TRNN This Week October 14 - October 19

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TRNN This Week October 14 - October 19 October 20, 2012 October 19 If the "War On Drugs" has Failed, is Legalization the Answer? Leigh Maddox and Peter Christ (members of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition): The "War on Drugs" helped create a situation where from gangs, to police to lawyers to jails, there is massive amounts of money to be made in this never-ending "war" Go to story | Go to homepage Greek Society Unravels Under Austerity Measures Costas Lapavitsas: Merkel's visit to Greece shows Eurozone leadership don't want to push Greece out, but situation is explosive as people are furious at austerity measures Go to story | Go to homepage Black Financial and Fraud Report Bill Black: Romney's Secret Plan; the 1% Now Have More Wealth than the bottom 90% Go to story | Go to homepage October 18 US Justice for British Citizens? Families of British men extradited to US feel betrayed by their government and judicial system Go to story | Go to homepage Are Big Banks Too Big to Regulate? Pt 2, Michael Greenberger: If somebody understood the economic issues and explained them to the American people, you could easily be elected president by saying you're going to put an end to the Wall Street hijinks Go to story | Go to homepage October 17 Bill Black and Glen Ford on Presidential Debate #2 Is there a significant difference between the candidates on foreign or domestic policy? Go to story | Go to homepage Presidential Debate #2: No Serious Solutions Offered Gerald Epstein: Romney's tough talk on China is pure campaign rhetoric and his tax math is nonsense; Obama didn't talk about poverty, climate change, financial regulation, and low wages Go to story | Go to homepage October 16 Court Strikes Down CFTC Regulation to Limit Excessive Speculation Michael Greenberger: Legal and lobbying assault by finance sector blocks regulation of excessive speculation, will lead to higher prices for food and other commodities Go to story | Go to homepage "Global Noise" Protests Against Austerity and Debt Spread Worldwide Occupy Wall Street targets Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, other economic elite Go to story | Go to homepage China and Japan: Commercial Allies or Strategic Rivals? Robert Lee: China and Japan economies depend on each other but nationalist forces play on historic antagonisms Go to story | Go to homepage October 15 The labor market is not self-regulating; governments must support worker's fight for higher wages Pt 2. Heiner Flassbeck [Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]: Governments must intervene with policy that pushes wages up in line with productivity or global recession will deepen Go to story | Go to homepage Report on the Extrajudicial Killing of 120 Black People Kali Akuno: The staggering number of black people killed by police is increasing Go to story | Go to homepage October 14 Low wages and high unemployment are paralyzing the global economy Heiner Flassbeck [Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]: The drive to be more "competitive" is pushing the world economy into deep recession; the best that quantitative easing can do is create another bubble Go to story | Go to homepage Fracking Plans Spark Protest In South Africa A lift on shale gas exploration moratorium has angered environmentalists 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 James Rucker: Using the Web for Social Change Six Arrested in Illinois Protesting Bain Capital's Plan to Close Plant, Move Jobs To China Green Party Candidates Arrested, Shackled to Chairs For 8 Hours For Trying to Enter Debate Rev. Billy Talen - Occupy the Pipeline Thousands protest in Portugal over 2013 budget Best of the web POLITICAL MONEY WEATHER REPORT The Post-American Middle East Greg Palast: Billionaires & Ballot Bandits Romney Recorded: Asking Employers to Sway Votes? Bloomberg Forms Super PAC to Support Moderate Voices Political Humor Presidential Candidate Arrested "ROMNESIA" - Obama Jon Stewart: Romney's debate checkmate moment Key & Peele: Obama's Anger Translator - On the Town Hall Debate Mitt Romney Has "Binders Full of Women" Global Warning Redefining Happiness, Beating Consumerism Fishing Politics & Surveillance Food for All, Yield for the Masses: Jarrett Chambers at TEDxWinnipeg Squirrel Population Invades the Northeast Rising sea levels threaten US coastline Make www.therealnews.com your homepage and see the latest stories as soon as they're posted. Like us on Facebook and share our stories there. 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.