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How the US Treasury Department Promotes Israel's Propaganda Lines
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t r u t h o u t | 05.16
How the US Treasury Department Promotes Israel's Propaganda Lines
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30730-how-the-us-treasury-department-promotes-israel-s-propaganda-lines
Gareth Porter, Truthout: In February, a press release by the US Treasury Department pushed the Israeli propaganda line about worldwide Hezbollah terrorist cells - this time in Nigeria. A closer look at the case reveals that Mossad had engineered a frame-up of two Lebanese businessmen through Nigeria's State Security Service.
Paddle Up! Resistance to Shell's Arctic Drilling Grows on Land and Sea
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30780-paddle-up-resistance-to-shell-s-arctic-drilling-grows-on-land-and-sea
Martha Baskin, Truthout: Seafaring activists in a fleet of kayaks are planning a direct action off the coast of Washington State to protest Shell's plan to drill in the Arctic and the Port of Seattle's decision to allow Shell oil rigs to dock at the port.
Endless Deferment of Meaning: The Media's Inequitable Melee of Events and Words
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30719-endless-deferment-of-meaning-the-media-s-inequitable-melee-of-events-and-words
Joseph Natoli, Truthout: Our media cannot represent the public in any just and logical way because they sustain the imbalances already in place, probing for answers in a way that converts what is transparently clear into a muddle of indecisiveness.
Carbon Tax or Carbon Market?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30760-carbon-tax-or-carbon-market
David Ray Griffin, Clarity Press: The world's two best-known climate economists - William Nordhaus and Nicholas Stern - disagree radically on most issues. But they agree on one: The most effective policy for slowing global warming would be a price on carbon.
There's Much More to Bees Than Queens, Honey and Hives
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30762-there-s-much-more-to-bees-than-queens-honey-and-hives
Ellen Dorothea Moss, The Conversation: Most bees aren't the snazzy, hive-dwelling orange and black characters we know so well. In fact, there are around 20,000 species of bee globally and just seven of these are honeybees; the vast majority of honeybee colonies belong to only one species: Apis mellifera.
What Is LuxLeaks and Why Are Journalists Being Charged?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30767-what-is-luxleaks-and-why-are-journalists-being-charged
Lizabeth Paulat, Care2: Here are the basics: Hundreds of companies were caught using tax avoidance schemes in the country of Luxembourg. It was exposed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and now those who exposed this massive tax issue are under threat.
Can Agroecology Save Us From "Scorched-Earth" Agriculture?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30777-can-agroecology-save-us-from-scorched-earth-agriculture
Henrietta Moore, The Ecologist: Farmers are crippled by the high cost of the increasingly monopolized agricultural products essential to their livelihoods, trapping them in a cycle of poverty. But because they live in poor countries, their plight is ignored.
Thousands of Animals in Nepal Are in Desperate Need of Help
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30768-thousands-of-animals-in-nepal-are-in-desperate-need-of-help
Judy Molland, Care2: Some people may feel that it's wrong to worry about animals when thousands of humans have perished in this tragedy, but the reality is that human and animal lives are deeply intertwined in this country.
Corruption, Impunity and the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30779-corruption-impunity-and-the-international-commission-against-impunity-in-guatemala
Cameron McKibben, Council on Hemispheric Affairs: The recent corruption scandal has resulted in an exodus, led by 2015 presidential candidate Alejandro Sinibaldi, within the ruling Partido Patriota (PP), which has affected the party's presence at all levels of government. The scandal has further threatened the PP's position by triggering protests.
Organized Labor Should Spend the Rest of 2015 Training Workers How to Fight
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30772-organized-labor-should-spend-the-rest-of-2015-training-workers-how-to-fight
David Goodner, In These Times: On May 1, a Bay Area local of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down its ports to protest the racism and police brutality against Black and Brown people, providing a classic example of what "social movement unionism" looks like in practice.
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Rachel Maddow Explains the Complications in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Death Sentence
Watch the Video at MSNBC
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/videos/video/rachel-maddow-us-execution-chaos-complicates-boston-bomber-sentence
Report: 2004 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Could Leak Another 100 Years
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Surveillance Diehards in the Senate Will Do Anything to Stop NSA Reform
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Last Stand: Why the Power-Hungry Arizona Lawman Could Finally Go Down
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