Robert Reich | Voting in Mississippi, 2014 and 1964
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Robert Reich's Blog: "Mississippi used its new voter-identification law for the first time Tuesday - requiring voters to show a driver's license or other government-issued photo ID at the polls."
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Former Navy SEAL: Keystone XL Would Be an Easy Target for Terrorists
Lindsay Abrams, Salon
Abrams writes: "Just 'a limited number of terrorists,' a 'small amount of explosives' and 'some basic hand tools,' applied to the northern leg of Keystone XL, would be enough to 'wreak havoc' on the heart of America, a new report found."
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Mairead Maguire | A Common Vision - The Abolition of Militarism
Mairead Maguire, Inter Press Service
Maguire writes: "People are tired of armaments and war. They have seen that they release uncontrollable forces of tribalism and nationalism. We need to acknowledge that our common humanity and human dignity are more important than our different traditions."
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David Swanson | Mass Murderers Brazenly Hold Conference, Discuss Tools of Trade
David Swanson, Reader Supported News
Swanson writes: "Have we at long last no sense of decency? War has taken 200 million lives in the past 100 years, costs the world $2 trillion a year and the United States half of that."
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Timothy Egan | Tea Party Dead-Enders
Timothy Egan, The New York Times
Egan writes: "The Tea Party is five years old this election season, which means it's done teething and spitting up on itself, but still prone to temper tantrums, irrational outbursts and threats to take its toys and storm off if it doesn't get its way."
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White House Fights to Restore Veterans' Trust: 'It's Not Going to Be Quick or Easy'
Carlo Munoz, Guardian UK
Munoz writes: "The recent revelations of misconduct, fraud and abuse by VA officials at the administration's branch in Phoenix, which reportedly led to the deaths of numerous veterans waiting for critical medical care, has shattered what little trust was left for the VA by Mankin and the thousands of other veterans."
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Global Citizens to Elites: Join Climate Fight 'Or Step Aside'
Jon Queally, Common Dreams
Queally writes: "More than 100 organizations representing millions of global citizens held a demonstration in Bonn, Germany on Friday as they delivered a direct message to government leaders gathered for climate talks with a simple, but urgent message: 'Stand with us, or step aside.'"
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