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Noam Chomsky | Nightmare in Gaza
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t r u t h o u t | 08.03
Noam Chomsky | Nightmare in Gaza
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/25343-noam-chomsky-%7C-nightmare-in-g=
aza
Noam Chomsky, Truthout: Amid all the horrors unfolding in the latest Israel=
i offensive in Gaza, Israel's goal is simple: quiet-for-quiet, a return to =
the norm. For Gaza, the norm is a miserable existence under a cruel and des=
tructive siege that Israel administers to permit bare survival but nothing =
more.
Guns in the Mental Health Clinic: Not Therapeutic
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/25315-guns-in-the-mental-health-clinic-no=
t-therapeutic
Anne Skomorkowsky, Truthout: The tragic case of a psychiatrist firing a gun=
to protect himself and others from a patient who had just shot a caseworke=
r to death illuminates the unrealistic expectation that psychiatric care ca=
n prevent violent crime.
On Roboethics and the Robotic Human
http://truth-out.org/news/item/25281-on-roboethics-and-the-robotic-human
Fred Guerin, Truthout: Instead of trying to come up with an algorithm that =
captures the essence of independent thought, wisdom or ethical judgment in =
robots, let's preserve and encourage such thinking in ourselves.
Fracking the Farm: Scientists Worry About Chemical Exposure to Livestock an=
d Agriculture
http://truth-out.org/news/item/25216-fracking-the-farm-scientists-worry-abo=
ut-chemical-exposure-to-livestock-and-agriculture
Roger Drouin, Truthout: Recent early studies by public health and veterinar=
ian scientists are confirming there is cause for concern when it comes to f=
racking's potential impact on farm crops and animals.
The United States Has Excelled in Illegal Goods and Smuggling People Since =
Its Founding
http://www.truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/25306-the-united-states-has-=
excelled-in-illegal-goods-and-people-since-its-founding
Peter Andreas, Oxford University Press: The history of the United States is=
a battle over smuggling, from evading tariffs and embargoes to violating p=
rohibitions and immigration controls.
Truthout Interviews Featuring Bethania Palma Markus on Migrants and Corpora=
te Exploitation
http://truth-out.org/news/item/25347-truthout-interviews-featuring-bethania=
-palma-markus-on-migrants-and-corporate-exploitation
Ted Asregadoo, Truthout: Bethania Palma Markus talks with Ted Asregadoo abo=
ut the spike in borderland deaths among migrants and corporate exploitation=
of migrant groups in detention centers.
A Promising but Precarious New Normal for the Young and Undocumented
http://truth-out.org/news/item/25346-a-promising-but-precarious-new-normal-=
for-the-young-and-undocumented
Diana Anahi Torres-Valverde, Foreign Policy In Focus: A two-year-old execut=
ive order has helped thousands of undocumented young people plan for their =
future, but their plans could be erased with the stroke of a pen.
Paid Sick Day Campaigns Gain Traction as ALEC Allies Push Back
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/25344-paid-sick-day-campaigns-gain-tract=
ion-as-alec-allies-push-back
Brendan Fischer, PRWatch: As the paid sick day movement has gained momentum=
, its opponents - particularly those in the restaurant industry - have trie=
d to thwart it. The paid sick day obstruction effort can largely be traced =
back to ALEC.
US Loses Track of Weapons Shipped to Afghanistan
http://truth-out.org/news/item/25345-us-loses-track-of-weapons-shipped-to-a=
fghanistan
James Arkin, Center for Public Integrity: Three separate systems are used t=
o track the arms sent to Afghanistan, but they are riddled with errors and =
not linked.
Why the US and Britain Lost Russia in 2014
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/25213-why-the-us-and-britain-lost-russia-=
in-2014
John A. Taylor, Truthout: Unscrupulous politicians play on the fearful ange=
r of white males in the US and Britain and use arguments about democracy an=
d human rights to make political theater. Russia provides them with their c=
urrent opportunity for political theater in Ukraine.
