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How a Weaker Iran Got the Hegemon to Lift Sanctions
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After Obama Clemencies, Activists Question Scope of Bipartisan Prison "Reform"
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31903-after-obama-clemencies-activists-question-scope-of-bipartisan-prison-reform
Victoria Law, Truthout: Activists opposing mass incarceration are questioning whether recently proposed bipartisan criminal legal reforms, like the SAFE Justice Act, and interest in prison reform expressed by conservatives, will really reduce the number of people behind bars or simply shuffle money - and bodies - around.
Federal Agencies Ignore Environmental Health Risks for Millions of Prisoners
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31908-federal-agencies-ignore-environmental-health-risks-for-millions-of-prisoners
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: The government is considering two former coal-mining sites for the location of a new federal prison camp in Kentucky. Advocates opposed to the plan say that when racing to build prisons, government regulators consistently ignore environmental health risks, especially for prisoners.
Western Media Continue to Ignore the Palestinian Human Rights Community
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31862-western-media-continue-to-ignore-the-palestinian-human-rights-community
Bruno Jantti, Truthout: Western media's focus on a recent report from Breaking the Silence, an Israeli veterans organization, underscores how Western journalists continue to view Israeli sources as inherently more credible than even Palestinian sources that enjoy international acclaim in the global human rights community.
How a Weaker Iran Got the Hegemon to Lift Sanctions
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31889-how-a-weaker-iran-got-the-hegemon-to-lift-sanctions
Gareth Porter, Middle East Eye: Western media miss the significance of the fact that Iran succeeded in negotiating an agreement with the United States that upheld its national right to a nuclear program despite the obvious vast disparity in power between the two states.
The Grand Canal: Nicaragua's Flirtation With Environmental Disaster
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31855-the-grand-canal-nicaragua-s-flirtation-with-environmental-disaster-chinese-influence
Thomas J. Scott, Truthout: Plans to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in Nicaragua spur concerns that dredging by a Chinese firm may cause ecological catastrophe, taint freshwater for 200,000 people and open the door to Chinese influence in the United States' backyard.
Can Republicans Swiftboat the Iran Nuclear Deal?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31906-can-republicans-swiftboat-the-iran-nuclear-deal
Robert Naiman, Truthout: It's hard to see a plausible path for Republicans to block the deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions. But a far more plausible Republican goal is to swiftboat the deal in the center of US public opinion.
Two Police Agencies Built a Money-Laundering Machine
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31883-two-police-agencies-built-a-money-laundering-machine
Michael Sallah and Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein, Miami Herald: Posing as money launderers, two police agencies became unlikely allies in a task force that took in more than $55.6 million from drug cartels and other criminal groups, while traveling across the country on dozens of first-class and business flights and frequently staying at luxury hotels.
PETA: SeaWorld Employee Infiltrated Animal Rights Group
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31900-peta-seaworld-employee-infiltrated-animal-rights-group
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has accused SeaWorld of infiltrating its organization by sending an employee on an undercover mission posing as an animal rights activist. According to PETA, the SeaWorld employee took part in numerous PETA protests against SeaWorld.
The AFT's Endorsement of Hillary Clinton Is an Insult to Union Democracy
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31907-the-aft-s-endorsement-of-hillary-clinton-is-an-insult-to-union-democracy
Lois Weiner, In These Times: On July 11, the American Federation of Teachers announced that its executive council "overwhelmingly" endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president. The decision couldn't be more wrongheaded, and it's one that members should demand the union executive council rescind.
Denton Gears Up for Bigger Fight Over Fracking
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31899-denton-gears-up-for-bigger-fight-over-fracking
Thomas Hedges, The Real News Network: Filmmakers Candice Bernd, Garrett Graham and activist Adam Briggle discuss June's decision to repeal Denton's ban on fracking, and how residents are looking to build a coalition of cities across Texas before taking a second swing at a bill that disempowers municipal governments.
