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The Secrecy of Torture: What Happens When Survivors' Memories Are
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t r u t h o u t | 07.07
The Secrecy of Torture: What Happens When Survivors' Memories Are "Declassi=
fied"?
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31704-the-secrecy-of-torture-what-happen=
s-when-survivors-memories-are-declassified
Adam Hudson, Truthout: Since the Senate's release of the CIA torture progra=
m report in December, former Guant=C3=A1namo detainees have been speaking o=
ut about their victimization. Meanwhile, authorities are struggling to supp=
ress evidence of abuse.
Austerity or Grexit: A False Dichotomy
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31745-austerity-or-euro-pe-a-false-di=
chotomy
Steven Panageotou, Truthout: Greece has shown the world that there is an al=
ternative to austerity, and that is the reclaiming of democratic control by=
wresting power from the hands of elites, corporations and banks.
=20
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha on Rethinking Safety and Disability Justic=
e
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31741-leah-lakshmi-piepzna-samarasinha-o=
n-rethinking-safety-and-disability-justice
Laura Flanders, Truthout: Calling the police for help "never keeps us safe,=
" says Piepzna-Samarasinha, one of millions of community organizers fightin=
g for disability justice. Instead we need transformative justice: a communi=
ty-based approach paired with creative cultural work to shift our narrative=
s around harm.
Rehumanizing Gaza
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31692-rehumanizing-gaza
Laila El-Haddad, Truthout: By reducing Palestinians in Gaza to steadfast he=
roes capable of resisting Israel's military blockade and bombardments, and =
failing to see their home as a community seeking connections with the outsi=
de world, we contribute to Gaza's dehumanization.
=20
Greece's Syriza: A Government With Tactics but No Strategy
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31761-greece-s-syriza-a-government-wi=
th-tactics-but-no-strategy
C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout: After five months in power, Syriza remains sta=
unchly pro-euro and has refused to deliberate the pros and cons of Greece r=
emaining in the eurozone, which the nation cannot do without accepting Euro=
pean bailout funds and agreeing to austerity.
Chemicals May Alter Placenta Genes
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31749-chemicals-may-alter-placenta-genes
Brian Bienkowski, Environmental Health News: A new study shows that exposur=
e to chemicals commonly found in plastics, cosmetics, and cleaning material=
s may alter how genes are expressed in the placenta of pregnant women and s=
uggests that such exposures may hamper fetuses' proper development and grow=
th.
Pennsylvania Residents Near Fracking Sites Report Health Problems
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31753-pennsylvania-residents-near-fracki=
ng-sites-report-health-problems
Amanda Frank, Center for Effective Government: Health department employees =
were told not to talk to residents complaining of fracking-related symptoms=
. While it's uncertain why the officials might be avoiding these residents,=
it's clear that state agencies are ill-equipped to deal with fracking conc=
erns.
Teachers Say 17 Firings at Urban Prep Charter Schools Were Retaliation for =
Unionization
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31755-teachers-say-17-firings-at-urban-p=
rep-charter-schools-were-retaliation-for-unionization
Crystal Stella Becerril and Arielle Zionts, In These Times: During their bi=
annual semester-end interviews, 17 teachers were informed that they would n=
ot be returning to Chicago's Urban Prep Academy come fall. The terminations=
came just weeks after 61 percent of the teachers voted to form a union.
=20
Think California's Drought Is Bad? Try Palestine's
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31754-think-california-s-drought-is-b=
ad-try-palestine-s
Laith Shakir, Foreign Policy in Focus: The average Israeli settler consumes=
300 liters of water per day, while the average Palestinian's daily consump=
tion hovers between 30 and 70 liters. While Israelis are watering their law=
ns and swimming in Olympic-sized pools, Palestinians a few kilometers away =
are literally dying of thirst.
Economist Richard Wolff on Roots of Greek Crisis, Debt Relief and Rise of A=
nti-Capitalism in Europe
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31756-economist-richard-wolff-on-roots-o=
f-greek-crisis-debt-relief-and-rise-of-anti-capitalism-in-europe
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: As Greek voters reject further budget cuts and=
tax hikes in exchange for a rescue package from European creditors, who is=
to blame for the debt crisis embroiling Greece? Economics professor Richar=
d Wolff discusses how Greece's economy could improve, following Sunday's re=
ferendum.
