Tuesday, December 8, 2015

RSN: Bernie Sanders: Combating Climate Change to Save the Plan, Chain Gang 2.0: If You Can't Afford This GPS Ankle Bracelet, You Get Thrown in Jail,




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Andy Borowitz | Obama Speech Heavily Criticized by People With No Better Ideas 
Barack Obama. (photo: Saul Loeb/Getty Images) 
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "Moments after its conclusion on Sunday night, President Obama's speech about combating ISIS came under heavy criticism from people with zero better ideas." 
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Supreme Court Won't Review Laws Banning Assault Weapons 
Robert Barnes, The Washington Post 
Barnes writes: "The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the ability of cities and states to prohibit semiautomatic high-capacity assault weapons that have been used in some of the nation's most deadly recent mass shootings." 
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Slavoj Žižek With Tavis Smiley on How Political Correctness Harms Society 
Tavis Smiley Radio 
Excerpt: "Slavoj Žižek joins Tavis Smiley for an extended conversation on what he says is the damage done to society by political correctness, his views on American culture, and the nation's role in global affairs." 
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Chain Gang 2.0: If You Can't Afford This GPS Ankle Bracelet, You Get Thrown in Jail 
Eric Markowitz, International Business Times 
Markowitz writes: "Some states now require people to pay for their own electronic monitoring once they bail out of jail. And if you miss a payment, you better watch out." 
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How to Be an Anticapitalist Today 
Erik Olin Wright, Jacobin 
Wright writes: "Another world - one that would improve the conditions for human flourishing for most people - is indeed possible. In fact, elements of this new world are already being created today, and concrete ways to move from here to there exist." 
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Leftist Palestinian MP Jailed 15 Months by Israeli Court 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "An Israeli military court sentenced Khalida Jarrar, a Palestinian parliamentary and a member of the leftist Popular Front of Palestine or PFLP, to 15 months in jail and a five-year suspended sentence over 'inciting violence' and violating a travel ban, according to the Israeli military." 
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Bernie Sanders: Combating Climate Change to Save the Planet 
Bernie Sanders, Reader Supported News 
Sanders writes: "Enough is enough. It's time for a political revolution that takes on the fossil fuel billionaires, accelerates our transition to clean energy, and finally puts people before the profits of polluters." 
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