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Some Thoughts on Mercy: An Essay on Race and Redemption
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t r u t h o u t | 02.15
Some Thoughts on Mercy: An Essay on Race and Redemption
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29039-some-thoughts-on-mercy-an-essay=
-on-race-and-redemption=20
Chris Moore-Backman and Ross Gay, Truthout: Beginning with a commonplace en=
counter in our racist society, poet-essayist Ross Gay tells a story that br=
eaks open the murky and painful world of race. Through his eyes, our journe=
y into that world of racial hurt, degradation and separateness holds out th=
e fragile possibility of redemption.
Frida Berrigan: Give Your Children a Conscience Instead of Material Possess=
ions
http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/29105-frida-berrigan-give-your-c=
hildren-a-conscience-instead-of-material-possessions=20
Mark Karlin, Truthout: Raising kids with a lot of time for friendships and =
work for peace and justice seems "rebellious" these days, author Frida Berr=
igan, daughter of two legendary antiwar activists, tells Truthout.
David Krieger's Haunting Poetry: A Wake-Up Call
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29045-krieger-s-haunting-poetry-a-wake-up=
-call=20
Leslee Goodman, Truthout: Astonishingly, WAKE UP!, David Krieger's most rec=
ent book of poetry, is fully alive to the beauty and promise of our preciou=
s world - despite the quotidian violence of those who continuously incite u=
s to war.=20
The Challenges of Liberalism
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29089-the-challenges-of-liberalism=20
David Palumbo-Liu, Truthout: It is those in power who get to determine the =
elasticity or rigidity of liberalism. They channel "blasphemy" in the direc=
tions they prefer, that is, away from their gods and churches.
Connecticut Schools Pin Down and Restrain "Staggering" Number of Kids
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29124-connecticut-schools-pin-down-and-restr=
ain-staggering-number-of-kids=20
Annie Waldman, ProPublica: Connecticut public schools are far too quick to =
restrain or isolate unruly children against their will, leaving hundreds wi=
th injuries and many others with unmet educational needs, a state report fi=
nds.
US Looks to Detain More Mother, Child Migrants, Sometimes for Months
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29125-us-looks-to-detain-more-mother-chi=
ld-migrants-sometimes-for-months=20
Franco Ordo=C3=B1ez, McClatchy Newspapers: An almost-abandoned practice of =
holding migrant mothers and children in prisonlike settings is not only bac=
k, but also is surging as the US government continues to struggle with the =
wave of migrants fleeing violence in Central America.
Zimbabwe's Famed Forests Could Soon Be Desert
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29129-zimbabwe-s-famed-forests-could-soon-be=
-desert=20
Jeffrey Moyo, Inter Press Service: According to the United Nations Environm=
ent Programme, Zimbabwe lost an annual average of 327,000 hectares of fores=
ts between 1990 and 2010. The country's deforestation crisis is linked to s=
everal factors. Unfortunately, Zimbabwe is not the only sub-Saharan country=
facing a crisis in its forests.
Marshaling Marooned Tax Dollars
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29126-marshaling-marooned-tax-dollars=
=20
Josh Hoxie, OtherWords: Closing offshore tax shelters is a great idea. Givi=
ng a major tax break to the corporations that built them is not. A better p=
roposal would close loopholes for both corporations and the super-rich and =
spend some of the extra money collected on infrastructure.
A Tiny Step Toward Ending a CEO Scam
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29128-a-tiny-step-toward-ending-a-ceo=
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Sam Pizzigati, Campaign for America's Future: The SEC has just issued propo=
sed regulations on executive hedging. But the new rules don't prohibit exec=
utives from betting against their own companies, they just require companie=
s to let us know if they let their executives do this betting.
Obama, the National Prayer Breakfast and the Tortured Truth of Christian Hi=
story
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29127-obama-the-national-prayer-break=
fast-and-the-tortured-truth-of-christian-history=20
Mikey Weinstein, AlterNet: "At this sorry historical moment of rampant fund=
amentalist religiosity, racialized xenophobia and purely irrational bigotry=
, catastrophe is on a precipitously dangerous winning streak."
This week in Speakout: Eric Draitser notes that while the election of Syriz=
a in Greece has been vital to the future of the country, it is not the only=
means by which the Greek working class is building a future for itself; De=
an Baker highlights how Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson is unhap=
py that seniors get Social Security and Medicare; Victoria Collier looks at=
how citizens are mobilizing to resist undemocratic corporate water grabs; =
Kathy Kelly reflects on her time in Lexington federal prison, abolitionism =
and how to make the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriente=
d society; US Right to Know staff spotlight a recently removed internet vid=
eo in which the public relations firm Ketchum bragged about its success in =
spinning the media to get positive coverage of GMOs; Alex Kogan wonders if =
the renewal of sanctions launched in response to Russian involvement in Ukr=
aine are a curse or a blessing; Dan Riker urges political leaders to contro=
l corporations before they completely control us; Tor Ekeland reports that =
Canada has denied refugee status for Anonymous-linked Matt DeHart, who was =
tortured by the FBI; and more.
