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Mike Ludwig, Truthout: 'Fracking opponents in southern Ohio won a victory last week when the United States Forest Service (USFS) withdrew more than 3,000 acres of public lands from a federal oil and gas lease sale scheduled for December 7, 2012. The USFS announced that it needed more time to review the potential effects of fracking after receiving petitions and letters from local leaders who used the old-fashioned method of collecting signatures to catch the attention of government officials.'

http://www.truth-out.org/kasich-and-big-industry-bucks-why-ohio-next-fracking-frontier/1322500816



Thousands March on Washington State Capitol to Protest Budget Cuts

Zaid Jilani, ThinkProgress: 'This week, the Washington state legislature is holding a special session to deal with issues related to the state s budget. Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) has called on the legislature to cut $2 billion from the discretionary budget of $8.7 billion. Many worry that these cuts will come at the expense of the poor and middle class, and will not ask any sacrifices from those who are well-off.'

http://www.truth-out.org/thousands-march-washington-state-capitol-protest-budget-cuts/1322583404



If We End Corporate Personhood We Can Define the Terms of a New Economy

Thom Hartmann, Berrett-Koehler Publishers: 'With the end of corporate personhood, it will be possible for the humans of the United States and every nation in the world to define the terms of a new economy. With natural persons once again in charge of government, we can redefine the rules of business so that corporations are profitable when their actions lead to sustainability and a clean environment, respond to values defined by local communities, and promote and develop renewable forms of energy.'

http://www.truth-out.org/if-we-end-corporate-personhood-we-can-define-terms-new-economy/1321986003



Vermont s Push to End Corporate Personhood

Greg Guma, Maverick Media: 'Over the last decade more than a hundred cities and towns across the country have passed ordinances putting citizens' rights ahead of corporate interests. They have banned businesses from dumping toxic sludge, building factory farms, mining, and extracting water for bottling. Some have also refused to recognize corporations as people.'

http://www.truth-out.org/vermonts-push-end-corporate-personhood/1322934280

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The one percent indifferent to indebtedness

Our Future
by Leo Gerard

11/29/11

Most Americans, the 99 percent, feel the pressure of indebtedness. ... They pay their bills, working second jobs if necessary. They meet mortgage obligations even when underwater. ... But for the majority of millionaires - the 1 percent - incurring debt does not evoke anxiety. They are numb to the feeling of responsibility that indebtedness induces in the 99 percent. They believe they owe nothing to their country or society despite all they have gained...

http://tinyurl.com/7drs2q9



US foreign arms sales reach $34.8 billion

Baltimore Sun

12/05/11

Foreign sales of U.S. weapons rose to $34.8 billion in fiscal year 2011 and should hover around $30 billion this year, the Pentagon said on Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Pentagon agency that oversees foreign arms sales, said sales in the fiscal year ended September 30 topped $30 billion for the fourth consecutive year after reaching $31.6 billion in fiscal 2010...

http://tinyurl.com/7kkfzfh


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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