Monday, May 9, 2016

RSN: Robert Reich | Bernie Isn't Running to Push Hillary to the Left. He's Running to Help Reclaim Our Democracy, Exxon, First Amendment Doesn't Give You Right to Commit Fraud




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Robert Reich | Bernie Isn't Running to Push Hillary to the Left. He's Running to Help Reclaim Our Democracy. 
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Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page 
Reich writes: "The media are brimming with stories about 'how far to the left Bernie can push Hillary.' Utter nonsense. American politics is no longer arrayed along the old left-right divide, with big government on one side and the 'free market' on the other. The new divide is establishment versus anti-establishment." 
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The Supreme Court's Next Big Fight Over Money in Politics 
Richard L. Hasen, The Atlantic 
Hasen writes: "At some point next year, the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to face a major First Amendment question: whether to overturn what remains of the 2002 McCain-Feingold Act." 
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Consumer Rights to Expand Under Government Plan Against Restrictive Contract Language 
Joe Davidson, The Washington Post 
Davidson writes: "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to give David a bigger stone to sling at Goliath. In this case, David represents consumers who feel cheated by Goliath financial-service companies." 
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Austin Rejects Uber Self-Regulation 
Rick Jervis, USA Today 
Jervis writes: "Despite an $8 million dollar campaign by ride-hailing companies, Austin-area voters on Saturday rejected a proposal by Uber and Lyft to self-regulate their drivers and mandated stricter rules on the companies, including fingerprint background checks and emblems on cars." 
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Why Alabama's Chief Justice Was Forced to Step Down 
Bamzi Banchiri, The Christian Science Monitor 
Banchiri writes: "Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is in trouble, yet again, for allegations that he ordered state probate judges to deny same-sex marriage couples marriage licenses, disobeying a federal court and the US Supreme Court." 
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US Finally Admits to Working With Saudi Arabia in Yemen 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "The U.S. military has for the first time publicly acknowledged that U.S. troops are operating inside Yemen to help the country's government and a Saudi-backed coalition confront al-Qaida affiliated forces." 
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Exxon, First Amendment Doesn't Give You Right to Commit Fraud 
Elliott Negin, Union of Concerned Scientists 
Negin writes: "With several state attorneys general now investigating whether ExxonMobil misled its shareholders and the public about climate change risks, it was more than a little ironic when the company recently cried foul." 
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