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Friday, September 9, 2016

RSN: Obama Promises Lame-Duck TPP Push Despite Uproar Over Pro-Corporate Provisions, ND Governor Calls Out National Guard to Confront Pipeline Protesters



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ND Governor Calls Out National Guard to Confront Pipeline Protesters 
Protesters at the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, in North Dakota, on Saturday. (photo: Robyn Beck/Getty)
Caroline Grueskin and Blair Emerson, Bismarck Tribune 
Excerpt: "The North Dakota National Guard will be activated to assist local law enforcement responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests south of Mandan, according to an announcement on Thursday by Gov. Jack Dalrymple." 
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Obama Promises Lame-Duck TPP Push Despite Uproar Over Pro-Corporate Provisions 
Zaid Jilani, The Intercept 
Jilani writes: "A provision that would let foreign corporations challenge new American laws and regulations has become the latest flashpoint in the battle over the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement, even as President Obama on Tuesday said he will renew his push for its passage in the lame-duck session of Congress." 
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Warren, Sanders Launch Probe Into Aetna for Bailing on ObamaCare 
Sarah Ferris, The Hill 
Ferris writes: "Leading progressive senators are demanding an explanation from the insurance giant Aetna about its abrupt decision to pull out of most ObamaCare exchanges this year, which they said appeared to be politically motivated." 
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New York City Passed Paid Sick Leave, and Guess What? It Didn't Kill Any Jobs. 
Henry Grabar, Slate 
Grabar writes: "Did a labor force of hypochondriac slackers cause businesses to relocate to Nassau and Westchester Counties? It doesn't look like it: New York City's share of metropolitan employment has actually increased, slightly, in the two years since the revised law took effect." 
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Airbnb Plans to Fight Racism With Diversity. But Will It Be Enough? 
Brian Solomon and Shelby Carpenter, Forbes 
Excerpt: "Airbnb's triumphant arrival as a major competitor to the likes of Priceline and Hilton has been marred by a racial profiling controversy. Many black customers say they were denied accommodations that were later made available to potential white guests." 
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Undocumented Crews Catch US's Fancy Fish From Hawaii for 70 Cents Per Hour 
Nicole Puglise, Guardian UK and Associated Press 
Excerpt: "Hundreds of undocumented men work in Hawaii on fishing boats, making as little as 70 cents an hour and unable to step on to US soil because they do not have visas." 
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Yosemite National Park Grows Toward West in Largest Expansion Since 1949 
Associated Press 
Excerpt: "Visitors to Yosemite national park in California have more room to roam after officials on Wednesday announced a 400-acre expansion of the park - its largest in nearly 70 years." 
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