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Moneyballing Justice: "Evidence-Based" Criminal Reforms Ignore Real
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t r u t h o u t | 03.29
Moneyballing Justice: "Evidence-Based" Criminal Reforms Ignore Real Evidenc=
e
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29818-moneyballing-justice-evidence-based-cr=
iminal-reforms-ignore-real-evidence=20
Kay Whitlock and Nancy A. Heitzeg, Truthout: Proponents of "bipartisan crim=
inal justice reform" argue that their efforts to end mass incarceration are=
nonpartisan, non-ideological and "evidence-based," but fail to address exh=
austive evidence of race- and class-based policing and prosecution that are=
foundational to the criminal legal system.
Lee Kuan Yew and Benjamin Netanyahu: The Politics of Fear
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29874-lee-kuan-yew-and-benjamin-netanyahu-th=
e-politics-of-fear=20
David Palumbo-Liu, Truthout: Singapore and Israel share more than a militar=
y alliance. The countries also share a particular sense of fear, which is m=
anipulated politically by Benjamin Netanyahu, as it was by Lee Kuan Yew, vi=
a a narrative that their small nations are under constant threat.
Radical Walt! (Whitman, That Is)
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29900-radical-walt-whitman-that-is=20
Paul Buhle and Sabrina Jones, Truthout: The negatives so powerful today wou=
ld, in the eyes of Walt Whitman, surely be overcome, writes Buhle in this r=
eview of John Marsh's book, In Walt We Trust. In an accompanying comic, art=
ist Sabrina Jones gives us a glimpse of Whitman's visionary sensibility.
Sustainable Living Means Making Big Changes; Why Can't We Face Up to It?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29916-sustainable-living-means-making-big=
-changes-so-why-can-t-we-face-up-to-it=20
Kirstie O'Neill, Adrian Friday and Adrian K. Clear, The Conversation: Trans=
itioning to sustainability will require profound changes in our everyday wa=
ys of living, particularly in westernized countries. It requires changes th=
at are much more significant than simply doing the things that we currently=
do, but more efficiently.
France: Hatred =C3=A0 la Mode
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29915-france-hatred-a-la-mode=20
Mark Lilla, The New York Review of Books: =C3=89ric Zemmour's book, Le Suic=
ide fran=C3=A7ais, adopts a prosecutorial tone, and one thing becomes very =
clear the deeper one gets into his book: Zemmour does not give a damn about=
his Muslim fellow citizens. He has contempt for them - and wants his reade=
rs to share his view.
=20
Schumer's Choice: To Succeed Reid, He Must Back Iran Deal
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29917-schumer-s-choice-to-succeed-reid-he=
-must-back-iran-deal=20
Robert Naiman, Truthout: In order to succeed Harry Reid as Senate Democrati=
c leader, Sen. Charles Schumer is going to have to pay a price: he's going =
to have to back President Obama's multilateral diplomacy with Iran.
New York Still Charges Teenagers as Adults; Will Cuomo's Bill Change That?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29923-new-york-still-charges-teenagers-as-ad=
ults-will-cuomo-s-bill-change-that=20
Leticia Miranda, ProPublica: New York is poised to pass a new juvenile sent=
encing bill that would keep many minors from being charged as adults, but s=
ome say it doesn't go far enough. Here's a review of what New York Gov. And=
rew Cuomo is proposing and where critics say it comes up short.
Colombian Report on US Military's Child Rapes Not Newsworthy to US News Out=
lets
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29921-colombian-report-on-us-military-s-chil=
d-rapes-not-newsworthy-to-us-news-outlets=20
Adam Johnson, FAIR Blog: An independent report found that US military soldi=
ers and contractors had sexually abused at least 54 children in Colombia be=
tween 2003 and 2007. In all cases, the rapists were never punished due to U=
S military personnel being immune from prosecution under diplomatic immunit=
y agreements.
UN Security Council Focuses on Children as Victims of Armed Groups
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29922-un-security-council-focuses-on-childre=
n-as-victims-of-armed-groups=20
Valentina Ieri, Inter Press Service: Twenty-four hours after the shocking k=
idnapping of more than 400 women and children in Nigeria by Boko Haram, the=
United Nations Security Council discussed the safety of children as victim=
s of armed non-state groups. France called the meeting to urge countries to=
address the issue of violations of children's rights in conflict areas.
