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Naomi Klein |
The People's Climate March: Meet the Next Movement of Movements
Naomi Klein, Naomi Klein's Website
Klein writes: "The most important climate gathering next week will not be happening at the UN, but in the streets: thousands upon thousands of us will be sounding the climate alarm, literally, at the historic People's Climate March on September 21."
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Naomi Klein, Naomi Klein's Website
Klein writes: "The most important climate gathering next week will not be happening at the UN, but in the streets: thousands upon thousands of us will be sounding the climate alarm, literally, at the historic People's Climate March on September 21."
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Ralph Nader |
Food Science: Whats the Harm
Ralph Nader, Reader Supported News
Nader writes: "The world has never seen such an ingenious, power-concentrating machine as the modern, global corporation."
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Ralph Nader, Reader Supported News
Nader writes: "The world has never seen such an ingenious, power-concentrating machine as the modern, global corporation."
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Give the
Homeless Homes
James Surowiecki, The New Yorker
Surowiecki writes: "Handing mentally ill substance abusers the keys to a new place may sound like an example of wasteful government spending. But it turned out to be the opposite: over time, Housing First has saved the government money."
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James Surowiecki, The New Yorker
Surowiecki writes: "Handing mentally ill substance abusers the keys to a new place may sound like an example of wasteful government spending. But it turned out to be the opposite: over time, Housing First has saved the government money."
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NJ Senator
Cory Booker Aims to Strip Pro Leagues of Tax-Exempt Status
Chris Johnson, Sports Illustrated Wire
Johnson writes: "Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has introduced legislation to strip several professional sports leagues, including the NFL, of their tax-exempt status. The bill, which is called the Securing Assistance for Victim Empowerment (SAVE) Act, seeks to raise $100 million over 10 years for domestic violence assistance programs."
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Chris Johnson, Sports Illustrated Wire
Johnson writes: "Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has introduced legislation to strip several professional sports leagues, including the NFL, of their tax-exempt status. The bill, which is called the Securing Assistance for Victim Empowerment (SAVE) Act, seeks to raise $100 million over 10 years for domestic violence assistance programs."
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Banks Are
Asking Ratings Agencies for AAA Ratings on Junk Bonds Again
Matt O'Brien, The Washington Post
O'Brien writes: "As far as financial crisis villains go, the credit rating agencies never get enough, well, credit. But now they're reminding us that even-or especially-nincompoops can blow up the global economy when you play them off against each other with the promise of a quick buck."
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Matt O'Brien, The Washington Post
O'Brien writes: "As far as financial crisis villains go, the credit rating agencies never get enough, well, credit. But now they're reminding us that even-or especially-nincompoops can blow up the global economy when you play them off against each other with the promise of a quick buck."
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The
Billionaire, the NSA and the No-Fly List: America's 'State Secret' Obsession Has
Gone Too Far
Trevor Timm, Guardian UK
Timm writes: "In lawsuits challenging NSA mass surveillance, torture and drone strikes on Americans in recent years, the US government has turned what was once a narrow legal privilege into an immunity trump card - a kind of get-out-of-jail-free card for 'matters of national security.' And now, despite publicly promising to restrict its use, attorney general Eric Holder is trying to expand the power even further."
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Trevor Timm, Guardian UK
Timm writes: "In lawsuits challenging NSA mass surveillance, torture and drone strikes on Americans in recent years, the US government has turned what was once a narrow legal privilege into an immunity trump card - a kind of get-out-of-jail-free card for 'matters of national security.' And now, despite publicly promising to restrict its use, attorney general Eric Holder is trying to expand the power even further."
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NASA: August
Was Warmest Month on Record
Wilson Dizard, Guardian UK
Dizard writes: "August 2014 was the hottest August on record, according to data released on Monday by NASA. The news comes as the United Nations prepares to host a climate conference aimed at setting the stage for an international deal next year in Paris to reduce Earth-warming emissions."
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Wilson Dizard, Guardian UK
Dizard writes: "August 2014 was the hottest August on record, according to data released on Monday by NASA. The news comes as the United Nations prepares to host a climate conference aimed at setting the stage for an international deal next year in Paris to reduce Earth-warming emissions."
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