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Julien Mercille, Truthout: A new report by the University of Dublin proves that media coverage of finances in the UK since 2010 has overwhelmingly supported austerity measures, leaving dissenting voices, like that of The Guardian, out in the cold.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/17209-the-british-media-cheerleaders-for-austerity



Protecting Mainstream Journalists Only?

J. Andrés Araiza, Occupy.com: It isn't the 1% that requires more protection. It s journalists and the rest of us: the 99%.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/17250-protecting-mainstream-journalists-only



Austerity Blitz: Eurozone Notes From Beyond the Grave

C. J. Polychroniou, Truthout: Tough austerity measures imposed by the EU, without any consideration for the damage such policies inflict on human lives and the social fabric of societies in general, have generated a profound economic and social crisis which is undermining the European integration project on the whole.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/17347-austerity-blitz-eurozone-notes-from-beyond-the-grave



Austerity Discredited, Not Defeated, Time to Fight for Jobs and Growth

Roger Hickey, Campaign for America's Future: Austerity has been intellectually discredited in recent months. But conservative spending cuts still dominate policy.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/17429-austerity-discredited-not-defeated-time-to-fight-for-jobs-and-growth

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UK: Homelessness reaches five year high

''Behind these numbers are thousands of families up and down the country who have lost the battle to stay in their homes. In these tough times more and more people are struggling to pay their housing costs, but changes to housing benefit mean the safety net that prevents families from losing their homes if they become ill or lose their job is no longer sufficient to catch them.''

http://is.gd/81klQ0


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Dr. Brian Moench, Truthout: Modern corporations have taken over as the governing interest in the US. With everything from taxes and economic policy to legislation regarding the health and safety of citizens being created in their favor, the question is: What have corporations done for us, and to us, in the past century?

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/17178-mankind-death-by-corporation



Death by Corporation, Part II: Companies as Cancer Cells

Dr. Brian Moench, Truthout: The financial industry, chemical industry, drug companies, nuclear industrial complex and dirty energy empire work like tumor cells for the relentless destruction of the environment. And the rest of us stand by and watch it happen.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/17705-death-by-corporation-part-ii-companies-as-cancer-cells



Confronting the Growing National (In)Security State

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Truthout: The US is caught in a spiral of military intervention and international spying that is run by fear and misinformation. While many risk their lives to expose this endless state of perpetual war, our government works just as hard to preserve it.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/17208-confronting-the-growing-national-insecurity-state



How Can We Invest Our Trust in a Government That Spies on Us?

George Monbiot, The Guardian: Electronic spying on citizens is happening not only in the US, but also in Britain. Monbiot outlines a few recent revelations about undercover policing in Britain.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/17235-how-can-we-invest-our-trust-in-a-government-that-spies-on-us?



Absentee Ownership of Corporations Is Big Problem, but Solution Is Evident

Robert A. G. Monks, Truthout: Like military drones, corporations have enormous power, insulate operators from risk and create vast external costs for society. Large institutional shareholders should call for better accountability.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/17203-absentee-ownership-of-corporations-is-big-problem-but-solution-is-evident



The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed

Michael Grabell, ProPublica: Across America, temporary work has become a mainstay of the economy, leading to the proliferation of what researchers have begun to call ''temp towns.'' In some lines of work, huge numbers of full-time workers have been replaced by temps.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/17285-the-expendables-how-the-temps-who-power-corporate-giants-are-getting-crushed



Getting Past Stars and Swipes Forever

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: Back in 1776, public-spirited patriots emerged from the ranks of colonial America s privileged. But our corporate elite today seems to offer up only thieving, tax-dodging parasites. Why such a contrast?

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/17382-getting-past-stars-and-swipes-forever



July 4 in Our Generation: Declaring Independence From Corporate Domination

Staff, The Shalom Center: To celebrate the 4th of July, the Shalom Center puts forward a new ''Declaration of Independence from Corporate Domination'' for the 21st century.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/17384-july-4-in-our-generation-declaring-independence-from-corporate-domination



What We Can Learn From America s First Tea Party About Countering Corporate Power

Thom Hartmann, Yes! Magazine Before there was Citizens United, a modern Tea Party movement, or national momentum to ban corporate personhood, Thom Hartmann shows that resistance to corporate power is just as patriotic as Boston s original Tea Party.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/17413-what-we-can-learn-from-americas-first-tea-party-about-countering-corporate-power

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How Do We Defend Ourselves from the Corporate and Imperial Forces That Threaten Our Existence?

By Noam Chomsky

Surveying the terrible conflicts in the world, it s clear that almost all are the residue of imperial crimes and the borders that the great powers drew in their own interests.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35479.htm



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