A Commons Sense
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31847-a-commons-sense
Staff, The Source Project: Dr. Debal Deb is possibly one of, if not, the most progressive scientists working in the field of agriculture in India. Having already saved over 1,200 varieties of indigenous rice, Deb continues to work, more or less unfunded.
Fostering Bonds With Nature: Why Kids Need to Spend More Time Outside
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/31890-swapping-screen-time-for-getting-dirty-why-kids-need-to-spend-more-time-outside
Shannon Hayes, YES! Magazine: In his new book "How to Raise a Wild Child," Dr. Scott D. Sampson argues that the current disconnect between kids and the natural world is a threat to their physical, mental and emotional health, and that parents must develop new habits.
Activists Launch Home Placement Service for Refugees in Austria and Germany
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31892-activists-launch-home-placement-service-for-refugees-in-austria-and-germany
Katharina Wecker, Occupy.com: As activists accuse the German and Austrian governments of failing to take adequate care of refugees arriving from North Africa and the Middle East, some are taking matters into their own hands - by inviting the migrants to live in their homes.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Those Who Advocate "Restoring America's Greatness" Are Living in a Mythology
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/the-advocates-of-a-return-to-a-mythical-us-golden-age-are-destroying-the-nation
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Politicians who would lead us back to an illusionary historical model for the future are eroding the promise of democracy.
Why Pro-Republican US Supreme Injustices Share Blame for the Earth's Sixth Extinction: Bush v. Gore
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/why-pro-republican-us-supreme-injustices-share-blame-for-the-earth-s-sixth-extinction-bush-v-gore
Fox News Wore Jon Stewart Down: How 16 Years of Debunking Right-Wing Lies Exhausted the Last Honest Man
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2015/07/15/fox_news_wore_jon_stewart_down_how_16_years_of_debunking_right_wing_lies_exhausted_the_last_honest_man/?source=newsletter
Charles P. Pierce: The 35-Year-Old Georgia Mother Who Was Shot and Killed by Police
Read the Article at Esquire
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a36436/caroline-small-georgia-killing/
Republicans Hate the Iran Nuclear Deal Because It Means We Won't Bomb Iran
Read the Article at the Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/14/republicans-hate-iran-nuclear-deal?CMP=ema_565
Why the Saudis Are Going Solar
Read the Article at The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/07/saudis-solar-energy/395315/
Obama Calls for Enfranchising Prisoners and Limiting Solitary Confinement
Read the Article at Slate
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/07/14/obama_calls_for_fundamental_criminal_justice_reforms_in_major_naacp_speech.html
The Unbelievable Story Behind Trump's Deleted Nazi Tweet
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/07/insane-story-behind-trumps-nazi-tweet
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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>Obama Calls for Enfranchising Prisoners and Limiting Solitary Confinement</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>Victoria Law, Truthout:</strong> Activists opposing mass incarceration are questioning whether recently proposed bipartisan criminal legal reforms, like the SAFE Justice Act, and interest in prison reform expressed by conservatives, will really reduce the number of people behind bars or simply shuffle money - and bodies - around.</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=r94Yh6ILcbQoz2CJKKwSaEQ33SKU8XlI"><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=ZlEHBSZSMlJQGBe6wKvTlkQ33SKU8XlI"><strong>How a Weaker Iran Got the Hegemon to Lift Sanctions</strong></a></p>
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<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=jCEzE8AYmSmnf6iFHajg6UQ33SKU8XlI"><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>Bruno Jäntti, Truthout:</strong> Western media's focus on a recent report from Breaking the Silence, an Israeli veterans organization, underscores how Western journalists continue to view Israeli sources as inherently more credible than even Palestinian sources that enjoy international acclaim in the global human rights community.</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=%2BbHDu7DGsvqg0WzcTbfXsEQ33SKU8XlI"><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>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> The government is considering two former coal-mining sites for the location of a new federal prison camp in Kentucky. Advocates opposed to the plan say that when racing to build prisons, government regulators consistently ignore environmental health risks, especially for prisoners.