Glenn
Greenwald | The "Snowden Is Ready to Come Home!" Story: A Case Study in Typical
Media Deceit
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "When U.S. political and media figures say Snowden should 'man up,' come home and argue to a court that he did nothing wrong, they are deceiving the public, since they have made certain that whistleblowers charged with 'espionage' are legally barred from even raising that defense."
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "When U.S. political and media figures say Snowden should 'man up,' come home and argue to a court that he did nothing wrong, they are deceiving the public, since they have made certain that whistleblowers charged with 'espionage' are legally barred from even raising that defense."
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The NRA's
Stranglehold Threatens the Whole World
Scott Beauchamp, Al Jazeera America
Beauchamp writes: "The National Rifle Association's outsize influence on American politics, including its notorious suppression of universal background checks and further research into gun violence, is well known. But it may come as a surprise that the NRA influences U.S. foreign policy as well - specifically, the implementation of international treaties."
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Scott Beauchamp, Al Jazeera America
Beauchamp writes: "The National Rifle Association's outsize influence on American politics, including its notorious suppression of universal background checks and further research into gun violence, is well known. But it may come as a surprise that the NRA influences U.S. foreign policy as well - specifically, the implementation of international treaties."
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Go Ahead and
Call Bill O'Reilly What He Is: A Pathological Liar
Jeb Lund, Rolling Stone
Lund writes: "When NBC anchor Brian Williams was exposed for fabricating stories of journalistic heroism, poor Bill O'Reilly just couldn't help himself. There was Williams, that prick, garnering widespread acclaim for the kind of stories Bill had already been making up for years."
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Jeb Lund, Rolling Stone
Lund writes: "When NBC anchor Brian Williams was exposed for fabricating stories of journalistic heroism, poor Bill O'Reilly just couldn't help himself. There was Williams, that prick, garnering widespread acclaim for the kind of stories Bill had already been making up for years."
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Shot in the
Chest, Racially Abused: Tales of Police Discrimination in
Ferguson
Oliver Laughland, Guardian UK
Laughland writes: "Behind each of these broad observations lies human stories: anonymous black men, women and children who had their rights violated by law enforcement officials in Ferguson. Here are just five examples included in the report."
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Oliver Laughland, Guardian UK
Laughland writes: "Behind each of these broad observations lies human stories: anonymous black men, women and children who had their rights violated by law enforcement officials in Ferguson. Here are just five examples included in the report."
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Mexico's
Murders Are Reducing Life Expectancy
teleSUR
Excerpt: "The roughly 138,000 homicides reported in Mexico in the first decade of the new century have negated public health gains from disease prevention, according to compiled figures released Thursday."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "The roughly 138,000 homicides reported in Mexico in the first decade of the new century have negated public health gains from disease prevention, according to compiled figures released Thursday."
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UN Envoy:
Colombian Peace Process Must Tackle Sexual Violence
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Rampant sexual abuse is the product of Colombia's decades old civil war, the United Nations' top official on sexual violence said Wednesday."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Rampant sexual abuse is the product of Colombia's decades old civil war, the United Nations' top official on sexual violence said Wednesday."
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New Map Shows
Koch Brothers' Connection to Keystone XL Pipeline
Stephanie Spear, EcoWatch
Spear writes: "The International Forum on Globalization released new maps yesterday of tar sands assets in Alberta, Canada. The maps clarify the connection between the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and the Koch Brothers."
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Stephanie Spear, EcoWatch
Spear writes: "The International Forum on Globalization released new maps yesterday of tar sands assets in Alberta, Canada. The maps clarify the connection between the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and the Koch Brothers."
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