THE LATEST IN NEWS

Link Confirmed Between Warming and Heavy Storms
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4518?akid=409.19616.a2hxg-&t=3

Five Ways That The GOP Is Trying To Eradicate A Woman’s Right To Choose
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4520?akid=409.19616.a2hxg-&t=7

The Republican Strategy
Robert Reich blog
http://robertreich.org/post/3353591266
The Republican strategy is to split the vast middle and working class – pitting unionized workers against non-unionized, public-sector workers against non-public, older workers within sight of Medicare and Social Security against younger workers who don’t believe these programs will be there for them, and the poor against the working middle class. By splitting working America along these lines, Republicans want Americans to believe that we can no longer afford to do what we need to do as a nation. They hope to deflect attention from the increasing share of total income and wealth going to the richest 1 percent while the jobs and wages of everyone else languish.

Obama and Geithner’s Insidious Plan to Hand the Entire Housing Industry Over to the Banks
Robert Scheer, Truthdig
Obama should be punishing the banks that sabotaged the American dream of home ownership. Instead he’s giving them the whole enchilada.
http://www.alternet.org/story/149960/obama_and_geithner%27s_insidious_plan_to_hand_the_entire_housing_industry_over_to_the_banks?akid=6539.9992.VFDdQm&rd=1&t=5

Critics: Goldman Should Give Back $2.9 Billion to Taxpayers
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4522?akid=409.19616.a2hxg-&t=11

Top 4 Victories Handed to Corporate America by the Supreme Court, so far
Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown
http://www.alternet.org/story/149861/top_4_victories_handed_to_corporate_america_by_the_supreme_court_--_so_far?akid=6548.9992._5ym_a&rd=1&t=2

Russ Feingold Launches 'Progressives United' To Combat Corporate Influences In Politics
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4524?akid=409.19616.a2hxg-&t=15

Revolution or Coup in Egypt?
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4525?akid=409.19616.a2hxg-&t=17

A Joyous Anniversary – Eight Years Since the Largest Demonstration in History
Kevin Martin, Peace Action Blog
http://peaceblog.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/a-joyous-anniversary-eight-years-since-the-largest-demonstration-in-history/

[Duchess Note: Eight years ago was my first time in protesting at a political event, rally or protest. I joined THOUSANDS of others in NYC on that bitter cold February day in peaceful solidarity, as well as conveying our message to the Bush/Cheney Regime. We may not have stopped the war, but our presence in NYC and in cities around the world brought us several small victories. We must never give up and let “Big Brother” taken over. We must fight peacefully and take to the streets in HUGE numbers like on Feb 15, 2003. Just like the people in Cairo [Egypt] and Madison [Wisconsin] are doing. No matter who sits in the WH, we must always come together and be as one. Always!]

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Trillions for War and Now ZERO for Peace!
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4557?akid=411.19616.3XHIrS&t=37

Veterans For Peace Demands Apology From Secretary of State
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4558?akid=411.19616.3XHIrS&t=39

Wisconsin is a Battleground Against the Billionaire Kochs’ Plan to Break Labor’s Back
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
The war on Wisconsin employees isn’t just about the budget or Wisconsin: Koch toady Governor Walker is just one soldier in the billionaire’s offensive to kill labor.
http://www.alternet.org/story/149965/wisconsin_is_a_battleground_against_the_billionaire_kochs%27_plan_to_break_labor%27s_back?akid=6539.9992.VFDdQm&rd=1&t=2

As Protests Grow, Wisconsin Dems Boycott Budget Vote
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4540?akid=411.19616.3XHIrS&t=1

Cables Illuminate US Relations with Bahrain, Potential for Unrest
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4541?akid=411.19616.3XHIrS&t=3

12 Things You Need to Know About the Uprising in Wisconsin
Joshua Holland, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/rss/1/479560/12_things_you_need_to_know_about_public_workers_and_the_uprising_in_wisconsin?akid=6548.9992._5ym_a&rd=1&t=5

'Everyone Is Coming': Wisconsin Revolts Against Tea Party
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4542?akid=411.19616.3XHIrS&t=5

Are We Headed for Massive Oil Price Spikes? Leaked Cables Claim Saudi Oil Reserves Grossly Overstated
Jeremy Leggett, The Guardian
http://www.alternet.org/story/149876/are_we_headed_for_massive_oil_price_spikes_leaked_cables_claim_saudi_oil_reserves_grossly_overstated?akid=6548.9992._5ym_a&rd=1&t=18

Obama's Trade Deals and Trickle Down Theory Recipe for Disaster
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4545?akid=411.19616.3XHIrS&t=11

UK Forest Sell-Off: 'People Power' Forced U-Turn, say Campaigners
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4546?akid=411.19616.3XHIrS&t=13

Ameica’s Food Sweatshops and the Workers of Color Who Feed Us
Yuonne Yen Liu, ColorLines
http://www.alternet.org/story/149970/america%27s_food_sweatshops_and_the_workers_of_color_who_feed_us?akid=6548.9992._5ym_a&rd=1&t=24