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Victoria Law | Your Pregnancy May Subject You to Even More Law
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Victoria Law | Your Pregnancy May Subject You to Even More Law Enforcement =
Violence
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30363-your-pregnancy-may-subject-you-to-=
even-more-law-enforcement-violence
Victoria Law, Truthout: For pregnant women, law enforcement violence isn't =
limited to physical brutality. They are also vulnerable to less visible, bu=
t no less vicious, forms of violence. How do both the criminalization of pr=
egnancy and the arrests of pregnant women constitute their own forms of pol=
ice violence?
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http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30387-australia-again-wages-war-on-its-o=
wn-people
John Pilger, Truthout: Australia has again declared war on its Indigenous p=
eople, reminiscent of the brutality that brought universal condemnation on =
apartheid South Africa. Today, the government plans to evict Aboriginal peo=
ple from their homelands and deny them indigenous rights and social service=
s.
The Art of War: Sculpting God, Guns, and Drones
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30379-the-art-of-war-sculpting-god-guns-=
and-drones
Mark Karlin, Truthout: Artist Dominic Sansone's disturbingly resonant exhib=
ition, "American Dream: God, Guns, & Drones," features sculptures depicting=
the cultural worship of military violence and weapons in US society. In hi=
s work, figures bow down to the almighty gun and drone.
Five Years After the BP Oil Spill, Gulf Coast Residents Say "BP Hasn't Made=
Things Right"
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30381-five-years-after-the-bp-oil-spill-=
gulf-coast-residents-say-bp-hasn-t-made-things-right
Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: BP's advertisements insist the company is maki=
ng things right. A BP report claims there is no lasting damage to the Gulf =
ecosystem. Behind the industry public relations spin, however, many coastal=
residents have seen their livelihoods destroyed and their health comprised=
.
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es-we-own-you
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DC City Council passed a law which bans employers from firing or otherwise =
punishing employees for the private decisions they make about their reprodu=
ctive health. But Republicans in Congress are now using their oversight pow=
ers to try to block the law.
At Least 116 Environmental Defenders Were Murdered Last Year, Mostly in Lat=
in America
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30395-at-least-116-environmental-defende=
rs-were-murdered-last-year-mostly-in-latin-america
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ings of environmental activists are on the rise, with indigenous communitie=
s hardest hit. According to Global Witness, at least 116 environmentalists =
were killed last year - more than two a week. Three-quarters of the deaths =
occurred in Central and South America.
Koch Funding of Universities Shrouded in Secrecy
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30403-koch-funding-of-universities-sh=
rouded-in-secrecy
Kalin Jordan, PR Watch: Transparency is one of the last avenues available t=
o concerned members of the public, including students, professors and alumn=
i who have serious and well-founded concerns about the motives of major fin=
ancial donors like the Kochs.
Government Contract Workers Strike for Better Pay
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30400-government-contract-workers-strike=
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Miya Pontes, Campaign for America's Future: More than 600 federal workers w=
ent on strike yesterday, including about three dozen Senate employees, in a=
protest over low pay by federal contractors. The strike won support from m=
embers of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, who joined the workers' pro=
test.
A Letter of Apology to My Grandson: A Pox on the US in the 21st Century
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30397-a-letter-of-apology-to-my-grand=
son-a-pox-on-the-us-in-the-21st-century
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: "Someday in the distant future, I hope you'll =
read this letter and that, given the ingenuity of our species, given the gr=
it to resist madness, given whatever surprises the future holds, you'll smi=
le indulgently at my worst fears."
