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RSN: William Boardman | Keith Ellison and Domestic Violence - So What's the Story?
 William Boardman, Reader Supported News Boardman writes: "On August 11, Karen Monahan's 25-year-old son, Austin Aslam Monahan, apparently acting on his own for unexplained motives, went public on Facebook with a domestic violence accusation against Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, a Democrat running for Minnesota Attorney General in a five-way race." READ MORE  Aretha Franklin, the Hall of Fame singer and undisputed Queen of Soul, has died at age 76. (photo: Heilemann/Camera Press)
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Dead at 76
Douglas Wolk and David Browne, Rolling Stone Excerpt: "For more than five decades, Franklin was a singular presence in pop music, a symbol of strength, women's liberation and the civil rights movement. Franklin, one of the greatest singers of all time, died Thursday of pancreatic cancer, according to her publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn." READ MORE  Rudolph W. Giuliani, an attorney for President Trump. (photo: Charles Krupa/AP)
Trump's Lawyers Prepare to Fight Subpoena All the Way to the Supreme Court
Robert Costa, The Washington Post Costa writes: "Mueller, who is heading the federal probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign and of Trump's conduct, has sought a presidential interview for months. The president's lawyers and Mueller have not reached an agreement." READ MORE  The Boston Globe organized the editorial push, which was joined by the New York Times. (photo: Getty
Hundreds of Newspapers Denounce Trump's Attacks on Media in Coordinated Editorials
James Doubek, NPR Doubek writes: "More than 300 news publications across the country are joining together to defend the role of a free press and denounce President Trump's ongoing attacks on the news media in coordinated editorials publishing Thursday." READ MORE  Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment and service members from around the Department of Defense participate in the 58th Presidential Inauguration and parade January 20, 2017. (photo: U.S. Army)
Trump's Military Parade Will Likely Cost Seven Times More Than Earlier Estimate
Amanda Macias, CNBC Macias writes: "President Donald Trump's military parade this fall is shaping up to cost $80 million more than initially estimated." READ MORE  Israeli border guards. (photo: AFP)
Israel Has Been Detaining High-Profile American Journalists at Its Borders
Buno Nota, ABC News Nota writes: "Israel's recent detention of a high-profile American journalist - and his decision to speak out about it - has prompted scrutiny of other instances where Israeli officials have stopped Americans at its border, and charges that it targeted them for their political views." READ MORE  Col. John Cale Brown, Darlena Brown and sons JC (left) and Rider in 2017. After JC's poisoning, the family pushed the Army to fix home hazards. (photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters
Children Poisoned by Lead on US Army Bases as Hazards Go Ignored
Joshua Schneyer and Andrea Januta, Reuters Excerpt: "This wasn't supposed to happen to families like the Browns, who move often between posts for the U.S. armed forces, trusting base landlords and military brass to provide safe shelter for children and spouses." READ MORE |
Showing posts with label Keith Ellison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Keith Ellison. Show all posts
Saturday, August 18, 2018
RSN: William Boardman | Keith Ellison and Domestic Violence - So What's the Story?
Thursday, July 12, 2018
RSN: Dexter Filkins | A Russian-Backed Offensive in Syria Makes a Mockery of Trump
RSN: Dexter Filkins | A Russian-Backed Offensive in Syria Makes a Mockery of Trump
Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, listens during a meeting on healthcare reform. (photo: Jabin Botsford)
Trump Administration Halts Billions in Insurance Payments Under Obamacare
Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post
Goldstein writes: "The Trump administration took another major swipe at the Affordable Care Act, halting billions of dollars in annual payments required under the law to even out the cost to insurers whose customers need expensive medical services."
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Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post
Goldstein writes: "The Trump administration took another major swipe at the Affordable Care Act, halting billions of dollars in annual payments required under the law to even out the cost to insurers whose customers need expensive medical services."
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Sunday, May 27, 2018
RSN: Garrison Keillor | On Turning 76
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The NRA spent more than $30 million to boost Trump’s campaign.
Donald Trump Jr. (photo: Getty Images)
FBI Obtained Wiretap Conversations of Kremlin-Linked Banker Who Met With Trump Jr.
Judd Legum, ThinkProgress
Legum writes: "Spanish police secretly recorded conversations between Alexander Torshin, an official at Russia's Central Bank with close ties to the NRA, and Alexander Romanov, a Russian who was convicted of money laundering, Yahoo News reports. The discussions were related to a meeting Torshin had with Donald Trump Jr. at the NRA convention in May 2016."
