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The Scorpions, the Frogs and the TPP: Prepare to Be Stung
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ion
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31419-california-s-prop-47-reduces-priso=
n-sentences-but-won-t-end-mass-incarceration
Adam Hudson, Truthout: While Proposition 47 in California has resulted in t=
he release of hundreds from jails, activists say the reduction of some drug=
and theft offenses from felonies to misdemeanors is just a start to confro=
nting mass incarceration.=20
The Scorpions, the Frogs and the TPP: Prepare to Be Stung
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31462-the-scorpions-the-frogs-and-the=
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William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: By a slim margin of 218 to 208, the House pa=
ssed President Obama's bill, giving him fast-track authority to negotiate t=
he Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. As the Aesop fable goes, we the people, =
the frogs, are about to be stung by the corporate scorpions.=C2=A0
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Global Climate Change Needs Global Response
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31387-global-climate-change-needs-glo=
bal-response
C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout: Climate disruption threatens civilized life as=
we know it. Rising temperatures will cause increasingly severe droughts, a=
s well as other extreme weather events, with simply immeasurable economic a=
nd social consequences. Any effective response must be systemic and global =
in nature.
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ted as the shooter who entered a historic Black church in South Carolina an=
d opened fire. The victims, including Sen. Clementa Pinckney, were attendin=
g Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church when the at=
tack occurred.
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http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31444-pope-francis-sounds-the-alarm-on-c=
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letter on climate change, which some call the most radical statement by any=
world leader on the climate crisis. The pope's encyclical challenges the e=
conomic system that is wrecking the environment and urges rich nations to s=
hare the world's resources equitably with the poor.
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serve policymakers opted against the first proposed interest rate hike sinc=
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EPA Forced to Decide This Month on Pesticide's Fate
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Brian Bienkowski, Environmental Health News: The US Environmental Protectio=
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The Latest Outrageous Example of the Pentagon, DEA and Private Companies Co=
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http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31447-the-latest-outrageous-example-o=
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nd the United States Army both have a long-standing relationship with Hacki=
ng Team, the Italian company known for selling malware. Are high-tech compa=
nies our saviors, as PR campaigns suggest, or perpetrators of mass surveill=
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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>Adam Hudson, Truthout:</strong> While Proposition 47 in California has resulted in the release of hundreds from jails, activists say the reduction of some drug and theft offenses from felonies to misdemeanors is just a start to confronting mass incarceration.</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=par9pFiHUifRNMONnV5Lkfo1z6fSjR9C"><strong>The Scorpions, the Frogs and the TPP: Prepare to Be Stung</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>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> By a slim margin of 218 to 208, the House passed President Obama's bill, giving him fast-track authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. As the Aesop fable goes, we the people, the frogs, are about to be stung by the corporate scorpions.</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=0CGAg4WX1V7KptTegywYFp%2FnMpHQJrno"><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=KQAVzBstv2ciQEfrRPT9PKwwykQE9F9F"><strong>Global Climate Change Needs Global Response</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>C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout:</strong> Climate disruption threatens civilized life as we know it. Rising temperatures will cause increasingly severe droughts, as well as other extreme weather events, with simply immeasurable economic and social consequences. Any effective response must be systemic and global in nature.</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=3o6R%2B8d9wnA%2B2aYP5HA2RPo1z6fSjR9C"><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=4CDFGODi8TY4pHDXGSk%2Fivo1z6fSjR9C"><strong>Massacre in Charleston: Nine Shot Dead at Historic Black Church</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 Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!:</strong> Dylann Storm Roof is suspected as the shooter who entered a historic Black church in South Carolina and opened fire. The victims, including Sen. Clementa Pinckney, were attending Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church when the attack occurred.