First the Arab Spring - now the European Summer? Violent riots continued for the third straight day across London and a number of other British cities – leaving buildings ablaze – cars torched and turned over – and storefronts vandalized and looted. The riots began in Tottenham after police shot a man to death – but it quickly became clear that the unrest was less about police brutality – and more about Conservative austerity.

Some of the cities hit hardest by Conservative government's deep spending cuts – are now fueling the worst riots the UK has seen since the 1980’s – prompting the man responsible for those cuts – Prime Minister David Cameron to rush back from a trip to Italy for a meeting with his national crisis committee. He’s also recalled Parliament from its summer recess – and tripled the number of police on the streets. First Greece – now the UK – what we’re seeing unfold in Europe today is the harsh backlash of poor and working people against governments that bailed out banksters, cut taxes for billionaires, and are now cutting services to average working people and the poor.

And like Hosni Mubarak – these bankster governments are now losing their consent to govern. Is Washington paying attention?

-Thom

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The Daily Stack

Quote: "For one true measure of a nation is its success in fulfilling the promise of a better life for each of its members. Let this be the measure of our nation." -- John F. Kennedy Message to Congress, 2/27/62.

Hour One: Is a new Republican Depression imminent? Dr. Ravi Batra, Economist, Professor of Economics (SMU), author

Book: "The New Golden Age: A Revolution against Political Corruption and Economic Chaos" by Ravi Batra.

Book: "Greenspan's Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined the Global Economy" by Ravi Batra.

Article: "Research Update: United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' On Political Risks And Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative" by Standard & Poor’s.

Site: "UK Uncut".

Site: "US Uncut" (that's .org. Note, the .com is a right wing spoof site).

Article: "Obama plan: Destroy Romney" by Ben Smith & Jonathan Martin.

Article: "'National Director' of Koch's 'Americans for Prosperity' Created Mysterious WI 'Gun Group,' Coordinated on Misleading Absentee Ballot Mailings" by Brad Friedman.

Article: "If Corporations and Richest Americans were Taxed at 1961 Rates, U.S. Would Gain $716 Billion a Year" by David Wallechinsky, Noel Brinkerhoff.

Article: "Local Media Fail: News Stations Omit S&P Analysis On GOP Refusing To Raise Revenues" by Lee Fang.

Full Monty alert: "Nude shave on beach lands man in hot water" by Dave Rogers.

Article: "Shortchanging Cancer Patients" by Ezekiel J. Emanuel.

Article: "Fed Chair: Govt Failed To Listen To Riot Predictions" by Cliff Caswell.

London riots Maria Margaronis, London Bureau Chief for The Nation magazine

Article: "London riots spread to Birmingham, Liverpool and Bristol" by Martin Wainwright, Helen Clifton and James Beal.

Book: "The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger" by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

Site: "The Equality Trust".

Hour Two:London's burning...austerity to blame? Victoria Jones, International correspondent - Talk Radio News

Article: "David Cameron flies back from Tuscany to tackle riots".

Article: "PM Recalls Parliament As Clegg Booed By Crowd" by Sophy Ridge.

Article: "London riots: Boris Johnson faces angry business owners".

Article: "Fresh trouble flares across Manchester and the Midlands as police warn 16,000 officers on London's streets could use plastic bullets" by Emily Allen and Rob Cooper.

Article: "The modern-day Wombles behind Twitter’s #riotcleanup" by Tim Bradshaw.

Article: "UK riots: 16,000 officers policing London's streets".

Latest from the War on Labor...Recall election day, WI John Nichols, Washington Correspondent - The Nation Magazine

Article: "This Is What Democracy Looks Like: A Wisconsin Recall Primer" by John Nichols.

Article: "First UN relief airlift to Mogadishu for five years" by euronews.

Crazy alert: "Police urge holster use after man shoots his own penis" by Laurie Merrill.

Article: "S&P Downgrades Five AAA-rated Insurers Heavily Invested In U.S. Debt" by Matthew Sturdevant.

Article: "Right-Wing Media Use S&P "Downgrade" To Rehabilitate Bush Economy" by Media Matters.

Article: "The Most Insidious Thing Rep. Allen West Has Ever Heard" by Alan Pyke .

Article: "Doocy: GOP Wisconsin Senators Are Subject To Recall For Trying To "Bring Unions Under Control"" by Media Matters.

Article: "Santorum’s Message To People Who Can’t Afford Health Care Costs: Lower Your Cell Phone Bill" by Igor Volsky.

Talk Radio News Segment: Ken Bazinet

Article: "Obama To Greet Remains Of Afghanistan Helicopter Tragedy" by Kenneth R. Bazinet.

Article: "Fed To Keep Interest Rates Unchanged" by TRNS.

Article: "US, Europe mkts recover, Dow jumps 212 pts; Asia still weak".

Article: "London riots: Sony distribution centre on fire in Enfield".

Article: "Sources: Perry To Announce Bid This Weekend" by TRNS.

Hour Three: Free Trade...who wins, who loses? Bryan Riley, Heritage Foundation

Article: "Win–Win Trade Agreements Would Boost the U.S. Economy" by Bryan Riley.

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann.

Book: "Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism" by Ha-Joon Chang.

Article: "Index of Economic Freedom" by Heritage Foundation.

The good: "Vonnegut Library Donates Copies Of 'Slaughterhouse-Five' To School District Where It Was Banned " by Lucas Kavner.

The bad: Steve Doocy: "Right-Wing Media Use S&P "Downgrade" To Rehabilitate Bush Economy" by Merdia Matters.

The very, very ugly: "Impeach Obama, says Michael Burgess" by Reid J. Epstein.

Site: "Economic Policy Institute".

Article: "Article 3".

Site: Move to Amend

Book: "Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" - And How You Can Fight Back" by Thom Hartmann - new updated version out now!

Progressive Contract for the American Dream Van Jones, Co-founder of RebuildTheDream.com

Article: "Progressive Groups Unveil 'Contract For The American Dream'" by Sam Stein.

Action: "Sign the Contract For The American Dream".

Article: "Japan Held Nuclear Data, Leaving Evacuees in Peril" by Norimitsu Onishi and Martin Fackler.

Article: "Montana Approves Anti-Choice ‘Personhood’ Amendment For Petition Drive" by Tanya Somanader.

Crazy alert: "'Rent is Too Damn High' candidate facing eviction from rent-controlled apartment" by Mitchel Maddux.

Hour Two: Time to rethink funding for the NIH? Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition

Hour Three: What is authentic conservatism and why did the Republican Party abandon it? Tom Pauken, Texas Workforce Commission

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