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http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30399-who-will-test-the-testers
Danny Katch, Socialist Worker: Record numbers of students and parents in Ne=
w York have boycotted the state's Common Core exams for grades three throug=
h eight, creating a crisis of legitimacy not only for the tests, but the la=
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Earth Day 2015: Regenerating the Soil and Reversing Global Warming
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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>Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog:</strong> BP's advertisements insist the company is making things right. A BP report claims there is no lasting damage to the Gulf ecosystem. Behind the industry public relations spin, however, many coastal residents have seen their livelihoods destroyed and their health comprised.</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=yutLy0ItbWY0NDc5LRTyOGP1X7DFUH81"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Greece Endgame Nears</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>Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism:</strong> It is still astonishing that the European elites have convinced themselves that adhering to the procedures used to implement clearly unsuccessful austerity programs are so important as to justify creating a failed state. Is this what the European project stands for?</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=DaDdIJIHjZW6mU5WN6HkZMVg%2FZDqKlOL" 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=s24u7MZVZvYynwa7pcP3f8Vg%2FZDqKlOL"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Corporations to Workers: "We Own You"</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>The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> Last year, the Washington, DC City Council passed a law which bans employers from firing or otherwise punishing employees for the private decisions they make about their reproductive health. But Republicans in Congress are now using their oversight powers to try to block the law.</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=sE844gqg7CLnXXxpoGP9acVg%2FZDqKlOL" 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=dFtStnWJKo%2FeIcjrIqfrwMVg%2FZDqKlOL"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>At Least 116 Environmental Defenders Were Murdered Last Year, Mostly in Latin America</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>Amy Goodman and Juan González, Democracy Now!:</strong> A new report finds killings of environmental activists are on the rise, with indigenous communities hardest hit. According to Global Witness, at least 116 environmentalists were killed last year - more than two a week. Three-quarters of the deaths occurred in Central and South America.</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=3oR2ZUSNu6yTWNnsYltyPMVg%2FZDqKlOL" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</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=30steGf99wMbO2Oo9NB1bsVg%2FZDqKlOL"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Koch Funding of Universities Shrouded in Secrecy</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>Kalin Jordan, PR Watch:</strong> Transparency is one of the last avenues available to concerned members of the public, including students, professors and alumni who have serious and well-founded concerns about the motives of major financial donors like the Kochs.</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=uRqJS2uBJ4cGwxEfGxWgRsVg%2FZDqKlOL" 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=ZDecSSzfZfwy4WE37Ohg6cVg%2FZDqKlOL"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Government Contract Workers Strike for Better Pay</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>Miya Pontes, Campaign for America's Future:</strong> More than 600 federal workers went on strike yesterday, including about three dozen Senate employees, in a protest over low pay by federal contractors. The strike won support from members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, who joined the workers' protest.</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=sIlfrmCGW0OcLrqKcf1WxcVg%2FZDqKlOL" 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=5wAZHBsPCkHNTxyFSzy%2BucVg%2FZDqKlOL"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>A Letter of Apology to My Grandson: A Pox on the US in the 21st Century</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>Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch:</strong> "Someday in the distant future, I hope you'll read this letter and that, given the ingenuity of our species, given the grit to resist madness, given whatever surprises the future holds, you'll smile indulgently at my worst fears."</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=l0IJA13ZlDkg0YJlUyZp4cVg%2FZDqKlOL" 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=pdPvqI1H4lQEP6C3MLL%2B0cVg%2FZDqKlOL"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Who Will Test the Testers?</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>Danny Katch, Socialist Worker:</strong> Record numbers of students and parents in New York have boycotted the state's Common Core exams for grades three through eight, creating a crisis of legitimacy not only for the tests, but the larger project of corporate education reform.</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=zspdcfnXqv7d9z3bJp8rQcVg%2FZDqKlOL" 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=UgL%2F%2B%2FsE3gNRT1lcq137rMVg%2FZDqKlOL"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Earth Day 2015: Regenerating the Soil and Reversing Global Warming</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>Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association:</strong> Let's look at our planetary crisis from an entirely different, and more hopeful perspective. Harnessing the awesome power of Regenerative Organic Agriculture and reforestation, we can literally suck down enough excess heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and naturally sequester it in our plants, trees and soils.</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=yAhwXALSZxktumqqwD%2BGVMVg%2FZDqKlOL" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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