Noam Chomsky: History Doesn't Go in a Straight Line
Noam Chomsky, Jacobin
Excerpt: "The neoliberal policies are certainly a regression. For the majority of the population in the US, there's been pretty much stagnation and decline in the last generation. And not because of any economic laws. These are policies."
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Noam Chomsky, Jacobin
Excerpt: "The neoliberal policies are certainly a regression. For the majority of the population in the US, there's been pretty much stagnation and decline in the last generation. And not because of any economic laws. These are policies."
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Pope Francis Tells Congress 'Every Life Is Sacred,' Says the Death Penalty Should Be Abolished
Mark Berman, The Washington Post
Berman writes: "Pope Francis used his landmark address to Congress on Thursday to reiterate his belief that the death penalty should be abolished, directly tying the issue to his advocacy for the poor and underrepresented."
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Mark Berman, The Washington Post
Berman writes: "Pope Francis used his landmark address to Congress on Thursday to reiterate his belief that the death penalty should be abolished, directly tying the issue to his advocacy for the poor and underrepresented."
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Border Patrol Agent Is Indicted in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Teen
Nigel Duara, Los Angeles Times
Excerpt: "Federal authorities have charged a U.S. Border Patrol agent who killed a Mexican teenager in a cross-border shooting with second-degree murder."
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Nigel Duara, Los Angeles Times
Excerpt: "Federal authorities have charged a U.S. Border Patrol agent who killed a Mexican teenager in a cross-border shooting with second-degree murder."
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The Children's Place Mega-Chain Continues to Source Clothes in Unsafe Sweatshops
Adam Matthews and David Bergman, Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "Both styles were a bargain, just $19.95 at retail and, after discount, well under half that on TCP's website at the time of writing. Belying their carefree design, the mini surfer dude shorts came from a cheerless factory in a landlocked city in a country half a world away - Shams Styling Wears, located on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka."
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Adam Matthews and David Bergman, Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "Both styles were a bargain, just $19.95 at retail and, after discount, well under half that on TCP's website at the time of writing. Belying their carefree design, the mini surfer dude shorts came from a cheerless factory in a landlocked city in a country half a world away - Shams Styling Wears, located on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka."
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Transgender Inmate Wins legal Victory After Mistreatment by Prison Guards
Associated Press
Excerpt: "A transgender inmate who says she was called 'it' and 'some kind of animal' by guards who watched her shower has won a legal victory that forces the Maryland prison system to better train for how to treat transgender people, advocates say."
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Associated Press
Excerpt: "A transgender inmate who says she was called 'it' and 'some kind of animal' by guards who watched her shower has won a legal victory that forces the Maryland prison system to better train for how to treat transgender people, advocates say."
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Edward Snowden to Attend Meeting on Privacy-Improving 'Snowden Treaty'
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington writes: "The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will be beamed by video link into a New York meeting on Thursday, at which a draft international 'treaty' bearing his name will be launched in an attempt to persuade governments around the world to strengthen privacy laws."
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Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington writes: "The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will be beamed by video link into a New York meeting on Thursday, at which a draft international 'treaty' bearing his name will be launched in an attempt to persuade governments around the world to strengthen privacy laws."
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Colorado Supreme Court to Make Historic Ruling on Fracking Bans
Gary Wockner, EcoWatch
Wockner writes: "Tensions are rising to a crescendo across Colorado as the Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear the extremely controversial issue of whether fracking bans and long-term moratoriums are allowed in the state."
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Gary Wockner, EcoWatch
Wockner writes: "Tensions are rising to a crescendo across Colorado as the Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear the extremely controversial issue of whether fracking bans and long-term moratoriums are allowed in the state."
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