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TRNN This Week March 24 - March 29
March 30, 2013

March 29

Public Banking Needed to Stop "Cannibalization" of the Economy
Michael Hudson: As long as finance is left in private hands, you're going to have austerity and America ending up looking like Greece and Ireland
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Canadian Budget "Austerity on Autopilot"
Jim Stanford: In spite of data showing the Canadian economy is slowing down, the new Federal Budget pushes cuts and a balanced budget which will make recession worse - true under-utilization of labor is 12 percent
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Gay Marriage, Black Community Divided on Defining Issue as a "Civil Right"
Blacks are more likely to identify as LGBT in America but community remains split on linking gay rights to human rights
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City College of San Francisco and Public Education Under Attack
Hundreds of students, faculty, and community supporters of the City College of San Francisco rallied at City Hall to demand an end to cuts and layoffs and full funding of public education
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March 28

More than 100 Arrested Protesting Mass School Closings In Chicago
Teachers, workers and activists hope to pressure Chicago to abandon plans to close 61 schools
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The Roots of the Cold War
Peter Kuznick (co-author with Oliver Stone of The Untold History of the United States): Truman breaks Roosevelt's alliance with the Soviet Union and pushes the world into a bitter, decades long conflict
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Why Turkey Wants Normalization with Israel
Baris Karaagac: Israeli apology is a propaganda victory for Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan; NATO member Turkey needs Israeli alliance to solidify role as regional power broker
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March 27

Civil Disobedience Planned in Chicago to Oppose Unprecedented Mass School Closings
Teachers, parents and activists to get arrested protesting the closing of 54 Chicago schools
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The Bomb Sends a Message to the World - Untold History
Pt.6 Peter Kuznick (co-author with Oliver Stone of The Untold History of the United States): The atomic bomb did not end the war with Japan, it was a threat to the Soviet Union that the US would dominate the post-war world
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Family Members and Activists Call for Accountability in Killing of Brooklyn Teen by NYPD
Eye-Witnesses Challenge Police Account of Shooting of Brooklyn Teenager Kimani Gray
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Jailed Kurdish Leader Calls for End to Armed Struggle Against Turkey
Baris Karaagac: If deal proceeds it will strengthen Turkey's regional role and give civil rights to Kurds
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March 26

Cyprus Crisis Reveals Shadowy World of Tax and Money Laundering Haven
James Henry: Bailout deal includes capital controls and punishing big Russian depositors to pay off European banks -- leaves Cyprus looking for a "new way to make a living"
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Netanyahu Apologizes as Isolated Israel Needs Turkey Deal
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Israel needed Obama to broker Turkey deal as Netanyahu's policies and unstable region put Israel in a precarious position
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Obama Makes Nice Speeches but One Sided Support for Israel Continues
Phyllis Bennis: President Obama recognizes injustice and need for two states but does nothing to pressure Netanyahu to make concessions to Palestinians
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March 25

Galbraith and Panitch: What Would Real Economic Reform Look Like?
In Pt.3 James K. Galbraith and Leo Panitch imagine what a genuinely reform minded US government might do about the economy
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Government Debt and Deficits Are Not the Problem - Private Debt Is
Michael Hudson: Why do they call for governments to balance the budget by pushing the economy at large deeper into debt, while trying to save the banks from taking a loss?
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Hamas Denies Role in Attack on Egyptian Military Post
The tension between Hamas and Egypt sharpens after Egyptian newspaper "Al-Ahram Al-Arabi" accuses three top members of Hamas of being involved in attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers
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March 24

Israel Conceded to Palestinian Prisoner's Hunger Strike
Ayman Sharawneh, who is 53, was released to the Gaza Strip under the condition he will not return to his West Bank home for ten years
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Palestinians Reacted Angrily to US President's Visit
Expectations are zero that Obama will broker peace between Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, Obama accused of siding with Israel on every issue
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From London to New York to Cyprus, Fraud and Financial "Insanity"
Bill Black: Standard Chartered admits to fraud, no one fired or prosecuted; Cypriot people force government to give up on taxing smaller depositors
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