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t r u t h o u t | 05.12
Christian Parenti on Climate Change, Militarism, Neoliberalism and the State
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30666-christian-parenti-on-climate-change-militarism-neoliberalism-and-the-state
Vincent Emanuele, Truthout: Author, journalist and professor Christian Parenti speaks with Truthout about what he calls catastrophic convergence: the fusion of environmental crises with neoliberal economic policies, sparking violence facilitated by a landscape littered with guns.
Marjorie Cohn | Congress Should End Metadata Collection
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30736-congress-should-end-metadata-collection
Marjorie Cohn, Truthout: The Court of Appeals struck down the dragnet telephonic metadata collection program, but left it to Congress to come up with a legal fix. Facing a four-day deadline before the offending Section 215 expires, Congress is hopelessly split about what to do. It should end the program now.
Cultivation: Shifting People of Color's Access to Land Use
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30704-cultivation
Anne Elizabeth Moore and Melissa Mendes, Truthout: In this latest installment of The Ladydrawers' "Growing Season," the comics collective presents the first half of a look at an innovative food justice program in New York State that focuses on shifting people of color's access to farmland.
Food Not Lawns: An Interview With California Water Activist Susana De Anda
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30748-food-not-lawns-an-interview-with-california-drought-activist-susana-de-anda
Sarah Mirk, Bitch Media: Susana De Anda and her team at the Community Water Center have leveraged the spotlight on the unending California drought to help pass significant water rights laws, including the first law in the United States that declared safe and clean water as a human right.
Paul Krugman | Debunking the "Nation of Takers" Myth
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30737-debunking-the-nation-of-takers-myth
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: The "nation of takers" myth says we have been pouring money into helping the poor, all without making a dent in the poverty rate. Where are the huge sums we're supposedly spending?
Los Angeles Is (Almost) Halfway to Ending Homelessness for Veterans
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30732-los-angeles-is-almost-halfway-to-ending-homelessness-for-veterans
Crystal Shepeard, Care2: According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, following a settlement with the city, there will be enough dormitories and beds to house every homeless veteran in Los Angeles. The settlement also requires the city to provide housing for women and seniors.
Even in a Drought, California Farms Have a Future - but They'll Need Control of the Food System to Succeed
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30749-even-in-a-drought-california-farms-have-a-future-but-they-ll-need-control-of-the-food-system-to-succeed
Keith Harrington, YES! Magazine: Food sovereignty emphasizes the root of the problem - that capitalist corporations have taken control of our food system - and points the way to the solution - placing it back into the hands of ordinary farm workers and local communities.
Israel Slammed Over Treatment of Palestinian Children in Detention
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30728-israel-slammed-over-treatment-of-palestinian-children-in-detention
Mel Frykberg, Inter Press Service: According to Defense for Children International Palestine, Palestinian parents cannot accompany their children when interrogated, and there are cases of children even younger than 12 arriving at interrogation centers shackled, blindfolded and sleep-deprived.
"Farkhunda Is Our Sister": A "Martyr," a Murder and the Making of a New Afghanistan?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30739-farkhunda-is-our-sister-a-martyr-a-murder-and-the-making-of-a-new-afghanistan
Ann Jones, TomDispatch: Following the brutal murder of a young woman, Kabul's civil society took to the streets to reveal what the real contest has been all along: a struggle between ultraconservative Islamist mullahs and warlords, and progressive Islamic men and women intent on moving Afghanistan into the modern world.
Jeb Bush Isn't a Moderate, He's a Neocon Extremist
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30725-jeb-bush-isn-t-a-moderate-he-s-a-neocon-extremist
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: While Jeb Bush can say whatever he wants about being a "moderate," he is ultimately as extremist as they come, and if elected president, he'll run this country just like his dad and brother did.
US Responsibility for Global Refugee Crises
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30734-freedom-rider-american-responsibility-for-global-refugee-crises
Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report: Thus far in 2015, it is estimated that 1,724 refugees have died on unseaworthy vessels as they try to reach southern Europe from Libya. This humanitarian crisis is the direct result of the US and NATO decision to effect regime change in Libya in 2011.
