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Landessozialgericht NRW macht den Weg frei für eine Entscheidung der Karlsruher Richter am Bundesverfassungsgericht

Bereits am 24. Januar diesen Jahres hatte Hartz 4-Plattform-Sprecherin Brigitte Vallenthin beim Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG) die Verfassungsbeschwerde im Eilverfahren zweier nordrheinwestfälischer Klägerinnen gegen das sogenannte Bildungspaket in Karlsruhe persönlich übergeben, zunächst erst einmal zur Parkstation des Allgemeinen Registers (Az: AR 595/12). Weiterlesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-bildungspaket-vorm-verfassungsgericht-900643.php



Bildungspaket verhindert Schulessen

Ein Bericht aus der Praxis

Es ist schön, dass Bundesarbeitsministerin Frau von der Leyen sich freut, dass das Bildungspaket so gut ankommt. Leider nur bei ihr und nicht bei den berechtigten Empfängern. Wir sind eine Schule für Lernhilfe und bieten Mittagessen an, da es Teil unserer pädagogischen Betreuung und auch Teil unseres Konzepts ist. Nachdem wir zuerst Gelder einer Stiftung völlig unbürokratisch bekommen haben (ich glaube dort waren nicht mehr als 4-10 Mitarbeiter beschäftigt), ist durch die Umstellung alles sehr, sehr kompliziert geworden. Weiterlesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-bildungspaket-verhindert-schulessen-900469.php



Recht auf einen Beistand

Das Recht, sich im Verwaltungsverfahren wie in gerichtlichen Verfahren durch einen Bevollmächtigten oder durch einen Beistand vertreten zulassen gehört zu den allgemeinen Persönlichkeitsrechten des Art. 2 Abs. 1 Grundgesetz. Die Rechtsnorm findet sich in § 13 SGB X. Begleitungen zu Behördenterminen (''Beistände'') und die Vertretung durch Vollmacht sind durch das Rechtsdienstleistungsgesetz vom 12. Dezember 2007 (RDG) erleichtert worden. Weiterlesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-das-recht-auf-beistand-900671.php



Bildungspaket-Gelder versickern in Millionenhöhe in den kommunalen Haushalten

Wie bereits Kritiker des Bildungspakets vorausgesagt haben, haben die Kommunen offenbar Gelder aus Mitteln des sogenannten Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket für Kinder aus Hartz IV-Familien für andere kommunale Bereiche in Millionenhöhe zweckentfremdet. Das berichtet die Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ) und beruft sich dabei auf Angaben der Bundesarbeitsministerin Ursula von Leyen (CDU)... Weiterlesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/bildungspaket-gelder-millionenfach-zweckentfremdet-9001093.php



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Heise Newsticker

Bürgerrechtler der American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) haben im vergangenen Jahr von über 200 US-Polizeibehörden Informationen zum Beschatten von Handy-Nutzern auf Basis des ''Freedom of Information Act'' abgefragt. Die Resultate in Form von über 5500...

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Maria Armoudian, Truthout: ''What would happen, for example, if the so-called 99 percent ignored the 1 percent and began to build a new economic model from the ground floor up? What if masses of people stopped trying to reform an increasingly unworkable system and instead focused on constructing an economy of shared institutions that were fundamentally fair, just, respectful and sustainable? Perhaps, as important as the questions, the fact that the answer is beginning to peak out from underneath the veneer is even more inspiring. This is one of the gifts in 'America Beyond Capitalism'.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/8344-the-seeds-of-a-quiet-economic-revolution-a-review-of-gar-alperovitzs-america-beyond-capitalism-reclaiming-our-wealth-our-liberty-and-our-democracy



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A unified missile defense system comprising the United States and six Arab states is a signal that a military strike on Iran could be on the horizon, says the Chairman of the State Duma s International Affairs Committee.

http://bit.ly/HiXZrL



China ups the pressure to prevent a strike on Iran s nuclear facilities

A senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday an attack on Iran would invite devastating retaliation that would envelop the region and destabilize the global economic recovery, and added that the international community had to restrain itself from war.

