Wednesday, May 6, 2015

RSN: Plastic Pollution = Cancer of Our Oceans: What Is the Cure?, Why Elizabeth Warren Makes Bankers So Uneasy, and So Quiet





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Noam Chomsky: Social Media Have Not Eroded the Power of Corporate Media
Professor Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist and activist. (photo: Va Shiva)
Seung-yoon Lee, Byline
Excerpt: "Chomsky argues that though it's true that the internet provides opportunities that were not easily available before, the traditional media system hasn't fundamentality changed very much."
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Scott Galindez | Is Lincoln Chafee's Campaign About More Than Attacking Clinton?
Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News
Galindez writes: "There is a clear need for debate in the Democratic Party nominating process. Clinton should be tested and challenged. But I hope Lincoln Chafee is not in the race just take down Hillary Clinton."
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Texas Attack: Garland Muslims Caught Between Two 'Outsider' Groups
Raya Jalabi, Guardian UK
Jalabi writes: "In shooting's aftermath, local Muslims are forced into unsettling yet familiar position of defending their religion while condemning attack they had no part in."
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Why Elizabeth Warren Makes Bankers So Uneasy, and So Quiet
Katrina Brooker, Bloomberg
Brooker writes: "The rollback of financial regulation is stalled. Income inequality is a campaign issue. Americans are still angry about the financial crisis. Things aren't shaping up the way the big banks expected, and an important reason why Wall Street is not getting its way is Elizabeth Warren."
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Netflix Asks FCC to Reject AT&T-DirecTV Merger Unless Changes Made
Alina Selyukh, Reuters
Selyukh writes: "Netflix Inc has urged the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reject the pending $48 billion merger of AT&T Inc and DirecTV unless its concerns about the deal are addressed."
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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Gay Conversion Therapy Ban
Lydia Wheeler, The Hill
Wheeler writes: "The Supreme Court has decided not to consider New Jersey's ban on gay conversion therapy. The high court rejected a case Monday challenging a law Gov. Chris Christie (R) passed in August 2013 prohibiting state-licensed counselors from offering therapy services that try to change a minor's sexual orientation."
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Plastic Pollution = Cancer of Our Oceans: What Is the Cure?
EcoWatch
Excerpt: "A recent study estimates that the amount of plastic waste that washes off land into the ocean each year is approximately 8 million metric tons. That's like finding five grocery bags full of plastic on every foot of coastline in the 192 countries studied."
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