{PBJFlorida} Fwd: Katrina, All Over Again

"Hurricane Sandy, if you are poor, is the Katrina of the North. It has illustrated the depraved mentality of an oligarchic and corporate elite that, as conditions worsen, retreats into self-contained gated communities, guts basic services and abandons the wider population." ~chris hedges, from the new article below. 

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From: Truthdig <newsletter@truthdig.com>
Date: December 3, 2012, 4:31:17 AM EST
To: jim@communitycreatives.org
Subject: Katrina, All Over Again
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Drilling beneath the headlines DAILY.

>> TRUTHDIG ORIGINALS:

Chris Hedges on the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
"Katrina, All Over Again" -- Hurricane Sandy, if you are poor, is the Katrina of the North. It has illustrated the depraved mentality of an oligarchic and corporate elite that, as conditions worsen, retreats into self-contained gated communities, guts basic services and abandons the wider population.

TRUTHDIGGER OF THE WEEK
"Truthdiggers of the Week: Iceland's Leaders" -- One country refused to bail out its derelict banks and slash social spending amid the financial crisis. And guess what? Unlike the eurozone and the United States, it's making a sturdy comeback.

Thomas Hedges on whistle-blowers
"Three Men Who Wouldn't Let the NSA Get Away With It" -- Whistle-blowers have warned that intelligence agencies are abusing the Constitution and lavishing private companies with expensive contracts in exchange for subpar results.

ARTS & CULTURE: BOOK REVIEW
"More Medea Than Madonna" -- In Colm Toibin's "The Testament of Mary," the mother of God is a troubled woman, haunted by Golgotha, hunted by assassins and waiting for death.

Keep on digging!

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