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Former US Attorney General Files Brief in Lawsuit Challenging
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Former US Attorney General Files Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Legality of I=
raq War
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rief-in-lawsuit-challenging-legality-of-iraq-war
Dahr Jamail, Truthout:=C2=A0Sundus Saleh, an Iraqi single mother, is suing =
members of the Bush administration for their role in the war in Iraq. Short=
ly after the filing, former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark filed an amicu=
s brief in the federal lawsuit, which is challenging the legality of the Ir=
aq war.
The Death of Climate Denialism
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31389-the-death-of-climate-denialism
Kate Aronoff, In These Times:=C2=A0Amber Rudd, the UK's secretary of Energy=
and Climate Change, believes ardently in the necessity of mitigating globa=
l warming - so long as those efforts don't dip into public coffers. Right-w=
ing acknowledgement of climate change in the US may not be far off either.
Victory Over Fast-Track Trans-Pacific Partnership Must Be Cautious of Rich =
People's Rules
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31367-victory-over-fast-track-tpp-mus=
t-be-cautious-of-rich-people-s-rules
Dean Baker, Truthout: A victory by the masses over big money and big media =
is always grounds for celebration. Last Friday, the House refused to pass a=
package of bills that would have given President Obama fast-track authorit=
y for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.=C2=A0
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Did the Media (and Greece) Miss a Meaningful Concession by the Creditors?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31375-did-the-media-and-greece-miss-a=
-meaningful-concession-by-the-creditors
Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism: Greece and its lenders appear to be on an ine=
xorable path to a Greek default unless Greece capitulates in the next few d=
ays.=C2=A0The gap between the hot topics of pension and labor market reform=
s seems too large to surmount.
=C2=A0
The Bomb Iran Lobby Gears Up for 2016
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31368-the-bomb-iran-lobby-gears-up-for-2=
016
Sina Toossi, Foreign Policy in Focus: A tight-knit group of neocon dead-end=
ers is pushing Iran to the forefront of the GOP's foreign policy agenda. Th=
e emphatic supporters of the Iraq War denounced a nuclear deal that would a=
void another catastrophic war.
=C2=A0
Fast Track Hands the Money Monopoly to Private Banks, Permanently
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31370-fast-track-hands-the-money-monopol=
y-to-private-banks-permanently
Ellen Brown, The Web of Debt Blog:=C2=A0The Trade in Services Agreement (Ti=
SA) is yet another reason to try to block secretive trade agreements like t=
he Trans-Pacific Partnership. TiSA opens more doors to private banks and ot=
her commercial service industries, slamming doors on public banking and oth=
er monetary reform.
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ars-of-fictions-about-a-us-military-base
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eve. Historic injustices to the indigenous people will hopefully be correct=
ed when the 50-year agreement for the island expires in 2016.
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Baltimore Combats Food Deserts With Urban Farming Tax Break
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h-urban-farming-tax-break
Julianne Tveten, Seedstock:=C2=A0Urban farmers in Baltimore will soon quali=
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yor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.=C2=A0The initiative intends to bolster local =
production of healthy food.
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orate-greed-behind-the-tia-maria-mine-protests
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ining company, Southern Copper, plans to invest over $1.4 billion in a mine=
project, which would make T=C3=ADa Mar=C3=ADa the second largest copper mi=
ne in the world. Now, the citizens of Peru are taking a stand against the d=
evelopment.
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All
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31379-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-ins=
titutional-racism-must-end-once-and-for-all-and-more
In Today's On the News Segment:=C2=A0Systematic poverty and the failed war =
on drugs created the violent police tactics that sparked the Black Lives Ma=
tter movement; student debt strikers may finally find some relief; anti-Key=
stone activists have been labeled "environmental extremists" by US governme=
nt; and more.
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Israeli Report Finds Gaza War "Lawful" and "Legitimate" Ahead of Critical U=
N Investigation
http://www.truth-out.org/video/item/31388-israeli-report-finds-gaza-war-law=
ful-and-legitimate-ahead-of-critical-un-investigation
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: The findings in a new Israeli report come ahea=
d of what is expected to be a critical investigation by the United Nations =
into the 50-day conflict in 2014 called "Operation Protective Edge." Israel=
has dismissed the investigation as biased and refuses to participate.
=C2=A0
A Hawk's-Eye View of Climate Change
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31390-a-hawk-s-eye-view-of-climate-ch=
ange
Todd Miller and Alex Devoid, In These Times:=C2=A0Denialism still holds som=
e sway in Congress, but among the military and defense technology elites ga=
thered at the Defense, National Security and Climate Change Symposium, no t=
ime was wasted on debating the science.
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Border Patrol Absolves Itself in Dozens of Cases of Lethal Force
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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>David Vine, TomDispatch:</strong> The truth about the US military base on the British-controlled Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia is often hard to believe. Historic injustices to the indigenous people will hopefully be corrected when the 50-year agreement for the island expires in 2016.</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>Julianne Tveten, Seedstock:</strong> Urban farmers in Baltimore will soon qualify for a 90 percent property tax break under a bill recently approved by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. The initiative intends to bolster local production of healthy food.</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>Rachel Quartararo, Council on Hemispheric Affairs:</strong> The Mexican-owned mining company, Southern Copper, plans to invest over $1.4 billion in a mine project, which would make Tía María the second largest copper mine in the world. Now, the citizens of Peru are taking a stand against the development.</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>Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!:</strong> The findings in a new Israeli report come ahead of what is expected to be a critical investigation by the United Nations into the 50-day conflict in 2014 called "Operation Protective Edge." Israel has dismissed the investigation as biased and refuses to participate.</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>Todd Miller and Alex Devoid, In These Times:</strong> Denialism still holds some sway in Congress, but among the military and defense technology elites gathered at the Defense, National Security and Climate Change Symposium, no time was wasted on debating the science.</p>
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