Todays news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): 2014: Seize the Moment: “If we are going to save the middle class and protect our planet, we need to change the political dynamics of the nation. We can no longer allow the billionaires and their think tanks or the corporate media to set the agenda. We need to educate, organize and mobilize the working families of our country to stand up for their rights,” Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote in a column on Monday for The Huffington Post. Minimum Wage: With polls showing widespread support for an increase in the $7.25-per-hour federal minimum wage among both Republican and Democratic voters, top Democrats see a tool with which to enlarge the electorate in a nonpresidential election, when turnout among minorities and youths typically drops off. The effort to take advantage of growing populism among voters in both parties is being coordinated by officials from the White House, labor unions and liberal advocacy groups, according to The New York Times. NSA Spying: A German magazine lifted the lid on the operations of the National Security Agency’s hacking unit Sunday, reporting that American spies intercept computer deliveries, exploit hardware vulnerabilities, and even hijack Microsoft’s internal reporting system to spy on their targets. Der Spiegel’s revelations relate to a division of the NSA known as Tailored Access Operations, or TAO, which is painted as an elite team of hackers specializing in stealing data from the toughest of targets. The Washington Post reported. Unemployment: More than 1.3 million Americans, including some 600 Vermonters, lost long-term unemployment benefits when a federal law expired on Saturday. “It is not only immoral to cut off help for workers struggling to find jobs, it is also bad economics,” Sen. Sanders tweeted over the weekend, according to a Monday morning report on WFFF-TV. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/123013
Posted on: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:13:15 +0000
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