Disproportionate Representation: A Look at Women Leadership in Congress
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29918-disproportionate-representation-a-look=
-at-women-leadership-in-congress=20
Cherise Charleswell, The Hampton Institute: Women make up 50.8 percent of t=
he US population but only 19.4 percent of the current 114th US Congress. Th=
e United States cannot continue to claim that it is a world leader while ig=
noring this disparity in representation that threatens the status of women =
in this country.=20
We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29919-we-need-a-million-more-bowe-bergdah=
ls-says-a-former-us-army-ranger=20
Richard Kreitner, The Nation: "We need a million more Bowe Bergdahls," says=
Rory Fanning, a former US Army Ranger in Afghanistan. "Anybody who has any=
degree of common sense or moral fortitude would say, 'This is ridiculous. =
I'm not gonna fight this war.'"
Attitudes and Outcomes of Sex Ed: The US vs. the Netherlands
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29920-attitudes-and-outcomes-of-sex-ed-the-u=
s-vs-the-netherlands=20
Carrie Weisman, AlterNet: In the US, sex is considered a mistake teens will=
make, and an act parents must fear. The Dutch experience provides us with =
many insights. One is that perhaps educating teens on STIs, HIV and unwante=
d pregnancies can go a lot further than threatening them with that informat=
ion.=20
This week in Speakout: Rochelle Lefkowitz reflects on what could happen if =
a fossil fuel industry executive were to take a page from Chris Borland's c=
ourageous playbook; Upstate Drone Action staff spotlight how the Hancock dr=
one base gate was closed by giant books; Denise Beaudet examines the implic=
ations of her portrait of Frances Crowe and looks at how we can reclaim the=
peace movement; Dana Drugmand argues that millennials must lead the call f=
or climate justice; Marcus Peter Ford points to a growing need for wisdom; =
the Human Rights Defense Center, along with 67 other organizations, urges t=
he Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect former prisoners from ex=
cessive release debit card fees; Survival International staff highlight how=
tribes are calling on world leaders to recognize their right to hunt; Lee =
Camp says we can do something about climate change, but it won't be easy; E=
lle Kurancid reports how the Islamic State's executions of Copt migrant wor=
kers has impacted the workers' families; and more.
http://www.truth-out.org/speakout
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
The BuzzFlash commentary will return soon.
Arab Leaders Agree to Form Joint Military Force to Combat Jihadis in Region
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/29/arab-leaders-agree-to-form-joi=
nt-military-force-to-combat-jihadis-in-region?CMP=3Dema_565=20
National #BoycottIndiana Movement Drives Officials to Backpedal on Anti-LGB=
TQ Law
Read the Article at Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/03/29/national-boycottindiana-movemen=
t-drives-officials-backpedal-anti-lgbtq-law=20
March to Martial Law? Undercover Special Forces to Sweep US Southwest
Read the Article at RT
http://rt.com/usa/244969-texas-martial-law-army/
Arizona School Officials Protest Education Cuts, So the Legislature Makes T=
heir Protests Illegal
Read the Article at Daily Kos
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/28/1374000/-Arizona-school-officials-=
protest-education-cuts-so-the-legislature-makes-their-protests-illegal#
UN Green Climate Fund Can Be Spent on Coal-Fired Power Generation
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/29/un-green-climate-fund-ca=
n-be-spent-on-coal-fired-power-generation?CMP=3Dema_565=20
The Vicious Cycle of Payday Loans
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/get-there/the-vicious-cycle-of-payda=
y-loans/2015/03/27/4ff7bec2-d3e1-11e4-ab77-9646eea6a4c7_story.html?wpisrc=
=3Dnl_headlines&wpmm=3D1
Dirty Power: Sweden Wants Your Garbage for Energy
Read the Article at Al Jazeera America
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/3/27/sweden-wants-your-garbage-f=
or-energy.html
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ca, sans-serif;"><strong>March to Martial Law? Undercover Special Forces to=
Sweep US Southwest</strong></p>
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ca, sans-serif;"><strong>Arizona School Officials Protest Education Cuts, S=
o the Legislature Makes Their Protests Illegal</strong></p>
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ca, sans-serif;"><strong>UN Green Climate Fund Can Be Spent on Coal-Fired P=
ower Generation</strong></p>
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, sans-serif"><a style=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"ht=
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em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helveti=
ca, sans-serif;"><strong>Dirty Power: Sweden Wants Your Garbage for Energy<=
