Bill McKibben | After 525 Years, It's Time to Actually Listen to Native Americans
Bill McKibben, Grist
McKibben writes: "If the Army Corps, or the Obama administration, simply said: 'You know what, you're right. We don't need to build this pipeline.' It would mean that after 525 years, someone had actually paid attention to the good sense that Native Americans have been offering almost from the start."
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Bill McKibben, Grist
McKibben writes: "If the Army Corps, or the Obama administration, simply said: 'You know what, you're right. We don't need to build this pipeline.' It would mean that after 525 years, someone had actually paid attention to the good sense that Native Americans have been offering almost from the start."
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DoJ Should Withhold Funding From Police if They Don't Report Killings, Activists Say
Jon Swaine, Guardian UK
Swaine writes: "Dozens of civil rights, criminal justice and open government organizations have urged the US attorney general to withhold federal funding from local police chiefs unless they report comprehensive data on people killed by their officers."
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Jon Swaine, Guardian UK
Swaine writes: "Dozens of civil rights, criminal justice and open government organizations have urged the US attorney general to withhold federal funding from local police chiefs unless they report comprehensive data on people killed by their officers."
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When Billionaires Rule: How the Rich and Powerful Shape Our Media
Victor Pickard, Jacobin
Pickard writes: "Throughout American history, wealthy elites have attempted to control the news - from Southern slaveholders and their allies trying to quell abolitionist journalism to press barons like William Randolph Hearst and Robert McCormick opposing FDR's New Deal. But the tactics used to undermine adversarial journalism in our digital age have grown more subtle and varied."
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Victor Pickard, Jacobin
Pickard writes: "Throughout American history, wealthy elites have attempted to control the news - from Southern slaveholders and their allies trying to quell abolitionist journalism to press barons like William Randolph Hearst and Robert McCormick opposing FDR's New Deal. But the tactics used to undermine adversarial journalism in our digital age have grown more subtle and varied."
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US Admits 10,000 Syrians in 2016. Others Admit That in a Week.
teleSUR
Excerpt: "After accepting just 1,700 Syrian refugees last year, the U.S. is boasting of hitting its goal of 10,000 in 2016 - while other countries host millions."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "After accepting just 1,700 Syrian refugees last year, the U.S. is boasting of hitting its goal of 10,000 in 2016 - while other countries host millions."
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French Mayors Maintain Burkini Bans Despite Court Ruling
Sheena McKenzie, CNN
McKenzie reports: "France's highest administrative court ruled that mayors do not have the right to ban burkinis. But if you thought that was the end of the matter, think again."
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Sheena McKenzie, CNN
McKenzie reports: "France's highest administrative court ruled that mayors do not have the right to ban burkinis. But if you thought that was the end of the matter, think again."
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Brazilian Protesters Clash With Police as Dilma Rousseff Defends Herself
Sputnik News
Excerpt: "On Monday, Rousseff delivered a speech at her impeachment trial, saying she had not committed crimes she was accused of. During the trial, people started gathering in Sao Paulo, as well as in other cities across the country, protesting against Rousseff possible resignation."
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Sputnik News
Excerpt: "On Monday, Rousseff delivered a speech at her impeachment trial, saying she had not committed crimes she was accused of. During the trial, people started gathering in Sao Paulo, as well as in other cities across the country, protesting against Rousseff possible resignation."
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Coffee Production May Drop 50 Percent Thanks to Climate Change
Alejandro Dávila Fragoso, ThinkProgress
Fragoso writes: "Coffee production worldwide could decline by as much as 50 percent in the next three decades thanks to climate change, according to a new report."
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Alejandro Dávila Fragoso, ThinkProgress
Fragoso writes: "Coffee production worldwide could decline by as much as 50 percent in the next three decades thanks to climate change, according to a new report."
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