Here’s today’s top stories:
- 972 Magazine: US Elections: No endorsement (Obama hasn’t given a damn about the Palestinians): http://972mag.com/u-s-elections-no-endorsement/58330/
- High Times: Interview with Russell Means about an independent Lakota nation: http://hightimes.com/entertainment/dskye/5568
- FDL: Drone protesters arrested in New York state: http://my.firedoglake.com/davidswanson/2012/10/25/drone-war-protesters-arrested-at-hancock-air-field/
- CounterPunch: Does the “Consumer” Financial Protection Bureau care about consumers? (should be called the Capitalist Financial Protection Bureau): http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/10/25/consumer-protector-caves-to-the-banks/
- Truthdig: The entitlement crisis that isn’t (Social Security isn’t in crisis) http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/the_entitlement_crisis_that_isnt_20121023/
- Washington’s Blog: Obama and Romney’s foreign policy is identical: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/10/presidential-debates-prove-that-obama-and-romneys-foreign-policy-is-identical.html
- Informed Comment: Open Source Center Reports from Sept. 12 on Libya Consulate Attack Support Crowd Protests: http://www.juancole.com/2012/10/open-source-center-reports-from-sept-12-on-consulate-attack-support-crowd-protests.html
- Occupy.com: Happy 158th! Revisiting the Socialism of Oscar Wilde: http://www.occupy.com/article/happy-158th-revisiting-socialism-oscar-wilde
- Occupy.com: Learn to Safeguard Internet Privacy Like You’re 007: http://www.occupy.com/article/learn-safeguard-internet-privacy-youre-007
- Occupy.com: First Foreclosure Town Hall Kicks off in Northern California: http://www.occupy.com/article/first-foreclosure-town-hall-kicks-northern-california
- War in Context: Nick Turse: Big maps, big dreams, and the failure of the Obama doctrine: http://warincontext.org/2012/10/25/nick-turse-big-maps-big-dreams-and-the-failure-of-the-obama-doctrine/
- Electronic Intifada: Israel’s starvation diet for Gaza: http://electronicintifada.net/content/israels-starvation-diet-gaza/11810
- TomDispatch: U.S. Africa Command Debates TomDispatch (they actually read it, hahah): http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175574/U.S._Africa_Command_debates_tomdispatch_debate
- TomDispatch: Democratic Mockpocalypse: How Big Can One Election Get?: http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175608/tomgram%3A_engelhardt%2C_the_supersizing_of_american_politics/
- Mercola: Rice Farmers Suing Drug Company and Poultry Industry for Contaminating Their Crop with Arsenic: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/10/25/rice-farmers-sue-drug-companies.aspx
- Consortium News: Weighing Foreign Policy Choices: http://consortiumnews.com/2012/10/24/weighing-foreign-policy-choices/
- Religion News Service: Neither Obama nor Romney? Some Christians vote for ‘None of the Above’: http://www.religionnews.com/politics/election/neither-obama-nor-romney-some-christians-vote-for-none-of-the-above
I hope you enjoy these.
Updates from my drug war website: Does pot beat recessions? In a broadcast of CBS’s show, 60 Minutes, Matt Cook who is the the head of enforcement at the Colorado Department of Revenue says that the medical marijuana “industry has helped Denver beat the recession.” Specifically, Cook says that there was an excess of $20 million in tax revenues and it slightly lowered unemployment numbers, causing people in the community to not favor “criminal enforcement of marijuana [laws].” http://52325544.nhd.weebly.com/debate.html Some new pages: http://52325544.nhd.weebly.com/background.html http://52325544.nhd.weebly.com/reform-or-resist.html http://52325544.nhd.weebly.com/the-war-on-pot.html http://52325544.nhd.weebly.com/the-reefer-rebellion.html
