Thursday, August 6, 2015

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Jimmy Carter: The US Is an "Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery" 
President Jimmy Carter. (photo: Pete Muller/AP) 
Jon Schwarz, The Intercept 
Schwarz writes: "Former president Jimmy Carter said Tuesday on the nationally syndicated radio show the Thom Hartmann Program that the United States is now an 'oligarchy' in which 'unlimited political bribery' has created 'a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors.'" 
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New SEC Rule Will Reveal the Huge Gap Between CEO and Worker Pay 
Drew Harwell and Jena McGregor, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to finalize on Wednesday a long-delayed rule forcing businesses to share their 'pay ratio,' a simple bit of arithmetic that would cast an unprecedented spotlight on one of corporate America's thorniest debates." 
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Bernie Sanders Pushes for Panel to Aggressively Investigate Digital Privacy 
Jordain Carney, The Hill 
Excerpt: "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is renewing his effort to create a panel to investigate the impact of technology on privacy as part of the Senate's cyber bill." 
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Police Are Killing Native Americans at Higher Rate Than Any Race, and Nobody Is Talking About It 
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project 
Agorist writes: "Americans are up in arms right now over the near epidemic number of deaths of African-American at the hands of police, and rightfully so. African-Americans make up only 13 percent of the population, yet they are the victims in 26 percent of all police shootings." 
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Lobbyists for Corporate Media Offer Lawmakers Free Television Advertisements 
Lee Fang, The Intercept 
Fang writes: "Do you support the troops? So does your local congressman! And he would like to tell you all about it using a 'public service announcement' aired for free by your local television station owner." 
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Mere Sight of a Gun Makes Police and Public More Aggressive, Experts Say 
Alan Yuhas, Guardian UK 
Yuhas writes: "For decades psychologists have looked for evidence that weapons affect behavior, and a large body of research has borne out their suspicions: simply seeing a weapon - whether a sword, hand grenade, tank or gun - makes people more aggressive." 
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Willie Nelson, Jason Mraz, Moby: Stand With Farmers, Fight the Drought, Help Reverse Climate Change 
Stefanie Spear, EcoWatch 
Spear writes: "Kiss The Ground, a Los Angeles-based non-profit, launched a campaign Monday urging people to support a petition asking California legislature to allocate $160 million from California's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for regenerative agriculture, composting and other land management practices that help sequester carbon." 
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