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Amy Goodman, Op-Ed: "Quick: What is more heavily regulated, global trade of bananas or battleships? In late June, activists gathered in New York's Times Square to make the absurd point, that, unbelievably, 'there are more rules governing your ability to trade a banana from one country to the next than governing your ability to trade an AK-47 or a military helicopter.' So said Amnesty International USA's Suzanne Nossel at the protest, just before the start of the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which ran from July 2 to July 27." 
Megha Rajagopalan and Peter Maass, News Analysis: "Gen. Keith Alexander is the director of the National Security Agency and oversees U.S. Cyber Command, which means he leads the government's effort to protect America from cyberattacks. Due to the secretive nature of his job, he maintains a relatively low profile, so when he does speak, people listen closely. On July 9, Alexander addressed a crowded room at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., and though he started with a few jokes — his mother said he had a face for radio, behind every general is a stunned father-in-law — he soon got down to business." 
Thomas Magstadt, Op-Ed: "Democrats have allowed the Republican Party to brand liberals and liberalism as a radical ideology rather than a mainstream alternative to the extreme right-wing ideology that now passes for conservatism in this country. The Republican definition of what it means to be a liberal is false and fictitious but has now become so infused into the political vernacular and fixed in the public mind that simply setting the record state requires a Herculean effort." 
Steven Perlberg, News Report: "Last summer, the House of Representatives set aside arduous debt ceiling negotiations to focus on a longstanding congressional pastime: renaming post offices. Today, just days before legislators will head home or back to the campaign trail for the August recess, the United States Postal Service will default — for the first time in history — on a $5.5 billion payment meant to fund future retirees' benefits." 
Phil Rockstroh, Op-Ed: "In the contest between Stupid and Evil, Stupid reaps far more destruction. Why? Stupid prevails by the sheer force of numbers in its ranks.
But the argument is moot: Because all too often Stupid is working for Evil…believing it is serving as a force for good…and, I might add, for degrading wages as well." 
Thalif Deen, News Report: "When the 193-member General Assembly, the U.N.'s highest policy-making body, declared water and sanitation a basic human right back in July 2010, the adoption of that divisive resolution was hailed by many as a 'historic' achievement. But as the international community commemorated the second anniversary of that resolution last week, there was hardly any political rejoicing either inside or outside the United Nations." 
Amy Goodman, Video Interview: "Hundreds of new U.S. counties were declared disaster areas on Wednesday amidst the country's worst drought in decades. We're joined by famed environmental activist and 350.org founder Bill McKibben, whose new article for Rolling Stone magazine is called 'Global Warming's Terrifying New Math: Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe — and that make clear who the real enemy is.'" 
Joe Conason, Op-Ed: "If Mitt Romney's purpose in traveling abroad this summer was to prove his credentials as a potential world leader, the verdict is mixed at best. Neither his tendency to utter bizarre insults nor his shallow, ideological approach to policy inspired much confidence, although he managed to garner support from Israel's right-wing prime minister and an eccentric former leader in Poland. (Our allies in the United Kingdom may never want to hear from him again.)" 
Ronnie Cummins, News Analysis: "Behind every organization working furiously, and spending liberally, to keep consumers in the dark, is a fierce determination to protect profits. The GMA and its members know that a nation of informed consumers and truthful labels on grocery store products would sound the death knell for 'profit-at-any-cost' food manufacturers, grocers, and corporate agribusiness and biotech companies." 
Special Coverage: "As we enter Day 319 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." 
Mohamed A. El-Erian, Op-Ed: "The conventional wisdom about the November presidential election in the United States is only partly correct. Yes, economic issues will play a large role in determining the outcome. But the next step in the argument – that the winner of an increasingly ugly contest will have the luxury of pursuing significantly different policies from his opponent – is much more uncertain." 
Susan Ferriss, News Report: "From President Obama to Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, politicians are habitually warning us that high dropout rates among some students are a civil rights issue, and a drag on U.S. global competitiveness. On the East Coast, let's see if the Maryland Board of Education's recent decision to force reductions in school suspensions actually helps boost graduation rates in that state's more troubled schools. A major board report on discipline policies notes that 54 percent of Maryland's out-of-schoolsuspensions are for non-violent infractions." 
Akaya Windwood, Op-Ed: "A couple of weeks ago a colleague and I were walking along the crowded waterfront in San Francisco, and coming toward us was a trio of young African-American men who were joking and playing. When we passed I greeted them, and just as the last of them walked by I heard him say, 'Thanks for seeing us.' It took a minute for that to register. My companion said 'Did you hear what I heard?' and it took me a moment before I could respond with, 'Yes.' My heart was breaking." You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Political_Views" group.
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