Jill Lepore, The New Yorker
Lepore writes: "In her new book, Elizabeth Warren tells the story of her life in order to make an argument about America (the middle class is trapped in a vise of debt), which is the sort of thing politicians do when they're running for office."
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*A LOT OF
DONORS, NOT MUCH MONEY: We actually have a fair number of people donating so far
- that's very encouraging - but the dollar figures are low. As a result we're a
long way from being able to finish the April fundraiser. Let's turn our
attention to getting RSN over the top for April. Thank you! / Marc Ash -
Founder, Reader Supported News*
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The Dangerous Neocon Role in Ukraine
Robert Parry, Consortium News
Parry writes: "The American mainstream news media has rarely bought in so thoroughly to a U.S. government propaganda campaign as it has in taking sides in support of the post-coup government in Ukraine and against Russia and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine."
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Robert Parry, Consortium News
Parry writes: "The American mainstream news media has rarely bought in so thoroughly to a U.S. government propaganda campaign as it has in taking sides in support of the post-coup government in Ukraine and against Russia and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine."
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World Cup
Anti-Terror Plans Alarm Rights Groups
Jonathan Watts, Guardian UK
Watts writes: "Human rights campaigners have sounded the alarm about proposed Brazilian anti-terrorism legislation that they fear will be used to crack down on legal protests during the World Cup."
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Jonathan Watts, Guardian UK
Watts writes: "Human rights campaigners have sounded the alarm about proposed Brazilian anti-terrorism legislation that they fear will be used to crack down on legal protests during the World Cup."
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Could an
Unknown Civil Libertarian Unseat Susan Collins?
John Nichols, The Nation
Nichols writes: "Shenna Bellows can't match the millions of her opponent. But she's dialing for activists, not dollars."
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John Nichols, The Nation
Nichols writes: "Shenna Bellows can't match the millions of her opponent. But she's dialing for activists, not dollars."
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Long-Term
Unemployed Struggle to Find - and Keep - Jobs
Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post
Mui writes: "The findings are the latest in a bleak but growing body of literature suggesting long-term unemployment has become a trap that is difficult to escape."
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Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post
Mui writes: "The findings are the latest in a bleak but growing body of literature suggesting long-term unemployment has become a trap that is difficult to escape."
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Nearly Half of
All Jailed Youths in New York City Have Brain Injury
Jake Pearson, Associated Press
Pearson writes: "About half of all 16- to 18-year-olds coming into New York City's jails say they had a traumatic brain injury before being incarcerated, most caused by assaults, according to a new study that's the latest in a growing body of research documenting head trauma among young offenders."
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Jake Pearson, Associated Press
Pearson writes: "About half of all 16- to 18-year-olds coming into New York City's jails say they had a traumatic brain injury before being incarcerated, most caused by assaults, according to a new study that's the latest in a growing body of research documenting head trauma among young offenders."
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'Extreme
Levels' of Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide Found in Soy Plants
Emily Cassidy, EcoWatch
Cassidy writes: "A new study led by scientists from the Arctic University of Norway has detected 'extreme levels' of Roundup, the agricultural herbicide manufactured by Monsanto, in genetically engineered (GE) soy."
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Emily Cassidy, EcoWatch
Cassidy writes: "A new study led by scientists from the Arctic University of Norway has detected 'extreme levels' of Roundup, the agricultural herbicide manufactured by Monsanto, in genetically engineered (GE) soy."
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University
Sit-In Shakes the Pillars of Big Coal
Jeff Biggers, Common Dreams
Biggers writes: "The pillars of Big Coal are crumbling in St. Louis this week - according to Wall Street analysts, and as an extraordinary grassroots movement."
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Jeff Biggers, Common Dreams
Biggers writes: "The pillars of Big Coal are crumbling in St. Louis this week - according to Wall Street analysts, and as an extraordinary grassroots movement."
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