http://www.truth-out.org/speakout
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A20150214
Study Finds 60 Percent of Gaza Victims of Israel Strikes Were Women, Childr=
en or Elderly
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Untested Chemicals Are Everywhere, Thanks to a 39-Year-Old US Law. Will the=
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ls-law-health-safety
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an-habit-picks-up-pace-of-night-raids/
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Washington State
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Chris Moore-Backman and Ross Gay, Truthout:</strong> Beg=
inning with a commonplace encounter in our racist society, poet-essayist Ro=
ss Gay tells a story that breaks open the murky and painful world of race. =
Through his eyes, our journey into that world of racial hurt, degradation a=
nd separateness holds out the fragile possibility of redemption.</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Mark Karlin, Truthout:</strong> Raising kids with a lot =
of time for friendships and work for peace and justice seems "rebellious" t=
hese days, author Frida Berrigan, daughter of two legendary antiwar activis=
ts, tells Truthout.</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
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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=3DPNrZ2sbWkVNkDEFnZIbxYRFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>David Kr=
ieger's Haunting Poetry: A Wake-Up Call</strong></a></p>
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Leslee Goodman, Truthout:</strong> Astonishingly, <em>WA=
KE UP!</em>, David Krieger's most recent book of poetry, is fully alive to =
the beauty and promise of our precious world - despite the quotidian violen=
ce of those who continuously incite us to war.</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D1TWa9eiMk2n61mFxt9H%2BhhFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>Re=
ad the Review</strong></a> </p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DBPqOp3bQmxfxH7chsv8V8F16c5bYavkk"><strong>The Challe=
nges of Liberalism</strong></a></p>
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>David Palumbo-Liu, Truthout:</strong> It is those in pow=
er who get to determine the elasticity or rigidity of liberalism. They chan=
nel "blasphemy" in the directions they prefer, that is, away from their god=
s and churches.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DrIYt%2BatrL0PDv8E%2Bimjo%2FBFwOcD%2BaHBh"><stron=
g>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DCwCZRB%2FYlrXQAnqpIZb%2FfRFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>Conn=
ecticut Schools Pin Down and Restrain "Staggering" Number of Kids</strong><=
/a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Annie Waldman, ProPublica:</strong> Connecticut public s=
chools are far too quick to restrain or isolate unruly children against the=
ir will, leaving hundreds with injuries and many others with unmet educatio=
nal needs, a state report finds.</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dy4ZQ6942yxF1SZ5ZiEWyoBFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>Read=
the Article</strong></a> </p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dahmuccx6hQDqO%2FnUOtHgehFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>US Loo=
ks to Detain More Mother, Child Migrants, Sometimes for Months</strong></a>=
</p>
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Franco Ordoñez, McClatchy Newspapers:</strong> An=
almost-abandoned practice of holding migrant mothers and children in priso=
nlike settings is not only back, but also is surging as the US government c=
ontinues to struggle with the wave of migrants fleeing violence in Central =
America.</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DH4k1NW9jdvXTR%2F%2B50yCrARFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>=
Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DD7wNYrhCP1G00PDBUH4HaBFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>Zimbabwe=
's Famed Forests Could Soon Be Desert</strong></a></p>
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Jeffrey Moyo, Inter Press Service:</strong> According to=
the United Nations Environment Programme, Zimbabwe lost an annual average =
of 327,000 hectares of forests between 1990 and 2010. The country's defores=
tation crisis is linked to several factors. Unfortunately, Zimbabwe is not =
the only sub-Saharan country facing a crisis in its forests.</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DlLoYhC96spIWjQ3aYU5ihxFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>Read=
the Article</strong></a> </p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D5MkyhiBGK%2F9DGECbNDDH6BFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>Marsha=
ling Marooned Tax Dollars</strong></a></p>
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Josh Hoxie, OtherWords:</strong> Closing offshore tax sh=
elters is a great idea. Giving a major tax break to the corporations that b=
uilt them is not. A better proposal would close loopholes for both corporat=
ions and the super-rich and spend some of the extra money collected on infr=
astructure.</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DHRPiU%2Bf1rnWzR1oJ7ioCDhFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>Re=
ad the Article</strong></a> </p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Di82gQQCuDU4dPiAnrzPIfxFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>A Tiny S=
tep Toward Ending a CEO Scam</strong></a></p>
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Sam Pizzigati, Campaign for America's Future:</strong> T=
he SEC has just issued proposed regulations on executive hedging. But the n=
ew rules don't prohibit executives from betting against their own companies=
, they just require companies to let us know if they let their executives d=
o this betting.</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DnNOMT0Kzi3oK9Jndu5v1ERFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>Read=
the Article</strong></a> </p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D9gx9z3sa6LruVUpQdrhgQRFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>Obama, t=
he National Prayer Breakfast and the Tortured Truth of Christian History</s=
trong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Mikey Weinstein, AlterNet:</strong> "At this sorry histo=
rical moment of rampant fundamentalist religiosity, racialized xenophobia a=
nd purely irrational bigotry, catastrophe is on a precipitously dangerous w=
inning streak."</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DvbcXIY7sQFAQPJEpcRMrhxFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>Read=
the Article</strong></a> </p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DeZCSD06fRsr4YyU6KoMOhhFwOcD%2BaHBh"><strong>This wee=
k in Speakout:</strong></a></p>
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><b>Eric Draitser</b> notes that while the election of Syriza in Greec=
e has been vital to the future of the country, it is not the only means by =
which the Greek working class is building a future for itself; <b>Dean Bake=
r</b> highlights how Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson is unhappy =
that seniors get Social Security and Medicare; <b>Victoria Collier</b> look=
s at how citizens are mobilizing to resist undemocratic corporate water gra=
bs; <b>Kathy Kelly</b> reflects on her time in Lexington federal prison, ab=
olitionism and how to make the shift from a thing-oriented society to a per=
son-oriented society; <b>US Right to Know staff</b> spotlight a recently re=
moved internet video in which the public relations firm Ketchum bragged abo=
ut its success in spinning the media to get positive coverage of GMOs; <b>A=
lex Kogan</b> wonders if the renewal of sanctions launched in response to R=
ussian involvement in Ukraine are a curse or a blessing; <b>Dan Riker</b> u=
rges political leaders to control corporations before they completely contr=
ol us; <b>Tor Ekeland</b> reports that Canada has denied refugee status for=
Anonymous-linked Matt DeHart, who was tortured by the FBI; and more.</p>
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