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Progressive Activist and Author Norman Solomon: Using Grassroots Organizing to Challenge Obama and Democrats on War and Entitlements

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Norman Solomon, author, activist and 2012 Congressional candidate, returns for wide-ranging conversation on many important issues. Continue reading Progressive Activist and Author Norman Solomon: Using Grassroots Organizing to Challenge Obama and Democrats on War and Entitlements

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PBC News & Comment: No Frankenfish at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s

Two major national food retailers say NO to genetically engineered salmon, and Whole Foods requires GMO labeling by 2018…..Paul Ryan’s Frankenstein budget passes the House, more fiscal food fights loom

–Obama gives interesting speech in Israel, trying to re-frame the conflict.  PBC is dubious, but notes nothing else is working

–Gitmo hunger strike continues, as official count creeps up–still far below the 100+ reported by lawyers for prisoners

—Daily Beast reports that CIA’s drone program will be transferred to the Pentagon

–South Korea sustains major cyber attack, and most fingers point to North Korea

–California needs $80 million to finish earthquake warning system–any billionaires listening?

–former council members in Bell (Los Angeles County) are convicted for looting the town treasury

–ACLU challenges legality of police searching cell phone of arrested person without warrant

 

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Harper’s Thomas Frank Lays Down Some Markers; Journalist Jess Bravin Takes a Close Look at Gitmo’s Military Commissions

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Tom Frank returns for a frank and useful chat about a range of topics, from Iraq to gun control to frequently abused cliches in the media;  Jess Bravin, a lawyer and Wall Street Journal Supreme Court reporter, discusses his new book about military commissions. Continue reading Harper’s Thomas Frank Lays Down Some Markers; Journalist Jess Bravin Takes a Close Look at Gitmo’s Military Commissions

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Brad Friedman Updates the Video Plot that Brought Down ACORN, as Vidiot O’Keefe Pays $100k to Victim

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Brad Friedman of Bradblog returns to share his latest reporting on the Breitbart-funded takedown of ACORN, using a deceptive set of videos created by James O’Keefe. Continue reading Brad Friedman Updates the Video Plot that Brought Down ACORN, as Vidiot O’Keefe Pays $100k to Victim