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Alexis Tsipras
| Honoring the Resistance 
Alexis Tsipras,
Jacobin Tsipras writes: "The new Greek
government will actually support, with all its powers, the initiative to
rebuild, reconstruct, and upgrade the Commission for Claiming the German
Reparations to Greece." READ
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Obamacare
Triggers Massive Drop in Americans Without Health Insurance
Dan Roberts, Guardian
UK Roberts writes: "The proportion of
Americans without health insurance has fallen by more than a third since the
start of the Affordable Care Act, according to new government estimates that are
likely to strengthen efforts to prevent Barack Obama's flagship domestic reforms
being rolled back by political opponents." READ
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Israel Votes
in Poll Seen as Referendum on Netanyahu Patrick Strickland, Al Jazeera
America Strickland writes: "Polls have
opened in Israel in a crucial election seen as a referendum on Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, who ruled out a Palestinian state as part of a last-ditch
appeal to right-wing voters." READ
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After 6-Week
Strike, Oil Workers Say They Have "Won Vast Improvements in Safety and
Staffing" David Moberg, In These Times
Moberg writes: "Negotiators from the United
Steelworkers and Shell, the lead bargainer for unionized oil refining
businesses, reached agreement on a new national contract on Thursday. It was a
first big step towards ending the nation's largest oil refining industry strike
since 1980." READ
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Brazilian
Extremists Demand Military Coup in Brazil Amid Country-Wide
Marches teleSUR Excerpt: "The opposition leaders organizing the
nation-wide demonstrations have distanced themselves from the pro-military
intervention groups, claiming these are small and extreme. However they share
the demand for the end of President Rousseff's government, despite its recent
electoral mandate." READ
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Silicon
Valley's Diversity Problem Goes Beyond Hiring Practices
Amadou Diallo, Al Jazeera
America Excerpt: "Change won't come
easily. But without such a commitment, many observers believe, Silicon Valley
will keep churning out companies that bear little resemblance to the users they
serve." READ
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Al Gore at
SXSW: We Need to 'Punish Climate-Change Deniers' and 'Put a Price on
Carbon' Cole Mellino, EcoWatch
Mellino writes: "Gore said forward-thinking
investors are moving away from companies that invest in fossil fuels and towards
companies investing in renewable energy. 'We need to put a price on carbon to
accelerate these market trends.'" READ
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