Tuesday, April 5, 2016

RSN: John Kiriakou | Anti-Muslim Rage, a Triumph of Ignorance Over Education, Food Not Bullets: Hunger Pangs of Starving Farmers Met by a Barrage of Bullets




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John Kiriakou | Anti-Muslim Rage, a Triumph of Ignorance Over Education 
A demonstrator shouts and carries a 'Stop Islam' sign while another rips pages out of a Quran during a 'Freedom of Speech Rally Round II' outside the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix, Arizona. (photo: Nancy Wiechec/Reuters) 
John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News 
Kiriakou writes: "The United States is a country in which anti-Muslim prejudice is rampant. On the other hand, it's a much deeper problem than meets the eye. Americans as a people are, by and large, inexcusably ignorant of other cultures." 
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Clinton and Trump Are Playing Defense in Tuesday's Wisconsin Primary 
Jose A. DelReal, John Wagner and Anne Gearan, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the front-runners in their parties' presidential nominating contests, have found themselves on the defensive in Wisconsin, where Tuesday's primaries could deliver embarrassing setbacks and further unsettle both races." 
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Panama Papers Probes Opened, China Limits Access to News on Leaks 
Ben Blanchard and Lisa Jucca, Reuters 
Excerpt: "France, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands are among nations that have commenced investigations, and some other countries, including the United States, said they were looking into the matter." 
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Denying Housing Over Criminal Record May Be Discrimination, Feds Say 
Camila Domonoske, NPR 
Domonoske writes: "The Department of Housing and Urban Development is making it easier for people with criminal records to find housing. In new guidance, released Monday, HUD tells landlords and home sellers that turning down tenants or buyers based on their criminal records may violate the Fair Housing Act." 
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Makers Took Big Price Increases on Widely Used US Drugs 
Caroline Humer, Reuters 
Humer writes: "Major drug companies took hefty price increases in the U.S., in some cases more than doubling listed charges, for widely used medications over the past five years, a Reuters analysis of proprietary data found." 
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Katha Pollitt | Abortion and Punishment 
Katha Pollitt, The New York Times 
Pollitt writes: "Donald J. Trump gave his primary opponents a gift when he said this week that if abortion is outlawed, 'there has to be some form of punishment' for the woman. He let them look as if they cared about women." 
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Food Not Bullets: Hunger Pangs of Starving Farmers Met by a Barrage of Bullets 
Zeph Repollo, 350.org 
Repollo writes: "On the morning of April 1, 2016 police forces opened fire at some 5,000 farmers and indigenous Lumad demanding relief and subsidies for farm communities who have been intensely affected by the El Nino dry spell in Kidapawan City." 
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