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William Rivers Pitt | Land of the Free, Unless You're a Woman
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William Rivers Pitt | Land of the Free, Unless You're a Woman
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/24773-william-rivers-pitt-land-of-the-free-unless-youre-a-woman
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: The decision in the Hobby Lobby case is many things. It is the continued elevation of Christianity over all other religions, another declaration that corporations have more rights than people and a political strike against Obamacare. But it's mostly simple, old-fashioned woman-hating from top to bottom.
A Stampede to Amend the Constitution and Get Big Money Out of Politics
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24700-a-stampede-to-amend-the-constitution-and-get-big-money-out-of-politics
Ben Cohen, Truthout: The unfettered role of money in politics ensures that big donors dominate the national conversation and maintain unprecedented access to lawmakers who produce laws that benefit corporate, not public interests. It's time to restore one person, one vote and end legalized bribery.
Dennis Kucinich on the Iraq Crisis and What the US Can Learn From Sweden's Political Diversity
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24783-dennis-kucinich-on-the-iraq-crisis-and-what-the-us-can-learn-from-swedens-political-diversity
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: Former US Congressman Dennis Kucinich returns from Sweden where he witnessed Almedalen Week, where people with widely-differing political views come together to discuss and debate in a festival atmosphere. Kucinich says the US needs a similarly-inclusive political process.
Finally, Immigrants in New York City Will Have Public Defenders
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24782-finally-immigrants-in-new-york-city-will-have-public-defenders
Crystal Shepeard, Care2: Nearly 71 percent of defendants that appear in immigration proceedings do not have an attorney present. New York City seeks to change that by approving $4.9 million to fund a public defender system for poor immigrants.
Aggressive Tactic on the Fracking Front
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24770-aggressive-tactic-on-the-fracking-front
Naveena Sadasisvam, ProPublica: In a rare move, a fracking company offered residents $50,000 in cash if they would agree to release the firm from any legal liability for current operations as well as those to be carried out in the future.
July 4th Quiz: Was the Revolution Caused by a Misunderstanding Over a Word?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/24779-july-4th-quiz-was-the-revolution-caused-by-a-misunderstanding-over-a-word
Thomas P. Slaughter, History News Network: America has imperial ambitions, but an independent culture resists our full participation as citizens of a nation and of a world that is integrated economically and environmentally.
Say Goodbye to America's Landmarks This Independence Day
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24780-say-goodbye-to-americas-landmarks-this-independence-day
Chris Trejbal, America Blog: As we celebrate the nation's birthday, let us all take a moment to say goodbye to some beloved members of the American family. Many national landmarks could soon disappear thanks to climate change.
Defending Free Tuition in the Big Apple
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24772-defending-free-tuition-in-the-big-apple
Marjorie E. Wood, OtherWords: The Committee to Save Cooper Union, an art, architecture, and engineering college in New York City, is pursuing legal action after the Board of Trustees announced plans to abolish the school's 150-year tradition of providing free tuition for all.
Agriculture: The Surprising Leading Contributor to Pollution
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24771-agriculture-the-surprising-leading-contributor-to-pollution
Dr. Joseph Mercola, Organic Consumers Association: The modern agricultural system is responsible for putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than the actual burning of fossil fuels. Understanding this reveals an obvious answer to pressing global problems.
The US Re-Militarization of Central America and Mexico
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24777-the-us-re-militarization-of-central-america-and-mexico
Alexander Main, North American Congress on Latin America: In a letter sent to Obama and the region's other presidents last year, over 145 civil society organizations called out US policies for being a key ingredient to a "dramatic surge" in violent crime.
Four Good (and Not So Good) Ways to Protest the Hobby Lobby Decision
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24778-four-good-and-not-so-good-ways-to-protest-the-hobby-lobby-decision
Robin Marty, Care2: Activists have been protesting the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision wherever they can, be it at the Capitol or online. Some of the ideas have been good, others, not so much. Here are four ideas for taking action, some obviously much better than others.
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California's "Ban the Box" Law Could Aid 7 Million Job Seekers
Read the Article at Colorlines
http://colorlines.com/archives/2014/07/californias_ban_the_box_law_could_aid_7_million_job_seekers.html
One Nation, Divisible?
