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The One Thing That Will Help Restore U.S.-China Trade Balance

By Dave Johnson
November 19, 2009

Have you heard of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission? Their job is to assess the national security implications of the trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Actually, that’s a big deal, especially now. more »

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California: A Civilisation In Decline

By Shane Goldmacher
From latimes.com
November 19th, 2009

latimes.com — "There is no more to cut from our schools," California Teachers Assn. President David Sanchez said Tuesday. "There is no more meat on this bone. . . . The next step is amputation."

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Dramatic Rise in Pesticide Use on GM Crops Due to the new Resistant Weeds

From truefoodnow.org
November 18th, 2009

truefoodnow.org — Geneticaly modified nightmare on its way.

Based upon data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), report author Dr. Charles Benbrook presents compelling evidence linking the increase in pesticide use on GE, “herbicide-tolerant” (HT) crops to the emergence and spread of herbicide-resistant weeds.

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The Problem With A Jobs Bill – And Everything Else

By Dave Johnson
November 18, 2009

The country needs a jobs program and needs it right now. Cash for Caulkers would be a good start. A new Civilian Conservation Corps would be another. But let's not allow a jobs program to cover over the need for real changes in the structure and core principles of our economy. more »

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs -- Finally

By Robert Borosage
November 18, 2009

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gets it. No wonder she drives the wingnuts batty.

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Welcome home, war

From atimes.com
November 17th, 2009

atimes.com — In his approach to National Security Agency surveillance, as well as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) renditions, drone assassinations, and military detention, President Barack Obama has to a surprising extent embraced the expanded executive powers championed by his conservative predecessor, George W Bush.

This bipartisan affirmation of the imperial executive could "reverberate for generations", warns Jack Balkin, a specialist on First Amendment freedoms at Yale Law School. "...these (are) but some of the early fruits from the hybrid seeds that the "war on terror" has planted on American soil. Yet surprisingly few Americans seem aware of the toll that this already endless war has taken on our civil liberties... "

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The Washington Times Was Against Protectionism Before It Was For It

By Dave Johnson
November 16, 2009

President Obama is visiting Asia, and is blasted over and over about America's supposedly "protectionist" policies. more »

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Protestors to Goldman Sachs: "You Are Not God" - Bernanke Explains Why

By Mike Elk
November 16, 2009

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An American in Paris, and Beijing, and London...

By Alan Jenkins
November 16, 2009

During a series of trips through Europe and Asia that I completed last week, I was reminded that the Americans with Disabilities Act really is the Americans with Disabilities Act, and why our nation should be so proud of that milestone. more »

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The Global Oil Scam: 50 Times Bigger than Madoff

By Philip Davis
From seekingalpha.com
November 15th, 2009

seekingalpha.com — "Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), BP (BP), Total (TOT), Shell (RDS.A), Deutsche Bank (DB) and Societe Generale (SCGLY.PK) founded the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in 2000. ICE is an online commodities and futures marketplace."

ICE Round trip trades "nothing more than a massive fraud, pure and simple."

Where is the SEC?

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