Wednesday, June 8, 2016

RSN: Tased in the Chest for 23 Seconds, Dead for 8 Minutes, Now Facing a Lifetime of Recovery, 450 Environmental Groups Call on US Congress to Scrap TPP



Reader Supported News
08 June 16

We are seeing readership numbers now that we have never seen before. Pushing double a year ago. Yes, we love that.
We are also seeing record low donation response rates. That threatens organization’s existence every day.
We are forced, like it or not, to confront that.
In earnest.
Marc Ash
Curator, Reader Supported News



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Greg Palast | Stealing California 
Investigative reporter Greg Palast. (photo:  Greg Palast's Website) 
Greg Palast, Greg Palast's Website 
Palast writes: "It's not some grand conspiracy, but it's grand theft nonetheless. Sen. Bernie Sanders' voters will lose their ballots, their rights, by the tens of thousands." 
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Clinton Wins Democratic Primary in California, Sanders Vows to Fight On 
Jessica Taylor, NPR News 
Taylor writes: "Clinton made history Tuesday as the first woman to become the presumptive nominee of a major party in the U.S. But rival Bernie Sanders vowed to continue his fight at least until next week's primary in the District of Columbia." 
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Tased in the Chest for 23 Seconds, Dead for 8 Minutes, Now Facing a Lifetime of Recovery 
Nick Berardini and Matt Stroud, The Intercept 
Excerpt: "In the video, officer Timothy Runnels pulls Bryce Masters over and approaches the car. He tells Bryce to get out but doesn't give a reason. Bryce repeatedly asks if he is under arrest. Runnels says, 'You're under arrest. Get your ass out of the car,' and attempts to pull him out by force. He then tases Bryce for 23 seconds, handcuffs him, drags the boy's body behind the car, and deliberately drops him face first onto the asphalt road." 
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Forget Hunger Strikes. What Prisons Fear Most Is Labor Strikes 
Raven Rakia, Yes! Magazine 
Rakia writes: "Prisons would 'grind to a halt' without the use of prison labor." 
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Architecture for the One Percent 
Alex Cocotas, Jacobin 
Cocotas writes: "Contemporary architecture is more interested in mega projects for elites than improving ordinary people's lives." 
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The Refugee Crisis Just Hit a New, Grim Milestone 
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee 
Lee writes: "More than 10,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to get to Europe since 2014, the United Nations announced on Tuesday." 
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450 Environmental Groups Call on US Congress to Scrap TPP 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "More than 450 groups on Monday called on Congress to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership if it comes up for a vote this fall, saying the trade deal would allow fossil fuel companies to contest U.S. environmental rules in extrajudicial tribunals." 
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