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Second Vermont Republic

• Vermont Sí, Yankee No
  Why was anyone surprised that a federal judge recently ruled that the state of Vermont does not have the right to decide whether or not an aging, leaky, unsafe nuclear power plant operated by an out-of-state company with a record of lying and misrepresenting the truth should be allowed to continue operating in Vermont?  [...]
  Thomas Naylor
• At last: Someone Who Understands America Has Failed
  Kirkpatrick Sale Why America Failed: The Roots of Imperial Decline Morris Berman Wiley. 2011 Why America Failed, which this book is not about, is nonetheless a devastating and eviscerating critique proving convincingly that America has failed, and abominably, even tragically.  That makes it a very important book that I hope will find an attentive audience […]
  Thomas Naylor
• Why America Failed
  With the publication of his courageous new book, Why America Failed (John Wiley, 2012), Morris Berman has become one of the very first well-known, left-wing writers to acknowledge that not only is the American Empire in decline, but that it is completely unfixable.  In Berman’s view there will be no rabbit pulled out of the [...]
  Thomas Naylor
• George F. Kennan: Godfather of the Vermont Independence Movement
  With the publication of John Lewis Gaddis’s new book George F. Kennan:  An American Life (Penguin Press, 2011), the name of the former dean of the American diplomatic corps is once again on the national radar screen.  When George F. Kennan died on March 17, 2005, at the age of 101, few Americans were aware [...]
  Thomas Naylor
• The University of Vermont?s Culture of Violence
  “If you could rape someone, who would it be?”  That was the question which appeared on a survey circulated by members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at the University of Vermont recently which went viral on the Internet.  UVM had once again lived up to its reputation as a place where wealthy kids from [...]
  Thomas Naylor
• Bernie Sanders Plays to the Occupy Wall Street Crowd
  So taken by the Occupy Wall Street movement is Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders that he has proposed a Constitutional amendment addressing two of the major concerns of many OWSers, corporate personhood and political campaign finance reform.  Sanders recently introduced “The Saving American Democracy Amendment” which would ban corporate personhood […]
  Thomas Naylor
• A Revolutionary?s Handbook Disguised as a Book on Deep Ecology
  Aric McBay and Lierre Keith’s provocative new book Deep Green Resistance (Seven Stories Press, 2011) should be required reading for every Occupy Wall Street sympathizer worldwide.  Disguised as a book about global warming and the demise of life on the planet earth, this book is little short of a handbook for revolution to dismantle the [...]
  Thomas Naylor
• Mother Died Today or, Maybe, Yesterday
  The euro is going down and will most likely take the 17 nation euro zone with it, if not the entire 27 nation European Union.  Or maybe it will be the other way around?  Does it really matter? Having never recovered from the 2008 recession, the collapse of the euro will drive the U.S. economy deeper [...]
  Thomas Naylor
• High Priests of Technofascism 2012
  Benedict XVI  –   Pope Ben S. Bernanke –  Federal Reserve Chrmn Lloyd C. Blankfein  –  Goldman Sachs Chrmn Hillary Clinton  –  Secretary of State Rahm Emanuel  –   Mayor of Chicago Bill Gates   –   Microsoft Founder Stephen Harper  –  Canadian Prime Minister Angela Merkel  –  German Chancell […]
  Thomas Naylor
• Governor Shumlin Threatens Academic Freedom at UVM
  On November 8th Governor Peter Shumlin launched a preemptive strike against academic freedom at UVM in a speech which he delivered on the UVM campus.  Without any justification whatsoever he arbitrarily announced that the strategic priorities of UVM should provide “greater focus on the sciences, engineering, technology, and mathematics.” There […]
  Thomas Naylor

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• December 17: Candlelight Vigil Honoring Mohammed #Bouazizi & 3 Months of #OWS
• Greg Palast: Why We #Occupy: How Wall Street Picks the Bones of America
• #OccupyVermont - Burlington Really Really Free Market!

Electronic Intifada : Palestine

• California professor under attack for opposing "study in Israel" scheme
  Nora Barrows-Friedman Berkeley 25 January 2012 The well-funded Israel lobby continues to wage attacks against university faculty, staff and students who engage in Palestine solidarity activism. One professor talks about why he refuses to be silent despite the threats against him, and why he thinks the tide is turning.
  nora
• "We won't be silenced," say students arrested over Peres boycott call
  Yara Sa'di 24 January 2012 Three Palestinian students at the College of Engineering in Jerusalem have been put under house arrest for a week after calling for a boycott of a speech by Israeli President Shimon Peres.
  maureen
• Interview: rapper Sphinx on why Egypt uprising had a hip-hop soundtrack
  Alexander Billet 24 January 2012 Hesham Alofoq (aka Sphinx) of the Egyptian hip-hop group Arabian Knightz speaks to The Electronic Intifada about the history of hip-hop in Egypt and the Middle East, the future of the Egyptian uprising, and the role that music plays in the revolt.
  maureen
• Medicines in Gaza are hostage to political rivalry that puts lives at risk
  Rami Almeghari Gaza Strip 23 January 2012 Gaza health facilities continue to suffer shortages of medicines and equipment because of rivalry between Palestinian political parties, as well as the siege Israel has imposed on the Strip.
  maureen
• Hebron woman goes on hunger strike over settler attacks
  Mya Guarnieri Hebron 23 January 2012 Settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has risen 40 percent since 2010, and 165 percent since 2009, according to the UN. Protesting a wave of settler attacks on her home and property, one elderly Palestinian woman in Hebron went on hunger strike.
  nora
• "Talk to us," says Hamas in rare visit to Europe
  Adri Nieuwhof 20 January 2012 A delegation of members of the Palestinian Legislative Council travelled to Switzerland to attend a meeting on parliamentarians under threat.
  maureen
• Bunker state cemented by new Israeli law against refugees
  Jonathan Cook Nazareth 19 January 2012 Just as Israel did — and still does — with Palestinians wanting to return to their homeland, thousands of desperate asylum seekers from Africa are being criminalized under the “Prevention of Infiltration law.”
  nora
• Waging liberation in and outside Israel's prison walls
  Ameer Makhoul Gilboa Prison 18 January 2012 The official Palestinian position on the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails serves to undermine their cause, which is a central component of the Palestinian people’s liberation struggle, comments Ameer Makhoul from Gilboa prison.
  maureen
• Bamboo furniture-making tradition, brought from Jaffa, survives in Gaza
  Rami Almeghari Gaza City 17 January 2012 It is a craft that has been passed down from one generation to the next. The al-Mathloums were one of the best-known bamboo furniture-making families in Gaza but now, of his brothers, only Zakariya, the eldest son, is struggling to keep the tradition and the business alive.
  Ali Abunimah
• Blockade dictates types of flowers grown in Gaza
  Mohammed Omer Rafah 16 January 2012 Israel’s ongoing blockade has suffocated countless export industries and continues to dictate the types of crops grown in Gaza, including flowers.
  nora

