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Click here to share this edition with your contacts!<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=F4Qtbatu2muVkabPLNvHe6RW0yxMAUbr> *Saturday, 11 February 2012* Dean Baker | Deficit Reduction Won’t Create Jobs<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ePQ%2FGoz80QUi%2F8vcprq0U6RW0yxMAUbr> *Dean Baker, Op-Ed: *“The economy has one major problem right now and that is a serious lack of jobs. We still have more than 25 million people unemployed, underemployed, or who have given up looking for work altogether because there are no jobs. This should be the issue that everyone in Washington is talking about.” *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZY%2FnGCE8ZEya0tPlAOn8X0YTF0wz2Nbg> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rA8k0CMdQsNuqAqgPItUOqRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=o2NcIysPcP6BrR4hQHlbCqRW0yxMAUbr> * Spread a message of peace this year<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TDbm247XzMa0ftndSaFXAaRW0yxMAUbr> *Donation Gift: *This year, spread a message of peace with the 41st Annual Peace Calendar! *"Iconic. Indispensable. Feisty. Venerable. Educational. Revolutionary. Heartwrenching. Stunning."* All these words and many more have been used to describe the Peace Calendar, now in its 41st year! It is a celebration of people around the world taking charge of the daunting task of making the world a more just place for their communities ... and for ours. *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jRR6LLaPu1wf02mMe%2BSw2KRW0yxMAUbr> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lFvrawQc2pYUVNV%2BenhzfKRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Jf1xOaduwTfzftRi9wypX6RW0yxMAUbr> * Obama Budget Projects $1.3 Trillion Deficit This Year<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=F1B965JmoZMxInRs7tY%2BoaRW0yxMAUbr> *Steven Thomma, News Report: *President Barack Obama expects the federal budget deficit to reach $1.33 trillion this year, administration officials said Friday evening, the fourth straight year of trillion-dollar deficits. The deficit already was projected to top $1 trillion when Obama took office in January 2009, as tax revenues dropped because of the Great Recession and spending spiked to bail out banks and auto companies. It eventually reached $1.55 trillion for 2009, followed by $1.37 trillion in fiscal 2010 and $1.36 trillion in fiscal 2011. *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fsPQAzBbvYsPljQ861Pu16RW0yxMAUbr> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CLQgHPJvAl%2ByIxt4P29%2BKqRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6Qp3eWoOOHb28dWCoboGiKRW0yxMAUbr> * Putting the UN Veto in Perspective<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1JHmb0%2F1IXRZ3cIIycAiTaRW0yxMAUbr> *Stephen Zunes, Op-Ed: *“A little perspective is required here: Since 1970, China has used its veto power eight times, and Russia (and the former Soviet Union) has used its veto power 13 times. However, the United States has used its veto power 83 times, primarily in defense of allies accused of violating international humanitarian law. Forty-two of these US vetoes were to protect Israel from criticism for illegal activities, including suspected war crimes.” *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mFo7M0vw1GHcwQLKxTaLITAM0alr7P0S> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Bn8mh1dl2lt5dvzy5ZirMKRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=08%2Bf76FHcgPlGFgy3xEsuEYTF0wz2Nbg> * Students Cut Energy Use 17% Through National Green Cup Challenge<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tZP5PU3e0zDhI%2FSmBoy9%2BaRW0yxMAUbr> *Zachary Rybarczyk, News Story: *This is the fifth year of the Green Cup Challenge, which pits 116 public and private schools in 22 states against one another, tracking energy consumption during a four-week period from January 18 through February 15. The competition shows students how small tweaks in energy consumption can make a big difference. So far the leading school, the New Roads School of Santa Monica, California, has reduced its total energy use over a three week period by 17%, through changes to thermostats, shutting off computer monitors and lamps, installing skylights, and using timers on lighting systems. *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Oi7OxAag3cFpg7bameMvX6RW0yxMAUbr> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZUHRotr2rgD%2BDQ3hA6zqx6RW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UxZOJ7QzSpzmvfIDI2D%2ByqRW0yxMAUbr> * When Women Lead<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bUss%2FbQN2ts1%2F%2FXaRtVrpKRW0yxMAUbr> *Joseph S. Nye, Op-Ed: *“Would the world be more peaceful if women were in charge? A challenging new book by the Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker says that the answer is ‘yes.’ In The Better Angels of Our Nature, Pinker presents data showing that human violence, while still very much with us today, has been gradually declining. Moreover, he says, ‘over the long sweep of history, women have been and will be a pacifying force. Traditional war is a man’s game: tribal women never band together to raid neighboring villages.’” *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Uod2hQkqLimPPXa59IXtnkYTF0wz2Nbg> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=F5zYHtY3aFUUIf4%2Ffaq%2BIqRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JIc87lb7k7%2BulmTGca6rPKRW0yxMAUbr> * Renewed Push in U.S. to Arm Syrian Rebels<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lOSZTdaJ%2BAwUSg1xJvMLF0YTF0wz2Nbg> *Jim Lobe, News Analysis: *“What with rumors from Israel of war on Iran, a major showdown with the Egyptian military over the indictments of government- funded U.S. activists in Cairo, and continuing political paralysis in Iraq, you would think President Barack Obama has enough Middle East crises to deal with. But in the aftermath of last weekend's Russian and Chinese vetoes at the U.N. Security Council of an Arab League-sponsored resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down as part of a transition leading to elections, calls for Washington to take stronger action, including arming rebel forces, have grown much louder here.” *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3YBxiDezbHsfGFE2Alp7R6RW0yxMAUbr> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=eZ13EPD0UmCIqc46rzwvEKRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qnd8sc%2FLTaJnDF6eDg1cfqRW0yxMAUbr> * Bank