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Agent Orange: Terrible Legacy of the Vietnam War
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Agent Orange: Terrible Legacy of the Vietnam War
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30519-agent-orange-terrible-legacy-of-the-vietnam-war
Marjorie Cohn, Truthout: As we mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese people continue to suffer horrific diseases and birth defects from the US military's spraying of Agent Orange/dioxin. Although the United States has never compensated the Vietnamese for their suffering, a bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives to do just that.
To Baltimore With Love: Chicago's Freedom Dreams
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30531-to-baltimore-with-love-chicago-s-freedom-dreams
Kelly Hayes, Transformative Spaces: On Tuesday, Chicagoans rallied and marched in solidarity with Baltimore's protesters. Two of the event's organizers explain why they wanted "to send a physical and visible show of support" and to draw connections between the death of Freddie Gray and a number of community traumas in their own city.
US Program to Resettle Central American Minors Likely to Help Few
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30523-us-program-to-resettle-central-american-minors-likely-to-help-few
David L. Wilson and Jane Guskin, Truthout: Immigration opponents say the US government's program for resettling Central American children will create a "dangerous situation." The real danger is that it won't do enough to save the kids from the violence they've been fleeing.
Women of Color Leaders Call for a Change: End Barriers to Abortion Care
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30520-women-of-color-leaders-call-for-a-change-end-barriers-to-abortion-care
Linda Goler Blount, Miriam Yeung and Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Truthout: "While the Affordable Care Act is a promising start toward broadening access to preventive care, testing and treatment for communities of color, we are intent on keeping those who will continue to struggle to access another critical reproductive health service - abortion care - front and center."
Here Are All the Ways People Are Dying at Work
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30521-here-are-all-the-ways-people-are-dying-at-work
Michelle Chen, The Nation: The dots on the global fatality map represent workers who were extinguished before they had a chance to speak up; it was only in death that they could sound the alarm for us. To prevent more tragedies, the first thing that needs protection is workers' voices.
In Closed Door Meeting, Police Commissioner Says No New Evidence of Force Injuries to Freddie Gray
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30534-in-closed-door-meeting-police-commissioner-says-no-new-evidence-of-force-related-injuries-to-freddie-gray
Stephen Janis, The Real News Network: Unlike earlier this week when violence engulfed Baltimore, protesters appeared to focus their indignation on City Hall. As they surrounded City Hall, Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts briefed elected officials in a closed-door meeting on the latest in the investigation of Freddie Gray's death.
Billions of Dollars in US Assistance to Afghan Soldiers and Police Is Still Based on Ragged Data
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30522-billions-of-dollars-in-us-assistance-to-afghan-soldiers-and-police-is-still-based-on-ragged-data
Julia Harte, The Center for Public Integrity: The US government's subsidies for Afghan forces are allocated on a per capita basis. Federal auditors have long worried that many personnel ostensibly in the forces are nothing more than ghost workers who don't show up, leaving the extra funds in the hands of corrupt Afghan officials.
The Flute at the Checkpoint: The Everyday Politics of Confinement in Palestine
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30525-the-flute-at-the-checkpoint-the-everyday-politics-of-confinement-in-palestine
Sandy Tolan, TomDispatch: "I have spent the last five years documenting both the harsh realities of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Ramzi Aburedwan's dream of building a music school that could provide Palestinian children with an alternative to the violence and humiliation that is their everyday lives."
Wall Street Banks on Buying the Democrats' Love
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30542-wall-street-banks-on-buying-the-democrats-love
Jim Hightower, OtherWords: Executives from Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs are insisting that such senators as Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown soften their tone toward Wall Street. To put some swat in their snit, the bankers are threatening to withhold campaign donations to the Democrats.
The Day After Damascus Falls
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30539-the-day-after-damascus-falls
Robert Parry, Consortium News: The Saudi-Israeli alliance has gone on the offensive, ramping up a "regime change" war in Syria and, in effect, promoting a military victory for al-Qaeda or its spinoff, the Islamic State. But the consequences of that victory could toll the final bell for the US republic.
