Friday, May 13, 2016

RSN: Shell Says Thousands of Gallons of Oil Have Leaked Into Gulf of Mexico, Federal Reserve Policies Fuel Wealth Inequality in America




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Interesting article below about those few bigoted states that are fueling the hysteria, passing discriminatory legislation and fueling HATE and ignorance:


Obama Orders All Schools to Let Transgender Students Use Bathrooms Fitting Their Gender Identity 
Gregory Korte, USA TODAY 
Korte writes: "The U.S. Department of Education will tell school districts Friday that federal law requires them to allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms 'consistent with their gender identity,' escalating the pressure from the Obama administration on the contentious public debate over transgender rights." 
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The guidance doesn't have the force of law, but tells schools how the Department of Education intends to enforce Title IX in the future. And because Title IX is directly tied to federal education funding, the guidance carries an implied threat: Follow the federal guidelines or risk losing those funds.
The letter is addressed to all schools that receive federal funding, including 16,500 school districts and 7,000 colleges, universities and trade schools. It also applies to charter schools, for-profit schools, libraries and museums that receive federal aid.


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Paul Krugman | Send In the Clowns 
Economist Paul Krugman. (photo: Forbes) 
Paul Krugman, The New York Times 
Krugman writes: "Still boggled by reports that Trump, having realized that the numbers on his tax plan aren't remotely credible, has decided to fix things by bringing in as experts ... Larry Kudlow and Stephen Moore. I mean, at some level this was predictable. But it still tells you a lot about both Donald the Doofus and his chosen party." 
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Federal Reserve Policies Fuel Wealth Inequality in America 
Andrew Soergel, U.S. News 
Soergel writes: "The Federal Reserve's monetary policies 'probably' fueled wealth inequality in the U.S. during the aftermath of the Great Recession, according to a former regional Fed bank president." 
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Obama Orders All Schools to Let Transgender Students Use Bathrooms Fitting Their Gender Identity 
Gregory Korte, USA TODAY 
Korte writes: "The U.S. Department of Education will tell school districts Friday that federal law requires them to allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms 'consistent with their gender identity,' escalating the pressure from the Obama administration on the contentious public debate over transgender rights." 
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US Immigration Officials Planning 30-Day 'Surge' of Arrests to Deport Families 
Jesse Byrnes, The Hill 
Byrnes writes: "U.S. immigration officials are reportedly planning to conduct the raids in May and June, deporting hundreds of individuals who came to the U.S. from Central America." 
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Elizabeth Warren Is Emerging as Leading Democratic Voice Against Trump 
Annie Linskey, The Boston Globe 
Linskey writes: "A highly unusual digital debate has begun between two of the most prominent politicians in America." 
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The US Still Has No Idea What to Do With Captured ISIS Fighters 
Ali Watkins, BuzzFeed 
Watkins writes: "Officials say there are no plans to detain captured ISIS fighters for the long-term, and no one's quite sure who should be interrogating them." 
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Shell Says Thousands of Gallons of Oil Have Leaked Into Gulf of Mexico 
Associated Press 
Excerpt: "The Coast Guard said about 88,200 gallons of oil have leaked from a Shell flow line into the Gulf of Mexico, about 90 miles off the coast of Louisiana." 
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