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Black Immigrants' Lives Matter: Disrupting the Dialogue on Immigrant Detent=
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http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/32007-black-immigrants-lives-matter-d=
isrupting-the-dialogue-on-immigrant-detention
Marybeth Onyeukwu, Truthout: Although the movement to abolish immigrant det=
ention has been growing, much of the advocacy for this change ignores or ev=
en exacerbates the situations of immigrants with criminal convictions. In e=
ssence, the developing discourse on immigrant detention undermines the poli=
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ult on Gaza
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tion-and-withering-assault
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able devastation," Mohammed Omer writes in this excerpt from his book "Shel=
l-Shocked: On the Ground Under Israel's Gaza Assault". "There is a hope now=
that perhaps last summer's was the final major attack - that never again w=
ill the people of Gaza be forced to succumb to such suffering. Hope, but no=
t much faith."
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Who's Against "College for All"?
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Marc Bousquet, Truthout: Bernie Sanders has proposed legislation to provide=
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No One Used
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Megan McCloskey, ProPublica: In its latest report, the inspector general fo=
und that the US military continued to build a $14.7 million warehouse in Ka=
ndahar, Afghanistan, after it knew it wasn't needed, echoing an earlier inv=
estigation into an unused $25 million facility in Helmand Province.
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nd Dead in Texas Jail
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ideo-shows-arrest-of-sandra-bland-found-dead-in-texas-jail
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: Texas authorities have released police dashboa=
rd camera footage that shows Trooper Brian Encinia threatening to "light [S=
andra Bland] up." Previously released footage shot by a bystander shows Bla=
nd accusing police of slamming her head into the ground and saying, "I can'=
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ees, a new organization headed by David Brog, the executive director of Pas=
tor John Hagee's Christians United for Israel, and aimed at diminishing the=
boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
A Life Behind Bars
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Kimberley Brown, teleSUR English: Nearly every UN-affiliated country has si=
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in prison is a human rights violation - except the United States. However, =
a Supreme Court decision could change everything for juvenile prisoners in =
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dust over crops. Additionally, coal processing creates a byproduct - a toxi=
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the-alec-agenda
Brendan Fischer, PR Watch: San Diego is an appropriate setting for the Amer=
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s convene under heavy security and behind closed doors, has been a major ba=
ttleground in the corporate-backed resistance to local control over paid si=
ck days and raising the minimum wage.
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How Women Contribute $3 Trillion to Global Health Care
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China's "Great Firewall" Just Got Taller
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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> Texas authorities have released police dashboard camera footage that shows Trooper Brian Encinia threatening to "light [Sandra Bland] up." Previously released footage shot by a bystander shows Bland accusing police of slamming her head into the ground and saying, "I can't even hear."</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>Bill Berkowitz, Truthout:</strong> Two Jewish billionaires are funding Campus Maccabees, a new organization headed by David Brog, the executive director of Pastor John Hagee's Christians United for Israel, and aimed at diminishing the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.</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>Lizz Giordano, Midwest Energy News:</strong> Along with sinking ground, underground mines usually involve on-site processing facilities, which can spread coal dust over crops. Additionally, coal processing creates a byproduct - a toxic liquid slurry - that is stored near the facilities and can contaminate groundwater.</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>Brendan Fischer, PR Watch:</strong> San Diego is an appropriate setting for the American Legislative Exchange Council's conference. The city, where ALEC members convene under heavy security and behind closed doors, has been a major battleground in the corporate-backed resistance to local control over paid sick days and raising the minimum wage.</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>Maria Goddard, The Conversation:</strong> The traditional focus on women's health tends to emphasize only their health-care needs. But women are important providers - as much as they are recipients - of health care in their homes and wider communities.</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>Jennifer Cheung, openDemocracy:</strong> China's Cyberspace Administration recently released a draft cybersecurity law that further denies domestic citizens' access to information the authorities deem forbidden by laws and regulations.</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 and Juan González, Democracy Now!:</strong> Author Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about how he was influenced by freed political prisoner Marshall "Eddie" Conway and writer James Baldwin, and responds to critics of his book, including Cornel West and New York Times columnist David Brooks.</p>
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