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Advocates' Push to End Solitary Confinement Only Begins With Youth

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t r u t h o u t | 06.06

For Advocates, Push to End Solitary Confinement in Prison Only Begins With =
Youth Isolation
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31166-for-advocates-push-to-end-solitary=
-confinement-in-prison-only-begins-with-youth-isolation
Victoria Law, Truthout: On June 2, California's Senate passed a bill that w=
ould drastically limit solitary confinement for youth in prisons. It's the =
latest in efforts across the nation to stop placing juveniles in isolation.=
 Will these calls to end youth solitary confinement extend to those older t=
han 18?

How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti - and Built Six H=
omes
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31137-how-the-red-cross-raised-half-a-bi=
llion-dollars-for-haiti-and-built-six-homes
Justin Elliott and Laura Sullivan, ProPublica: In late 2011, the Red Cross =
launched a multimillion-dollar project to transform the desperately poor ar=
ea of Campeche, which was hit hard by the earthquake that struck Haiti the =
year before. Today, not one home has been built in the area.

How the Retail Industry Keeps People of Color in Poverty
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31141-how-the-retail-industry-keeps-peop=
le-of-color-in-poverty
Michelle Chen, The Nation: The retail industry will keep expanding as a pil=
lar of the low-wage economy, as will the racial wealth gap, until the domin=
ant retail companies realize that the same business model that is ravaging =
communities of color is eroding its own bottom line.

How This Library Paid $1 to Install Its Solar Panels
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31152-how-this-library-paid-1-to-install=
-its-solar-panels
Mary Hansen, YES! Magazine: The library worked with a Sierra Club-supported=
 local environmental group, Sustainable Bolivar-Harpers Ferry. Members went=
 through two towns explaining the system and asking residents to install th=
e devices and pledge their rebates to the library.

Modi's "New and Improved" India
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31145-modi-s-new-and-improved-india
Derek Monroe, Truthout: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rule of India is cha=
racterized by the country being "open for business" in a classic neoliberal=
, diminished regulatory framework and tight sociopolitical control of the p=
opulation. However, the increasingly intolerant societal landscape, coupled=
 with a growing economic divide, challenge his vision and ultimately India'=
s democracy.

As a Bridge Crumbles, Congress Fumbles
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31147-as-a-bridge-crumbles-congress-f=
umbles
Isaiah J. Poole, Campaign for America's Future: We need to keep challenging=
 the conservative Republican agenda against investing what we should in inf=
rastructure. We need to challenge an ideology that seeks to engage in fanci=
ful and flawed schemes to turn our public infrastructure into private publi=
c centers.=20

Santorum Thinks Welfare Causes Domestic Violence and Other GOP Presidential=
 News
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31148-santorum-thinks-welfare-causes-dom=
estic-violence-and-other-gop-presidential-news
Robin Marty, Care2: Republicans have long had a grudge against social safet=
y net programs, and with such an inability to comprehend public policy, it'=
s no wonder Sen. Rick Santorum is so low in the most recent presidential po=
lling. Then again, so are the rest of the GOP candidates.

Neocon Fugitive Given Ukraine Province
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31156-neocon-fugitive-given-ukraine-prov=
ince
Robert Parry, Consortium News: The latest political move by the US-backed "=
pro-democracy" regime in Ukraine was to foist on the people of Odessa the a=
utocratic Georgian ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, a neoconservative favo=
rite and currently a fugitive from his own country.

The Gambit to Free Chelsea Manning
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31161-the-gambit-to-free-chelsea-manning
Charles Davis, Foreign Policy in Focus: When Chelsea Manning saw what her c=
ountry was actually doing abroad - handing over thousands of Iraqi Sunnis t=
o be tortured by state-sponsored Shiite death squads, for instance - she de=
cided she couldn't be a part of it. Nor could she just do nothing.

Chipotle Makes a Sound Business Decision
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31162-chipotle-makes-a-sound-business=
-decision
Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association: Chipotle has made a sound bu=
siness decision. That decision has forced the biotech industry to stoop to =
a new low: vilifying businesses. Sadly, the mainstream media appears all to=
o happy (or manipulated) to go along with the attack.

Creating Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration: A Win-Win for Paren=
ts and Children
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31165-creating-community-based-altern=
atives-to-incarceration-a-win-win-for-parents-and-children
Susan Sered, Susan Sered's Blog: When mothers are sent to prison, their chi=
ldren become collateral captives, following their mothers into the institut=
ional circuit and often ending up in foster care or living with an extended=
 family member who may be less able to parent than the incarcerated mother.=
 In Massachusetts, a proposed bill would offer community-=C2=ADbased senten=
cing alternatives to address these challenges.

TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES

Yemeni Forces Fire Scud Missile at Saudi Arabia=20
Read the Article at The Associated Press
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/yemeni-forces-fire-scud-missile-at-saud=
i-arabia/ar-BBkKVOY?ocid=3DSKY2DHP

"I Am a Citizen": When Border Control Agents Violate the Rights of US Resid=
ents=20
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/06/arizona-border-town-resident=
s-checkpoint-racial-profiling?CMP=3Dema_565

The New York Times' 1% Problem: Media Bias Goes Much Deeper Than Fox News v=
s. MSNBC=20
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2015/06/06/yes_the_media_is_biased_but_its_not_just_ab=
out_democrats_and_republicans/?source=3Dnewsletter

Head of California Agency Accused of Favoring Oil Industry Quits
Read the Article at the Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-head-of-oil-regulating-agency-quit=
s-20150605-story.html

WikiLeaks Reveals Full Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership
Read the Article at Zero Hedge
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-04/wikileaks-reveals-full-text-trans-=
pacific-partnership

Don't Be Fooled by Mainstream Headlines, EPA Finds Fracking Contaminates Dr=
inking Water
Read the Article at EcoWatch
http://ecowatch.com/2015/06/05/epa-fracking-contaminates-drinking-water/?ut=
m_source=3DEcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=3Da9bb80dbfe-Top_News_6_6_2015&utm_me=
dium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_49c7d43dc9-a9bb80dbfe-85986361

A Detainee Describes More CIA Torture
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/06/opinion/a-detainee-describes-more-cia-tor=
ture.html?action=3Dclick&pgtype=3DHomepage&module=3Dopinion-c-col-left-regi=
on=C2=AEion=3Dopinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=3Dopinion-c-col-left-region&=
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                        <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=UUq5FZ7Bkz2L%2Fpbsvbz8emtd4iRzRHOF" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a>&#160;</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>Isaiah J. Poole, Campaign for America's Future:</strong>&#160;We need to keep challenging the conservative Republican agenda against investing what we should in infrastructure. We need to challenge an ideology that seeks to engage in fanciful and flawed schemes to turn our public infrastructure into private public centers.</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>Susan Sered, Susan Sered's Blog:</strong>&#160;When mothers are sent to prison, their children become collateral captives, following their mothers into the institutional circuit and often ending up in foster care or living with an extended family member who may be less able to parent than the incarcerated mother. In Massachusetts, a proposed bill would offer community-&shy;based sentencing alternatives to address these challenges.</p>
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