Monday, October 17, 2016

RSN: How Dictatorships Are Born, This Week in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Litigation




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How Dictatorships Are Born 
Donald Trump. (photo: Damon Winter/NYT) 
Roger Cohen, The New York Times 
Cohen writes: "Societies slide into dictatorship more often than they lurch, one barrier falling at a time. 'Just a buffoon,' people say, 'and vulgar.' And then it's too late." 
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The 18 Craziest Days in Modern Presidential Politics 
Jamelle Bouie, Slate 
Bouie writes: "It feels like an eternity since the first presidential debate, at Hofstra University, where Donald Trump unraveled in real time before an audience of 85 million Americans, consumed in a knot of anger, rage, and incoherence. It's only been 18 days." 
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'It Will Be a Bloodbath': Inside the Kansas Militia Plot to Ignite a Religious War 
Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post 
Wootson writes: "Curtis Allen, Gavin Wright and Patrick Eugene Stein face federal charges of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction to blow up an apartment complex, a mosque and Muslim immigrants from Somalia, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Federal court documents reveal how the trio's hatred and Islamophobia coalesced into a plan for domestic terrorism." 
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Lawsuit Against Penn State in Sandusky Case Going to Trial 
Mark Scolforo, Associated Press 
Scolforo writes: "A lawsuit by a former Penn State coach whose testimony helped convict fellow assistant Jerry Sandusky of being a sexually violent predator goes to trial Monday over allegations that the university defamed him and wrongly refused to renew his contract." 
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Fifty Years Since the Black Panthers Formed, Here's What Black Lives Matter Can Learn 
Kehinde Andrews, Guardian UK 
Andrews writes: "The Panthers were known for their high-profile trials and confrontations, but that's not where their true revolutionary work was done." 
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Zapatistas to Present Indigenous Presidential Candidate in 2018 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "The Zapatista National Liberal Army and the National Indigenous Congress resolved Friday to present an Indigenous woman as an independent candidate for the 2018 presidential elections in Mexico, marking a significant shift in strategy for the organization that has its roots in armed struggle." 
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This Week in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Litigation 
Phillip Ellis, Earthjustice 
Ellis writes: "This past week saw several developments in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's legal fight to protect its drinking water, sacred history and children's future from the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Here's what happened." 
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