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Henry A. Giroux, Truthout: 'Today, much more so, I believe we are witnessing an unprecedented shift in American popular culture toward an utterly depraved form of aesthetics. Images that shocked one generation of viewers and then produced alienation and indifference in the next, have become even more sensationalized, as people eagerly and brazenly consume displays of aggression, brutality and death. In what follows, I suggest that this culture of cruelty is part and parcel of the growing influence of neoliberal policies across all sectors.'

http://www.truth-out.org/benetton-murdoch-culture-money-shock-and-schlock/1311626660



The Republican Party No Longer Has Its Country s Best Interests at Heart

Cliff Schecter, Truthout: 'Once upon a time, in a land that now seems to have been populated by tooth fairies and unicorns, there was a political party that had a set of core beliefs to which they actually adhered. Today, this once respectable organization has turned into nothing so much as a collective id the size of a David Vitter Pampers shopping spree. When facing changes to this nation that make them uncomfortable, they choose national hate. When facing ideological worship versus the greatness of the US, the former always wins the day. When facing a choice of what is good for the US or their personal bank accounts, they inevitably go with the latter.'

http://www.truth-out.org/republican-party-no-longer-has-its-countrys-best-interests-heart/1311701057



Six Extreme Right-Wing Attacks by ALEC in State Governments

Lisa Graves and Brendan Fischer, PRWatch: 'Model' bills voted on by corporations through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) touch almost every aspect of American life. The Center for Media and Democracy has analyzed and made available over 800 ALEC model bills to allow other reporters and the public to track corporate influence in state legislatures across the country (and in Congress)....'

http://www.truth-out.org/6-extreme-right-wing-attacks-alec-state-governments/1311782359



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