Sunday, February 8, 2015

RSN: White House: Climate Change Threatens National Security, Will the Anti-Science Wing Tear the GOP Apart?




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Frank Rich | Will the Anti-Science Wing Tear the GOP Apart?
Texas senator Ted Cruz, who chairs the subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness. (photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
Frank Rich, New York Magazine
Rich writes: "Except in his own mind and among fat-cat loyalists like the Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone, Chris Christie was already a dead presidential candidate walking."
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Income Inequality Emerges as Key Issue in 2016 Presidential Campaign
David Lauter, Los Angeles Times
Lauter writes: "Twenty-two months ahead of the 2016 election, the nascent presidential campaign already has a leading issue: the economy's failure to produce rising incomes for the middle class."
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Conservatives Want to Rewrite the History of the Crusades for Modern Political Ends
David M. Perry, The Guardian
Perry writes: "At the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama made a statement that you wouldn't expect to be controversial: violence in the name of religion is a global problem and it's bad."
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When a State Blocks Obamacare, ERs Lose: The Lesson of Louisiana
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times
Hiltzik writes: "Baton Rouge, La., is about to lose one of its crucial hospital emergency rooms, and the reason is clear: The administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal has refused to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and won't put up any other money to keep the facility open."
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UN Urges Donors to Honor Pledges to Rebuild Gaza
Middle East Eye
Excerpt: "The United Nations and the Arab League presented an urgent appeal to donor countries to fulfil their promises to provide assistance in the rebuilding of Gaza's infrastructure after Israel's deadly attack in July-August 2014."
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Evidence of US Sabotage in Venezuela to Be Reviewed by Latin American Leaders
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Latin American Foreign Ministers will meet in the coming days to review the Venezuelan President's claims of U.S. interference in his country."
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White House: Climate Change Threatens National Security
Timothy Cama, The Hill
Cama writes: "The Obama administration looks at climate change as a threat to national security on par with terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and disease outbreaks."
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