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Sunday, 24 June 2012 | | ![]( "Is the Threat of a") Michael Busch, Op-Ed: From Latin America to the Balkans, and including even the prohibition-era United States, Andreas convincingly makes the case that the intersection between state power and illicit actors is as old as the modern nation-state itself. Not only that, Andreas contends, the very idea of a mafia state is itself "misleading, and applied so erratically as to become nearly meaningless," a barb which prompted Naím to issue his own acerbic attack in response. | | |  Justin Elliott, News Report: The FCC rule, which was OKed by the commission earlier this year and is expected to go into effect sometime this summer or fall, would require TV stations to put detailed records on political ad buys on a new Web site. The files are currently public but are kept on paper at stations. The broadcast industry has vigorously fought the rule. The defunding amendment passed the subcommittee on a party-line vote. | | |  Robert S. Becker, Op-Ed: "Consider how long it took to resolve slavery (or not, as racism lives on), enfranchise women (and minorities), or protect laboring children and the gamut of civil, gender, human and gay rights. Today's well-funded, defensive elite, armed with police forces, high-tech weaponry and media propaganda, so dreads systemic change they equate sharing spoils with 'the end of their world.'" | | |  Esther Dyson, Op-Ed: "These guys are not the 'startups'; they are the mentors, carefully solicited by Kelly from within the tightly knit Irish business community. He knew exactly what he was looking for: In Ireland, we have people from lots of large companies. Joyce, for example, can put a startup in touch with senior management from virtually any pharma company around the world." | | |  David Sirota, Op-Ed: Before we get to the study, remember how energy economics fundamentally differ from those of other industries. Specifically, remember that unlike textile or electronics firms, whose raw material inputs are common and that can therefore move production all over the world, fossil fuel companies are extracting a resource that is relatively rare, altogether finite, and — most important — tied to specific geographies. | | |  Sam Pizzigati, Op-Ed: Those Wall Streeters who would bear the vast bulk of the Robin Hood tax burden, nurses union leader Rose Ann DeMoro pointed out last week, can certainly afford to pay a new tax. The pay pools at JPMorgan Chase and the nation's six other largest banks totaled $156 billion in 2010. JPMorgan CEO Dimon alone last year pulled in $23.1 million, a sum that Adriana Vasquez, a 37-year-old janitor at the JPMorgan Chase tower in Houston, would have to work over 2,400 years to match. | | |  Alice Su, News Report: "The 'Gang of Eight' utilities are putting their profits over protecting kids and communities from deadly, dangerous air pollution," Pete Altman, the NRDC's climate and clean air campaign director, said during a news teleconference. "The health and welfare of millions of Americans, including children, who are most vulnerable to air pollution, hang in the balance." | | |  Josh Harkinson, Special Coverage: "As we enter Day 280 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." | | |  Op-Ed: "Research studies show that genetically modified crops have harmful effects on laboratory animals in feeding trials and on the environment during cultivation," Antoniou said. "They have increased the use of pesticides and have failed to increase yields. Our report concludes that there are safer and more effective alternatives to meeting the world's food needs." | | |  Stephen Lacey, News Report: The World Bank issued a report on urban waste in March, finding that waste is cities around the world would grow by 100 percent by 2025. Waste disposal is responsible for 12 percent of methane, a greenhouse gas that is 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period. With global waste streams set to double — more than two thirds of which will not be recycled — the global environmental consequences are stark. | | |  Annie-Rose Strasser, Video Report: Women are still lagging behind educationally in some areas, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM programs). Currently, women hold far fewer STEM degrees — only 17.9 percent of computer science degrees go to women — and are only 24 percent of the STEM workforce. And Sebelius is right that women's programs are targeted in budget cuts. | | | FROM AROUND THE WEB |
Greek Financial Crisis A new collation government has proposed a two-year fiscal adjustment extension, layoff freeze, and pension cuts. |
Healthcare Most Americans oppose President Barack Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions. |
Syria 15 months of civil war with no end in sight. | | | | |  | | NationofChange is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, please let us know. If you do not wish to receive future updates from NationofChange, click here to unsubscribe. | | | NationofChange and the NationofChange logo are registered trademarks of NationofChange
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