A SPECIAL
FUNDING APPEAL FROM MARK TWAIN: "The liberty of the Press is called the
Palladium of Freedom, which means, in these days, the liberty of being deceived,
swindled, and humbugged by the Press and paying hugely for the deception." -
Mark Twain, 1870. You have your own news source, beholden to you. What does it
take to preserve it? Precious little. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported
News
Robert Parry |
Failing to Hide Israel-Iran-Iraq Secrets
Robert Parry, Consortium News
Parry writes: "Many Americans think secret U.S. documents become public after, say, 30 years, but many are hidden indefinitely to conceal inconvenient truths that could enlighten public debate."
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Robert Parry, Consortium News
Parry writes: "Many Americans think secret U.S. documents become public after, say, 30 years, but many are hidden indefinitely to conceal inconvenient truths that could enlighten public debate."
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Rand Paul and
Ron Wyden Plan to Filibuster Patriot Act Renewal
Ben Jacobs, Guardian UK
Jacobs writes: "Senators from Kentucky and Oregon launch bipartisan filibuster to prevent a vote on extending the Patriot Act without amendment."
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Ben Jacobs, Guardian UK
Jacobs writes: "Senators from Kentucky and Oregon launch bipartisan filibuster to prevent a vote on extending the Patriot Act without amendment."
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A Major AIDS
Research Group Says the TPP Will Make It Harder to Fight AIDS
Timothy B. Lee, Vox
Lee writes: "A new report from the prominent AIDS research group amfAR argues that changes included in TPP would drive up the price of some drugs that are desperately needed in the developing world. The group says that would hamper the global fight against AIDS (and other diseases) in a way that would ultimately cost lives."
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Timothy B. Lee, Vox
Lee writes: "A new report from the prominent AIDS research group amfAR argues that changes included in TPP would drive up the price of some drugs that are desperately needed in the developing world. The group says that would hamper the global fight against AIDS (and other diseases) in a way that would ultimately cost lives."
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Revealed: FBI
Violated Its Own Rules While Spying on Keystone XL Opponents
Paul Lewis and Adam Federman, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The FBI breached its own internal rules when it spied on campaigners against the Keystone XL pipeline, failing to get approval before it cultivated informants and opened files on individuals protesting against the construction of the pipeline in Texas, documents reveal."
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Paul Lewis and Adam Federman, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The FBI breached its own internal rules when it spied on campaigners against the Keystone XL pipeline, failing to get approval before it cultivated informants and opened files on individuals protesting against the construction of the pipeline in Texas, documents reveal."
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US Cited for
Police Violence, Racism in Scathing UN Review on Human Rights
Natasja Sheriff, Al Jazeera America
Sheriff writes: "The United States was slammed over its rights record Monday at the United Nations' Human Rights Council, with member nations criticizing the country for police violence and racial discrimination, the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility and the continued use of the death penalty."
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Natasja Sheriff, Al Jazeera America
Sheriff writes: "The United States was slammed over its rights record Monday at the United Nations' Human Rights Council, with member nations criticizing the country for police violence and racial discrimination, the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility and the continued use of the death penalty."
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'Desperate'
Rohingya Migrants Send SOS as Indonesia, Malaysia Refuse Entry
Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "Malaysia and Indonesia both indicated Tuesday that they would refuse entry to desperate Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants, as the plight worsened for thousands left stranded at sea. The response from the two Southeast Asian nations follows the arrival on their shores of hundreds of migrants abandoned at sea by smugglers in the past two days."
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Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "Malaysia and Indonesia both indicated Tuesday that they would refuse entry to desperate Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants, as the plight worsened for thousands left stranded at sea. The response from the two Southeast Asian nations follows the arrival on their shores of hundreds of migrants abandoned at sea by smugglers in the past two days."
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US Taxpayers
Subsidizing World's Biggest Fossil Fuel Companies
Damian Carrington and Harry Davies, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The world's biggest and most profitable fossil fuel companies are receiving huge and rising subsidies from US taxpayers, a practice slammed as absurd by a presidential candidate given the threat of climate change."
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Damian Carrington and Harry Davies, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The world's biggest and most profitable fossil fuel companies are receiving huge and rising subsidies from US taxpayers, a practice slammed as absurd by a presidential candidate given the threat of climate change."
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