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What Awaits Chelsea Manning as She Begins Her Sentence?
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What Awaits Chelsea Manning as She Begins Her Sentence as the Military's First Openly Trans Woman?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18486-what-awaits-chelsea-manning-as-she-begins-her-sentence-as-the-militarys-first-openly-trans-woman
Victoria Law, Truthout: The day after her sentencing, Chelsea Manning announced her identity as a woman. She will be the military prison system's first openly trans woman. What challenges await her as she begins serving her sentence?
Eco-Groups Challenge Obama Administration Over GMO Farming in National Wildlife Refuges
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18493-eco-groups-challenge-obama-administration-over-gmo-farming-in-national-wildlife-refuges
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Environmental advocates are suing the Obama administration to stop the farming of genetically engineered crops in national wildlife refuges in four Midwestern states.
President Obama Should Listen to US and UK Public: Don't Strike Syria
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18505-president-obama-should-listen-to-us-and-uk-public-dont-strike-syria
Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian: The US government has long lost the moral high ground through unpopular military interventions that have slaughtered vastly more civilians than al-Assad's forces could ever kill, seeking support for an effort to prolong a hideous civil war.
Fighting Back Against Predatory Lenders Is a Struggle for Justice
http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/18492-fighting-back-against-predatory-lenders-is-a-struggle-for-justice
Laura Gottesdiener, Zuccotti Park Press: In A Dream Foreclosed: Black America and the Fight for a Place to Call Home, Laura Gottesdiener provides a vivid and historical account of the decimating impact of the loss of houses, property and community caused by the foreclosure crisis.
A Safe Place for Bees: Will US Follow Europe in Banning Hive-Killing Pesticides?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18498-a-safe-place-for-bees-will-us-follow-europe-in-banning-hive-killing-pesticides
Katrina Rabeler, YES! Magazine: While banning the use of bee-killing pesticides is crucial, planting your yard with flowers instead of grass helps, too.
50 Years After "I Have a Dream" for a Chicago Man Exonerated of Murder
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18478-50-years-after-i-have-a-dream-for-a-chicago-man-exonerated-of-murder
Alison Flowers, Truthout: Lee Antione Day exemplifies the difficulties the wrongly-convicted face subsequent to exoneration, but, like Martin Luther King Jr., he refuses to "drink from the cup of bitterness and hatred."
162 Representatives, Including 64 Democrats, Call for Debate and Vote Before War With Syria
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18497-162-representatives-including-64-democrats-call-for-debate-and-vote-before-war-with-syria
Robert Naiman, Truthout: Intelligence officials have refuted John Kerry's assertion that the Assad regime possesses chemical weapons. It is now more important than ever that Congress debates action on Syria.
Same Old Labor Day; Very Different Face of Labor
http://truth-out.org/video/item/18502-same-old-labor-day-very-different-face-of-labor
Laura Flanders, GRITtv: Labor Day comes every year, but "labor" in America today looks very different from what it once was. What does that mean for workers and the labor unions that were created in a different century to represent them?
The Ghost of the March on Washington
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18481-the-ghost-of-the-march-on-washington
Eric Mann, Truthout: The revolutionary nature of the original March on Washington has been systematically suppressed. The fight to reclaim the historical record is essential to rebuilding the new multiracial left and honoring the demands of current grassroots civil rights groups.
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Department of Justice Goes to Pot
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18171-department-of-justice-goes-to-pot
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Besieged by charges that the Department of Justice (DOJ) practices selective prosecution that favors the ruling elite, the DOJ finally calls off the dogs on states that are decriminalizing marijuana use.
