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Dahr Jamail | Destroying What Remains: How the US Navy Plans to War Game th=
e Arctic
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30910-dahr-jamail-the-navy-s-great-alask=
an-war
Dahr Jamail, Truthout / TomDispatch: "In Iraq in wartime, I saw what the US=
military was capable of in a distant land. In June, I'll see what that mil=
itary is capable of close to home. As I sit at my desk, on Washington's Oly=
mpic Peninsula, the roar of Navy jets rumbles in from across Puget Sound, w=
here a massive naval air station is located."
The United States "Liberated" Puerto Rico Only to Brutally Colonize It
http://www.truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/30903-the-united-states-libe=
rated-puerto-rico-only-to-brutally-colonize-it
Nelson A. Denis, Nation Books: Although Puerto Ricans were granted US citiz=
enship in 1917, the United States continued to exploit, oppress and eventua=
lly launch a "war" on the people of Puerto Rico to gain land and resources.=
Over four centuries, Puerto Rico became a military and political football.
"Something Better" Than Detention for Immigrants?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30913-something-better-than-detention-fo=
r-immigrants
Jane Guskin, Truthout: Electronic monitoring is cheaper, but it's not human=
e. In fact, advocates say electronic ankle monitors, which can cause physic=
al harm and humiliation, are just an alternative form of detention, rather =
than an alternative to detention for immigrants.
DrewChristopher Joy on White Racial Justice Organizing in Maine in Black Li=
ves Matter Times
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30855-drewchristopher-joy-on-white-racia=
l-justice-organizing-in-maine-in-black-lives-matter-times
Chris Crass, Truthout: Organizer DrewChristopher Joy talks about the challe=
nges of inspiring working-class Whites in Maine to engage in the racial jus=
tice fight to save communities from the death culture of White supremacy.
Accountability? How Overseers Let Charters Off the Hook; $3.3 Billion Spent
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30915-accountability-how-overseers-let-c=
harters-off-the-hook-3-3-billion-spent
Jonas Persson, PR Watch: States that do not hold their charter schools acco=
untable have the upper hand when the Department of Education evaluates appl=
ications to the charter schools program. But if the review process is flawe=
d, the oversight of the billions disbursed within the program isn't much be=
tter.
Ellen Brown | Derailing Amtrak: Tracking the Latest Disaster in the Infrast=
ructure Crisis
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30916-derailing-amtrak-tracking-the-late=
st-disaster-in-the-infrastructure-crisis
Ellen Brown, The Web of Debt Blog: The dangerous underfunding of US infrast=
ructure was underscored by a fatal train derailment on May 12. There are wa=
ys Congress could fund its massive infrastructure bill without raising taxe=
s. But it seems to have other plans for the nation's profitable public asse=
ts.
Say Her Name: Families Seek Justice in Overlooked Police Killings of Africa=
n-American Women
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30932-say-her-name-families-seek-justice=
-in-overlooked-police-killings-of-african-american-women
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!: As the Black Lives Matter mo=
vement grows across the country, the names of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, T=
amir Rice and Freddie Gray have become well known. During this time, far le=
ss attention has been paid to women who have been killed by law enforcement=
.
Medea Benjamin | Add Korea to the Axis of Diplomacy
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30918-add-korea-to-the-axis-of-diplom=
acy
Medea Benjamin, OtherWords: After a decade of disastrous military intervent=
ions, the Obama administration has been experimenting with a different way =
to deal with adversaries: diplomacy. It's time to chart a diplomatic roadma=
p in a region with long-festering hostility: the Korean peninsula.
Laura Flanders | From Belfast to Baltimore, Police Tactics Spread. Can Just=
ice Go Global?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30917-from-belfast-to-baltimore-police-t=
actics-spread-can-justice-go-global
Laura Flanders, GRITtv: It's an old adage but it's true, especially when it=
comes to policing: An injury to one really is an injury to all. That's bec=
ause like a bad movie, bad police tactics spread the globe. Accountability =
can go global too, but as in a recent case out of Ireland, justice moves mo=
re slowly.
Why the Surveillance State Is Everybody's Problem
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30914-why-the-surveillance-state-is-e=
verybody-s-problem
Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice: The NYPD's deployment =
of technology to watch communities of color is only the latest chapter in a=
much longer story of government surveillance, often disproportionately foc=
used on marginalized groups and now affecting nearly every American in one =
way or another.
Chicago Just Became the First US City to Pay Reparations to Victims of Poli=
ce Torture
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30919-chicago-just-became-the-first-us-c=
ity-to-pay-reparations-to-victims-of-police-torture
Araz Hachadourian, YES! Magazine: On May 6, after decades of lobbying, inte=
rnational intervention and grassroots organizing, survivors of police viole=
nce and their lawyers won a decades-long fight. For nearly 20 years, office=
rs of the Chicago Police Department tortured more than 100 people. Here's h=
ow organizers won in their struggle for reparations.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Bill de Blasio Unveils His Progressive Agen=
da to Combat Inequality, and More
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30920-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-bil=
l-de-blasio-unveils-his-progressive-agenda-to-combat-inequality-and-more
In today's On the News segment: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveils =
his 13-point "Progressive Agenda to Combat Inequality"; once again, Pope Fr=
ancis has spoken truth to power; the Justice Department has let another ban=
k off the hook for its crimes; and more.