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Judd Legum, ThinkProgress
Legum writes: "Spanish police secretly recorded conversations between Alexander Torshin, an official at Russia's Central Bank with close ties to the NRA, and Alexander Romanov, a Russian who was convicted of money laundering, Yahoo News reports. The discussions were related to a meeting Torshin had with Donald Trump Jr. at the NRA convention in May 2016."
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Saturday, March 24, 2018
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Friday, November 3, 2017
Keith Ellison | To Regain What the Democrats Have Lost, We Must Embrace True Progressivism
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Keith Ellison | To Regain What the Democrats Have Lost, We Must Embrace True Progressivism
Keith Ellison, Reader Supported News
Ellison writes: "What I have come to believe, from traveling across the country and talking with voters in Minnesota, Arizona and New Hampshire, is that people don't feel like the Democratic Party knows them the way they felt President Roosevelt knew them."
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Keith Ellison, Reader Supported News
Ellison writes: "What I have come to believe, from traveling across the country and talking with voters in Minnesota, Arizona and New Hampshire, is that people don't feel like the Democratic Party knows them the way they felt President Roosevelt knew them."
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David Sirota | Elizabeth Warren Warns: Navient Deal a Danger to Student Loan Borrowers
David Sirota, International Business Times
Sirota writes: "U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren warned Wednesday that the nation's largest student loan servicer has positioned itself to stealthily strip consumer protections from unwitting borrowers across the country."
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David Sirota, International Business Times
Sirota writes: "U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren warned Wednesday that the nation's largest student loan servicer has positioned itself to stealthily strip consumer protections from unwitting borrowers across the country."
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US Considers Charges Against at Least 6 Russian Government Officials in 2016 Hack of DNC Emails
Matt Novak, Gizmodo
Novak writes: "Earlier this year, US intelligence agencies concluded that the Russian government was behind the 2016 hack of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails that many believe swayed the election in favor of President Donald Trump. And now the US Justice Department is considering charges against at least six members of the Russian government over the hack."
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Matt Novak, Gizmodo
Novak writes: "Earlier this year, US intelligence agencies concluded that the Russian government was behind the 2016 hack of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails that many believe swayed the election in favor of President Donald Trump. And now the US Justice Department is considering charges against at least six members of the Russian government over the hack."
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Sam Clovis Withdraws His Nomination for USDA's Top Scientist Post After Being Linked to Russia Probe
Juliet Eilperin and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientist nominee, Sam Clovis withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday amid revelations that he was among top officials on the Trump campaign who was aware of efforts by foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos to broker a relationship between the campaign and Russian officials."
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Juliet Eilperin and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientist nominee, Sam Clovis withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday amid revelations that he was among top officials on the Trump campaign who was aware of efforts by foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos to broker a relationship between the campaign and Russian officials."
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Trump to Announce Jerome Powell as Next Fed Chairman
Martin Crutsinger and Ken Thomas, Associated Press
Excerpt: "President Donald Trump has selected Federal Reserve board member Jerome Powell as the next chairman of the nation's central bank, succeeding Janet Yellen, two senior administration officials said Thursday."
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Martin Crutsinger and Ken Thomas, Associated Press
Excerpt: "President Donald Trump has selected Federal Reserve board member Jerome Powell as the next chairman of the nation's central bank, succeeding Janet Yellen, two senior administration officials said Thursday."
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Protesters Stage City Hall Sleep-In to Stop Homelessness Sweeps
Steven Hsieh, The Stranger
Hsieh writes: "Scores of protestors staged an overnight demonstration at City Hall to support a per-employee tax on Seattle's highest-earning businesses and a budget proviso that would effectively end 'sweeps' of unsanctioned homeless encampments."
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Steven Hsieh, The Stranger
Hsieh writes: "Scores of protestors staged an overnight demonstration at City Hall to support a per-employee tax on Seattle's highest-earning businesses and a budget proviso that would effectively end 'sweeps' of unsanctioned homeless encampments."
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New Study Confirms High-Pesticide Produce Linked to Lower Fertility Rates
Dan Nosowitz, Modern Farmer
Nosowitz writes: "The results are pretty staggering: of those subjects who consumed more than 2.3 servings per day of high-residue fruits and vegetables, the study found an 18 percent lower probability of getting pregnant and a 23 percent lower probability of successfully giving birth."
