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Paul Ryan Wants to Shut Down the Government, Permanently
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Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Advocates are challenging courts and jails across the country to stop the illegal practice of incarcerating people simply because they are too poor to post bail.
Paul Ryan Wants to Shut Down the Government, Permanently
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33380-paul-ryan-wants-to-shut-down-the-government-permanently
Dean Baker, Truthout: In addition to wanting to privatize both Social Security and Medicare, Rep. Paul Ryan has indicated that he essentially wants to shut down the federal government by taking away all of the money allotted to the non-military portion of the budget.
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Nathan Schneider, YES! Magazine: Next year, Colorado residents will vote on replacing the Affordable Care Act with ColoradoCare, a single-payer plan that works like a cooperative system accountable to everyone in the state, but independent from the rest of the government. In a purple state like this, it just might work.
The United States' Elite Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33383-the-united-states-elite-forces-deploy-to-a-record-shattering-147-countries-in-2015
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http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/higher-education-capitalism-at-its-most-despicable
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Protesters Shut Down Chicago's McCormick Place Streets During International Policing Conference
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Young People Hold the Key to Mobilizing for Climate Action
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Kids Take Too Many Tests, Obama Administration Concedes
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Guatemalan Families Wager Homes to Finance US Migration
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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>Glenn Reedus, Chicago Reporter:</strong> The trial of Police Commander Glenn Evans highlights divisions in Chicago neighborhoods where crime is often highest and police misconduct complaints are frequent. Being an African-American police officer can be a contentious choice in a community that is in a tug-of-war over police conduct.</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>Susanna Hegner, Southern Currents:</strong> A new economic revitalization initiative announced its first round of grants for communities in 12 states and tribal regions affected by changes in the coal industry and energy sector. The bulk of the funding is going to Kentucky and West Virginia.</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>s.e. smith, Care2:</strong> It might be just two pages long, but a leaked briefing paper purporting to be from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is generating international controversy as readers debate whether it was advancing an official policy position on drug decriminalization.</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>Emily Schwartz Greco, OtherWords:</strong> An imminent pumpkin shortage is only the latest example of how changing weather patterns are endangering some of our favorite foods and drinks. Thanks for nothing, global warming. Despite this vulnerability, pumpkin is more versatile and less imperiled than those other specialty crops.</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> The Trans-Pacific Partnership was hugely overlooked in both the Democratic and Republican debates; Sweden may become the world's first cashless country; Bernie Sanders is endorsing a small tax hike on everyone in order to fund family leave; and more.</p>
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