Tuesday, November 8, 2016

RSN: After This Election, Turn It Off, A State-by-State Guide to Climate on the Ballot




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Matt Taibbi | After This Election, Turn It Off 
Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) 
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone 
Taibbi writes: "Everything about the way our country is run depresses us. The polls consistently show that somewhere between 60 and 80 percent of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction." 
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This Election, Don't Forget That Roe v. Wade Is on the Ballot 
David S. Cohen, ThinkProgress 
Cohen writes: "With the polls showing a tightening of the race, it's time to face one of the impending realities of the choice - who is elected will determine whether Roe v. Wade is overturned or whether abortion remains legal in all 50 states in the country." 
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Standing Rock Protesters Sit Out the Election: 'I'm Ashamed of Them Both' 
Julia Carrie Wong, Guardian UK 
Wong writes: "The rest of the nation may be glued to cable news and the latest polls, anxious for the uncertain future of an unusual election. But here, the most pressing news is gathered by standing on high ground to get a clear view of the construction crews across the river." 
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Apocalypse Now: Survivalists Dig In for November 9 
Julia Ioffe, Politico 
Ioffe writes: "Lucas and Nikki have been preparing for years - for nuclear war, for social unrest, for economic meltdown, and all kind of biblically prophesied turmoil. A completely insane election is just one more possibility for how it all ends, and people like them - so-called preppers, who were once known as survivalists - are ready." 
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Jury Awards $3 Million in Damages to U-Va. Dean for Rolling Stone Defamation 
T. Rees Shapiro, The Washington Post 
Shapiro writes: "A federal jury has awarded $3 million in damages to a former University of Virginia associate dean after finding that a Rolling Stone magazine article sullied her reputation by alleging that she was indifferent to allegations of a gang rape on campus." 
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Turkey's Treatment of Dismissed Officials Reminiscent of Nazis: Luxembourg 
Reuters 
Excerpt: "Luxembourg's foreign minister said on Monday that the Turkish government's handling of civil servants dismissed after a failed coup attempt reminded him of methods used by the Nazis, and that sooner or later the EU would have to respond with sanctions." 
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A State-by-State Guide to Climate on the Ballot 
Jeremy Schulman, Grist 
Schulman writes: "The climate didn't get much attention in this year's debates, but Tuesday's election will still have major consequences for the fight against global warming." 
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