Wednesday, March 2, 2016

RSN: 5 Years Later Fukushima Still Spilling Toxic Nuclear Waste Into Sea, Top Execs Face Criminal Charges, America's Insidious Eviction Problem, Beyond Flint: US Schools Suffer Toxic Water Contamination





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Scott Galindez | Why Let Red States Choose the Democratic Nominee? 
Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Bernie Sanders (L) and Hillary Clinton (R) at their respective Super Tuesday primaries rally in Burlington, Vermont and in Miami, Florida on March 1, 2016. (photo: Brian Snyder/Javier Galeano/Reuters) 
Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News 
Galindez writes: "The establishment media is declaring Hillary Clinton the Democratic Party nominee. Since when do red states choose the nominee?" 
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Trump: A War Criminal in the Making 
Aleksandar Hemon, Rolling Stone 
Hemon writes: "Don't dismiss the Donald's murderous threats - that's how rabid nationalists and racists make countries great again." 
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Beyond Flint: US Schools Suffer Toxic Water Contamination 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Several schools across the United States have discovered evidence of higher-than-acceptable lead in their drinking water. The news follows public outrage over the crisis in Flint, Michigan, which has attracted national attention over the past few months due to extreme levels of lead affecting local water supplies." 
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America's Insidious Eviction Problem 
Gillian B. White, The Atlantic 
White writes: "The practice of removing tenants from their homes is exacerbating cycles of poverty, especially among minorities and women." 
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Disabled Voters Feeling Ignored by Candidates Take Election Into Own Hands 
Alex Zielinski, Think Progress 
Zielinski writes: "Advocates say the only pointed focus on disabilities during this election cycle has been negative, seen in candidates blaming mental illness for gun violence and mocking disabled election reporters." 
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Living in Filth, Greece's Migrants Battle Hunger and Cold 
Lefteris Papadimas, Reuters 
Papadimas writes: "Thousands of Afghans are trapped in Greece. Their hopes of reaching sanctuary in northern Europe have been dashed by a cascade of border shutdowns from Austria to Macedonia." 
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5 Years Later Fukushima Still Spilling Toxic Nuclear Waste Into Sea, Top Execs Face Criminal Charges 
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch 
Chow writes: "Five years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. were indicted Monday for allegedly failing to prevent the tsunami-sparked crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant." 
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