Mondoweiss The War of Ideas in the Middle East

• Jabara and Ross thrill a drizzly Brooklyn crowd
  'Iran is the scapegoat for all Israel's problems' -- Jack Ross in Brooklyn
• New film ?We are Nabi Saleh? offers a ?portrait of a Palestinian village in resistance?
  See the trailer to the new film 'We are Nabi Saleh'
• Help support two important divestment campaigns to hold Israel accountable
  Did you know that 2012 is poised to be a landmark year for corporate accountability in the movement to end Israel's violations of Palestinian rights and international law? After many years of hard work by activists in both denominations, the global United … Continue reading →
• Video: 140 Israelis endorse Methodist church?s upcoming divestment resolution
  140 Israelis urge Methodists to divest from the Israeli occupation
• ?Tablet? says writers who talk about Israel Firsters are creating a Hitler golem
  Jewish publication uses Hitler's face to brand writers who bring up dual loyalty question about Israel lobbyists
• Josh Block is not an Israel firster! No way, man
  Israel lobbyist who ignited controversy over Israel firsters has American flag as his signature image
• Obama opposes Assad?s human rights violations now, but not when they were useful to the US rendition program
  The case of Maher Arar demonstrates the Obama administrations hypocrisy on human rights violations in Syria.
• New checkpoint method: gassing Palestinian cars with unknown chemical
  Yesterday, Amira Hass reported in Haaretz the Israeli military are now pumping “nausea-inducing chemicals,” into cars at a Bethlehem checkpoint, as a new search method. Hass describes the IDF first pulling over cars, then: once parked, the passengers are asked … Continue reading →
• Leader in fight for indigenous Australians? rights is on board for denial of those rights in Israel and Palestine
  "Australian Jew working to end discrimination against indigenous peoples," reads a proud headline from the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) today, January 22, 2012. The article reports that a "high-profile Jewish Australian cited the effects of the Holocaust on his family … Continue reading →
• ?Pending good behavior,? authorities grant a bookseller the right to live in the city of his birth for 2 more years
  When will Israel stop humiliating Palestinians? When will Americans wake up to the disgraceful treatment of one of the most literate peoples in the world?

Democracy Now!

• GOPers Claim Softened Immigration Stance in Bid to Win Florida Latino Vote, But Key Issues Ignored
  Both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have been trying to court Florida?s Latino voters ahead of next week?s primary. Romney has launched Spanish-language ads highlighting Gingrich?s remarks in a 2007 speech in which he suggested Spanish was a "language of the ghetto." Meanwhile Gingrich has released an ad accusing Romney of being the most anti-immigr […]
• Gingrich's Extremist Anti-Palestinian Stance Follows Millions from Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson
  Many analysts say Newt Gingrich's recent rise in the Republican contest would have been impossible without the backing of one man: multi-billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Adelson and his wife have donated $10 million to the pro-Gingrich super PAC, Winning Our Future, which has run a series of ads attacking Gingrich's opponent Mitt Romney. G […]
• NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Urged to Resign After Police Conceal Role in Anti-Muslim Documentary
  Representatives from the New York City Muslim community, together with local ethnic and interfaith groups, gathered at City Hall Thursday calling for the resignation of New York City Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly and police spokesperson Paul Browne after it was revealed an anti-Muslim film, "The Third Jihad," was screened to nearly 1 […]
• Despite Salary Caps, Treasury Approved Lucrative Exec Payouts at Dozens of Bailed-Out Firms
  New York Daily News columnist and Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez reports the Treasury Department has approved payouts exceeding $5 million for 49 executives at firms that most benefited from the Wall Street bailout. The executives' pay came despite the $500,000 salary cap established under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). [includes rush t […]
• Headlines for January 27, 2012
  GOP Candidates Spar over Immigration, Wall Street in Florida Debate, Obama Touts Domestic Drilling in Vegas Speech: U.S. is the "Saudi Arabia" of Natural Gas, Pentagon Boosts Overall Spending Despite Short-Term Cuts, Iraq: 32 Killed in Baghdad Bombing, Iraq Mulls Legal Action over Haditha Massacre, U.S. Threatens to Stop Egyptian Military Aid over […]