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USDA and Submachine Guns: Latest Example of Expanding Federal
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t r u t h o u t | 06.07
USDA and Submachine Guns: Latest Example of Mission Creep as Federal Polici=
ng Expands
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24186-usda-and-submachine-guns-latest-exampl=
e-of-mission-creep-as-federal-policing-expands
Candice Bernd, Truthout: The Office of the Inspector General at the Departm=
ent of Agriculture is seeking new semiautomatic submachine guns, and it's o=
nly one of a slew of seemingly unlikely federal agencies to have acquired a=
n armed police force ready to enforce an ever-expanding federal code.
"Going to Places That Scare Me: Personal Reflections on Challenging Male Su=
premacy"
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24174-going-to-places-that-scare-me-p=
ersonal-reflections-on-challenging-male-supremacy
Chris Crass, PM Press: Author Chris Crass reflects on the searing journey f=
rom seeing himself as a person who had internalized the logic of domination=
in relationships of power, privilege and oppression to working against all=
forms of oppression.
Our Constitutional Liberties Are Eroding From Border to Border
http://www.truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/24195-our-constitutional-lib=
erties-are-eroding-from-border-to-border
Todd Miller, City Lights Books: The emergence of a ubiquitous surveillance =
state may be symbolized by the National Security Agency, but we should also=
be looking to the nation's borders. It is there that a creeping militariza=
tion threatens to encroach upon the civil liberties of everybody in the Uni=
ted States.
Walmart's Top-to-Bottom Taxpayer Subsidies
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/24203-walmarts-top-to-bottom-taxpayer-sub=
sidies
Frank Clemente and Sarah Anderson, OtherWords: We're all footing the bill f=
or bonuses the company's executives pocket and food stamps its underpaid wo=
rkers obtain for survival.
A Modern-Day Debtors' Prison? Judges Push Back Against the South's Privatiz=
ation Wave
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24204-a-modern-day-debtors-prison-judges=
-push-back-against-the-souths-privatization-wave
Daniel Ross, Yes! Magazine: In Southern states, small-town courts have outs=
ourced probation management to for-profit companies charging fees out of re=
ach to the country's poorest residents. Many people end up in jail for nonp=
ayment.
All Hail Piketty, But Props for Pickett, Too
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24206-all-hail-piketty-but-props-for-=
pickett-too
Sam Pizzigati, Inequality.org: While Thomas Piketty's blockbuster book crum=
bled the myth that we're living in a meritocracy, scientists Richard Wilkin=
son and Kate Pickett have compiled data showing people in more equal societ=
ies simply live longer, healthier and happier lives than people in more une=
qual societies like ours.
Is Marijuana Destroying California's Water and Wildlife?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24207-is-marijuana-destroying-califor=
nia%E2%80%99s-water-and-wildlife
Anna Brones, Care2: Legalized medical marijuana in California is good for t=
he pro-marijuana crowd, but it's not as good for the pro-environment crowd.=
California's marijuana industry is having a serious effect on wildlife and=
water, now aggravated by the state's worst-ever drought.
What Will Privatizing Evictions Do to People in Illinois?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24208-what-will-privatizing-evictions-do=
-to-people-in-illinois
S.E. Smith, Care2: A new Illinois law allows property owners to turn to "th=
ird parties" to enforce eviction notices if the sheriff fails to do so. Thi=
s includes private security companies, effectively privatizing the eviction=
s process in Illinois.
China Trades Up in Latin America
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24209-china-trades-up-in-latin-america
Jill Richardson, Foreign Policy In Focus: In the past 15 years, China has g=
one from being a relatively insignificant economic partner in Latin America=
to the number one trading partner of some of the largest economies in the =
region, and is taking advantage of that to rally support for its positions =
at the United Nations.
Obama's Flawed Emissions Proposal: Cap-And-Trade, "Offsets" Allow Plants to=
Pay to Pollute
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/24205-obamas-flawed-emissions-proposal-ca=
p-and-trade-offsets-allow-plants-to-pay-to-pollute
Gaius Publius, AmericaBlog: Cap-and-trade is a let-you-down-easy way to reg=
ulate, and it generally lets the regulated industry decide how easy. In mos=
t places where it's used to limit CO2 emissions, cap-and-trade is an indust=
ry enabler.
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Bob Bergdahl Remains Calm at Center of Storm Over Son Released by Taliban
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/07/bob-bergdahl-father-bowe-talib=
an-prisoner-son
University Presidents Are Laughing All the Way to the Bank While the People=
Who Work For Them Are on Food Stamps
Read the Article at History News Network
http://hnn.us/article/155740
GOP's Firing Squad Idiocy: The Hypocrisy of "Humane Executions"
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/07/gops_firing_squad_idiocy_the_hypocrisy_of_h=
umane_executions/
Feds Step Up Pressure for LA County Jail Reforms
Read the Article at the Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0607-jails-suicides-20140607-story.html#=
page=3D1
It Wasn't Abortion That Formed the Religious Right. It Was Support for Segr=
egation
Read the Article at Slate
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/05/29/the_religious_right_formed_=
around_support_for_segregation_not_against_abortion.html
Guant=C3=A1namo Closure Still in the Works as US Reduces Backlog of Detaine=
es, Official Says
Read the Article at The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/05/guantanamo-closure_n_5455460.html
Death of Another Unarmed US Citizen Tests Border Patrol's Use of Force Poli=
cy
Read the Article at ThinkProgress
http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2014/06/06/3443239/cbp-unarmed-suspect=
-death/
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<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=WTmSqe%2BBbf7i7Yrn8PISIBrNvXg0jUKv" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>What Will Privatizing Evictions Do to People in Illinois?</strong></a></p>
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<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=T7HjO3eYsR7wyQFpZPtszDMAlFzJmVYg" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>China Trades Up in Latin America</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>Jill Richardson, Foreign Policy In Focus:</strong> In the past 15 years, China has gone from being a relatively insignificant economic partner in Latin America to the number one trading partner of some of the largest economies in the region, and is taking advantage of that to rally support for its positions at the United Nations.</p>
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<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=JmRkfhwex77YD229CrGYcxrNvXg0jUKv" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Obama's Flawed Emissions Proposal: Cap-And-Trade, "Offsets" Allow Plants to Pay to Pollute</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>Gaius Publius, AmericaBlog:</strong> Cap-and-trade is a let-you-down-easy way to regulate, and it generally lets the regulated industry decide how easy. In most places where it's used to limit CO2 emissions, cap-and-trade is an industry enabler.</p>
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