Wikileaks, Oliver Stone, Margaret Thatcher and Best of the Week

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Wikileaks, Oliver Stone, Margaret Thatcher and Best of the Week March 12 Two Visions of Venezuela Contend in April 14th Elections Miguel Tinker Salas: The Presidential elections in Venezuela will decide if the socialist transformation will continue or a pro-US elite will return to power Go to story | Go to homepage Venezuelan Democracy: A Tension Between Centralized Power and Local Democracy Manuel Larrabure: The Bolivarian Revolution succeeded in developing models of community power and reduced inequality but so far has failed to diversify the economy or extend workers democracy in the oil and mining sector Go to story | Go to homepage Wikileaks Releases Kissinger Cables and Two Decisions in Manning Trial Michael Ratner: Kissinger files show important role Wikileaks continues to play revealing real history of US foreign policy; Judge makes one decision favorable to Manning, one not Go to story | Go to homepage Obama Social Security Reform Ignores Data on Actual Living Standards of Seniors Teressa Ghilarducci: The "chained" CPI ignores research that shows senior's costs are going up as they get older and women are most affected Go to story | Go to homepage March 11 Obama Budget Plans on Replacing USDA Poultry Inspectors with Industry Self Regulation Tony Corbo: Plan will put our food supply at risk in a move that will increase profits of poultry producers and save only 90 million dollars over three years Go to story | Go to homepage Thatcher Forged an Alliance Between Neo-liberalism and Neo-conservatism Thatcher used her popularity from the Falklands war to push right-wing economic reform, leading to increased inequality Go to story | Go to homepage Obama's "Cat Food" Social Security Reform Michael Hudson: Obama's "bargain" on social security reform will push more retirees into poverty in exchange for a minor increase in high end income tax - a class that receives most revenue from capital gains Go to story | Go to homepage Obama Sends Lew to Europe Preaching Growth While Practicing Austerity at Home Bill Black: Treasury Secretary Lew tells Europe to ease up on austerity while Obama makes major cuts at home Go to story | Go to homepage March 10 Obama Fully Embraces Austerity with Cuts to Social Security and Medicare Bob Pollin: Costs of Social Security and Medicare have nothing to do with rise in fiscal deficit Go to story | Go to homepage The Grand Betrayal has Arrived Bill Black: President Obama's bargain with Republicans opens the door to Wall St.'s dream - the privatization of Social Security Go to story | Go to homepage "Out of Order" Activists Fight Coke's Bid to Shut Down Recycle Plan Australian beverage companies win court case shutting down program that has dramatically increased recycling of plastic bottles Go to story | Go to homepage March 9 Thatcher Gave More Power to Finance Michael Hudson: Thatcher deregulated banking and made London the center of speculation and financialization Go to story | Go to homepage Under Thatcher, the Poor Became Poorer John Weeks: Thatcher and Reagan set out to crush the union movement and assert the power of capital Go to story | Go to homepage Oliver Stone and the Curve of the Ball Oliver Stone Pt.2: There are moments in history, from Wallace to Kennedy, where it could have gone another way Go to story | Go to homepage March 8 Oliver Stone's Journey from Cold Warrior to America's Untold History Oliver Stone Pt.1: I volunteered to fight in Vietnam and voted for Reagan; I started seeing through the lies and realized I had to start by understanding why we dropped the atomic bomb Go to story | Go to homepage Crime Major Issue in Venezuelan Election Miguel Tinker Salas: While inequality is now lowest in Latin America, Venezuela is still a country where the poor lives along side the conspicuous consumption of the wealthy Go to story | Go to homepage March 7 Recession Good for Profits Gerald Epstein: Low wages and interest rates create rocketing profits and stock markets Go to story | Go to homepage No Doomsday but Ontario Takes Out the Knives Jim Stanford: Ontario slashes with austerity regime even though predicted massive deficit has not developed Go to story | Go to homepage Palestinians Claim Israel has Repeatedly Violated Gaza Ceasefire Palestinians say Israel has violated Gaza Cease-fire agreement more than 50 times Go to story | Go to homepage A Message From Paul Jay If you appreciate The Real News, would like to see us strengthen and expand our work, then we need your financial support view The Occupy Movement John Nichols on Media Reform Jolie Addresses G8 on Wartime Sex Crimes Legalizing Animal Abuse -Criminalizing Protest? Obama's Grand Betrayal Reveals a Plutocrat in Chief Wall Street Zombie Protesters Best of the web Elizabeth Warren Embarrasses Bank Regulators Again Secret drone deal between Pakistan, U.S. The Truth About Corporate Tax Rates Bernie Sanders on President Obama's Grand Sell-out Robert Reich explains how the Chained CPI would cut Social Security Benefits and harm seniors Political Humor The Daily Show: Gays, Guns & Monsanto Is the GOP scared of the NRA? Why Gays Shouldn't Get Married Ten Years Later, Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War Fox News' Ode to Maggie Global Warning Deadly tornado hits Southeast California Condors Back from the Brink Economics of GMOs: Higher consumer cost Aftershocks felt after Iranian earthquake 'Gravity-powered lamps' offer ray of hope 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. 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