White House Says Obama Can Go It Alone on Syria; British Parliament Rejects Syria Attack in Historic Vote
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-administration-prepares-intelligence-case-on-syrian-use-of-chemical-weapons/2013/08/29/3002f180-10b6-11e3-bdf6-e4fc677d94a1_story.html
Eugene Robinson | The Weight on Obama's Shoulders
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18170-the-weight-on-obama-s-shoulders
Same-Sex Married Couples to Get Federal Tax Recognition Regardless of State
Read the Article at The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/same-sex-couples-federal-taxes_n_3837444.html
Lapdog Media Learns Nothing, Beats War Drums Again
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/29/lapdog_media_learns_nothing_beats_war_drums_again/
Massive Nationwide Walkout by Fast-Food Workers Signals Growing Backlash Against Low-Wage Employers
Read the Article at AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/labor/massive-nationwide-walkout-fast-food-workers-signals-growing-backlash-against-low-wage?akid=10863.1084699.ZDnMgQ&rd=1&src=newsletter889594&t=2
The Fracking Rig Next Door
Read the Article at Grist
http://grist.org/article/the-fracking-rig-next-door-photos/
Not the Onion: Rand Paul Opposes US Attack if It Could "Kill Christians in Syria"
Read the Article at Raw Story
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/29/rand-paul-opposes-u-s-attack-if-it-could-kill-christians-in-syria/
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Same-Sex Married Couples to Get Federal Tax Recognition Regardless of State</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Massive Nationwide Walkout by Fast-Food Workers Signals Growing Backlash Against Low-Wage Employers</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6R1sDDdkA5qcEualzgbXVmzdVtNU8uD8" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at AlterNet</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Fracking Rig Next Door</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Not the Onion: Rand Paul Opposes US Attack if It Could "Kill Christians in Syria"</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Victoria Law, Truthout:</strong> The day after her sentencing, Chelsea Manning announced her identity as a woman. She will be the military prison system's first openly trans woman. What challenges await her as she begins serving her sentence?</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3KJCjuzXHqaxMqAH4sQy9WzdVtNU8uD8" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> Environmental advocates are suing the Obama administration to stop the farming of genetically engineered crops in national wildlife refuges in four Midwestern states.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9ipLs2K6biRUVoUs%2FsX%2BReRnYJru2HC5" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian:</strong> The US government has long lost the moral high ground through unpopular military interventions that have slaughtered vastly more civilians than al-Assad's forces could ever kill, seeking support for an effort to prolong a hideous civil war.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GS%2FOP%2BEjtp6iUscs%2BFDpiGzdVtNU8uD8" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1lJcLErQykT2rKSNthyKmWzdVtNU8uD8"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Fighting Back Against Predatory Lenders Is a Struggle for Justice</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Laura Gottesdiener, Zuccotti Park Press:</strong> In <em>A Dream Foreclosed: Black America and the Fight for a Place to Call Home</em>, Laura Gottesdiener provides a vivid and historical account of the decimating impact of the loss of houses, property and community caused by the foreclosure crisis.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FSKwhL7agaxviUx3yBL%2FmmzdVtNU8uD8" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Excerpt</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=W9TgGhzDFHVQCWHSiKil6mzdVtNU8uD8"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>A Safe Place for Bees: Will US Follow Europe in Banning Hive-Killing Pesticides?</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Katrina Rabeler, YES! Magazine:</strong> While banning the use of bee-killing pesticides is crucial, planting your yard with flowers instead of grass helps, too.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ExP%2BmKMtXU1z4fzY0rrPLmzdVtNU8uD8" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FwIqeIAoglB7rY5J15WePGzdVtNU8uD8"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>50 Years After "I Have a Dream" for a Chicago Man Exonerated of Murder</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Alison Flowers, Truthout:</strong> Lee Antione Day exemplifies the difficulties the wrongly-convicted face subsequent to exoneration, but, like Martin Luther King Jr., he refuses to "drink from the cup of bitterness and hatred."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Xm2EvsLPpkgCA%2BOLrA%2BS62zdVtNU8uD8" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4q3VLunx5JW3fxI4UO7PrC9JlwxWFury"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>162 Representatives, Including 64 Democrats, Call for Debate and Vote Before War With Syria</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> Intelligence officials have refuted John Kerry’s assertion that the Assad regime possesses chemical weapons. It is now more important than ever that Congress debates action on Syria.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Eric Mann, Truthout:</strong> The revolutionary nature of the original March on Washington has been systematically suppressed. The fight to reclaim the historical record is essential to rebuilding the new multiracial left and honoring the demands of current grassroots civil rights groups.</p>
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