Urban Slums a Death Trap for Poor Children
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30735-urban-slums-a-death-trap-for-poor-children
Valentina Ieri, Inter Press Service: It's called the urban survival gap - fueled by the growing inequality between rich and poor in both developing and developed countries - and it literally determines whether millions of infants will live or die before their fifth birthday.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Safety Standards for Oil Trains Don't Go Far Enough, and More
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30747-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-new-safety-standards-for-oil-trains-don-t-go-far-enough-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Barely 48 hours after the release of new safety standards for oil trains, an oil train derailed and exploded in North Dakota and proved that the rules don't go far enough; the Church of England has divested from coal and tar sands companies; scientists are saying that the replacement chemicals for Teflon could be just as dangerous as Teflon itself; and more.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
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Senate Democrats Block Fast-Track on Trans-Pacific Partnership Deal
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/business/senate-vote-obama-fast-track-trade-deal.html?_r=1
Revealed: FBI Violated Its Own Rules While Spying on Keystone XL Opponents
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/12/revealed-fbi-spied-keystone-xl-opponents
Investigators About to Break Silence on Police Killing of 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/tamir-rice-cuyahoga-county-investigation
Just Shake Your Head: The Limits of the Affordable Care Act
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/just-shake-your-head
High School Principal Recants Apology for Racially Charged Public Meltdown
Read the Article at Takepart.com
http://news.yahoo.com/high-school-principal-recants-apology-racially-charged-public-062826167.html
US Will Allow Drilling for Oil in Arctic Ocean
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/us/white-house-gives-conditional-approval-for-shell-to-drill-in-arctic.html
How the US "Solved" the Central American Migrant Crisis
Read the Article at In These Times
http://inthesetimes.com/article/17916/how-the-u.s.-solved-the-central-american-migrant-crisis
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>How the US "Solved" the Central American Migrant Crisis</strong></p>
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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>Vincent Emanuele, Truthout:</strong> Author, journalist and professor Christian Parenti speaks with Truthout about what he calls catastrophic convergence: the fusion of environmental crises with neoliberal economic policies, sparking violence facilitated by a landscape littered with guns.</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=OX9%2BDmRh57LwdmlvOQ3BwNVo7%2FGVPCUr"><strong>Read the Interview</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=AZZm5FY1PpeKRBHeRjhdkNVo7%2FGVPCUr"><strong>Marjorie Cohn | Congress Should End Metadata Collection</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>Marjorie Cohn, Truthout:</strong> The Court of Appeals struck down the dragnet telephonic metadata collection program, but left it to Congress to come up with a legal fix. Facing a four-day deadline before the offending Section 215 expires, Congress is hopelessly split about what to do. It should end the program now.</p>
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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>Anne Elizabeth Moore and Melissa Mendes, Truthout:</strong> In this latest installment of The Ladydrawers' "Growing Season," the comics collective presents the first half of a look at an innovative food justice program in New York State that focuses on shifting people of color's access to farmland.</p>
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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>Crystal Shepeard, Care2:</strong> According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, following a settlement with the city, there will be enough dormitories and beds to house every homeless veteran in Los Angeles. The settlement also requires the city to provide housing for women and seniors.</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=GByVAlW6k5FgriT2C3B78dVo7%2FGVPCUr"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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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>Keith Harrington, YES! Magazine:</strong> Food sovereignty emphasizes the root of the problem - that capitalist corporations have taken control of our food system - and points the way to the solution - placing it back into the hands of ordinary farm workers and local communities.</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=%2Bqv%2BsQVYgYy2aLX%2BhJUePtVo7%2FGVPCUr"><strong>Israel Slammed Over Treatment of Palestinian Children in Detention</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>Mel Frykberg, Inter Press Service:</strong> According to Defense for Children International Palestine, Palestinian parents cannot accompany their children when interrogated, and there are cases of children even younger than 12 arriving at interrogation centers shackled, blindfolded and sleep-deprived.</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=IbLFoAm3I98MLRRZz6svXtVo7%2FGVPCUr"><strong>"Farkhunda Is Our Sister": A "Martyr," a Murder and the Making of a New Afghanistan?</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>Ann Jones, TomDispatch:</strong> Following the brutal murder of a young woman, Kabul's civil society took to the streets to reveal what the real contest has been all along: a struggle between ultraconservative Islamist mullahs and warlords, and progressive Islamic men and women intent on moving Afghanistan into the modern world.</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=XLcsJ3iQLDOHjIiO8cJSH%2FEHRDbfKWJw"><strong>Jeb Bush Isn't a Moderate, He's a Neocon Extremist</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> While Jeb Bush can say whatever he wants about being a "moderate," he is ultimately as extremist as they come, and if elected president, he'll run this country just like his dad and brother did.</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=WWp8Ij2zlOKU4kIvc%2FPlq9Vo7%2FGVPCUr"><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=9olIjqijx9vjT9zsFM0intVo7%2FGVPCUr"><strong>US Responsibility for Global Refugee Crises</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>Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report:</strong> Thus far in 2015, it is estimated that 1,724 refugees have died on unseaworthy vessels as they try to reach southern Europe from Libya. This humanitarian crisis is the direct result of the US and NATO decision to effect regime change in Libya in 2011.</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=eiu30vMYpRfYg8KcirHl3NVo7%2FGVPCUr"><strong>Urban Slums a Death Trap for Poor Children</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>Valentina Ieri, Inter Press Service:</strong> It's called the urban survival gap - fueled by the growing inequality between rich and poor in both developing and developed countries - and it literally determines whether millions of infants will live or die before their fifth birthday.</p>
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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>In today's On the News segment:</strong> Barely 48 hours after the release of new safety standards for oil trains, an oil train derailed and exploded in North Dakota and proved that the rules don't go far enough; the Church of England has divested from coal and tar sands companies; scientists are saying that the replacement chemicals for Teflon could be just as dangerous as Teflon itself; and more.</p>
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