Monday, July 7, 2014

RSN: American Wilderness Faces a Firing Squad



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Robert Reich | The Limits of Corporate Citizenship 
Economist, professor, author and political commentator Robert Reich. (photo: Richard Morgenstein) 
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog 
Reich writes: "Dozens of big U.S. corporations are considering leaving the United States in order to reduce their tax bills. But they’ll be leaving the country only on paper. They’ll still do as much business in the U.S. as they were doing before." 
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Juan Cole | Bring Back our Children: Palestine-Israel Children's Crusade by the Numbers 
Juan Cole, Informed Comment 
Cole writes: "It is important to remember we are talking about real human beings here, not statistics. And above all, real, cute, children and teenagers, who aren’t there any more, leaving a hole and an ache in the hearts of parents and of whole peoples." 
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Germans Demand US Response to Spy Allegation 
Alison Smale, The New York Times 
Smale writes: "With mystery enveloping a German intelligence service employee accused of spying — reportedly for the United States — German officials and commentators on Sunday angrily demanded a response from Washington, warning that an already troubled relationship was at risk of deteriorating to a new low." 
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Stuff the NSA Collects: Baby Photos, Fitness Selfies, Medical Records and Resumes 
CNN 
Excerpt: "Heaps of baby photos, fitness selfies, medical records and resumes are among thousands of private communications scooped up and stored by NSA spy programs." 
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Rick Perry's Obama Immigration Conspiracy Theory 
Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News 
Pfeiffer writes: "Texas Gov. Rick Perry repeated an accusation that undocumented children coming to the U.S. from Latin American countries might be a result of 'ulterior motives' from President Obama." 
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"Obama Favors Warren Over Clinton": True or False? 
Adam Chandler, The Wire 
Chandler writes: "The New York Post leads with a story today about a secret plan for President Obama to throw his support behind Sen. Elizabeth Warren for the 2016 Democratic nomination instead of Hillary Clinton. Let's have a look at this." 
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American Wilderness Faces a Firing Squad 
Doug Peacock, The Daily Beast 
Peacock writes: "On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, wilderness in America, as physical sanctuary and as an idea, finds itself under an unprecedented swarm of threats." 
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