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TRNN This Week January 13 - January 18

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TRNN This Week January 13 - January 18
January 19, 2013
The Privatization of Chile's Sea
Many small-scale fishermen say new fishing law could spell the end of their livelihood
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Stewart vs Krugman and the Religion of Austerity
Bill Black: Obama has options, including the trillion dollar coin, to refuse to negotiate under the gun but he's taken them off the table; both sides subscribe to the dogma of austerity
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Arab Spring in 2013
Phyllis Bennis: The revolutions of the Middle East are far from over in spite of reversals and manipulations
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What are the German Bankers Thinking?
Michael Ash: German bankers can be ruthless bill collectors, wild speculators, social planners and austerity hawks but they seem to ignore the damage they are doing to Europe
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Prosperity Under Occupation?
Inside Palestine's besieged Areas "A" - how the Ramallah bubble was created and how it might burst
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House Passes $51 Billion in Aid for Hurricane Sandy Survivors
Affected Areas Get Much Needed Aid But Activists Warn to Follow the Money
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The Ugly Canadian: Harper Policy in Latin America
Yves Engler: Canada has been openly hostile to Venezuela and leftward swing in Latin America - except in Cuba where Canada has large commercial interests
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January 16

Syria a Humanitarian Disaster - People Demand a Political Settlement Without Assad
Omar Dahi: External powers are manipulating the struggle, Jihadist forces are increasingly prominent, but most Syrians believe a settlement is not possible with Assad in power
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Israel Uses Control of Birth Registry and ID Cards to Control Gaza Population
Without an Israeli approved ID card, Palestinians cannot cross into Gaza which according to Human Rights Watch has separated families, caused people to lose jobs and educational opportunities, barred people from entering the Palestinian territories, and trapped others inside them.
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Is Effective Financial Regulation Possible?
Gerald Epstein: Powerful lobbying by finance sector keeps turning regulations into Swiss cheese; there is an alternative if people fight for it
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January 15

Aaron Swartz - a Fighter Against the Privatization of Knowledge
Two colleagues and friends of Aaron Swartz talk about his activism and vision of technology in the service of a more democratic and just society
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Hundreds of Sandy Survivors Call for Passage of $51 Billion Dollar Aid Package
Rockaway Island residents say billions in aid needed for full recovery
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January 14

IAEA Former Inspector: No Evidence of Iranian Nuclear Weapons Activity at Parchin
Robert Kelley: Recent claims of IAEA that Iranians trying to hide activity at Parchin site not supported by evidence
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Protestors and Former Detainees Mark Guantanamo Anniversary in London
Human Rights Groups emphasise that rule of law and due process have been further eroded under Obama
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Untold History: Stalin, the Soviet Union and WWII
Peter Kuznick (co-author with Oliver Stone of Showtime's Untold History of the United States): Dealing with the role of the Soviet Union in WWII was the most sensitive and complicated issue faced by the series
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January 13

Canadian Aid to Haiti Tied to Mining Interests
Yves Engler: Strategic objectives of Canadian aid are to strengthen a pro-elite police and advance Canadian commercial interests
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Canada Suspends Aid to Haiti, UN, US, Canada Spend Money on "Security" as Cholera Persists
Mark Weisbrot: Canada demands more effective Haitian government but most aid went to NGO's; failure of government a result of American and Canadian backed coup
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Krugman and ObamaĆ¢€™s Dangerous Austerity Myths
Bill Black: Obama nominates a Wall St. loyalist to help negotiate the "Grand Betrayal"
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A collection of TRNN stories on Haiti, during and since the earthquake

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Haitian Workers Demand Living Wage
TRNN Replay: Post earthquake industries imposing pay below minimum wage
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The Promise
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The Occupy Movement


Exclusive: Aaron Swartz's Partner, Expert Witness Say Prosecutors Unfairly Targeted Activist.

Idle No More: Candlelight March Toronto

Peshawar protests

Huge Anti-Enbridge-Pipeline Demo Outside Hearing

Disturbing new Philippine cyber crime law

Best of the web


Mali, Algeria Crisis Tied To Libya War

Bill Moyers: The 'Crony Capitalist Blowout'

New Book Exposes Hidden Crimes of Vietnam War

A Gift for Hackers: Big Business of Security

My Enemy's Enemy: Local Afghans Against Taliban?

Political Humor


Tea Party Report: Susie Q (& A)

New Gun Lobby Ad

Sick Science: Vomiting Robot

SNL Hosting Gig Caps Breakout Year For Navy's SEAL Team Six

NRA Releases Gun App After Slamming Video Games

Global Warning


Jakarta under water after torrential rains

Grinding Nemo - Southeast Asia's Dying Oceans

Media demands Beijing to come clean on pollution

Emergency measures as Beijing gasps

Tourism Under Fire - Australia

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