Tuesday, June 10, 2014

RSN: Interests, Ideology and Climate, Brazil Leads the World in Stopping Climate Change. et al



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Andy Borowitz | Rand Paul Calls Hillary's Book Not Worth Plagiarizing
Rand Paul. (photo: Jeff Malet)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: “Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) ripped former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s new book, ‘Hard Choices,’ today, telling reporters, ‘I read it, and honestly, I didn’t find anything in it worth plagiarizing.’”
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Paul Krugman | Interests, Ideology and Climate
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: “Funding from fossil-fuel interests has played a crucial role in sustaining the illusion that climate science is less settled than it is. But the monetary stakes aren’t nearly as big as you might think. What makes rational action on climate so hard is something else — a toxic mix of ideology and anti-intellectualism."
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Juan Cole | Dear Sen. McCain: No, the Taliban Prisoners Didn’t Carry Out 9/11; But You Supported Muslim Radicals
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: “Sen. John McCain on Sunday maintained that President Obama, in releasing the five officials who had served in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the 1990s and until 2001, had released people who were ‘hard core al-Qaeda who were responsible for 9/11.’”
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Modi Minister Now Says Rapes Happen 'Accidentally'
Agence France-Presse
Excerpt: “A minister from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has said rapes happen ‘accidentally’ in the latest controversial remarks by a politician amid renewed anger over attacks against women.”
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Las Vegas Shooters Allegedly Spent Time at Bundy Ranch, Embraced White Supremacy
Igor Volsky, ThinkProgress
Volsky writes: “A married couple who reportedly bragged about their ties to white supremacists killed two police officers, another person, and ultimately themselves in Las Vegas on Sunday.”
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War Gear Flows to Police Departments
Matt Apuzzo, The New York Times
Apuzzo writes: “During the Obama administration, according to Pentagon data, police departments have received tens of thousands of machine guns; nearly 200,000 ammunition magazines; thousands of pieces of camouflage and night-vision equipment; and hundreds of silencers, armored cars and aircraft.”
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Brazil Leads the World in Stopping Climate Change
Emily Atkin, ThinkProgress
Atkin writes: “Thanks to its effort to reduce tropical deforestation, Brazil has kept 3.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere since 2004. That’s more than any other country has done to reduce climate change, according to a new study published Thursday.”
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