the plaza against a police attempt to clear it." 
News Analysis: "Fox has attacked the economic recovery under President Obama by claiming that if Obama just adopted the policies of former President Ronald Reagan, there would be a stronger recovery. But as economists have pointed out, the Reagan recession ended not because of Reagan's fiscal policies but because the Federal Reserve drastically cut interest rates. Because interest rates are already at zero, such a rate cut is not a possible option now." 
Froma Harrop, Op-Ed: "As with other special events on the American calendar, the entertainment-industrial complex has thrown many unique spectacles, like the recent Kentucky Derby, into the Mixmaster of celebrity promotion and imagery. The cameras seemed to almost mock the women dressed inappropriately for the famous race and for their figures. (A few years ago, the Winner's Circle presentation included footage of the horse owner's daughter chomping on gum.)" 
Wendell Potter, News Analysis: "You've heard it before. Let's deep six ObamaCare and replace it with a trio of sure-fire free-market solutions to the problems that plague our health care system. All that's really needed, we're told, is to pass tort reform, allow insurance companies to sell policies across state lines and encourage people to set up health savings accounts." 
Josh Harkinson, Special Coverage: "As we enter Day 233 of the Occupy movements the protests have spread not only across the country but all over the globe. Thousands of activists have descended on Wall Street these past weeks as part of the #OccupyWallStreet protest organized by several action groups. What follows is a live video stream and live Twitter feed of this event." 
Noam Chomsky, Op-Ed: "Though sidelined by the Secret Service scandal, last month's Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, was an event of considerable significance. There are three major reasons: Cuba, the drug war, and the isolation of the United States. The meetings ended with no agreement because of U.S. opposition on those items – a drug-decriminalization policy and the Cuba ban. At the Cartagena summit, the drug war became a key issue at the initiative of newly-elected Guatemalan President Gen. Perez Molina, whom no one would mistake for a soft-hearted liberal." 
Jeff Gerth, News Report: "Now, the FCC will finally teach phone companies about the preferential pricing rule. Over the next week companies that participate in the program will be attending annual training sessions in Atlanta and Los Angeles that are designed to explain the program's rules. This year's training sessions — unlike those in past years — will include lengthy discussions of the bargain pricing rule, according to a power point presentation posted on the website of the private company that administers the E-Rate program for the FCC, the Universal Service Administration Co." 
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