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All News Articles for 2011-04-13

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
	Stuck in the Center-Right With Obama: The President Who Still Won't Take a Stand The fight over whether the United States maintains a social-safety net for seniors and our most vulnerable citizens is, by any reasonable measure, a "which side are you on struggle?" The Republicans know that; they are ready to shred the safety net in order to advance a privatization agenda that enrichs their wealthiest donors. But President Obama is still having trouble taking a stand . Read more
	House Progressives: End The Wars, Save The Economy Representatives from the 77-member House Progressive Caucus gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday to roll out their plan to cut the deficit and put the budget back into balance. Read more
	Pakistan Moves to Curb More Aggressive U.S. Drone Strikes, Spying WASHINGTON - The Pakistani military's recent demands on the United States to curb drone strikes and reduce the number of U.S. spies operating in Pakistan, which have raised tensions between the two countries to a new high, were a response to U.S. military and intelligence programmes that had gone well beyond what the Pakistanis had agreed to in past years. Read more
	Tax Me, I'm Rich, Says Deep-Pocketed Group Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength --rich guys in favor of raising taxes on themselves and other wealthy people--say they are irritated over President Obama's failure to do just that. Nor do they believe his latest announcement that he intends to try again, says Erica Payne, founder of the Agenda project and coordinator of the Patriotic Millionaires campaign . Read more
	UN Document Would Give 'Mother Earth' Same Rights as Humans UNITED NATIONS — Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving "Mother Earth" the same rights as humans — having just passed a domestic law that does the same for bugs, trees and all other natural things in the South American country. The bid aims to have the UN recognize the Earth as a living entity that humans have sought to "dominate and exploit" — to the point that the "well-being and existence of many beings" is now threatened. Read more
	Kucinich: Obama Admin Transferring Wealth to the Few Read more
	Japan's Nuclear Plant Operators Admit No Blueprint to Solve Crisis after a Month Operators of Japan's damaged nuclear power plant admitted yesterday that they had not come up with a blueprint to end the nuclear crisis more than a month after it began. Read more
	Japan's Nuclear Crisis Comes Home as Fuel Risks Get Fresh Look WASHINGTON — As Japan struggles with radioactive contamination from one of the world's worst nuclear accidents, American nuclear experts are watching for clues on how to make U.S. nuclear power plants more resistant to the forces of nature or hostile attacks. U.S. nuclear regulators continue to assure Americans that U.S. plants are safe. They cite a stringent regulatory program, redundant security systems and improvements since the 1979 Three Mile Island accident and the 2001 terrorist attacks. Read more
	Ryan's Private Savings - Path to Prosperity er... Death Trap Paul Ryan makes a video to explain his debt reduction plan with a production value that makes the Democrats look bad. Read more
	Has BP Really Cleaned Up the Gulf Oil Spill? Has BP really cleaned up the Gulf oil spill? Officially, marine life is returning to normal in the Gulf of Mexico, but dead animals are still washing up on beaches – and one scientist believes the damage runs much deeper Read more