TRNN This Week February 10 - February 15

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TRNN This Week February 10 - February 15 February 16, 2013 Campaign to recall "America's toughest sheriff" Sheriff Arpaio of Maricopa County Arizona, accused of brutal law enforcement and racial profiling; faces a recall campaign from an independent coalition. Go to story | Go to homepage Will Feb 17th Protest Stop the XL Pipeline and Shift Climate Debate? Patrick Bond: A massive protest could push Obama to stop the Tar Sands pipe line and shift climate debate away from market solutions Go to story | Go to homepage LIBOR Scandal More Than Fraud - Whole Game is Rigged Costas Lapavitsas: From multimillion dollar losses by cities like Baltimore to pension fund losses and much more, the LIBOR interest rate scandal shows that such mechanisms must be taken out of the hands of banks and be run in public interest Go to story | Go to homepage Worker Owned Businesses Point to New Forms of Ownership Can co-ops come out of the margins of the economy and be part of a larger political project to transform how things are owned? Go to story | Go to homepage Why are Unionization Rates at Historic Low? Stephanie Luce: Union members earn on average 27% more, yet union density drops; Obama takes labor law reform off his agenda Go to story | Go to homepage South Africa and the Resource Curse Patrick Bond: Mining interests are a powerful force shaping African politics Go to story | Go to homepage February 13 Will Obama Plan Create a "Rising, Thriving Middle Class"? Leo Panitch and Jennifer Taub: President Obama's SOTU shows he is far more wedded to private sector, free market solutions than "restoring the bargain" with the middle class Go to story | Go to homepage Obama Avoids War Rhetoric with Iran Glen Ford: Obama avoided bellicose language towards Iran and Syria but defended drone killings and remains committed to US role as the dominant global military power Go to story | Go to homepage SOTU: Obama Opens Door to Grand Betrayal Bill Black: President Obama offered up "reform" of medicare and social security, that is cuts at a time of deep recession Go to story | Go to homepage SOTU: Do Policy Proposals Live up to Rhetoric on Wages and Climate Change? Gerald Epstein: Language on wages and climate change could help shift the debate but policy proposals tied to interests of finance and private sector Go to story | Go to homepage Clashes Erupt as Egyptians Commemorate Mubarak's Ousting Over a hundred people injured, and one child killed as police violence mars the fall of Mubarak two years ago. Protesters enraged over continued repression vow to stay in the streets. Go to story | Go to homepage February 12 The Legacy of Chile's Pinochet Dictatorship Lives On State repression of social movements by militarized Carabinero police force draws international condemnation Go to story | Go to homepage Decisive Action Needed to Resolve Food Crisis Tim Wise and Sophia Murphy: More than a billion people without food security need action on speculation, biofuels, land grabs, climate change and low levels of public food reserves Go to story | Go to homepage CIA Appointee's Statement on Iran Echoes Tenet on Iraq Lawrence Wilkerson: John Brennan claims Iran pushing towards a nuclear weapon; ignores National Intelligence Estimate which concluded Iran was not Go to story | Go to homepage February 11 Britain's Anti-War Movement looks back on over a Decade of War Ten years after the largest protest in British history in February 2003, activists examine Britain's legacy in Iraq and the era of continuous warfare Go to story | Go to homepage Hamas Bans Gaza Hip Hop Gaza rappers use music to oppose Israeli occupation but Hamas sees it as an infiltration of western culture Go to story | Go to homepage Judge Rules Against a Bank - Precedent Could Cost Bank of America Billions Bill Black: Judge rules that Flagstar, a big mortgage lender that gave "liars loans", is liable to insurance company - same issues at stake in Bank of America case Go to story | Go to homepage February 10 Sexual Harassment of Women is State Sponsored Say Egyptian Women Systematic attacks targeting female protesters in Tahrir square have forced an ugly epidemic into the national spotlight Go to story | Go to homepage The Cost of Israel's War on Gaza A month after Israel's last assault on the Gaza strip, the military and civilian costs on both sides are tallied up Go to story | Go to homepage US Economy Contracts - More Cuts Will Mean Even Less Growth John Weeks: The idea that smaller government leads to more private sector investment is a fairy tale 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 The dancing demonstrators of One Billion Rising Greek pensioners protest against austerity NAACP: New Election Commission Needed to Address Voter Suppression, Attacks on Voting Rights Bahrain protesters mark Arab Spring 2nd anniversary One Billion Rising Music Video: Break the Chain Best of the web Five things your doctor should tell you, but won't Elizabeth Warren Embarrasses Bank Regulators From Dorner to Waco to MOVE Bombing, Growing Militarization of Domestic Policing Eliot Spitzer on Historic GOP Hagel Filibuster MSNBC's Droning Defense of Targeted Assassination Political Humor The Pope Rap: A not so fond farewell The Daily Show: The Week in Review Politics' Dirty Money All Year Round Political Valentines to Obama, Boehner & Rubio Jodie Foster Inspires Teens To Come Out Using Vague, Rambling Riddles Global Warning On climate change, executive orders are needed 'to get around a hostile Congress' Daryl Hannah Arrested Protesting Keystone Pipeline Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Speech Before Arrest 48 Arrested at Keystone Pipeline Protest as Sierra Club Lifts 120-Year Ban On Civil Disobedience Watch a City-Sized Glacier Collapse 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.