TRNN This Week August 19 - August 24

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TRNN This Week August 19 - August 24 August 25, 2012 August 24 Prisons, Profit and Immigrants in Arizona Arizona Governor Jan Brewer defies President Obama on deferred deportation plan for undocumented immigrant youth Go to story | Go to homepage Tunisia to Reject Odious Debt Leonce Ndikumana: Tunisia to audit foreign debt and reject loans embezzled by former dictator Go to story | Go to homepage August 23 Colombian GM Workers on Hunger Strike Until Death Sew Their Mouths Shut Thirteen auto workers in Bogotá, Colombia are completing their third week of a hunger strike they say they won't end until General Motors agrees to negotiate with their demands. (On Thursday, August 23 the strikers announced that GM had agreed to negotiate. This story was produced in the days prior to this agreement. The full statement from the strikers is included beneath the video player.) Go to story | Go to homepage Romney and Ryan: Right Wing Billionaires Think it's Time to Take the Gloves Off John Weeks: The right wing elite think if they can make a major breakthrough, they can end the last vestiges of the welfare state Go to story | Go to homepage A Green Full Employment Economy Requires Mass Mobilization Bob Pollin Pt6: The first steps towards full employment is to create a green engine of jobs growth Go to story | Go to homepage August 22 Gaza Reacts to Egyptian Tunnel Closures Israel benefits from Egypt's closing of tunnels after attacks in Sinai Go to story | Go to homepage Civilian Deaths from US Drone Attacks Much Higher than Reported Gareth Porter: New investigative work shows that civilian deaths in Pakistan, including from second wave attacks, higher than Pentagon reports Go to story | Go to homepage Did Obama Stimulus Work? Bob Pollin Pt5: The stimulus plan saved many jobs and helped prevent a deeper crash, but was far short of spurring a recovery Go to story | Go to homepage August 21 Broken Anvil: Victims Fight for Justice After DEA Operation Leaves Four Dead in Honduras Soldiers opened fire from U.S. government helicopters, killing four people, including two pregnant women Go to story | Go to homepage Collateral Damage of a Drug War Alexander Main on the May 11 Killings in Ahuas and the Impact of the U.S. War on Drugs in La Moskitia, Honduras Go to story | Go to homepage August 20 The London Olympics' Toxic Legacy? The Games were meant to help revitalize London's east end. Have they instead been used as a land grab by big business? Go to story | Go to homepage Black Report: No Criminal Prosecution of Wall St. and Who is the European, Romney or Obama? Bill Black Finance and Fraud Report: Goldman and MF Global avoid criminal charges and Romney accuses of Obama of being a "European" Go to story | Go to homepage August 19 Israel Debates the Cost of War Israeli media this week is filled with argument over cost of war with Iran, as prices rise Go to story | Go to homepage Is Full Employment Possible in the Era of Globalization? Bob Pollin Pt4: The global "army of the unemployed" weakened American labor, but tariffs are not a solution - a mass mobilization is needed Go to story | Go to homepage The Promise What you have been seeing on TRNN is just a taste of what's to come; we need your support now view The Occupy Movement How the FBI Fought the 1960s Student Movement Two-day banking strike, ATMs to be shut too South African miners' village fury at deaths Wave of Tibetan Self-Immolations Spreads Through Sichuan Protests Held Worldwide AfterPussy Riot Sentenced Best of the web Tom Engelhardt: How did the US President Become the Assassin-in-Chief? On The Line "What if Euro Fails?" Rio's Most Powerful Drug Gang Bans Crack Inside Karl Rove's Secret Kingdom of Power Matt Taibbi: If an individual on Wall Street was punished, banks would take note Political Humor Bill Maher & Chelsea Handler on Mormonism Prince Harry Commemorative Plates with Billy Dee Williams Completely Honest Political Debate Limbaugh: Obama 'Hopeful' Hurricane Will Hit Tampa During GOP Convention Cheap, Clean Natural Gas: Earth's One Good Feature - Horrifying Planet Global Warning Koala Crisis Naomi Klein: Ethical Oil? Drought-Resistant GM Corn gets Mixed Reactions Arizona Floodwaters Trap Motorists Forest fires burn across Europe You received this message because you or someone using this email address requested it via a form at therealnews.com or via some other communication with The Real News Network. If you do not want to receive further updates from us, unsubscribe here.