Mumia Abu-Jamal: The True Spirit of Democracy Is Taking Place in the Protests Outside the DNC, Not Inside
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "What's happening in the streets of Philadelphia, that's where the real story is, because those are the voices you won't hear throughout these four days of gala, extravaganza, lies and illusion, because you're hearing the pain of the people, the real concerns of the people, and, really, the desperation of the people to be heard by the rich and the powerful."
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Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "What's happening in the streets of Philadelphia, that's where the real story is, because those are the voices you won't hear throughout these four days of gala, extravaganza, lies and illusion, because you're hearing the pain of the people, the real concerns of the people, and, really, the desperation of the people to be heard by the rich and the powerful."
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Leon Panetta Interrupted by 'No More War' Chants as He Blasts Trump at the Democratic Convention
Ryan Struyk, ABC News
Struyk writes: "Former CIA director and defense secretary Leon Panetta blasted Donald Trump over foreign policy tonight, calling a vote for him 'deadly serious,' but a faction of delegates tried to shout him down throughout his remarks."
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Ryan Struyk, ABC News
Struyk writes: "Former CIA director and defense secretary Leon Panetta blasted Donald Trump over foreign policy tonight, calling a vote for him 'deadly serious,' but a faction of delegates tried to shout him down throughout his remarks."
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Good Riddance, Roger Ailes. You Were a Disaster for America, Journalism and the Truth
David Schrieberg, Forbes
Schrieberg writes: "I watch with the greatest satisfaction the fall of Roger Ailes, a man who singlehandedly has done more damage to journalism and the role it plays in a healthy democracy than almost any single individual I can think of (ok, maybe Rupert Murdoch belongs by his side)."
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David Schrieberg, Forbes
Schrieberg writes: "I watch with the greatest satisfaction the fall of Roger Ailes, a man who singlehandedly has done more damage to journalism and the role it plays in a healthy democracy than almost any single individual I can think of (ok, maybe Rupert Murdoch belongs by his side)."
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How Environmental Injustice Connects to Police Violence
Brentin Mock, Reveal
Mock writes: "Demonstrators across the country aren't protesting only police violence against black citizens. They're also venting grievances about their own stifling living conditions, under which it's often difficult to ride, walk, or even breathe without police suffocating black lives further."
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Brentin Mock, Reveal
Mock writes: "Demonstrators across the country aren't protesting only police violence against black citizens. They're also venting grievances about their own stifling living conditions, under which it's often difficult to ride, walk, or even breathe without police suffocating black lives further."
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Why Did WikiLeaks Help Dox Most of Turkey's Adult Female Population?
Jesse Singal, New York Magazine
Singal writes: "Whatever else you might say about WikiLeaks, it's hard to think of an institution that squanders goodwill more efficiently. Even the people most sympathetic to its aims and ideals have had a hard time defending it recently."
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Jesse Singal, New York Magazine
Singal writes: "Whatever else you might say about WikiLeaks, it's hard to think of an institution that squanders goodwill more efficiently. Even the people most sympathetic to its aims and ideals have had a hard time defending it recently."
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Indonesia Accelerates Pace of Executions
Kathy Quiano, CNN
Quiano writes: "The Indonesian government insists the country faces a drug emergency that requires tough measures. Its all-out war on illegal drugs has already seen a large number of executions in recent years. Fourteen drug convicts faced the firing squad in 2015, six in January and another eight in April."
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Kathy Quiano, CNN
Quiano writes: "The Indonesian government insists the country faces a drug emergency that requires tough measures. Its all-out war on illegal drugs has already seen a large number of executions in recent years. Fourteen drug convicts faced the firing squad in 2015, six in January and another eight in April."
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Tar Sands in the Atlantic Ocean: TransCanada's Proposed Energy East Pipeline
Joshua Axelrod and Anthony Swift, NRDC
Excerpt: "TransCanada - which was thwarted in its effort to drive Keystone XL through America's heartland - is now pursuing a project that would effectively create a waterborne tar sands pipeline that would threaten the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts."
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Joshua Axelrod and Anthony Swift, NRDC
Excerpt: "TransCanada - which was thwarted in its effort to drive Keystone XL through America's heartland - is now pursuing a project that would effectively create a waterborne tar sands pipeline that would threaten the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts."
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