</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=NC9rPMhxxck47TVxzbR4Rvo1z6fSjR9C"><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=Fhd7cG8QS0P7SiYnJ67VJvo1z6fSjR9C"><strong>Pope Francis Sounds the Alarm on Climate Change</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>Richard Schiffman, Truthout:</strong> Pope Francis has come out with a major policy letter on climate change, which some call the most radical statement by any world leader on the climate crisis. The pope's encyclical challenges the economic system that is wrecking the environment and urges rich nations to share the world's resources equitably with the poor.</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=XN%2BkiRqzWI0l5R%2FjGENm8Po1z6fSjR9C"><strong>The First Survival University?</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>Four Arrows, Truthout:</strong> If it decides to orient all coursework toward social and ecological justice, diversity and sustainability goals, Fielding Graduate University could become the first survival university, following an alternative education model that seeks to address the major global crises of our time.</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=yzsN6ElkpgcA8XJyU9uKr%2Fo1z6fSjR9C"><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=ymmOJxw%2FP4W0jAvrYNooOawwykQE9F9F"><strong>Fed Holds Off on Interest Rate Hike, Downgrades Economic Forecast</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>Jim Puzzanghera, McClatchy Tribune Media Services:</strong> On Wednesday, Federal Reserve policymakers opted against the first proposed interest rate hike since 2006. Officials downgraded their economic forecast, determining annual growth would be the worst since 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=z5pG6t6Mm73buWrKApIwrfo1z6fSjR9C"><strong>FCC Says Price Counts in Announcing New Broadband Plan</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>Allan Holmes, Center for Public Integrity:</strong> Concerned about the high cost of broadband, the Federal Communications Commission wants to put cellphones that can access the internet in the hands of the have-nots in hopes of reducing the digital divide.</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=qrE0XeE3eo1RfwyUI2phFPo1z6fSjR9C"><strong>EPA Forced to Decide This Month on Pesticide's Fate</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>Brian Bienkowski, Environmental Health News:</strong> The US Environmental Protection Agency has until the end of this month to decide whether the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos is linked to health problems. On average, 10 million pounds of the pesticide are applied annually.</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=8vTLt6UIWKwrZyDjMwDXB%2Fo1z6fSjR9C"><strong>Mass Protests Trigger Ongoing Investigations of Police Homicides</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>Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Black Agenda Report:</strong> So far this year, police have killed more people than the FBI's annual estimate, with African Americans and Hispanics representing more than 67 percent of the homicides. If this trend continues, more than 1,000 people will die at the hands of police by the end of 2015.</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=a9E3iFPd8%2FUHUZBfaEMiIKwwykQE9F9F"><strong>The Latest Outrageous Example of the Pentagon, DEA and Private Companies Conspiring to Track Everything You Do</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>Bill Blunden, AlterNet:</strong> New reports show that the Drug Enforcement Agency and the United States Army both have a long-standing relationship with Hacking Team, the Italian company known for selling malware. Are high-tech companies our saviors, as PR campaigns suggest, or perpetrators of mass surveillance?</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=VbUTNQyPJvOFNYNRFnBMCvo1z6fSjR9C"><strong>Seed-Sharing Movement Wins Big With New Legislation</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>Cat Johnson, Shareable:</strong> Minnesota and Nebraska passed bills to exempt noncommercial seed sharing from commercial seed laws. After the crackdown by several US states on seed libraries, organizers continue to work to protect seed sharing.</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=TsrL60%2BtFjpL4%2B7Z5RVWhPo1z6fSjR9C"><strong>Paying the Pink Tax</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>Martha Burk, OtherWords:</strong> Goods and services marketed to women come at a much higher cost than identical products marketed to men. One tax many don't even realize they're paying - the pink tax.</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=cPtE683%2B7rAKUJPKG2op2vo1z6fSjR9C"><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=nq8Hmsf%2Bfqn0IgKPMye79vo1z6fSjR9C"><strong>The Media Won't Tell You the Truth About the Media, So I Will</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>Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> Everything that's wrong with the mainstream media can be found in this clip of MSNBC's "Morning Joe." Instead of telling us what's really going on, the dominant media continue to protect the interests of their corporate investors.</p>
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