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Dan Nosowitz, Modern Farmer
Nosowitz writes: "The results are pretty staggering: of those subjects who consumed more than 2.3 servings per day of high-residue fruits and vegetables, the study found an 18 percent lower probability of getting pregnant and a 23 percent lower probability of successfully giving birth."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
RSN: DNC, Grow the Party and Vote for Keith Ellison
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FOCUS: Scott Galindez | DNC, Grow the Party and Vote for Keith Ellison
Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News
Galindez writes: "On Friday you will be making a critical decision. Your vote on the chair of the Democratic Party could very well decide the direction of our country for decades. We can continue on the path we chose in 1992, when we nominated Bill Clinton and turned control of the Democratic Party over to the Democratic Leadership Council. But the result has been a party that has lost all power and has continued to shrink."
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Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News
Galindez writes: "On Friday you will be making a critical decision. Your vote on the chair of the Democratic Party could very well decide the direction of our country for decades. We can continue on the path we chose in 1992, when we nominated Bill Clinton and turned control of the Democratic Party over to the Democratic Leadership Council. But the result has been a party that has lost all power and has continued to shrink."
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Thursday, December 22, 2016
RSN: Kings and Dictators Have Palace Guards. President's Don't,
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Robert Reich | Kings and Dictators Have Palace Guards. President's Don't.
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page
Reich writes: "More evidence of pending Trump tyranny is his decision to maintain an aggressive and unprecedented private security force - unlike all modern presidents and presidents-elect who have entrusted their personal security entirely to the Secret Service."
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Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page
Reich writes: "More evidence of pending Trump tyranny is his decision to maintain an aggressive and unprecedented private security force - unlike all modern presidents and presidents-elect who have entrusted their personal security entirely to the Secret Service."
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The Disturbing Trend of People Losing Social Security Benefits to Student Debt
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post
Douglas-Gabriel writes: "To recoup student-loan debt, the government is leaving people who rely on Social Security with benefits that fall below federal poverty guidelines, the Government Accountability Office said Tuesday."
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post
Douglas-Gabriel writes: "To recoup student-loan debt, the government is leaving people who rely on Social Security with benefits that fall below federal poverty guidelines, the Government Accountability Office said Tuesday."
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Trump's Pick for Interior Secretary Was Caught in "Pattern of Fraud" at Seal Team 6
Matthew Cole, The Intercept
Cole writes: "A Montana lawmaker tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be secretary of the interior committed travel fraud when he was a member of the elite Navy SEAL Team 6, according to three former unit leaders and a military consultant."
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Matthew Cole, The Intercept
Cole writes: "A Montana lawmaker tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be secretary of the interior committed travel fraud when he was a member of the elite Navy SEAL Team 6, according to three former unit leaders and a military consultant."
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Texas Moves to Cut Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
Jon Herskovitz, Reuters
Herskovitz writes: "Texas plans to block about $3 million in Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood operations in the state, according to a legal document obtained on Wednesday, a move the reproductive healthcare group said could affect nearly 11,000 low-income people."
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Jon Herskovitz, Reuters
Herskovitz writes: "Texas plans to block about $3 million in Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood operations in the state, according to a legal document obtained on Wednesday, a move the reproductive healthcare group said could affect nearly 11,000 low-income people."
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Democratic Establishment Attempts to Dig Up Dirt on Keith Ellison
Jonathan Easley, The Hill
Easley writes: "Opponents of Rep. Keith Ellison's bid to be the next Democratic National Committee chairman are raising new questions about the Minnesota Democrat's past to make the case that he's unfit to be the party's next leader."
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill
Easley writes: "Opponents of Rep. Keith Ellison's bid to be the next Democratic National Committee chairman are raising new questions about the Minnesota Democrat's past to make the case that he's unfit to be the party's next leader."
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Top EU Court Issues Ruling Delivering "Major Blow" to Mass Surveillance
Nika Knight, Mint Press News
Knight writes: "The European Union's highest court on Wednesday issued a landmark ruling against mass surveillance in a judgment that challenges key portions of the U.K.'s so-called 'Snooper's charter,' a sweeping surveillance bill that was set to become law by the end of the year."
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Nika Knight, Mint Press News
Knight writes: "The European Union's highest court on Wednesday issued a landmark ruling against mass surveillance in a judgment that challenges key portions of the U.K.'s so-called 'Snooper's charter,' a sweeping surveillance bill that was set to become law by the end of the year."
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Wisconsin Tribe Halts $1.5 Billion Open-Pit Mine
Jaime Alfaro, Yes! Magazine
Alfaro writes: "Until last year, construction of the GTAC iron ore mine was underway in Wisconsin's Northwoods despite protests from environmental activists. But opposition grew stronger as a coalition of local scientists, activists, and Native Americans worked to fight the mining proposal."