/strong></p>
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em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica=
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ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DPkP7%2F%2FhuHyyUojKzA0JAI4aCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Moneyb=
alling Justice: "Evidence-Based" Criminal Reforms Ignore Real Evidence</str=
ong></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>Kay Whitlock and Nancy A. Heitzeg, Truthout:</strong> Pr=
oponents of "bipartisan criminal justice reform" argue that their efforts t=
o end mass incarceration are nonpartisan, non-ideological and "evidence-bas=
ed," but fail to address exhaustive evidence of race- and class-based polic=
ing and prosecution that are foundational to the criminal legal system.</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=3D4642nbcVwOdj0UkYz4BHLIaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3DkaBV9yDffPbSNTYo873MWIaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Lee Kuan Y=
ew and Benjamin Netanyahu: The Politics of Fear</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>David Palumbo-Liu, Truthout:</strong> Singapore and Isra=
el share more than a military alliance. The countries also share a particul=
ar sense of fear, which is manipulated politically by Benjamin Netanyahu, a=
s it was by Lee Kuan Yew, via a narrative that their small nations are unde=
r constant threat.</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=
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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=3D2yGBJ9UmqJ2Y0JVOSZKUx4aCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Radical Wa=
lt! (Whitman, That Is)</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>Paul Buhle and Sabrina Jones, Truthout:</strong> The neg=
atives so powerful today would, in the eyes of Walt Whitman, surely be over=
come, writes Buhle in this review of John Marsh's book, <em>In Walt We Trus=
t</em>. In an accompanying comic, artist Sabrina Jones gives us a glimpse o=
f Whitman's visionary sensibility.</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=3D7Yoy%2F7qV2z5pDbcaK%2FstKIaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Re=
ad the Review and View the Comic</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3DodnyNigupCZ73Gud%2FKwEl4aCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Sustaina=
ble Living Means Making Big Changes; Why Can't We Face Up to It?</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>Kirstie O'Neill, Adrian Friday and Adrian K. Clear, The Conve=
rsation:</strong> Transitioning to sustainability will require profoun=
d changes in our everyday ways of living, particularly in westernized count=
ries. It requires changes that are much more significant than simply doing =
the things that we currently do, but more efficiently.</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=3DbCnBT2lqEhesRRtN4lKFWYaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3DNJ2jm9EqA4zV9MeXwlmS%2F4aCj7HXqqqN"><strong>France: =
Hatred à la Mode</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>Mark Lilla, The New York Review of Books:</strong> &Eacu=
te;ric Zemmour's book, <em>Le Suicide français</em>, adopts a prosec=
utorial tone, and one thing becomes very clear the deeper one gets into his=
book: Zemmour does not give a damn about his Muslim fellow citizens. He ha=
s contempt for them - and wants his readers to share his view.</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=3DcjLoUJ2su3qmPaG6RkGt8YaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Read t=
he Review</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3D1fY%2F%2B3lkFd4n3zSO2bzM2oaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Schume=
r's Choice: To Succeed Reid, He Must Back Iran Deal</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>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> In order to succeed Ha=
rry Reid as Senate Democratic leader, Sen. Charles Schumer is going to have=
to pay a price: he's going to have to back President Obama's multilateral =
diplomacy with Iran.</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=3D8c1p1eiuixJvc0pmnuwyr4aCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3Dtx0ULqMNULgL%2B90aiuh4xYaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>New York=
Still Charges Teenagers as Adults; Will Cuomo's Bill Change That?</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>Leticia Miranda, ProPublica:</strong> New York is poised=
to pass a new juvenile sentencing bill that would keep many minors from be=
ing charged as adults, but some say it doesn't go far enough. Here's a revi=
ew of what New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing and where critics say it=
comes up short.</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=3DPCFqXiGH80Xp5lhC75sJ64aCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3DRVP4kCcTxTOJSFMPM%2BAyqoaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Colombia=
