TRNN This Week September 30 - October 5

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TRNN This Week September 30 - October 5 October 5, 2012 Jimmy Carter says: "Election Process in Venezuela is the Best in the World" Opposition agrees voting technology functions well, but criticizes use of state resources in Chavez reelection campaign Go to story | Go to homepage Elements in Iran and US that Want War Larry Wilkerson: After recent meetings with Iranian leaders, it's clear the US has lost the ability to understand how other states see their interests Go to story | Go to homepage Black Financial and Fraud Report Bill Black: Obama susceptible to attack by Romney because he failed to deal with systemic risk to financial system - even though Romney would be worse Go to story | Go to homepage The Debate: A Masterful Liar Defeats a Man Without Conviction Leo Panitch: Romney's defense of small banks, small businesses and the middle class is disingenuous, but Obama share's too many of the same assumptions to counterattack Go to story | Go to homepage The Debate: What They Didn't Talk About Bruce Dixon, Managing Editor of Black Agenda Report, on first Presidential debate Go to story | Go to homepage The Debate: Why Didn't Obama Attack the Bush Years? Jeff Faux: The similarity of positions and Obama's refusal to explain the real causes of the crisis gave the debate to Romney Go to story | Go to homepage The Debate: A Sorry Affair Tom Ferguson: Neither candidate presented a vision that will solve the crisis Go to story | Go to homepage The Debate: Why Didn't Obama Defend his Record? James Henry: Obama has accomplishments he could have defended, but he was more concerned with appearance than substance Go to story | Go to homepage US Elections: Pick Your Poison Chris Hedges: The system has not been able to respond in a rational way, the way the Roosevelt administration responded rationally through the New Deal. And because of that, we're in deep, deep trouble. So I think all of our hope now has to be invested in acts of civil disobedience Go to story | Go to homepage October 3 Hardliners, Weapons-Makers the Real Winners in Japan-China Dispute Japanese and Chinese nationalists are willing to bet their countries' futures for the sake of national pride and a handful of uninhabited islands in the sea, but it may be the global weapons-making industry that walks away with the pot. Go to story | Go to homepage US Elections: Pick Your Poison Chris Hedges: The system has not been able to respond in a rational way, the way the Roosevelt administration responded rationally through the New Deal. And because of that, we're in deep, deep trouble. So I think all of our hope now has to be invested in acts of civil disobedience Go to story | Go to homepage Will the Russian Left Respond to Deepening Economic Crisis? Aleksandr Buzgalin: The Russian left shows signs of growth in spite of being shut out of mass media Go to story | Go to homepage October 2 Faced with Police Violence, Thousands return to Spanish Parliament In response to the police violence throughout last week and in reaction to the 2013 budget cuts, thousands converged outside the Spanish parliament on Saturday. Go to story | Go to homepage Little Debate About Afghan War in Election Campaign Gareth Porter: Afghan war a failure, yet there is little debate about why and what to do next Go to story | Go to homepage Shadow Banking and Conventional Banking Depend on Government Support Jennifer Taub - Part 2: I think we need to look at the banking system and say: if our government is providing support, either through the FDIC or through the Fed, which when it engages in printing money obviously affects the economy and the value of goods and services, if a bank has that, they obviously are—this is a government banking system. Go to story | Go to homepage October 1 Venezuelan Barrios Vote for Chavez and Participatory Democracy Are Venezuela's Communal Councils an extension of central power or an explosion of popular power? Go to story | Go to homepage Shadow Banking Still an Unregulated Threat Jennifer Taub: Before the crisis, the top five financial institutions had assets equivalent to 50 percent of GDP. Now let's fast-forward to 2011, three years after the crisis, if you look at the top five institutions that survived, and their assets are equal to 58 percent of GDP Go to story | Go to homepage Assange Speaks to UN Michael Ratner (US attorney for Julian Assange): Assange called for release of Bradley Manning and attacked President Obama's call for free speech while suppressing whistle blowers Go to story | Go to homepage September 30 Assange Speaks to UN Michael Ratner (US attorney for Julian Assange): Assange called for release of Bradley Manning and attacked President Obama's call for free speech while suppressing whistle blowers Go to story | Go to homepage Financialization and the World Economy Gerry Epstein: Financialization of the economy has been developing since the late 19th century and is now at historic Levels 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 Turkish Demonstrators, Police Clash After Parliament Votes to Strike Syria Indonesian workers decry cheap-labour policy Riot police arrest 17 at Walmart warehouse worker solidarity rally Immokalee Workers Bring Fair Food Fight to Chipotle Jay-Z Concert and Protests Open Barclays Center Best of the web Behind the Giants of Commodity Trading Gar Alperovitz: Systemic Crisis, Politics as Usual The Reaganization of Romney Debate: How to Create Jobs? Obama, Mitt Romney, Jill Stein and Rocky Anderson Respond Shields and Brooks: First Debate Focused on Details Rather than Larger Themes Political Humor Presidential Debate: You Snooze, You Lose TRUTH About Mayan Prediction World Ending in 2012 The Best 'Zingers' At The Presidential Debate What are Obama & Romeny whispering Exclusive Interview With Invisible Mitt Romney Global Warning Cool New Recycled Flip-Flops Tap Age-Old Technique Organic farmers beat US droughts Global ecosystems under threat Millions affected in Assam floods Virginia Residents Fight Back Against Nuclear Industry Effort to Lift Ban on Uranium Mining 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.