Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Saturday, 7 April 2012


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TRNN This Week March 1 - March 6
April 6, 2012

April 6

Arab League Meeting in Iraq Shows Deep Divisions Over Syria
Vijay Prashad: Saudi and Qatari heads of state are no-shows at Baghdad meeting
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Int'l Court Rejects Palestinian Statehood Bid
After three years of deliberation, the International Criminal Court decided not to admit Palestine as a state
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April 5

Jobs Act 2012 a Recipe for Fraud
Bill Black: The "Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act" will create a race to the regulatory bottom
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Is Netanyahu Bluffing?
Gareth Porter: Netanyahu is telling the Israeli people an attack on Iran will not cost much, but is the real objective to destroy the Iranian economy through sanctions?
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April 4

"Friends of Syria" Push Civil War
Vijay Prashad: Saudis, Qatar and West arm opposition and recognize Syrian National Council
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A Quick Boost for the Economy -- a $12 Minimum Wage
James K. Galbraith: Raising the minimum wage would boost demand and give millions a better wage
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Should Africa Repay its 'Odious' Debts?
TRNN Replay: Boyce and Ndikumana, authors of 'Africa's Odious Debts', argue that under international law, debts incurred by dictators should not be enforceable
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April 3

Will Pumping More American Oil Lower Gas Price?
Robert Pollin: Speculation and manipulation key factors in price spike
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Iranian Diplomat Says IAEA Undermined Recent Talks to Satisfy Israel and West
Gareth Porter: IAEA demanded to see Parchin on recent visit ahead of schedule to make Iran look uncooperative
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Portuguese parish protest fills Lisbon
EuroNews: Some 200 thousand people filled the streets of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon to protest at plans to cut 1,500 hundred parishes
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April 2

One Dies, Dozens Injured in Palestinian Day of Protest
"Land Day" demonstrations saw tens of thousands in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the occupied West Bank and Gaza
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Egyptians Denounce Fuel Shortage
People express their outrage at a gas station lineup in Minya, Upper Egypt
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National Occupation of Washington Begins with Demonstration at the EPA
Protestors March on EPA Headquarters demanding environmental sustainability and the protection of federal agency whistle-blowers
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April 1

Trayvon Martin and Structural Racism
Glen Ford: Vilification of young black youth deeply embedded in American culture
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Baltimore Protests Murder of Trayvon Martin
Black youth who suffer racial profiling every day demand justice
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