THE LATEST IN THE NEWS

The Obama Brand: Feel Good While Overlords Loot the Treasury and Launch Imperial Wars
Chris Hedges, Nation Books
http://www.alternet.org/media/145358/the_obama_brand%3A_feel_good_while_overlords_loot_the_treasury_and_launch_imperial_wars/

A Constitutional Amendment to Wrench Control Away from the Corporations
Jan Frel, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/145361/a_constitutional_amendment_to_wrench_control_away_from_the_corporations

Americans Need Debt Relief – Is Obama Brave Enough to Make it Happen?
Danny Schechter, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/145377/americans_need_debt_relief_--_is_obama_brave_enough_to_make_it_happen

What Has Changed Under the Obama Regime? Not Much Really……………….
We STILL have two phony wars going on
We STILL have "rendition"
We STILL have the fictitious "patriot" act
We STILL have corporate personhood
We STILL have hopeless corruption at the highest levels
We STILL have no single-payer universal health care
We STILL have no effective EPA
We STILL have no programs to rebuild our infrastructure or a jobs program

Haiti 2010: An Unwelcome Katrina Redux
Cynthia McKinney, BAR
http://www.blackagendareport.com/?q=content/haiti-2010-unwelcome-katrina-redux

Why the US Owes Haiti Billions: The Briefest History
Bill Quigley, BAR
http://www.blackagendareport.com/?q=content/why-us-owes-haiti-billions-briefest-history

[Duchess Note: Many thanks to Judith and Carol in sharing the above articles.]