WikiLeaks Launches Campaign to Offer $100,000 “Bounty” for Leaked Drafts of Secret #TPP Chapters + Take Action!

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Democracy Now! on Jun 2, 2015

Despite the Senate vote approving a measure to give President Obama fast-track authority to negotiate the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, opposition to the deal continues to mount ahead of this month’s House vote. Critics, including a number of Democratic lawmakers, oppose the TPP, saying it will fuel inequality, kill jobs, and undermine health, environmental and financial regulations. The negotiations have been secret, and the public has never seen most of the deal’s text. Well, this morning the whistleblowing group WikiLeaks launched a campaign to change that. The group is seeking to raise $100,000 to offer what they describe as a bounty for the leaking of the unseen chapters of the TPP. We speak to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Michael Hudson: Fast-Track for Whom? + Julian Assange on the #TPP: Secretive Deal Isn’t About Trade, But Corporate Control

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with Michael Hudson
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May 27, 2015

TheRealNews on May 26, 2015

Michael Hudson says fast track legislation takes decision-making power out of the hands of the legislators and puts it in the hands of corporate lobbyists.

Secretive #TPP Trade Deal is a Threat to Democracy + Bernie Sanders: No Fast Track for the TPP

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democracynow on Apr 16, 2015

democracynow – Senate Finance Committee leaders Republican Orrin Hatch and Democrat Ron Wyden are expected to introduce a “fast-track” trade promotion authority bill as early as this week that would give the president authority to negotiate the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and then present it to Congress for a yes-or-no vote, with no amendments allowed. On Wednesday, more than 1,000 labor union members rallied on Capitol Hill to call on Democrats to oppose “fast-track” authority. We speak with two people closely following the proposed legislation: Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, and Rep. Alan Grayson, a Democrat from Florida.

The Democratic Party’s “Far Left” Used to be Considered Just Common Sense by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH

by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH
Featured Writer
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crossposted on Buzzflash.com
January 29, 2011

Political commentators ranging from those of the Propaganda Channel (otherwise known as the Fox”News”Channel) to Chris Matthews are enamored of referring to the “Far Left” of the Democratic Party. It is also known among that ilk as the “Pelosi Wing” of the Party (although one wonders what the wealthy lady from San Francisco ever actually did other than shepherd the Health Insurance Industry Subsidy Act of 2010 through the House of Representatives, strongly support repeal of DADT, and bring to the floor much mainstream Democratic legislation that was never even taken up by the GOP-controlled Senate).

Grayson to Americans: “Free At Last” From Taxation

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May 24, 2010 — Congressman Alan Grayson speaks to the 1/3 of the population who will not pay any federal taxes if the War Is Making You Poor Act (H.R. 5353) becomes law.

The Uranium Coup by Michael Carmichael

by Michael Carmichael
Featured Writer
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PlanetaryMovement.org
February 21, 2010

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In yet another odd coincidence, Alan Grayson led a Congressional delegation that just happened to be in Niger at the time of the recent military coup last Thursday that deposed the legitimate elected government of the Uranium-rich nation.

The official story is that the members of Congress were focused on science, technology and humanitarian relief – at the very same time that the military coup was unfolding on the streets of the capital, Niamey.

This intriguing “coincidence” raises the question:  Was this Congressional presence during a military coup another instance of a massive intelligence failure or something entirely different?

Rep. Alan Grayson on the Christian Right’s Pact with the Devil

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January 26, 2010

This is Rep. Alan Grayson discussing Pat Robertson’s comments about Haiti.

Alan Grayson: We Can’t Let Blackwater Take Over The Government

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Note: with the talk of Grayson being “saved” by Blackwater in Niger, please see this post: The Uranium Coup by Michael Carmichael

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January 22, 2010

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The Supreme Court’s recent decision to open the floodgates and allow corporate funds to be used in federal elections will further strengthen the influence of the military-industrial complex. We talked to U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson (FL-08) about his efforts to push back against the influence of war contractors and other corporations in our elections.

Rep. Alan Grayson: If this Decision Stands, You Can Kiss this Country Goodbye

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January 21, 2010

This is Rep. Alan Grayson on MSNBC discussing the Supreme Court’s legalization of the use of corporate money in elections.

Rep. Alan Grayson Passes Bill to Audit the Fed

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November 19, 2009

Rep. Alan Grayson argues in support of the Paul-Grayson amendment, which would subject the Federal Reserve to a complete audit. The amendment later passed the House Financial Services Committee 43-26 as part of the underlying financial reform package.

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Jane D’Arista on gold and fiat money Parts 7-8

Jane D’Arista: Democratize or replace The Fed (Parts 5-6)

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Rep. Alan Grayson on the Number of Dead from Lack of Health Care + Republicans Fail to Cut Off Grayson’s Speech

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Updated: Nov. 5, 2009 Grayson finishes reading the list; see video below. Also added a short speech.

Rep. Alan Grayson reads the number of dead from each of the Republican congressional districts if the health care bill doesn’t pass.  Note at the end of Part 3 his mic is cut off without him finishing his list.

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November 04, 2009

Congressman Alan Grayson Honors the Dead

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October 28, 2009

This is Rep. Alan Grayson reading stories from the site http://www.NamesOfTheDead.com.

Rep. Alan Grayson: The party of “no” is well on their way to being the party of “nobody”

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October 21, 2009

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Barack Obama, Heaven Sent for GOP, Part I by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH

Ugly Americans Stay Home, Soiling Our Nest – Why Does the Unhinged Fringe Hate America? by Robert S. Becker

Taking Stock of the Republicans By Mike Whitney

Congressman Grayson: I Will Not Apologize!

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October 08, 2009 C-SPAN

Chair. Bernanke reports to Congress about the economy + Testimony + Grayson grills

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Testimony

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
July 21, 2009