RSN: Why Corporations Are Reluctant to Take a Stand on Climate Change, Huckabee: 'Militant Gay Community' to Blame for Backlash Against Indiana Law, Iran Deal: A Possible Crossroads to Peace

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Robert Parry | Iran Deal: A Possible Crossroads to Peace

Robert Parry, Consortium News
Parry writes: "The April 2 framework agreement with Iran represents more than just a diplomatic deal to prevent nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. It marks a crossroad that offers a possible path for the American Republic to regain its footing and turn away from endless war."
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Owner of 'Revenge Porn' Site Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail
Scott Neuman, National Public Radio
Neuman writes: "A man in San Diego who ran a so-called 'revenge porn' site that charged hundreds of dollars to remove anonymously posted nude photos has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after his conviction on 21 counts of identity theft and six counts of extortion."
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Chevron Agents Are Trying to Trick People Into Signing Away Land in Ecuador
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Indigenous leaders in the Ecuadorean amazon denounced the presence of agents from the Chevron oil company in their territories, whom they believe were there to sow divisions within their communities."
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Huckabee: 'Militant Gay Community' to Blame for Backlash Against Indiana Law
Martin Pengelly, Guardian UK
Pengelly writes: "Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas who is considering a second run for president in 2016, has blamed 'the militant gay community' for the pressure brought to bear this week on Indiana and Arkansas, after those states passed religious freedom laws."
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Amanda Knox Vows to Be a Voice for Exoneration
Alan Yuhas, Guardian UK
Yuhas writes: "Amanda Knox, who was last week cleared of two convictions for murder after more than seven years with charges hanging over her head, has promised to 'give voice to others who have been wrongfully convicted.'"
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Drought-Stricken California Exempts Big Oil and Big Ag From Mandatory Restrictions
Cole Mellino, EcoWatch
Mellino writes: "'In the midst of a severe drought, the governor continues to allow corporate farms and oil interests to deplete and pollute our precious groundwater resources,' says Adam Scow of Food & Water Watch California."
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Why Corporations Are Reluctant to Take a Stand on Climate Change
Marc Gunther, Guardian UK
Gunther writes: "Many environmental groups consider the Obama administration’s plan to regulate carbon-spewing coal plants, which aims to cut carbon pollution by 30%, as one of our last chances to win the fight against climate change."
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RSN: Lufthansa Admits They Knew Lubitz Was at Risk, My Last Year As Head of Greenpeace

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Lufthansa Admits They Knew Lubitz Was at Risk

Clive Irving, The Daily Beast
Irving writes: "Andreas Lubitz did not conceal his 'episode of severe depression' from his airline as had been previously reported."
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Famed Political Prisoner, Mumia Abu-Jamal Is In Critical Condition
Herb Boyd, Amsterdam News
Boyd writes: "Mumia Abu-Jamal, one of the world's most prominent and celebrated political prisoners, is reportedly in a diabetic coma and in intensive care at the Schuylkill Medical Center in Pottsville, PA."
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James Harrington | Remembering César Chávez
James Harrington, The Monitor
Harrington writes: "Today is the birthday of César Chávez, the farm labor leader who dedicated his life to improving the wages and working conditions of agricultural workers - one of the country's poorest and most exploited groups of laborers - many of which are found in Texas."
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Arkansas Passes Indiana-Style 'Religious Freedom' Bill Criticized as Anti-Gay
Jessica Glenza, Guardian UK
Glenza writes: "State ratifies Religious Freedom Restoration Act that critics see as a way to discriminate against gay and lesbian people under the guise of religious freedom."
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Mike Pence Still Isn't Telling the Truth
Jay Michaelson, The Daily Beast
Michaelson writes: "Indiana's governor announced today he's finally fixing the state's anti-gay law, but took the time to rail against 'reckless reporting.' The reporting is not the problem."
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Buhari Wins Nigeria Presidential Vote; Goodluck Jonathan Said to Concede
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Former army general's victory represents first time a sitting president voted out in democratic elections."
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Kumi Naidoo | My Last Year As Head of Greenpeace
Kumi Naidoo, EcoWatch
Naidoo writes: "After five and a half years at Greenpeace, I think together we have travelled fast and far."
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