DEATH BY
POSITIVE TONE: Yesterday we gained a little momentum, not much but a little
positive movement for the first time since this drive began. I made a decision
to strike a positive tone and sent out a message saying, “We Have Momentum on
Monthly Signups.” The momentum ended right there. Today is a 180 degree reversal
of yesterday. Donations are at a dead stop. That’s the harsh reality of
fundraising from this group. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported
News
FOCUS: Charles
Pierce | Today in Responsible Gun Ownership
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "I believe the children are the future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. 'A Utah elementary school teacher who was carrying a concealed firearm at school accidentally shot herself in the leg when the weapon discharged in a faculty bathroom shortly before classes started Thursday morning, officials said.'"
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "I believe the children are the future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. 'A Utah elementary school teacher who was carrying a concealed firearm at school accidentally shot herself in the leg when the weapon discharged in a faculty bathroom shortly before classes started Thursday morning, officials said.'"
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have influenced every aspect news publishing in the thirteen years we have been
doing this. Our accomplishments are your accomplishments. Our contributions to a
more just and secure society are your accomplishments. When considering what
your contribution will do, consider what your contributions have already built.
/ Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News
Steve Weissman
| Why Obama Will Lose His Endless War in Syria and Iraq
Steve Weissman, Reader Supported News
Weissman writes: "'Never bet on another man's game,' my father loved to say. It's a lesson Barack Obama never learned, especially in his military strikes against Islamic State."
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Steve Weissman, Reader Supported News
Weissman writes: "'Never bet on another man's game,' my father loved to say. It's a lesson Barack Obama never learned, especially in his military strikes against Islamic State."
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Paul Krugman |
The Inflation Cult
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear. But as regular readers know, I've been trying to figure it out, because I think it's important to understand the persistence and power of the inflation cult."
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Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear. But as regular readers know, I've been trying to figure it out, because I think it's important to understand the persistence and power of the inflation cult."
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Steve Fraser |
Playing God: How the Billionaires Are Undermining America
Steve Fraser, TomDispatch
Fraser writes: "Titans of industry and finance back then often assumed that they had the right to supersede the law and tutor the rest of America on how best to order its affairs. They liked to play God. It's a habit that's returned with a vengeance in our own time."
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Steve Fraser, TomDispatch
Fraser writes: "Titans of industry and finance back then often assumed that they had the right to supersede the law and tutor the rest of America on how best to order its affairs. They liked to play God. It's a habit that's returned with a vengeance in our own time."
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Employers
Steal Three Times More From Workers Than All Robberies Combined
Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress
Cover writes: "The amount of money employers had to pay because they were found guilty of wage theft is nearly three times greater than all the money stolen in robberies, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI)."
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Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress
Cover writes: "The amount of money employers had to pay because they were found guilty of wage theft is nearly three times greater than all the money stolen in robberies, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI)."
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Peter Maass |
Why More Americans Should See the Beheading Videos
Peter Maass, The Intercept
Maass writes: "Beheading is barbaric. The men of the Islamic State who executed James Foley and Steve Sotloff are monsters. Yet their monstrosity does not fully explain our fury over their beheading videos, or the exhortations we have heard to not share or distribute the harrowing images."
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Peter Maass, The Intercept
Maass writes: "Beheading is barbaric. The men of the Islamic State who executed James Foley and Steve Sotloff are monsters. Yet their monstrosity does not fully explain our fury over their beheading videos, or the exhortations we have heard to not share or distribute the harrowing images."
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The Real NFL
Scandal: Traumatic Brain Injury
Al Jazeera America and Associated Press
Excerpt: "The NFL estimates that nearly three in 10 former players will develop debilitating brain conditions, and that they will be stricken earlier and at least twice as often as the general population."
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Al Jazeera America and Associated Press
Excerpt: "The NFL estimates that nearly three in 10 former players will develop debilitating brain conditions, and that they will be stricken earlier and at least twice as often as the general population."
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The Threat of
Sun and Wind to Global Energy Giants
Justin Gillis, The New York Times
Gillis writes: "Of all the developed nations, few have pushed harder than Germany to find a solution to global warming. And towering symbols of that drive are appearing in the middle of the North Sea."
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Justin Gillis, The New York Times
Gillis writes: "Of all the developed nations, few have pushed harder than Germany to find a solution to global warming. And towering symbols of that drive are appearing in the middle of the North Sea."
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