Thursday, November 5, 2015

RSN: Fed Regulators Accuse Coal Company of Trying to Silence Whistleblowers, Creating 'Atmosphere of Intimidation' at 5 Mines, Israel Will Imprison Stone-Throwers for 3 Years, Strip Them or Their Parents of Social Security




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Scott Galindez | Bernie's Revolution Can Help Us Take the Democratic Party Back 
Senator Bernie Sanders. (photo: ABC News) 
Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News 
Galindez writes: "Almost a year ago I wrote an article called 'We Can Take the Democratic Party Back.' The comment section was full of skepticism. Eleven months later, we are closer to that reality than anytime in the last 30 years." 
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White House Releases Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal 
Vicki Needham, The Hill 
Needham writes: "The much-anticipated release of the final text of a sweeping Asia-Pacific trade agreement became a reality on Thursday morning, kicking off what is expected to amount to months of intensive debate on Capitol Hill." 
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'My Body Was Not Mine, But the US Military's' 
David Vine, Politico 
Vine writes: "Today, commercial sex zones thrive in tandem with many U.S. bases around the world, from Baumholder in Germany to Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Many look much the same, filled with liquor stores, fast-food outlets, tattoo parlors, bars and clubs, and prostitution in one form or another." 
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Senate Panel Summons Price-Hiking CEO Martin Shkreli of Turing Pharma 
Matthew Perrone, Associated Press 
Perrone writes: "A Senate committee has launched an investigation into exorbitant drug price hikes by Turing Pharmaceuticals and three other companies, responding to public anxiety over rising prices for critical medicines." 
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Half of Black Millennials Say Violence by Law Enforcement Is Personal for Them 
Aaron Morrison, International Business Times 
Morrison writes: "The often contentious relationship between U.S. law enforcement and young African-Americans predates the protest movement that has called attention to violence, harassment and profiling by police in the last year, according to a new survey of black millennials." 
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Israel Will Imprison Stone-Throwers for 3 Years, Strip Them or Their Parents of Social Security 
Justin Salhani, ThinkProgress 
Salhani writes: "People found guilty of stone throwing will also be stripped of social security benefits and children who are accused of the act will see their parents benefits stripped." 
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Fed Regulators Accuse Coal Company of Trying to Silence Whistleblowers, Creating 'Atmosphere of Intimidation' at 5 Mines 
Cole Stangler, International Business Times 
Stangler writes: "Among other hazards, they found extensive accumulations of coal and coal dust along conveyor belts, inadequately supported roofs, inadequate ventilation and inoperative emergency communication systems. But in letters to corporate managers and union officials, Murray Energy blamed the complaints on vengeful workers." 
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