SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL: RATHER IS RIGHT (Salon)

STAND UP FOR JOURNALISM

The European Federation of Journalists is calling for a Europe-wide day of action in promotion of journalists rights on November 5th, 2007. ‘Stand up for Journalism!’, will protest against the dramatic crisis facing journalists suffering from excessive commercialization, political pressure, falling standards and poor working conditions across Europe. The events will also be a celebration of the crucial role played by European journalists’ unions for the promotion of quality journalism. The day will consist of protest actions, parties, demonstrations and union rallies at national and local level to highlight key areas of concern and campaigns for EFJ affiliates including work –demands for decent salaries and employment rights; campaigns for quality, independent and ethical journalism; and international solidarity actions against impunity for killers of journalists. Every union, every branch and every workplace will be encouraged to organise an event linking journalists across Europe. (International Federation of Journalists)

ALJAZEERA CLOSE TO A DEAL IN THE USA

Verizon Reverses Itself on Abortion Rights Messages

NYT: Saying it had the right to block “controversial or unsavory” text messages, Verizon Wireless last week rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America, the abortion rights group, to make Verizon’s mobile network available for a text-message program.

But the company reversed course this morning, saying it had made a mistake.

HEALTH CARE FIGHT

There’s a good piece on the issue in the New Yorker’s Talk of the Town…Michael Moore talks health care on Oprah today. Barbara Ehrenreich blogs about the issue; “We Have Seen the Enemy — And Surrendered
http://ehrenreich.blogs.com/barbaras_blog/

Bow your heads and raise the white flags. After facing
down the Third Reich, the Japanese Empire, the
U.S.S.R., Manuel Noriega and Saddam Hussein, the United
States has met an enemy it dares not confront–the
American private health insurance industry.

With the courageous exception of Dennis Kucinich, the
Democratic candidates have all rolled out health
“reform” plans that represent total, Chamberlain-like,
appeasement. Edwards and Obama propose universal health
insurance plans that would in no way ease the death
grip of Aetna, Unicare, MetLife, and the rest of the
evil-doers. Clinton–why are we not surprised?–has
gone even further, borrowing the Republican idea of
actually feeding the private insurers by making it
mandatory to buy their product. Will I be arrested if I
resist paying $10,000 a year for a private policy laden
with killer co-pays and deductibles?…

ECONOMY NEWS THROUGH CAROLYNBAKER.NET

THE “GREATER” DEPRESSION UPDATE

“I’ll tell you how it’s going to end: It’s going to end with a depression, and not just a depression; not just another Great Depression; it’s going to be the Greater Depression.”

GET READY FOR WEIMAR-REPUBLIC STYLE INFLATION

THE ENTIRE U.S. IS NOW ON SALE

Many of us have been saying for years that the intentional demolition of the U.S. economy is for the purpose of having the Great American Fire Sale. It’s happening!

DUMPING THE DOLLAR: ISRAEL ASKS U.S. TO PAY FOREIGN AID IN EUROS

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