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Tanks, SWAT Teams, Surveillance Helicopters – Cities Already Turning into Mini-Police States for the Political Conventions
Rania Khalek, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/153730/tanks%2C_swat_teams%2C_surveillance_helicopters%3A_cities_already_turning_into_mini-police_states_for_the_political_conventions?akid=8115.9992.aqHOsM&rd=1&t=5

Barricades Come Down at Zuccotti Park, Protesters Re-Occupy
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/761266/barricades_come_down_at_zuccotti_park%2C_protesters_re-occupy/#paragraph4

Tumultuous Times for Democracy Compelled Moyers' Return to TV http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/10-1

Why the New Hampshire Primary is an Elaborate Reality Show Designed for National Media
Adele M. Stan, AtlerNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/153721/why_the_new_hampshire_primary_is_an_elaborate_reality_show_designed_for_national_media?akid=8105.9992.QmKeJW&rd=1&t=8

Quote of the Day … Some days we will be happier than others. And some periods of time we will be more successful than other times. The key to real success is to be the best you can be in any situation, and never assume you’ve arrived. – Yehuda Berg

The 20 Biggest Donors of the 2012 Election (So Far)
Dave Gilson & Gavin Aronsen, Mother Jones
http://www.alternet.org/story/153728/the_20_biggest_donors_of_the_2012_election_%28so_far%29?akid=8115.9992.aqHOsM&rd=1&t=8

America Isn’t a Corporation
Paul Krugman, NYTimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/opinion/krugman-america-isnt-a-corporation.html?_r=3&smid=fb-nytimes&WT.mc_id=OP-E-FB-SM-LIN-AIC-011312-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click

Fracking on Shaky Ground – How Our Latest Fossil Fuel Addiction is Linked to Earthquakes
Scott Thill, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/153717/fracking_on_shaky_ground%3A_how_our_latest_fossil_fuel_addiction_is_linked_to_earthquakes?akid=8105.9992.QmKeJW&rd=1&t=5

5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today
Rob Boston, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/153727/5_founding_fathers_whose_skepticism_about_christianity_would_make_them_unelectable_today?akid=8109.9992.Q-Q0HM&rd=1&t=2

Why are Republican Prudes Still Desperate to Control Your Sex Life?
Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon
http://www.alternet.org/story/153731/why_are_republican_prudes_still_desperate_to_control_your_sex_life?akid=8109.9992.Q-Q0HM&rd=1&t=15

The WORD on Peace - Upcoming BFP Peace Performance Series

On Friday, January 27, 2012, the Arts & Culture Committee of Brooklyn For Peace will host "The WORD On Peace", an evening of music, poetry and spoken-word performances at WORD Bookstore in Greenpoint [Brooklyn].

"The WORD On Peace" is the second of the ongoing Peace Performance Series presented by the Brooklyn for Peace Arts & Culture Committee, of which I am a member and co-chair.

Where: WORD Bookstore, 126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 ... www.wordbrooklyn.com

Time: 6:30 – 8:00pm

There will be snacks and beverages.

With the ongoing Occupy movement changing the focus and possibilities of the peace and justice movement in New York and around the world, the Arts & Culture Committee wants to encourage a culture of peace and creativity to flourish and grow in Brooklyn. We will celebrate the growing movement with an evening of performances, including novelist and professor Jan Clausen; Greenpoint musician Anya Skidan; and writer/poet and member of Occupy Wall Street’s poetry group, Rafiq Kathwari, plus two other performers.