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Bill McKibben | College Students Should Resist - Not Silence - Their Political Foes 

Bill McKibben, Guardian UK 
McKibben writes: "Canniness is a virtue, at least for organizers. When protest goes well - the Women's Marches, the airport demonstrations - it helps immeasurably, limiting the right's ability to act or at least exacting a high price in political capital. But protest can go badly too, and when it does it gives the bad guys a gift." 
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Sanders: GOP Healthcare Proposal an 'Absolute Disaster' and a 'Disgrace' 
Mallory Shelbourne, The Hill 
Shelbourne writes: "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday slammed the proposed GOP healthcare plan as an 'absolute disaster' and a 'disgrace.'" 
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This Weekend Saw Massive Town Hall Protests Against Trumpcare and Trump 
Josh Israel, ThinkProgress 
Israel writes: "On Saturday, Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Duncan Hunter Jr. (R-CA) became the latest Republican legislators to be read the riot act by constituents who are furious about Donald Trump's administration and his Trumpcare plan." 
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Behind the Blue Wall: Claims of Bias in the Massachusetts Police Force 
Nestor Ramos, The Boston Globe 
Ramos writes: "Inside the overwhelmingly white and male barracks of New England's largest police force, women and minority troopers say they must navigate a workplace culture that can be hostile or even discriminatory toward them." 
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Woman Asks Amazon Echo if It's Connected to the CIA - and It Goes Silent 
Rob Waugh, Yahoo News UK 
Waugh writes: "In the wake of this week's Wikileaks revelations about the CIA taking over gadgets such as Smart TVs, a video has surfaced showing Amazon Echo being very cagey about the subject."
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India Extends Paid Maternity Leave to 26 Weeks. The US Is Still at Zero. 
Brian Murphy, McClatchy DC 
Murphy writes: "India's lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that mandates 26 weeks of paid maternity leave for women, upping the benefit from its previous 12-week level, according to media reports." 
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House Passes Bill to Ban Fracking in Maryland 
Food & Water Watch, EcoWatch 
Excerpt: "The Maryland House of Delegates passed a milestone fracking ban bill Friday with unprecedented bipartisan support. House Bill 1325, which passed by a vote of 97 to 40, would ban hydraulic fracturing statewide." 
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