Wednesday, March 5, 2014

RSN: Let's Make Capitalism a Dirty Word , Minimum Wage Hike Would Cut Food Stamp Spending by $4.6 Billion a Year, et al



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Carl Gibson | Let's Make Capitalism a Dirty Word
Anti-capitalist march in New York City. (photo: Workers Vanguard)
Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News
Gibson writes: "Under the capitalist system, the majority of life for today's average American before retirement is spent pursuing profits that will never be shared with them."
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Ukraine Crisis: Russia to Hold Talks With NATO
Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Russian diplomats have refused a request to order the pro-Russian "self-defence" forces that have taken over the Crimean peninsula to pull back in the first day of face-to-face talks with the US aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis."
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Wendy Davis Wins Democratic Primary in Texas Governor's Race
Associated Press
Excerpt: "Texas Republicans picked the state's attorney general in the fight to succeed longtime Gov. Rick Perry, while a rising Democratic star coasted to her party's nomination Tuesday night during the nation's first statewide primary."
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CIA Employees Face New Inquiry Amid Clashes on Detention Program
Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times
Mazzetti reports: "The Central Intelligence Agency's attempt to keep secret the details of a defunct detention and interrogation program has escalated a battle between the agency and members of Congress."
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Report: Minimum Wage Hike Would Cut Food Stamp Spending by $4.6 Billion a Year
Michael A. Fletcher, The Washington Post
Fletcher reports: "Raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour would reduce federal food stamp spending by $4.6 billion a year, according to a report to be released Wednesday."
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John Nichols | Could Approving Keystone Really Harm Democratic Prospects in 2014? Yes
John Nichols, The Nation
Nichols writes: "The crowds that marched on the White House Sunday in opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline project arrayed themselves behind a banner that read, 'We did NOT vote for KXL.'"
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