Recognizing Heroes: The Whistleblowers by Ralph Nader + The Ninth Annual Ridenhour Prizes, April 25, 2012 (must-see)

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
April 26, 2012

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The media regularly cover awards for their reporters, editors and producers. They regularly cover award ceremonies for movie stars, athletes, and business leaders. But they regularly ignore the far more important awards for people who ethically blow the whistle on corruption and suppression in both business and government, risking their careers and more to tell the truth to the American people.

Syria: Duplicity, the UN and Diplomats’ Wives by Felicity Arbuthnot

by Felicity Arbuthnot
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London, England
26 April 2012

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“Their wives run round like banshees
Their children sing the blues
They’ve got expensive doctors
To cure their hearts of stone …” (Maya Angelou, 1928 – )

If destabilization, duplicity, insurgency and mass murder could surprise yet again, with blame of the victim adding to the “shock and awe”, after Libya, Syria would certainly be a case in point.

Keiser Report: Michael Hudson: Austerity, Debt and Fraudulent Conveyance

with Michael Hudson
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http://michael-hudson.com
April 24, 2012

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Apr 24, 2012 by RussiaToday

In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert discuss debt piles and thin dimes. They also discuss Christine Lagarde begging for money outside Penn Station while insider trading bankers ‘charitably’ talk to beggars at Grand Central. In the second half of the show Max talks to economist Michael Hudson about the austerity, debt and fraudulent conveyance.

Moyers and Company: Big Money, Big Media, Big Trouble

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Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com
April 27, 2012

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Big money and big media have coupled to create a ‘Disney World’ of democracy in which TV shows, televised debates, even news coverage is being dumbed down, resulting in a public less informed than it should be, says Marty Kaplan, director of USC’s Norman Lear Center and an entertainment industry veteran. Bill Moyers talks with Kaplan about how taking news out of the journalism box and placing it in the entertainment box is hurting democracy and allowing special interest groups to manipulate the system.

Salute, Shop…Shut Up and Vote! by Philip A. Farruggio

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by Philip A. Farruggio
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April 28, 2012

It is almost six months to go before the next presidential election… and that seems to be the paramount thing most Americans are focused upon. Well, if you don’t believe me, then check out the media. Oh, so some of you out there realize that the mainstream (corporate) media is controlled and manipulated by the same fraction of a % point that rules this empire. Good for you! Question is, what about the overwhelming majority of Americans who still fail to understand that?

State Department Reveals 21st Century NATO’s Global Priorities by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff
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Stop NATO
April 28, 2012

The State Department’s top Eurasia hand addressed the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’s Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia on April 26 to present Washington’s perspective on and expectations of next month’s summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

In a presentation titled “The Chicago Summit and U.S. Policy,” the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Tina Kaidanow, laid out what the military alliance’s main powerhouse and financial backer demands of its 27 allies and in so doing indicated many of the top geopolitical objectives of her department and the U.S. government as a whole for the upcoming years.

Noam Chomsky talks with High School Students on Occupy, NDAA, Education, Syria and the Drug War

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Apr 21, 2012 by michaelperillo83

Noam Chomsky speaks via phone at Dundee Crown High School in Carpentersville,IL. April 20th, 2012. He talks about the upcoming elections, Occupy Movement, NDAA, Syria, education in the U.S. and the drug war and trafficking. The event was part of a activist fair that was put on by the Youth Labor Council (YLC).

A Debate On How To Get Out of the Euro with Marshall Auerback, Michael Hudson, William K. Black and Stephanie Kelton

with Michael Hudson
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http://michael-hudson.com
April 25, 2012

Guns and Butter – | KPFA 94.1 FM

“A Debate On How To Get Out of the Euro” with Marshall Auerback, Michael Hudson, William K. Black and Stephanie Kelton in Rimini, Italy. What withdrawal from the Euro system would mean for households and businesses in Italy; how to manage savings; what would likely happen in a return to sovereign currency; how the government and National Bank of Italy could manage the change; monetary and fiscal policy; interest rates; bond markets; loss of national power due to the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact and the inability to set employment policy.

U.S. Leads Largest Air Combat Exercises In Bulgaria’s History by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff
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Stop NATO
April 25, 2012

On April 18 U.S. Air Forces in Europe began the largest air exercise in the history of Bulgaria, no doubt in that of the Balkans as a whole, when 24-32 American F-16 fighter jets and 500 airmen joined Bulgarian counterparts for the opening of the almost month-long Thracian Star 2012.

Described by the Sofia News Agency as “the most large-scale military aviation drills of their type,” they include both squadrons of the U.S. 31st Fighter Wing based at the Aviano Air Base in Italy and the air forces of Bulgaria and Romania.

Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader Calls for the Postmaster General to Resign

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
April 26, 2012

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Condemns Postmaster General Donahoe’s Calls for Service Cuts, Post Office Closings, Job Cuts

For More Information Contact:
Ralph Nader or Jeff Musto
202-387-8034

Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader today called for Postmaster General Donahoe’s resignation. Several consumer non-profits joined him in this letter, including Public Citizen, Consumer Action, the Gray Panthers, and Essential Information. The Postmaster General Donahoe is “actively presiding over the demise of one of our country’s greatest founding institutions,” said Nader.

Sri Lankan Buddhists Burn Muslim Flag by Suren Surendiran

by Suren Surendiran
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http://www.tamilsforum.com
28 April 2012

Issued for immediate release

PRESS STATEMENT
28 April 2012

Global Tamil Forum stands in solidarity with the Muslims in Sri Lanka

Global Tamil Forum (GTF) strongly condemns the Sri Lankan Government’s complicity in the orders for the removal of the Muslim mosque in Dambulla, central Sri Lanka. GTF is profoundly disturbed by the attacks on the mosque by a minority, yet in their thousands as reported, of extremist Sri Lankan Buddhists led by monks on 20 April 2012, calling for its destruction claiming it was constructed illegally.

Canada’s Shameful Scapegoating of Omar Khadr by Andy Worthington

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by Andy Worthington
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www.andyworthington.co.uk
April 28, 2012

Last week, the Canadian government received a formal request for the return of Omar Khadr from Guantánamo Bay. Julie Carmichael, an aide to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, told the Globe and Mail, “The government of Canada has just received a completed application for the transfer of prisoner Omar Ahmed Khadr. A decision will be made on this file in accordance with Canadian law.”

Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2012 + Jimmy Kimmel

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Propaganda Alert!

Apr 28, 2012 by CSPAN

President Obama at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.