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A GAME AS OLD AS EMPIRE
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
The author of the gripping new book, 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man,'reveals how the U.S. became the world's largest superpower: by forcing developing countries into debt.
http://www.alternet.org/story/21245/

AMERICA'S NUCLEAR STEALTH WAR
Paul Rogers, Democracy.net
The United States denounces Tehran's development of nuclear weapons while quietly modernizing its own arsenal.
http://www.alternet.org/story/21272/

WHY WOMEN WILL LOSE
Heather Boushey, Women's eNews
Women live longer, earn less and fill more caretaking roles than men. For all these reasons, they stand to lose the most if Social Security is changed.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/21271/

A CULTURE OF SECRECY
Charles Lewis, The Center for Public Integrity
What happened to the principle that American democracy should be accessible and transparent? And what became of the investigative journalism that aided that process?http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21273/

WHAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT 9/11 HURTS US
Robert Scheer, AlterNet
The terrible fact is that the administration took none of the steps that would have put the protection of human life ahead of a diverse set of economic and political interests.
http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/21269/

QUOTE OF THE DAY ... By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, [journalism] keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. Oscar Wilde

DUCHESS NOTE ... A fellow NYC Kucitizen shared the following with me. Check out the link, its so Orwellian. Stephanie says ... "While this will have you laughing, it's also a very good explanation of how much information about every aspect of our lives is being centralized." http://www.aclu.org/pizza/images/screen.swf