John Nichols | A Contested Convention Is Exactly What the Democratic Party Needs
John Nichols, Moyers & Company
Nichols writes: "What Sanders is proposing is a necessary quest - and a realistic one. Already, he is better positioned than any recent insurgent challenger to engage in rules and platform debates, as well as in dialogues about everything from the vice-presidential nomination to the character of the fall campaign."
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John Nichols, Moyers & Company
Nichols writes: "What Sanders is proposing is a necessary quest - and a realistic one. Already, he is better positioned than any recent insurgent challenger to engage in rules and platform debates, as well as in dialogues about everything from the vice-presidential nomination to the character of the fall campaign."
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Striking Union Workers Protest at Verizon Shareholder Meeting
Malathi Nayak, Reuters
Nayak reports: "Dozens of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) landline workers, on strike since mid-April after contract talks hit an impasse, marched on the company's annual shareholder meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday, and blocked traffic."
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Malathi Nayak, Reuters
Nayak reports: "Dozens of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) landline workers, on strike since mid-April after contract talks hit an impasse, marched on the company's annual shareholder meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday, and blocked traffic."
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Colorado Springs Will Stop Jailing People Too Poor to Pay Court Fines
Joseph Shapiro, NPR
Shapiro reports: "Debtors' prisons have long been illegal in the United States. But many courts across the country still send people to jail when they can't pay their court fines. Last year, the Justice Department stepped in to stop the practice in Ferguson, Mo. And now, in a first, a U.S. city will pay out thousands of dollars to people who were wrongly sent to jail."
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Joseph Shapiro, NPR
Shapiro reports: "Debtors' prisons have long been illegal in the United States. But many courts across the country still send people to jail when they can't pay their court fines. Last year, the Justice Department stepped in to stop the practice in Ferguson, Mo. And now, in a first, a U.S. city will pay out thousands of dollars to people who were wrongly sent to jail."
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Stirred by Sanders, Democrats Shift Left on Health Care
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Excerpt: "'There's a problem with the name of the Affordable Care Act,' she added. 'It is not affordable for some.'"
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Excerpt: "'There's a problem with the name of the Affordable Care Act,' she added. 'It is not affordable for some.'"
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The Circles of American Financial Hell
Rebecca J. Rosen, The Atlantic
Rosen writes: "Today, many are suffering from another problem that has no name, and it's manifested in the bleak financial situations of millions of middle-class - and even upper-middle-class - American households."
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Rebecca J. Rosen, The Atlantic
Rosen writes: "Today, many are suffering from another problem that has no name, and it's manifested in the bleak financial situations of millions of middle-class - and even upper-middle-class - American households."
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Turkey's Prime Minister Resigns Amid High-Level Rifts and Deepening Crises
Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post
Cunningham writes: "Turkey's prime minister stepped down Thursday, possibly paving the way for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to consolidate power amid complaints from opponents over his increasingly hard-line policies."
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Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post
Cunningham writes: "Turkey's prime minister stepped down Thursday, possibly paving the way for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to consolidate power amid complaints from opponents over his increasingly hard-line policies."
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Their Next Act: The Ringling Brothers' Elephants Are Retiring - and Moving to Florida to Contribute to Cancer Research.
James Sullivan, Slate
Sullivan writes: "In its 145th year on the road, the 'Greatest Show on Earth' is taking its biggest attraction - the symbol of the circus since P.T. Barnum, that quintessential American showman, brought the famed captive Jumbo to the States - off the road for good, finally capitulating to years of pressure from animal rights activists."
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James Sullivan, Slate
Sullivan writes: "In its 145th year on the road, the 'Greatest Show on Earth' is taking its biggest attraction - the symbol of the circus since P.T. Barnum, that quintessential American showman, brought the famed captive Jumbo to the States - off the road for good, finally capitulating to years of pressure from animal rights activists."
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