n Report on US Military's Child Rapes Not Newsworthy to US News Outlets</st=
rong></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>Adam Johnson, FAIR Blog:</strong> An independent report =
found that US military soldiers and contractors had sexually abused at leas=
t 54 children in Colombia between 2003 and 2007. In all cases, the rapists =
were never punished due to US military personnel being immune from prosecut=
ion under diplomatic immunity agreements.</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=3DJ%2Fjkcj1I%2FSM%2FzkDOx%2FRMB4aCj7HXqqqN"><stron=
g>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3DVhqAmfdDmhIG4ghYpAwV7YaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>UN Securit=
y Council Focuses on Children as Victims of Armed Groups</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>Valentina Ieri, Inter Press Service:</strong> Twenty-fou=
r hours after the shocking kidnapping of more than 400 women and children i=
n Nigeria by Boko Haram, the United Nations Security Council discussed the =
safety of children as victims of armed non-state groups. France called the =
meeting to urge countries to address the issue of violations of children's =
rights in conflict areas.</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=3Dja2nl0ljNiqx%2BKf3nfB2oYaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Read=
the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3DBVi2NOIQgbs9OEmO%2Bx3yi4aCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Dispropo=
rtionate Representation: A Look at Women Leadership in Congress</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>Cherise Charleswell, The Hampton Institute:</strong> Wom=
en make up 50.8 percent of the US population but only 19.4 percent of the c=
urrent 114th US Congress. The United States cannot continue to claim that i=
t is a world leader while ignoring this disparity in representation that th=
reatens the status of women in this country.</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=3DUdaFsrGEICL4athW9JS6roaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3DzabdTEQlrVDr4qVaiFoixYaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>We Need a =
Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger</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>Richard Kreitner, The Nation:</strong> "We need a millio=
n more Bowe Bergdahls," says Rory Fanning, a former US Army Ranger in Afgha=
nistan. "Anybody who has any degree of common sense or moral fortitude woul=
d say, 'This is ridiculous. I'm not gonna fight this war.'"</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=3DbnOf%2BV7hbiIHLxs2MdtkJIaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Read=
the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3DvffymdSEXn%2FLk63qwUffE4aCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Attitude=
s and Outcomes of Sex Ed: The US vs. the Netherlands</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>Carrie Weisman, AlterNet:</strong> In the US, sex is con=
sidered a mistake teens will make, and an act parents must fear. The Dutch =
experience provides us with many insights. One is that perhaps educating te=
ens on STIs, HIV and unwanted pregnancies can go a lot further than threate=
ning them with that information.</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=3D3UkcXCUu76zCoMzl1AnAGIaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #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=3DmCETt3It93E6MsuNy89JzoaCj7HXqqqN"><strong>This week =
in Speakout:</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"><b>Rochelle Lefkowitz</b> reflects on what could happen if a fossil f=
uel industry executive were to take a page from Chris Borland's courageous =
playbook; <b>Upstate Drone Action</b> staff spotlight how the Hancock drone=
base gate was closed by giant books; <b>Denise Beaudet</b> examines the im=
plications of her portrait of Frances Crowe and looks at how we can reclaim=
the peace movement; <b>Dana Drugmand</b> argues that millennials must lead=
the call for climate justice; <b>Marcus Peter Ford</b> points to a growing=
need for wisdom; the <b>Human Rights Defense Center</b>, along with 67 oth=
er organizations, urges the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect=
former prisoners from excessive release debit card fees; <b>Survival Inter=
national</b> staff highlight how tribes are calling on world leaders to rec=
ognize their right to hunt; <b>Lee Camp</b> says we can do something about =
climate change, but it won't be easy; <b>Elle Kurancid</b> reports how the =
Islamic State's executions of Copt migrant workers has impacted the workers=
' families; and more.</p>
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om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DyqhfmFVEqExLItHG5ThxD4aCj7HXqqqN"><strong>Read t=
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