=20
The Confederate Flag at War (but Not the Civil War)
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31751-the-confederate-flag-at-war-but=
-not-the-civil-war
Greg Grandin, TomDispatch: With the Confederate flag returning to public co=
nsciousness following the Charleston massacre, it is worth looking at the h=
istory of this symbol of racism, from its raising by Marines on Okinawa dur=
ing World War II to more recent appearances in Iraq and Afghanistan.
=20
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Alaskan Wildfires Have Destroyed More Than =
1 Million Acres of Land in 2015, and More
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31759-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-ala=
skan-wildfires-have-destroyed-more-than-1-million-acres-of-land-in-2015-and=
-more
In today's On the News segment: Wildfires in Alaska have already consumed m=
ore than 1 million acres of land this year alone; the Dalai Lama publicly e=
ndorsed Pope Francis' recent encyclical on the climate; BP and Anadarko Pet=
roleum Corporation will have to pay out billions of dollars in fines as a r=
esult of the 2010 oil disaster; and more.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Eric Holder's Return to Covington & Burling Explains His Soft Treatment of =
Wall Street
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/eric-holder-s-return-to-covin=
gton-burling-explains-his-soft-treatment-of-wall-street
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: The list of financial giants that Holde=
r's Department of Justice - and his Covington & Burling bench team - have t=
reated with kid gloves is exhausting.
Former International Criminal Court Judge: Dick Cheney Should Face Prosecut=
ion
Read the Article at Newsweek
http://europe.newsweek.com/former-international-criminal-court-lawyer-dick-=
cheney-should-face-prosecution-329569?ref=3Dyfp
Cuba Beware! Don't Let Better US Relations Degrade Your Environment
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/cuba-beware-don-t-let-better-=
us-relations-degrade-your-environment
Jon Stewart Thanks Donald Trump for Always Being There
Watch the Video at Comedy Central
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/videos/video/jon-stewart-thanks-trump-fo=
r-always-being-there
Thanks to Climate Change, Will Seafood Soon Disappear From the Menu?
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/thanks-to-climate-change-will=
-seafood-soon-disappear-from-the-menu
Our Media's ISIS Threat Hype Machine: Government Stenography at Its Worst
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/06/isis-cnn-terrorism-thr=
eat-hype-machine-government-pr?CMP=3Dema_565
Three Supreme Court Justices Have Been Ruling on Cases Involving Companies =
Whose Stock They Own
Read the Article at AllGov
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/three-supreme-court-justices-have-be=
en-ruling-on-cases-involving-companies-whose-stock-they-own-150707?news=3D8=
56903
The Last Cosby Defenders Throw In the Towel
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/new-cosby-revelations-quaaludes
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>The list of financial giants that Holder's Department of Justice - and his Covington & Burling bench team - have treated with kid gloves is exhausting.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Cuba Beware! Don't Let Better US Relations Degrade Your Environment</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Jon Stewart Thanks Donald Trump for Always Being There</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Thanks to Climate Change, Will Seafood Soon Disappear From the Menu?</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Our Media's ISIS Threat Hype Machine: Government Stenography at Its Worst</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Three Supreme Court Justices Have Been Ruling on Cases Involving Companies Whose Stock They Own</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Last Cosby Defenders Throw In the Towel</strong></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>Adam Hudson, Truthout:</strong> Since the Senate's release of the CIA torture program report in December, former Guantánamo detainees have been speaking out about their victimization. Meanwhile, authorities are struggling to suppress evidence of abuse.</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=aaU1lRf9PnxfL7bZ0esbEz6jM0MedGPd"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </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>Steven Panageotou, Truthout:</strong> Greece has shown the world that there is an alternative to austerity, and that is the reclaiming of democratic control by wresting power from the hands of elites, corporations and banks.