Settlement: $25 Billion Down, $675 Billion to Go<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=O6JFZYzra03J1Q1ZqJL%2F8aRW0yxMAUbr> *Van Jones, Op-Ed: *“A truly horrible deal would have let the banks write a small check and then seal the door on all further investigations and pursuits of accountability. This deal does NOT do that. Because this settlement limits legal immunity for banks, this deal does not automatically let the banks off the hook for all of their wrong-doing. Except for a few issues like robo-signing, state attorneys general can still fight for more compensation and relief for the banks' victims.” *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Y90%2FpR1DPlBvn6nq7mi%2FT6RW0yxMAUbr> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xz93A5YtU3kxwUbQ6UA3PqRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oGE5Zx%2BFB9Hdy3YH5KNQOKRW0yxMAUbr> * CPAC Panel: ‘Celebrate’ Citizens United Ruling<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aMhVSCQTHE%2FcnfP34Q3MOaRW0yxMAUbr> *Michael Beckel, News Report: *Anonymous political speech. Foreign money in U.S. elections. The proliferation of super PACs. How grave a threat do any of things pose to American democracy? Not much, according to a panel of conservative attorneys, who gathered Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. The high-profile legal minds on the CPAC panel largely agreed that the changes to the campaign finance landscape are grounds for celebration. *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ls45XE3POiDcwQLKxTaLITAM0alr7P0S> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yIIm%2BI%2B29YuzEv0u9ACqyaRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tffLixE2TePCMO8eGevMiEYTF0wz2Nbg> * Day 146: Live Coverage of the Occupy Movement<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FAgSM7c6%2B2WN5U7qcYT63aRW0yxMAUbr> *Special Coverage: *As we enter Day 146 of the Occupy movements the protests have spread not only across the country but all over the globe. Thousands of activists have descended on Wall Street these past weeks as part of the #OccupyWallStreet protest organized by several action groups. What follows is a live video stream and live Twitter feed of this event. * READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=duz521CldJam%2B55ZOLw%2B0aRW0yxMAUbr> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=V0Spbs4cuC77AMshZMDvTqRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JGHIJuo96KC5K4wTjRo0zqRW0yxMAUbr> * Time for the Tumbrils!<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=vKMHUtQrJOr9nvanH9TZwaRW0yxMAUbr> *Alexander Cockburn, Op-Ed: *“Despite the Pentagon's best efforts, linguistically the '60s were a noisy and exhilarating era: "bitchin'." The '70s gave us the argots of feminism and queerdom, and then suddenly we were in the wastelands of political correctness, where non-white people were described as being "of color," cripples became "less-abled" and sexual preference (non-heterosexual) became Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Questioning, though another capital letter may have been added while my back was turned. Where are we now?” *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=f0Ndwzbd0cv9NJpVst%2BYyqRW0yxMAUbr> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=etPcmyi3xpt6vQGVADixzqRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=V%2FwKhGJy5hP7t%2BWGrHu%2FGaRW0yxMAUbr> * State Department Inspector General Faults Keystone Approval Process<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BJc%2Fd4QivvgmQ%2BtqaajgbkYTF0wz2Nbg> *George Zornick, News Report: *“The soundness of the State Department review is likely to come back into play in the future—President Obama has delayed, but not cancelled, a final decision on the project. And this week, a Republican-led House panel approved a bill to fast-track Keystone XL. That effort will probably die in the Senate, but Republicans could attach it as a poison pill in the massive transportation bill that Congress will presumably pass some time this year.” *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LPvehnuEYLu9ezZDR6iP16RW0yxMAUbr> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=S%2F1GBk9jvFVUxjJ6JUR8vKRW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7vq4%2Byy4WzHgRQL2Kc%2BFH6RW0yxMAUbr> * California’s New Triple Bottom Line<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=O6BQK7jrx7mJCgsMR2bfYKRW0yxMAUbr> *Debra Baida and Sven Eberlein, Op-Ed: *“Sponsored by California Assemblymember Jared Huffman, the new law will allow corporations to voluntarily register as Benefit Corps rather than the more traditional LLCs or C corporations. Registered Benefit Corps broaden their goals to include serving non-financial interests, verified by an independent third party. For example, they may provide low-income communities with beneficial products or services, promote economic opportunity for individuals or communities beyond the creation of jobs in the ordinary course of business, preserve the environment, or improve human health.” *READ<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KrKdi6c5VOVbHO8Rg5qs9aRW0yxMAUbr> | DISCUSS<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FbtmD9opvv5E9Iu2oLRer6RW0yxMAUbr> | SHARE<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5TIMh6SOIYZlkrT8WvdGLKRW0yxMAUbr> * *FROM AROUND THE WEB* *Greek Financial Crisis* Greece’s New Austerity Cuts<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KrKdi6c5VOWPlCrv7p%2BnAKRW0yxMAUbr> Greeks protest for second day over government cuts needed for $171 billion rescue plan Athens needs to avoid default in March. *Payroll Tax* Obama Wants Payroll Tax Cut Action<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=sOEibU6BgFfqZBUb0Wh5PkYTF0wz2Nbg> President Barack Obama is pressuring Congress to extend a payroll tax cut for the rest of the year as another deadline nears for Congress to act or see taxes go up for millions of working people. *Media* 5 Arrested at Murdoch's Sun Newspaper<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=b%2B1rASg0%2BIA4Lv3NoodH%2F6RW0yxMAUbr> British police arrested five senior staff members. *Rupert Murdoch* George Soros - Fox News Alliance Exposed<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EEZ4A0pME%2BuY0WYC1DG416RW0yxMAUbr> George Soros is accused of influencing Fox airwaves NationofChange is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. 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