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Jaime Alfaro, Yes! Magazine
Alfaro writes: "Until last year, construction of the GTAC iron ore mine was underway in Wisconsin's Northwoods despite protests from environmental activists. But opposition grew stronger as a coalition of local scientists, activists, and Native Americans worked to fight the mining proposal."
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Friday, December 9, 2016
RSN: Noam Chomsky: The Threats We Now Face Are the Most Severe in Human History,
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Noam Chomsky: The Threats We Now Face Are the Most Severe in Human History
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Goodman reports: "Noam Chomsky recently spoke about the two most dangerous threats the human species faces today: the possibility of nuclear war and the accelerating destruction of human-fueled climate change."
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Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Goodman reports: "Noam Chomsky recently spoke about the two most dangerous threats the human species faces today: the possibility of nuclear war and the accelerating destruction of human-fueled climate change."
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Repressive Regimes Use Israel's Cellebrite Phone-Hacking Software to Prosecute Activists
Sam Biddle and Fahad Desmukh, The Intercept
Excerpt: "The Israel-based firm Cellebrite, which specializes in software that breaches cellphones, enjoys a reputation as a silver bullet in 21st-century policing whose products are used only to beat terrorists and find abducted kids. Like any good, vaguely sinister corporate spy outfitter, the company has never publicly confirmed which governments are among its customers, and deflects questions about whether it would sell its infamously powerful software to a repressive, rights-violating regime."
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Sam Biddle and Fahad Desmukh, The Intercept
Excerpt: "The Israel-based firm Cellebrite, which specializes in software that breaches cellphones, enjoys a reputation as a silver bullet in 21st-century policing whose products are used only to beat terrorists and find abducted kids. Like any good, vaguely sinister corporate spy outfitter, the company has never publicly confirmed which governments are among its customers, and deflects questions about whether it would sell its infamously powerful software to a repressive, rights-violating regime."
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Robert Fisk | The 'Rebels' of Aleppo Are No Heroes
Robert Fisk, The Independent
Excerpt: "We refer to them as 'rebels' - as if they were the Maquis fighting in the French resistance or Partisans freeing Yugoslavia from the Nazis or, indeed, the insurgents of Warsaw struggling for freedom from the German SS. Which they clearly are not."
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Robert Fisk, The Independent
Excerpt: "We refer to them as 'rebels' - as if they were the Maquis fighting in the French resistance or Partisans freeing Yugoslavia from the Nazis or, indeed, the insurgents of Warsaw struggling for freedom from the German SS. Which they clearly are not."
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Veterans Apologize for Genocide and March to Backwater Bridge in Blizzard
Unicorn Riot
Excerpt: "Thousands of water protectors and veterans woke up to snow falling on December 5th, the day after the pipeline easement denial. In the early morning veterans amassed themselves at Prairie Knights Casino in Standing Rock, apologized to the Indigenous peoples of the land for their war crimes, and then later that afternoon led a march in blizzard conditions."
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Unicorn Riot
Excerpt: "Thousands of water protectors and veterans woke up to snow falling on December 5th, the day after the pipeline easement denial. In the early morning veterans amassed themselves at Prairie Knights Casino in Standing Rock, apologized to the Indigenous peoples of the land for their war crimes, and then later that afternoon led a march in blizzard conditions."
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Ellison Says He'll Resign From Congress if Elected DNC Head
Lisa Lerer, Associated Press
Lerer writes: "Keith Ellison said Wednesday he would resign his seat in Congress if he were picked as chairman by DNC members at the late February elections."
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Lisa Lerer, Associated Press
Lerer writes: "Keith Ellison said Wednesday he would resign his seat in Congress if he were picked as chairman by DNC members at the late February elections."
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NYPD Refuses to Release Records on Undercover Surveillance of Black Lives Matter Protesters
Keegan Stephan, Mass Appeal
Stephan reports: "The NYPD lied about having undercover officers at demonstrations and further lied about having records relating to the demonstrations."
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Keegan Stephan, Mass Appeal
Stephan reports: "The NYPD lied about having undercover officers at demonstrations and further lied about having records relating to the demonstrations."
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Giraffes Facing Extinction After Devastating Decline, Experts Warn
Damian Carrington, Guardian UK
Carrington writes: "The world's tallest animal is at risk of extinction after suffering a devastating decline in numbers, with nearly 40% of giraffes lost in the last 30 years, according to the latest 'red list' analysis."
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Damian Carrington, Guardian UK
Carrington writes: "The world's tallest animal is at risk of extinction after suffering a devastating decline in numbers, with nearly 40% of giraffes lost in the last 30 years, according to the latest 'red list' analysis."
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