</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=9gmXijTQZ89wkV5zNhct%2FD6jM0MedGPd"><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=mvxE5wcknoBp4703R3Z2Mj6jM0MedGPd"><strong>Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha on Rethinking Safety and Disability Justice</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, Truthout:</strong> Calling the police for help "never keeps us safe," says Piepzna-Samarasinha, one of millions of community organizers fighting for disability justice. Instead we need transformative justice: a community-based approach paired with creative cultural work to shift our narratives around harm.</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=0FJYhjioURvGpFKjmnRZbz6jM0MedGPd"><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=vHZF40WfmswCiVopM5P1Zj6jM0MedGPd"><strong>Rehumanizing Gaza</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>Laila El-Haddad, Truthout:</strong> By reducing Palestinians in Gaza to steadfast heroes capable of resisting Israel's military blockade and bombardments, and failing to see their home as a community seeking connections with the outside world, we contribute to Gaza's dehumanization.</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=Gc0hgPgGuttXg%2BGomVYTY0%2Fh3Mhp1lT%2B"><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=cqIMHAcj%2FTXw9CgpvBLeAz6jM0MedGPd"><strong>Greece's Syriza: A Government With Tactics but No Strategy</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> After five months in power, Syriza remains staunchly pro-euro and has refused to deliberate the pros and cons of Greece remaining in the eurozone, which the nation cannot do without accepting European bailout funds and agreeing to austerity.</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=VorXCDc2HshM8qmgnygvAz6jM0MedGPd"><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=ZglEQncNx%2BscnOqrjbeT4T6jM0MedGPd"><strong>Chemicals May Alter Placenta Genes</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> A new study shows that exposure to chemicals commonly found in plastics, cosmetics, and cleaning materials may alter how genes are expressed in the placenta of pregnant women and suggests that such exposures may hamper fetuses' proper development and growth.</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=1ESdgGMnHbMDiTny0ZZRbD6jM0MedGPd"><strong>Pennsylvania Residents Near Fracking Sites Report Health Problems</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>Amanda Frank, Center for Effective Government:</strong> Health department employees were told not to talk to residents complaining of fracking-related symptoms. While it's uncertain why the officials might be avoiding these residents, it's clear that state agencies are ill-equipped to deal with fracking concerns.</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>Crystal Stella Becerril and Arielle Zionts, In These Times:</strong> During their biannual semester-end interviews, 17 teachers were informed that they would not be returning to Chicago's Urban Prep Academy come fall. The terminations came just weeks after 61 percent of the teachers voted to form a union.</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=PbaODkerTYNemNrVth%2FV4D6jM0MedGPd"><strong>Think California's Drought Is Bad? Try Palestine's</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>Laith Shakir, Foreign Policy in Focus:</strong> The average Israeli settler consumes 300 liters of water per day, while the average Palestinian's daily consumption hovers between 30 and 70 liters. While Israelis are watering their lawns and swimming in Olympic-sized pools, Palestinians a few kilometers away are literally dying of thirst.</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=TAzMm11AbDoIEBP7nJQXoT6jM0MedGPd"><strong>Economist Richard Wolff on Roots of Greek Crisis, Debt Relief and Rise of Anti-Capitalism in Europe</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, Democracy Now!:</strong> As Greek voters reject further budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange for a rescue package from European creditors, who is to blame for the debt crisis embroiling Greece? Economics professor Richard Wolff discusses how Greece's economy could improve, following Sunday's referendum.</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>Greg Grandin, TomDispatch:</strong> With the Confederate flag returning to public consciousness following the Charleston massacre, it is worth looking at the history of this symbol of racism, from its raising by Marines on Okinawa during World War II to more recent appearances in Iraq and Afghanistan.</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=9cViP%2BiqQ%2BP44h3vtyns%2Bj6jM0MedGPd"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </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>In today's On the News segment:</strong> Wildfires in Alaska have already consumed more than 1 million acres of land this year alone; the Dalai Lama publicly endorsed Pope Francis' recent encyclical on the climate; BP and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation will have to pay out billions of dollars in fines as a result of the 2010 oil disaster; and more.</p>
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