Apocalypse of the "Happy Meal": Worshiping the Golden Calf

From:messenger@truthout.org To: podesta@law.georgetown.edu Date: 2014-08-20 18:19 Subject: Apocalypse of the "Happy Meal": Worshiping the Golden Calf

t r u t h o u t | Corporate news profiteers actively hope for the next cataclysm or catastrophe. Why? Because human misery and disaster sell. Truthout resists the corporatization of media - you can see that in the stories we publish and the way we do business. But we need your help to continue: Please make a tax-deductible donation today! http://truth-out.org/members/donate You can also donate by check, made payable to: Truthout, P.O. Box 276414, Sacramento, CA 95827 (Please include your email address on your check.) Or call in your donation: 213.489.1971 08.20 Apocalypse of the "Happy Meal": Worshiping the Golden Calf http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/25562-apocalypse-of-the-happy-meal-worshipping-the-golden-calf Brian Moench, Truthout: What we set on our tables, and chow down on at fast-food restaurants, may be contributing more to the acceleration of climate change and human extinction than some of the usual carbon-emitting culprits. The Con Artistry of Charter Schools http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/25692-the-con-artistry-of-charter-schools Ruth Conniff, In These Times: Charter schools are such a racket that across the nation they are attracting special attention from the FBI, which is working with the Department of Education's inspector general to look into allegations of charter school fraud. New Police Hacking Technologies Raise Familiar Questions About Civil Liberties http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/25687-new-police-hacking-technologies-raise-familiar-questions-about-civil-liberties Dan Massoglia, Truthout: In the last decade, US police have used every available tool to conduct surveillance. Now, with the FBI taking that fight to the internet, we must learn from our mistakes and make sure policing-by-malware doesn't become the norm. 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