</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=faGSeLIEqh9WRcoP6O%2FwQkQ33SKU8XlI"><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>Thomas J. Scott, Truthout:</strong> Plans to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in Nicaragua spur concerns that dredging by a Chinese firm may cause ecological catastrophe, taint freshwater for 200,000 people and open the door to Chinese influence in the United States' backyard.</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=8Txhj22jYRUFbqEnSn3NjEQ33SKU8XlI"><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=2fcLDNB2n6WcoN5bdv73JUQ33SKU8XlI"><strong>Can Republicans Swiftboat the Iran Nuclear Deal?</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>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> It's hard to see a plausible path for Republicans to block the deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions. But a far more plausible Republican goal is to swiftboat the deal in the center of US public opinion.</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=1yY45rnnIrsizSUSbzRhAUQ33SKU8XlI"><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=yTgLI5R3bS4W0f%2FOYbVbGkQ33SKU8XlI"><strong>Two Police Agencies Built a Money-Laundering Machine</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>Michael Sallah and Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein, Miami Herald:</strong> Posing as money launderers, two police agencies became unlikely allies in a task force that took in more than $55.6 million from drug cartels and other criminal groups, while traveling across the country on dozens of first-class and business flights and frequently staying at luxury hotels.</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=sWxbnUgUYnjSDNsX%2FtqFHUQ33SKU8XlI"><strong>PETA: SeaWorld Employee Infiltrated Animal Rights Group</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> People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has accused SeaWorld of infiltrating its organization by sending an employee on an undercover mission posing as an animal rights activist. According to PETA, the SeaWorld employee took part in numerous PETA protests against SeaWorld.</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=ApXiTKwkiRs7hb6pDUYS0kuf0llwXBj5"><strong>The AFT's Endorsement of Hillary Clinton Is an Insult to Union Democracy</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>Lois Weiner, In These Times:</strong> On July 11, the American Federation of Teachers announced that its executive council "overwhelmingly" endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president. The decision couldn't be more wrongheaded, and it's one that members should demand the union executive council rescind.</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=ZlKR%2BmRVkfKMNkdg8KPlgEQ33SKU8XlI"><strong>Denton Gears Up for Bigger Fight Over Fracking</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>Thomas Hedges, The Real News Network:</strong> Filmmakers Candice Bernd, Garrett Graham and activist Adam Briggle discuss June's decision to repeal Denton's ban on fracking, and how residents are looking to build a coalition of cities across Texas before taking a second swing at a bill that disempowers municipal governments.</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=3E%2BOFh4eDGnHkkRP1HwerkQ33SKU8XlI"><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=7gJm4wd8WtBAximdIE7Q%2FUQ33SKU8XlI"><strong>A Commons Sense</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>Staff, The Source Project:</strong> Dr. Debal Deb is possibly one of, if not, the most progressive scientists working in the field of agriculture in India. Having already saved over 1,200 varieties of indigenous rice, Deb continues to work, more or less unfunded.</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=0JKw7ry5eszXxfqGkAYZ%2B0Q33SKU8XlI"><strong>Watch the Video and 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=6G3Xe6%2F8TmVIHM3xocM54UQ33SKU8XlI"><strong>Fostering Bonds With Nature: Why Kids Need to Spend More Time Outside</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>Shannon Hayes, YES! Magazine:</strong> In his new book <i>How to Raise a Wild Child,</i> Dr. Scott D. Sampson argues that the current disconnect between kids and the natural world is a threat to their physical, mental and emotional health, and that parents must develop new habits.</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=k23xsul5QgnjYy17jgdA50Q33SKU8XlI"><strong>Read the Review</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=bUjSaDdHGsiWbiijEEP27EQ33SKU8XlI"><strong>Activists Launch Home Placement Service for Refugees in Austria and Germany</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>Katharina Wecker, Occupy.com:</strong> As activists accuse the German and Austrian governments of failing to take adequate care of refugees arriving from North Africa and the Middle East, some are taking matters into their own hands - by inviting the migrants to live in their homes.</p>
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