William Rivers Pitt | How to Forget, American-Style: Bush and the Forever War

[t]   Sunday, March 12, 2017 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible.   BuzzFlash Employees Who Decline Genetic Testing Could Face Penalties Under Proposed Bill [Read the Article at The Washington Post](   US Attorney in New York Fired After Refusing Trump's Abrupt Request to Resign [Read the Article at Common Dreams](   World Faces Largest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945, UN Official Says [Read the Article at NPR](   South Dakota Becomes First State in 2017 to Pass Law Legalizing Discrimination Against LGBT People [Read the Article at The Gaily Grind](   How the EPA Chief Could Gut the Agency's Climate Change Regulations [Read the Article at The Hill](   Democrat Congressman Introduces "No TRUMP Act" to Prevent Taxpayer Spending at Trump Properties [Read the Article at Salon](   Trump Supporters in the Heartland Fear Being Left Behind by GOP Health Plan [Read the Article at the Guardian](     [How to Forget, American-Style: George W. Bush and the Forever War]( William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: George W. Bush peddles his book of wounded soldiers, and his past crimes are forgotten. Thousands of refugees seek asylum from the wars we started, and are denied. We forget what he was, we forget the aftermath of what he did, but how? Whence comes this shallow grave of memory? [Read the Article]( [Creating Sanctuary Through Collective Resistance]( Rachel Ida Buff, Truthout: As deportation raids begin their grim work of tearing up families and communities, one response is to create sanctuary in novel as well as time-honored ways. Physical sanctuary offers shelter to those eluding the deportation terror; cultural and spiritual sanctuary invent practices of solidarity and resistance. [Read the Article]( [Globalization Is Just a Contemporary Word for Financial Colonialism]( Mark Karlin, Truthout: We who live in imperialist countries owe an enormous debt of solidarity to people in countries like Bangladesh, which are being ransacked by our governments and corporations, says John Smith, activist, author and lecturer. We cannot have socialism in the West until we acknowledge and start repaying this debt. [Read the Interview]( [The Deep State 2.0]( Mike Lofgren, Moyers & Company: Donald Trump will not dismantle the extra-constitutional power structures that have grown more influential in the last decades of near-perpetual war, increasingly intrusive surveillance, financial deregulation and widening inequality. He will further entrench them. [Read the Article]( [Adequate Housing: Global Financial Institutions Hold the World to Ransom]( Aisha Maniar, One Small Window: The housing crisis has rewarded the wealthiest while those who have lost their homes are often blamed for taking on too much debt. Global crises need global solutions and solidarity. Top-down solutions can only be driven by bottom-up suggestions and pressure. The human right to adequate housing belongs to everyone. [Read the Article]( [Report Finds Pesticide Residues Often Remain on Fruits and Vegetables Even After They Are Washed]( Maureen Nandini Mitra, Earth Island Journal: US Department of Agriculture researchers found 178 different pesticides and pesticide breakdown products in thousands of produce samples tested in 2016. The pesticide residues remained on fruits and vegetables even after they were washed and, in some cases, peeled. [Read the Article]( [Breaking the Silence on Sexual Harassment]( Sonia Singh, Labor Notes: Sexual harassment can happen in any workplace, but women who work alone are especially at risk. Immigration status or language barriers can also make some more vulnerable. How can a union or worker center unmask the problem and begin to tackle it? [Read the Article]( [How Traditional Medicine Can Play a Key Role in Latino Health Care]( Courtney Parker, The Conversation: In the US, many in the Latino population are already marginalized from mainstream health services. Traditional or Indigenous medicine can bridge some of these barriers to health care because their methods stem from the unique values, cultural systems and specific health needs of these communities. [Read the Article]( [This Week in Speakout:]( Jerry Nelson reports that "organic" produce is not always organic; Anika Rahman examines how gender equality benefits everyone; Chelsea Skojec and Michael Sainato look at Sierra Club Magazine, which makes a strange case for eating meat; Meagan Gunkel pens a personal essay on why she is an abortion provider; and more. [Read the Articles]( [Support Truthout with a tax-deductible donation ]( Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047 [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy](   [The Newspaper Guild]