Friday, April 11, 2014

RSN: "America As the No. 1 Warmonger", Comcast, Time Warner and Congress: Perfect Together, et al


FOCUS: William Boardman | As for Ukraine, Is Anyone Playing This "Crisis" Straight?
Secretary of State John Kerry. (photo: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "Just when the U.S. Defense Secretary was in Japan giving indications that the Ukraine 'crisis' was over as far as the U.S. was concerned, Ukrainians of all sorts, other Washington officials, and even the Japanese government all pitched in to keep the 'crisis' alive, at least as a threat meme."
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RSN FUNDING CRISIS: Not getting it done right now. Our readership and community have never been stronger. What gives? / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News




Jimmy Carter: "America As the No. 1 Warmonger"
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. (photo: Reuters)
David Daley, Salon
Daley writes: "The rest of the world, almost unanimously, looks at America as the No. 1 warmonger."
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Michael Winship | Comcast, Time Warner and Congress: Perfect Together
Michael Winship, Common Dreams
Winship writes: "You might not be able to get decent cable service or a good Wi-Fi signal but when it comes to Congress, Comcast is quite the attentive suitor."
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Bank of America Must Refund $727 Million to Customers
Rob Garver, The Fiscal Times
Garver reports: "Millions of credit card holders who bought add-on services from Bank of America may be in line for substantial payments from the company thanks to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau."
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How the FBI Goes After Activists
Charles David, Vice Magazine
David reports: "Tom Burke was driving through a sleepy part of Grand Rapids, Michigan-an empty neighborhood full of abandoned warehouses-when he first noticed the vehicle tailing him."
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DOJ: Serious Problems Found in Albuquerque Police
Russell Contreras, Associated Press
Contreras reports: "The federal agency on Thursday released a scathing report in response to a series of deadly police shootings that pointed to patterns of excessive force by Albuquerque police, constitutional violations by officers and a lack of training and oversight."
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Students to Repay Loans Into Our 50s?
Holly Baxter, Guardian UK
Baxter reports: "The news this morning that students currently at university will be repaying their government loans well into their 40s and 50s comes as no surprise."
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Tree Poachers Are Destroying California's Redwoods
Lindsay Abrams, Salon
Abrams reports: "Rank California's redwoods among the rhinos and elephants: a growing poaching crisis threatens the already endangered trees."
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