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Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Black Lives Matter Movement Hits

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t r u t h o u t | 01.02

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Black Lives Matter Movement Hits Counterreaction
http://truth-out.org/news/item/28315-can-t-stop-won-t-stop-black-lives-matt=
er-movement-hits-counter-reaction
Nicholas Powers, Truthout: The human loss of Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenj=
ian Liu, like the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, has left familie=
s broken. But their murders were quickly transformed into a political spect=
acle by interlocking sectors of the ruling class aiming to delegitimize the=
 Black Lives Matters movement.

Reflections on Torture: The Real Reason Why
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/28289-reflections-on-torture-the-real=
-reason-why
Emanuel E. Garcia, Truthout: Torture is illegal and immoral, known to be in=
effective in extracting "intelligence" and an inferior way of creating desi=
red intelligence. Why then has the state condoned its use?

Let's Not Punish the Palestinians for Joining the International Court
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/28317-let-s-not-punish-the-palestinia=
ns-for-joining-the-international-court
Robert Naiman, Truthout: Sadly, still too many liberals claim to oppose Isr=
aeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, but object strenuously to anyon=
e actually trying to do anything concrete to stop it.

Rise of IS Brings Turkey's Rabid Rejection of Kurdish Rights to Fore
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/28321-rise-of-is-brings-turkey-s-rabid-re=
jection-of-kurdish-rights-to-fore
Bruno J=C3=A4ntti, Truthout: The emergence of the Kurdistan Workers' Party =
- branded a terrorist organization by the EU, the United States and NATO - =
as a deterrent to the Sunni jihadists and the Islamic State has led to some=
what uncomfortable reactions in Turkey and the West.

How an Indigenous Wood Carver Is Finding Peace After a Seattle Officer Kill=
ed His Brother
http://truth-out.org/news/item/28311-how-this-indigenous-wood-carver-is-fin=
ding-peace-after-a-seattle-officer-killed-his-brother
Kayla Schultz, YES! Magazine: Rick Williams asked for calm when protesters =
demanded justice for his brother, who was shot and killed by a Seattle poli=
ce officer. "The only way you can help change the system is show them you a=
re a human being," he concluded.

Washington's Slow-Motion Thaw
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/28312-washington-s-slow-motion-thaw
Emily Schwartz Greco, OtherWords: Will Uncle Sam become Cuba's best friend =
again? Experts say no one should bank on an immediate boom in US-Cuban busi=
ness transactions. They've got a good point. As recent history makes clear,=
 there's no reason to expect our leaders to rush this.

Amid Climate Change Talks, What's More Important?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/28316-amid-climate-change-what-s-more-imp=
ortant
James Boyce, Triple Crisis: At the latest round of international climate ta=
lks, negotiators recognized that it is too late to prevent climate change. =
They now confront an issue that many had hoped to avoid: adaptation. Becaus=
e adaptation won't come cheap, we must decide which investments are worth t=
he cost.
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The Movie "Exodus" Banned in Morocco, UAE and Egypt for "Historical Inaccur=
acies"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/28314-the-movie-exodus-banned-in-morocco-uae=
-and-egypt-for-historical-inaccuracies
Lizabeth Paulat, Care2: The Ridley Scott film, Exodus, is being banned in c=
ountries across the Middle East. Criticized widely for its whitewashing, th=
e film has been pulled in Morocco, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, but =
different reasons in each country.

Top 10 Acts of Test Resistance in 2014: The Greatest Year of Revolt Against=
 High-Stakes Testing in US History
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/28313-top-ten-acts-of-test-resistance-in-=
2014-the-greatest-year-of-revolt-against-high-stakes-testing-in-us-history
Jesse Hagopian, I AM AN EDUCATOR: The year 2014 marked the greatest year of=
 revolt against high-stakes testing in US history. Across the country, stud=
ents are walking out, parents are opting their children out and teachers ar=
e refusing to administer these detrimental exams.

Paul Krugman | Economists as Entertainers
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/28291-economists-as-entertainers
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: If talk show host Dr. Oz were the kind of guy =
who pored over medical evidence to be sure he knew what he was talking abou=
t, he probably couldn't project the persona that wins him such a large audi=
ence. A similar situation may be true for some economists.

US Bishops Take Aim at Sterilization
http://truth-out.org/news/item/28310-us-bishops-take-aim-at-sterilization
Nina Martin, ProPublica: The Vatican has an absolute prohibition on sterili=
zation for the purposes of birth control. The US Catholic bishops consider =
the procedure "intrinsically immoral," on par with abortion, and a tougheni=
ng of Catholic medical directives could include enforcing a ban on tubal li=
gations.


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Mario Cuomo, New York Former Governor, Dead at 82
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Matt Taibbi: The NYPD's "Work Stoppage" Is Surreal
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Same-Sex Marriages to Begin in Florida After Court Ruling
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Afghan People Suffer Because of US Investment in Nation-Wrecking
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2014 Was Deadliest Year for Iraq in Years: UN
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http://www.newsweek.com/2014-was-deadliest-year-iraq-years-un-296293

Scalise Defender Served as Treasurer of David Duke Organization
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