http://bit.ly/HrUeya



U.S. Defines Its Demands for New Round of Talks With Iran

The Obama administration and its European allies plan to open new negotiations with Iran by demanding the immediate closing and ultimate dismantling of a recently completed nuclear facility deep under a mountain, according to American and European diplomats.

http://nyti.ms/HnQiAv


From Information Clearing House

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Thinking the Unthinkable on Iran
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/06-1



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By Jeff Nielson

Western wages have plummeted so low that a two-income family is now (on average) 15% poorer than a one-income family of 40 years ago.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31010.htm



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By Robert Reich

Imagine that the richest people in this country use some of their vast wealth to routinely bribe politicians.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31003.htm



Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History And Why Taxpayers Shouldn t Stand for It Any More

By Bill McKibben

Most of the men and women who vote in Congress each year to continue subsidies have taken campaign donations from big energy companies.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31006.htm



''Too big to fail'' banks even bigger now

According to Bloomberg, the five banks that held assets equal to 43% of the US economy in 2007 before the financial crisis and the bank bailout now control assets that equal 56% of the US economy.

http://bit.ly/IREFOI



America Is A Seething Cesspool Of Filth And Corruption

Do you believe that America is a seething cesspool of filth and corruption? If not, you might change your mind after reading this article.

http://bit.ly/HMdMuH


From Information Clearing House

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The Best Congress the Banks Can Buy
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/06

Scott Walker Is Dismantling Women s Rights
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/22-1

There Is a Plague Loose Upon the Land
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/05/04-1

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Meet the ALEC Staffers Who Help Corporations Write Our Laws

Zaid Jilani, Republic Report: ''ALEC is accustomed to hiding its agenda and its legislation behind closed doors. At secretive conferences and over e-mail chains the public never sees, the organization allows its corporate donors to manufacture bills and then send them to be passed in state legislatures without the public ever knowing about their origin. But these ALEC staffers can t hide who they are, and what they do for an organization that harms almost every area of American life.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8390-meet-the-alec-staffers-who-help-corporations-write-our-laws



To Whom Much Is Given: Why We Need to Tax Inheritance

Jeffrey Mikkelson, Truthout: ''Roughly half of the wealthiest Americans inherited all or much of their wealth, and the United States ranks near the bottom of rich countries in terms of intergenerational mobility. What s more, the vast majority of inherited wealth goes entirely untaxed. Under current law, heirs can inherit an estate of up to $5 million without paying a cent in federal taxes. In fact, it s likely that a sizable portion of that income was never taxed in the first place.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/8316-to-whom-much-is-given-why-we-need-to-tax-inheritance



Arizona Is the ''Petri Dish'' for ALEC s Corporate-Influenced Legislature

Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: ''Arizona, with 49 out of 90 legislators with membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council, is a darling of the bill drafting body and home to several bills modeled on the council s legislation targeting workers compensation, unions and public education.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8555-arizona-is-the-petri-dish-for-corporate-influenced-legislature



ALEC ''Sharpens Focus on Jobs''

Mary Bottari, PR Watch: ''ALEC has a sweeping anti-union agenda that would cripple labor s ability to serve as an effective counterweight to corporate CEOs.... On collective bargaining, ALEC s 'Public Employee Freedom Act' declares that 'an employee should be able to contract on their own terms' and 'mandatory collective bargaining laws violate this freedom.' This ALEC bill and the 'Public Employer Payroll Deduction Policy Act' prohibit automatic payroll deductions for union dues, a key aspect of Walker s collective bargaining bill struck down by a federal court judge.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8625-hang-onto-that-paycheck-alec-sharpens-focus-on-jobs



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By John Pilger

One independent little country astride lucrative natural resources and strategic sea lanes is of serious concern to the United States and its ''deputy sheriff'' in Canberra.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31007.htm



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BBC Video

He has been held for eight years in a UK jail without charge or trial, during which time he has been fighting extradition to the United States under controversial ''war on terror'' legislation.

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