Saturday, March 7, 2015

RSN: Why the Guardian Is Putting Climate Change Front and Center, US Jails Are Warehouses of Sick, Poor and Low-Risk People




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GOP Leaders to Skip Selma Event
John Boehner. (photo: Getty)
Anna Palmer and Lauren French, Politico
Excerpt: "'They've lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,' one black lawmaker says."
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Obama on Ferguson: Law Enforcement Is 'Big Chunk' of New Civil Rights Struggle
Dan Roberts, Guardian UK
Roberts writes: "Barack Obama has called for a renewal of the civil rights movement on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the march on Selma, urging law enforcement and voting rights reforms but also linking the ongoing struggle to immigration reform and gay rights."
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US Jails Are Warehouses of Sick, Poor and Low-Risk People
Julia Stasch, Guardian UK
Stasch writes: "Many jails today must do the jobs of mental health institutions, even though they lack the resources or expertise to treat the mentally ill."
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"The Internet Is My Lifeline": Hip-Hop Artist Jasiri X on the FCC's Net Neutrality Vote
Kayla Schultz, YES! Magazine
Schultz writes: "The political artist from Pittsburgh speaks about the importance of the Internet and social media in making the voices of low-income people of color heard."
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Int'l Criminal Court Studying CIA Torture Report 'Very, Very Closely'
James Reinl, Middle East Eye
Reinl writes: "Such techniques could 'amount to cruel treatment, torture or outrages upon personal dignity' last year's ICC report added."
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Outcry and Fear as Pakistan Builds New Nuclear Reactors in Unstable City
Tim Craig, The Washington Post
Craig writes: "World leaders have fretted for years that terrorists may try to steal one of Pakistan's nuclear bombs and detonate it in a foreign country."
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Alan Rusbridger | Why the Guardian Is Putting Climate Change Front and Center
Alan Rusbridger, Guardian UK
Rusbridger writes: "There may be other extraordinary and significant things happening - but they may be occurring too slowly or invisibly for the impatient tick-tock of the newsroom or to snatch the attention of a harassed reader on the way to work."
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