Saturday, September 19, 2015

RSN: Taxpayers Lose Billions to Coal Subsidies, Fear of Uptick in Hate Crimes Following Donald Trump Supporter's 'Get Rid of' Muslims Remark




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Bernie Sanders | It's Time to Break Up the Banks 
Senator Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders wave to supporters upon taking the stage on the Burlington, Vermont waterfront during the Bernie 2016 presidential announcement, May 26, 2015. (photo: Arun Chaudhary) 
Bernie Sanders, Reader Supported News 
Sanders writes: "The greed, recklessness, and illegal behavior on Wall Street drove this country into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Their casino-style gambling has helped divert 99 percent of all new income to the top one percent." 
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Fear of Uptick in Hate Crimes Following Donald Trump Supporter's 'Get Rid of' Muslims Remark 
Alice Ollstein, ThinkProgress 
Ollstein writes: "Civil rights groups say they're concerned that such a high profile figure like Trump condoning hate speech against Muslims will lead to something worse." 
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No Jeb, Your Brother Did Not Keep Us 'Safe' 
Kay Steiger, ThinkProgress 
Steiger writes: "Much of the analysis following the World Trade Center attacks revealed that the Bush administration ignored warnings that such a plot could be in the works." 
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Suit Alleges 'Scheme' in Criminal Costs Borne by New Orleans's Poor 
Campbell Robertson, The New York Times 
Robertson writes: "A class-action lawsuit against the criminal district court in New Orleans alleges that judges and court officials have been running an 'illegal scheme' in which poor people are indefinitely jailed if they fall behind on payments of court fines, fees and assessments." 
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Migration Activists Hope Pope Francis Will Push US Deportation Reform 
Tom Dart, Guardian UK 
Dart writes: "Will the pope provoke a shift in attitudes among politicians and ordinary people who have hardline stances on immigration?" 
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Guatemala Votes for New President as Political Crisis Expands Further 
Jeff Abbott, Upside Down World 
Abbott writes: "Despite the current climate of corruption, scandal, and crisis, Guatemalans turned out to vote for the President's replacement. Though, they vote believing that the politicians in the current race are all corrupt." 
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Taxpayers Lose Billions to Coal Subsidies 
Katie Herzog, Grist 
Herzog writes: "A new report reveals that American taxpayers spend billions annually on subsidies for coal, including tax breaks, government-funded infrastructure, and inexpensive leases on land." 
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