Wednesday, October 1, 2014

RSN: Corporations and the Rich Viscerally Oppose the Common Good



North Dakota sells its ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION to Dirty Energy.....curious trade!


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Noam Chomsky | Corporations and the Rich Viscerally Oppose the Common Good
Prof. Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist and activist.
Noam Chomsky, AlterNet
Chomsky writes: "Whether public education contributes to the Common Good depends, of course, on what kind of education it is, to whom it is available, and what we take to be the Common Good."
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CDC Confirms First Ebola Case in U.S.
Javier E. David, CNBC
David reports: "The United States now has one confirmed case of Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, marking the first domestic appearance of the deadly virus that has ravaged swaths of continental Africa."
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Hong Kong Democracy Protests Swell as Chinese Celebrate National Day
Tania Branigan, Guardian UK
Branigan reports: "Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests will hit their highest numbers yet as China celebrates its National Day, the student leader who helped precipitate the demonstrations has said."
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White House Exempts Syrian Airstrikes From Tight Standards on Civilian Deaths
Michael Isikoff, Yahoo! News
Isikoff reports: "The White House has acknowledged for the first time that strict standards President Obama imposed last year to prevent civilian deaths from U.S. drone strikes will not apply to U.S. military operations in Syria and Iraq."
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An Environmentalist's Calculated Push Toward Brazil's Presidency
Paulo Prada, Reuters
Prada reports: "Once considered a leftist radical, the pioneer of Amazon conservation and icon of the global environmental movement has over the years marched steadily to the political center."
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North Dakota Considers Using $5 Billion in Oil Revenue to Provide Free College Education to Residents
Neil Carlson, Valley News Live
Carlson reports: "Could free college tuition for students be in North Dakota's future?"
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