Right-Wing Media Blame Everyone but Police for Baltimore Unrest
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30541-right-wing-media-blames-everyone-but-police-for-baltimore-unrest
Terrance Heath, Campaign for America's Future: The right-wing response to stories of police violence and brutality against Black Americans, and Black deaths at the hands of police, is becoming as predictable as the stories themselves. Only the names and locations seem to change.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
US Tops for Income Inequality and Incarceration, but Near Bottom for National Health
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: When The New York Times starts posting articles warning of a dystopian future in the United States due to income equality, you know that the alarm bells are starting to sound even in the corporate mass media.
Read the BuzzFlash Commentary
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/us-tops-for-income-inequality-and-incarceration-but-near-bottom-for-national-health
Ripe for Abuse: Palestinian Child Labor in Israel's West Bank Settlement Farms
Read the Article at The Ecologist
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2834815/ripe_for_abuse_palestinian_child_labour_in_israels_west_bank_settlement_farms.html
Could Support for LGBTQ Rights Disrupt the Coalition of Jews and Evangelical Christian Zionists?
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/could-support-for-lgbtq-rights-disrupt-the-coalition-of-jews-and-evangelical-christian-zionists
Nepal: Loss of Lives More Tragic Than Loss of Monuments
Read the Article at First Post
http://www.firstpost.com/world/mourning-darbar-square-losing-sight-of-the-monumental-tragedy-in-nepal-2214682.html
Jon Stewart Prepares for Life After "The Daily Show"
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/jon-stewart-prepares-for-life-after-the-daily-show
NYPD Cracks Down Hard on Baltimore Solidarity "Shut It Down" Protest
Read the Article at Gothamist
http://gothamist.com/2015/04/30/nypd_lrad_police_state_fascism.php#photo-1
Another Murder, Another Child Gone, Another Case of Mental Illness Left Untreated
Read the Article at Contra Costa Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_28017389/discovery-bay-attorney-family-slain-boy-says-family
Peru's Mega-Dam Projects Threaten Amazon River Source and Ecosystem Collapse
Read the Article at Monga Bay
http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0428-sri-hill-peru-dam-projects.html
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<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3eaohuiBlljNchEvTo9X%2BwDnj11qJDIt"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yzw86ofc9MsbsLiqpvkqNQDnj11qJDIt"><strong>Billions of Dollars in US Assistance to Afghan Soldiers and Police Is Still Based on Ragged Data</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>Julia Harte, The Center for Public Integrity:</strong> The US government's subsidies for Afghan forces are allocated on a per capita basis. Federal auditors have long worried that many personnel ostensibly in the forces are nothing more than ghost workers who don't show up, leaving the extra funds in the hands of corrupt Afghan officials.</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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zQaiU6%2BlyIW3nMcj99gvCgDnj11qJDIt"><strong>The Flute at the Checkpoint: The Everyday Politics of Confinement in Palestine</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>Sandy Tolan, TomDispatch:</strong> "I have spent the last five years documenting both the harsh realities of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Ramzi Aburedwan's dream of building a music school that could provide Palestinian children with an alternative to the violence and humiliation that is their everyday lives."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=vbZrXV5WJHZptmrrmfkAXwDnj11qJDIt"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kHt16SMIBQgf5stXXE0%2F3wDnj11qJDIt"><strong>Wall Street Banks on Buying the Democrats' Love</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>Jim Hightower, OtherWords:</strong> Executives from Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs are insisting that such senators as Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown soften their tone toward Wall Street. To put some swat in their snit, the bankers are threatening to withhold campaign donations to the Democrats.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=J%2FlFNsb4sAWzF%2FChd4mzlwDnj11qJDIt"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xxcit83p3Kex5kNqSff1cgDnj11qJDIt"><strong>The Day After Damascus Falls</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>Robert Parry, Consortium News:</strong> The Saudi-Israeli alliance has gone on the offensive, ramping up a "regime change" war in Syria and, in effect, promoting a military victory for al-Qaeda or its spinoff, the Islamic State. But the consequences of that victory could toll the final bell for the US republic.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ni0%2FUhDg2rJiN50Qw3rKXQDnj11qJDIt"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EsxCGR6jGZBKuDUkx7ylugDnj11qJDIt"><strong>Right-Wing Media Blame Everyone but Police for Baltimore Unrest</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>Terrance Heath, Campaign for America's Future:</strong> The right-wing response to stories of police violence and brutality against Black Americans, and Black deaths at the hands of police, is becoming as predictable as the stories themselves. Only the names and locations seem to change.</p>
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