Sunday, May 10, 2015

RSN: Alberta Shifted Left in the Elections. Can It Go Green?, Break Up the Big Banks




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Bernie Sanders | Break Up the Big Banks
Senator Bernie Sanders. (photo: Reuters)
Bernie Sanders, Reader Supported News
Sanders writes: "We don't hear it discussed much in the media, but the reality is that the middle class of this country, once the envy of the world, is collapsing, 45 million Americans are living in poverty, and the gap between the rich and everyone else is growing wider and wider."
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Obama Chooses Outsourcing Giant Nike Headquarters as Place to Sell TPP Deal
Jana Kasperkevic, Guardian UK
Kasperkevic writes: "With the Nike logo in the background on Friday, President Obama sought to drum up support for a controversial trade agreement that is facing mounting opposition from Democrats and US labor unions."
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Major Conservative Victory in UK Elections Ushers In Radical Right-Wing Agenda
Oliver Wright, The Independent
Wright writes: "David Cameron will use the Conservative Party's first majority in the House of Commons for nearly 20 years to 'deliver' on a radical agenda to cut welfare, shrink the size of the state and re-define Britain's relationship with Europe."
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James Clapper Claims He'd "Forgotten" About NSA Program When He Lied to Congress
Julian Hattem, The Hill
Hattem writes: "Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper wasn't lying when he wrongly told Congress in 2013 that the government does not 'wittingly' collect information about millions of Americans, according to his top lawyer. He just forgot."
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Witness to Michael Brown Shooting Arrested Day After He Sues Police
Nicole Flatow, ThinkProgress
Flatow writes: "Dorian Johnson filed a lawsuit against the Ferguson Police Department alleging that they assaulted him, inflicted emotional pain, and violated his constitutional rights during and after the incident in which he witnessed the shooting death of Michael Brown. The following day, Johnson and his brother were arrested by the neighboring St. Louis Police Metropolitan Department."
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Egyptian Dictator Mubarak Sentenced to Time Served
Reuters
Excerpt: "The former air force commander was toppled from the presidency during the Arab Spring uprisings that swept the region in 2011 and raised hopes of democracy."
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David Suzuki | Alberta Shifted Left in the Elections. Can It Go Green?
David Suzuki, Guardian UK
Suzuki writes: "Rachel Notley and the Alberta NDP must strengthen Alberta's place in the world's clean energy economy, clean its air and protect its environment."
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