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otos will demonstrate their abuses - abuses that are leading to serious ill=
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We Should Have Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance in Our Schools=20
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US Military Sexual Assault Victims Threatened With Violence, "Friendly Fire=
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ault-victims-threatened-violence-friendly-fire/
Indiana Cops Arrest Man for Asking for Their Badge Numbers
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g-for-their-badge-number/
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Senate Advances Fast Track for Obama Trade Deals
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Death Penalty Repeal Passes With Enough Support to Override Expected Veto b=
y Nebraska Governor
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ountry
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rls-matter-wave-protests-sweep-country
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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>Dahr Jamail, Truthout / TomDispatch:</strong> "In Iraq in wartime, I saw what the US military was capable of in a distant land. In June, I'll see what that military is capable of close to home. As I sit at my desk, on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, the roar of Navy jets rumbles in from across Puget Sound, where a massive naval air station is located."</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>Nelson A. Denis, Nation Books:</strong> Although Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917, the United States continued to exploit, oppress and eventually launch a "war" on the people of Puerto Rico to gain land and resources. Over four centuries, Puerto Rico became a military and political football.</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>Jane Guskin, Truthout:</strong> Electronic monitoring is cheaper, but it's not humane. In fact, advocates say electronic ankle monitors, which can cause physical harm and humiliation, are just an alternative form of detention, rather than an alternative to detention for immigrants.</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=G51fbdZlhCxPyEbftLyIDCpHDmt1mRyl"><strong>DrewChristopher Joy on White Racial Justice Organizing in Maine in Black Lives Matter Times</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>Chris Crass, Truthout:</strong> Organizer DrewChristopher Joy talks about the challenges of inspiring working-class Whites in Maine to engage in the racial justice fight to save communities from the death culture of White supremacy.</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=WKKx3%2BpPQUbllmRqW8yzIxkWyprZ%2BtAb"><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=WvLSiL4B0iQIcrPryD5UlRkWyprZ%2BtAb"><strong>Accountability? How Overseers Let Charters Off the Hook; $3.3 Billion Spent</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>Jonas Persson, PR Watch:</strong> States that do not hold their charter schools accountable have the upper hand when the Department of Education evaluates applications to the charter schools program. But if the review process is flawed, the oversight of the billions disbursed within the program isn't much better.</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=%2BXZA6xClFUzeccKbqG308ypHDmt1mRyl"><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=5uKG%2F4%2Bu2mmMneqdzXhjxypHDmt1mRyl"><strong>Ellen Brown | Derailing Amtrak: Tracking the Latest Disaster in the Infrastructure Crisis</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>Ellen Brown, The Web of Debt Blog:</strong> The dangerous underfunding of US infrastructure was underscored by a fatal train derailment on May 12. There are ways Congress could fund its massive infrastructure bill without raising taxes. But it seems to have other plans for the nation's profitable public assets.</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=f3o0cNVVaxJv5f6QnDspGSpHDmt1mRyl"><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=QhdfQZLYmB%2B7iF3%2BeegVQipHDmt1mRyl"><strong>Say Her Name: Families Seek Justice in Overlooked Police Killings of African-American Women</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> As the Black Lives Matter movement grows across the country, the names of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and Freddie Gray have become well known. During this time, far less attention has been paid to women who have been killed by law enforcement.</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=JiYeD%2BO1%2FFVVqfuY9JAwaCpHDmt1mRyl"><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=DkD2IfdudEmsk8k04BtUuypHDmt1mRyl"><strong>Medea Benjamin | Add Korea to the Axis of Diplomacy</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>Medea Benjamin, OtherWords:</strong> After a decade of disastrous military interventions, the Obama administration has been experimenting with a different way to deal with adversaries: diplomacy. It's time to chart a diplomatic roadmap in a region with long-festering hostility: the Korean peninsula.</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=kBz69l0z5ZzlUV4taOLrwCpHDmt1mRyl"><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=IMUg2dM8pVLm3yVNd2%2Bj%2BSpHDmt1mRyl"><strong>Laura Flanders | From Belfast to Baltimore, Police Tactics Spread. Can Justice Go Global?</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>Laura Flanders, GRITtv:</strong> It's an old adage but it's true, especially when it comes to policing: An injury to one really is an injury to all. That's because like a bad movie, bad police tactics spread the globe. Accountability can go global too, but as in a recent case out of Ireland, justice moves more slowly.</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=WwxFbg54tjHC3iDg3G1G6ypHDmt1mRyl"><strong>Read the Article and Listen to the Audio Segment</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=n323iqGEQrmLCK3P%2FiSr%2FSpHDmt1mRyl"><strong>Why the Surveillance State Is Everybody's Problem</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>Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice:</strong> The NYPD's deployment of technology to watch communities of color is only the latest chapter in a much longer story of government surveillance, often disproportionately focused on marginalized groups and now affecting nearly every American in one way or another.</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=rkheQpFBHML%2FySAuvV6UAypHDmt1mRyl"><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=p8K6FeptTucn%2F%2By7gLXV9ipHDmt1mRyl"><strong>Chicago Just Became the First US City to Pay Reparations to Victims of Police Torture</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>Araz Hachadourian, YES! Magazine:</strong> On May 6, after decades of lobbying, international intervention and grassroots organizing, survivors of police violence and their lawyers won a decades-long fight. For nearly 20 years, officers of the Chicago Police Department tortured more than 100 people. Here's how organizers won in their struggle for reparations.</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=7fBrz6HqdEpGJHNc%2BEmjdipHDmt1mRyl"><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=eBq4EjvvqtSNK6SK6JUUripHDmt1mRyl"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Bill de Blasio Unveils His Progressive Agenda to Combat Inequality, and More</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>In today's On the News segment:</strong> New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveils his 13-point "Progressive Agenda to Combat Inequality"; once again, Pope Francis has spoken truth to power; the Justice Department has let another bank off the hook for its crimes; and more.</p>
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