Bernie Sanders
Is Building a "Revolution" to Challenge Hillary Clinton in 2016
Grace Wyler, VICE
Wyler writes: "Bernie Sanders is angry. In fact, he's furious. He's mad about income inequality, and about the decades of economic policies and trade agreements that he says have gradually eroded the middle class. He's mad at Republicans in Washington, DC, who want to gut spending for entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare."
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Grace Wyler, VICE
Wyler writes: "Bernie Sanders is angry. In fact, he's furious. He's mad about income inequality, and about the decades of economic policies and trade agreements that he says have gradually eroded the middle class. He's mad at Republicans in Washington, DC, who want to gut spending for entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare."
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Big Banks Face
New Round of Charges From Justice Department
Ben Protess and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times
Excerpt: "The Justice Department is preparing a fresh round of attacks on the world's biggest banks, again questioning Wall Street's role in a broad array of financial markets."
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Ben Protess and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times
Excerpt: "The Justice Department is preparing a fresh round of attacks on the world's biggest banks, again questioning Wall Street's role in a broad array of financial markets."
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Seattle to
Replace Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples' Day
Phuong Le, Associated Press
Excerpt: "The Seattle City Council has voted to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day on the same day as the federally recognized holiday, Columbus Day. The resolution that passed unanimously Monday honors the contributions and culture of Native Americans and the indigenous community in Seattle. Indigenous Peoples' Day will be celebrated on the second Monday in October."
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Phuong Le, Associated Press
Excerpt: "The Seattle City Council has voted to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day on the same day as the federally recognized holiday, Columbus Day. The resolution that passed unanimously Monday honors the contributions and culture of Native Americans and the indigenous community in Seattle. Indigenous Peoples' Day will be celebrated on the second Monday in October."
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Brazil
Elections: Dilma Rousseff Wins First Round
Jonathan Watts, Guardian UK
Watts writes: "Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, rode the success of her income redistribution programme to come out on top in a first-round election on Sunday, but failed to secure the overall majority needed to avoid a run-off."
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Jonathan Watts, Guardian UK
Watts writes: "Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, rode the success of her income redistribution programme to come out on top in a first-round election on Sunday, but failed to secure the overall majority needed to avoid a run-off."
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Gay Marriage
Debate Effectively Over?
Robert Barnes, The Washington Post
Barnes writes: "The Supreme Court's surprising move to pass on deciding whether state prohibitions on same-sex marriage violate the U.S. Constitution may reflect two things about the justices: a natural inclination for incremental steps and a worry on the part of conservatives that the battle - for now - appears lost."
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Robert Barnes, The Washington Post
Barnes writes: "The Supreme Court's surprising move to pass on deciding whether state prohibitions on same-sex marriage violate the U.S. Constitution may reflect two things about the justices: a natural inclination for incremental steps and a worry on the part of conservatives that the battle - for now - appears lost."
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Scientists
Discover World's Oceans Warming Faster Than Predicted
Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
The global ocean stores more than 90 percent of the heat associated with observed greenhouse-gas-attributed global warming. (photo: Shutterstock)
Pantsios writes: "The oceans are warming faster than previously thought, according to a pair of new studies released this weekend and published in the scientific journal Natural Climate Change."
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