Reader Supported News | 17 March 11 PM

Reader Supported News | 17 March 11 PM
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Phil Rockstroh | Why the Jokes About Japan's Tragedy

Phil Rockstroh, Consortium News
Excerpt: "Limbaugh joked on Tuesday that the Japanese tragedy was some divine punishment for Japan's environmentalism. 'They've given us the Prius,' Limbaugh guffawed. 'Even now, refugees are recycling their garbage. And yet, Gaia levels them! Just wipes them out!'"
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Amy Goodman | Aristide's Return
Juan Gonzalez, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Intro: "Amy Goodman reports from South Africa on Aristide's planned return trip to Haiti after seven years in exile."
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Leslie Griffith | Clenched Fists
Leslie Griffith, Reader Supported News
Leslie Griffith begins: "The cover of The Economist's February issue features a drawing of a raised, clenched fist. Held inside that defiant fist are pictures of protesting Egyptians. The image is matched with two words I hope to see written someday on a cover story about America: 'The Awakening.'"
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Leah Fried | In States Without Collective Bargaining Workers Get a Raw Deal
Leah Fried, Open Mike Blog
Leah Fried begins: "As northern states like Wisconsin seek to eliminate collective bargaining rights for public service workers we should examine what it's like to work in states that don't have this basic human right. While right wing pundits declare how great it is to work without collective bargaining, the reality is workers and working class communities are getting a raw deal."
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RSN Special Coverage: Disaster in Japan
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For the latest updates of the situation in Japan, watch the continuing coverage here.
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PETITION: I Stand in Solidarity With the Workers of Wisconsin
Reader Supported News Petition
Reader Supported News has launched a petition for those who stand with the workers of Wisconsin: "I Stand in Solidarity With the Workers of Wisconsin." Sign it and pass it on.
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RSN Special Coverage: GOP's War on American Labor
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Some call it labor's swan song, others call it labor's wake-up call. Right now it's a grassfire spreading across the upper Midwest, and RSN is staying on it.
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RSN Special Coverage: Rocking the Cradle
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As the wave of pro-democracy, self-determination protests spread across the cradle of civilization, Reader Supported News will bring you the latest updates with uncensored and uncompromising coverage.
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