This week in Speakout: Marah Alwadia provides eyewitness testimony to the S=
hujaia massacre in Gaza; David Palumbo-Liu discusses the massive global pro=
test against Israel's military assault on Gaza; undocumented immigrant Jos=
=C3=A9 =C3=81ngel N. makes a passionate plea for immigration reform in an o=
pen letter to President Obama; David Krause deconstructs San Francisco Mayo=
r Scott Wiener's so-called "Clean, Green and Safe" initiative; Mike LaSusa =
analyzes Argentina's default at the hands of "vulture funds"; Patricia W. H=
all "follows the money" to see who is really benefiting from charter school=
s; the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity write an open letter u=
rging Obama to be transparent on information from the shoot-down of the Mal=
aysian airliner over Ukraine; Susan Sered criticizes the US for failing to =
sign on to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disa=
bilities; Dr. Marc Gopin suggests we can change our reality by breaking nas=
ty neural habits; economists urge Congress to mitigate the fallout from the=
Argentinian default in an open letter from the Center for Economic Policy =
Research; and more.
http://www.truth-out.org/speakout
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In Rural Villages, Little Protection for Alaska Natives
Read the Article at the Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2014/08/02/in-rural-villages-%E2%=
80%8Alittle-protection%E2%80%8A-for-alaska-natives/?hpid=3Dz2
Toledo Water Issues Prompt Chicago to Re-Test Lake Water Supply
Read the Article at the Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-toledo-water-chicago-=
lake-michigan-20140802-story.html
Israel Spied On John Kerry During Peace Effort - Report
Read the Article at the Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/03/israel-spied-kerry-peace-effor=
t-report
Photos: Saying Goodbye at an ICE Deportation Facility
View the Photos at Al Jazeera America
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ntssaygoodbyeatanicedeportationfacility.html?utm_content=3Dgeneral&utm_camp=
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The Great Colorado Weed Experiment
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/opinion/sunday/high-time-the-great-colora=
do-weed-experiment.html?hp&action=3Dclick&pgtype=3DHomepage&module=3Dc-colu=
mn-top-span-region=C3=86ion=3Dc-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=3Dc-column-to=
p-span-region&_r=3D0
No-Debt College Not Real Option Anymore
Read the Article at the Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/02/4269255/no-debt-college-not-real-opti=
on.html
John Boehner's Monster: How Irrational Racist Hatred for Obama Will Destroy=
the GOP
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1.1"><strong>Noam Chomsky, Truthout:</strong> Amid all the horrors un=
folding in the latest Israeli offensive in Gaza, Israel's goal is simple: q=
uiet-for-quiet, a return to the norm. For Gaza, the norm is a miserable exi=
stence under a cruel and destructive siege that Israel administers to permi=
t bare survival but nothing more.</p>
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ho had just shot a caseworker to death illuminates the unrealistic expectat=
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sdom or ethical judgment in robots, let's preserve and encourage such think=
ing in ourselves.</p>
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1.1"><strong>Roger Drouin, Truthout:</strong> Recent early studies by=
public health and veterinarian scientists are confirming there is cause fo=
r concern when it comes to fracking's potential impact on farm crops and an=
imals.</p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
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ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DPccQ7gDTWD01F2%2FvHbFFAGfw2i5l26Iz"><strong>The Unit=
ed States Has Excelled in Illegal Goods and Smuggling People Since Its Foun=
ding</strong></a></p>
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1.1"><strong>Peter Andreas, Oxford University Press:</strong> The his=
tory of the United States is a battle over smuggling, from evading tariffs =
and embargoes to violating prohibitions and immigration controls.</p>
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1.1"><strong>Ted Asregadoo, Truthout:</strong> Bethania Palma Markus =
talks with Ted Asregadoo about the spike in borderland deaths among migrant=
s and corporate exploitation of migrant groups in detention centers.</p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
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ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DlGRKMSR0vDrg1qD5lKHgRWfw2i5l26Iz"><strong>A Promisin=
g but Precarious New Normal for the Young and Undocumented</strong></a></p>
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1.1"><strong>Diana Anahi Torres-Valverde, Foreign Policy In Focus:</strong=
> A two-year-old executive order has helped thousands of undocumented =
young people plan for their future, but their plans could be erased with th=
e stroke of a pen.</p>
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1.1"><strong>Brendan Fischer, PRWatch:</strong> As the paid sick day =
movement has gained momentum, its opponents - particularly those in the res=
taurant industry - have tried to thwart it. The paid sick day obstruction e=
ffort can largely be traced back to ALEC.</p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
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1.1"><strong>James Arkin, Center for Public Integrity:</strong> Three=
separate systems are used to track the arms sent to Afghanistan, but they =
are riddled with errors and not linked.</p>
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arguments about democracy and human rights to make political theater. Russi=
a provides them with their current opportunity for political theater in Ukr=
aine.</p>
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