Read the Article at Slate
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/07/hobby_lobby_and_the_cultural_divide_is_america_in_danger_of_fracturing_into.html
Supreme Court Grants Evangelical College Plea on Contraception Rule
Read the Article at Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/03/high-court-grants-wheaton_n_5556239.html
We Are a Corporate Theocracy Now: The Christian Right Seeks Cultural and Political Domination
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2014/07/03/we_are_a_corporate_theocracy_now_the_christian_right_seeks_cultural_and_political_domination/
Why Hobby Lobby Could Open a Pandora's Box of Legal Discrimination
Read the Article at Al Jazeera America
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/7/3/hobby-lobby-future.html
American Dissatisfaction With Everything Is Reaching Historic Levels
Read the Article at the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/03/we-need-smith_n_5554830.html
Arab-Americans Tell Census, "We're Not White"
Read the Article at Colorlines
http://colorlines.com/archives/2014/07/arab-americans_tell_census_were_not_white.html
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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>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> The decision in the <i>Hobby Lobby</i> case is many things. It is the continued elevation of Christianity over all other religions, another declaration that corporations have more rights than people and a political strike against Obamacare. But it's mostly simple, old-fashioned woman-hating from top to bottom.</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=iFEa2AEKFSVWjgHje8%2Bqlj%2F8HkomMFXj" 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>Ben Cohen, Truthout:</strong> The unfettered role of money in politics ensures that big donors dominate the national conversation and maintain unprecedented access to lawmakers who produce laws that benefit corporate, not public interests. It's time to restore one person, one vote and end legalized bribery.</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=LBzXwHgDsnyx2I2ZkTqEtz%2F8HkomMFXj" 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>Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!:</strong> Former US Congressman Dennis Kucinich returns from Sweden where he witnessed Almedalen Week, where people with widely-differing political views come together to discuss and debate in a festival atmosphere. Kucinich says the US needs a similarly-inclusive political process.</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=dMiXpXWoaYs3HZ%2FjbjVymz%2F8HkomMFXj" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>July 4th Quiz: Was the Revolution Caused by a Misunderstanding Over a Word?</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>Thomas P. Slaughter, History News Network:</strong> America has imperial ambitions, but an independent culture resists our full participation as citizens of a nation and of a world that is integrated economically and environmentally.</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=enIEUXeUsl7V4%2FfGvVr5Zz%2F8HkomMFXj" 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=Wv6Ac49iZ07BoQhDfxJMyz%2F8HkomMFXj" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Say Goodbye to America's Landmarks This Independence Day</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>Chris Trejbal, America Blog:</strong> As we celebrate the nation's birthday, let us all take a moment to say goodbye to some beloved members of the American family. Many national landmarks could soon disappear thanks to climate change.</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=mxngo3qKmEPUHu07z9B%2BmD%2F8HkomMFXj" 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>Marjorie E. Wood, OtherWords:</strong> The Committee to Save Cooper Union, an art, architecture, and engineering college in New York City, is pursuing legal action after the Board of Trustees announced plans to abolish the school's 150-year tradition of providing free tuition for all.</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>Dr. Joseph Mercola, Organic Consumers Association:</strong> The modern agricultural system is responsible for putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than the actual burning of fossil fuels. Understanding this reveals an obvious answer to pressing global problems.</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=KW1g3w6Wo%2Bx20hsZYIr6Jz%2F8HkomMFXj" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and 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=SI9BLMu3coWbZ%2BaPf7jz3j%2F8HkomMFXj" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The US Re-Militarization of Central America and Mexico</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>Alexander Main, North American Congress on Latin America:</strong> In a letter sent to Obama and the region's other presidents last year, over 145 civil society organizations called out US policies for being a key ingredient to a "dramatic surge" in violent crime.</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=BlA0l2zDcFwixKW94VZvIT%2F8HkomMFXj" 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>Robin Marty, Care2:</strong> Activists have been protesting the Supreme Court's <i>Hobby Lobby</i> decision wherever they can, be it at the Capitol or online. Some of the ideas have been good, others, not so much. Here are four ideas for taking action, some obviously much better than others.</p>
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