Heyday Books Publisher Steve Wasserman Discusses the Future of the Printed Word With Robert Scheer

[Truthdig] [Daily Headlines] Saturday, February 4, 2017 Featured Story [Heyday Books Publisher Steve Wasserman Discusses the Future of the Printed Word With Robert Scheer] Wasserman talks about actual books and e-books and recounts how Malcolm Margolin founded the company to champion indigenous people. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] Ear to the Ground [Democrats Jump the Gun in Accusing Trump Administration of Easing Russian Sanctions] Although top Democrats criticized the president for revising sanctions, a change announced Thursday was common protocol. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] [UC Berkeley Protests Spark Debate Over First Amendment] By Emma Niles — The campus was rocked this week by both peaceful and violent protests that ultimately shut down the planned appearance of far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] [Pipeline Valve-Turners Fight for Peaceful Disobedience] Ken Ward shut off a pipeline in Washington state last year to protest a government “unresponsive” to climate change. Now he and others face imprisonment. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] Reports [‘Spectacular Betrayal’ as Trump Rolls Back Wall Street Regulations] The president is set to scale back the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law and roll back an Obama-era financial regulation. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] [The ‘Bowling Green Massacre’ That Never Happened] By Juan Cole — The new administration’s spokespersons are happy to deal in fake news when it promotes the Trump worldview. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] [Female Business Owners Undermine Afghanistan’s Patriarchal Society] Under the Taliban, women were rarely seen in business, but that is starting to change. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] Arts & Culture Film Review [Ava DuVernay’s ‘13th’ Signals Beginning of a Mass Awakening for Black America] By Sarah Wesley — The 2016 documentary has given a voice to African-Americans, who now have more tools to fight for truth, justice and freedom from oppression. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] Book Review [Make Art, Not War] By Paul Von Blum — Political posters can contribute enormously to street demonstrations that will inevitably increase in both number and intensity. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] A/V Booth [Economist Richard Wolff Explains Marxism] “America’s most prominent Marxist economist” discusses why economic turmoil is making headlines while the stock market booms. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] Cartoon [Straightening It Out [a cartoon from the United Arab Emirates]] By Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates / Cagle Cartoons [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] [Drilling Beneath the Headlines][Truthdig] [Donate Today!] [Follow Truthdig on Twitter] [Follow Truthdig on Facebook] This email was sent to {EMAIL}, by [newsletter@truthdig.com] [Support Truthdig] | [Contact Us] | [Unsubscribe] | [Update Profile] | [Forward To A Friend]