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Ten LGBTQ News Stories the Mainstream Media Ignored in 2015
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Ten LGBTQ News Stories the Mainstream Media Ignored in 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34201-ten-lgbtq-news-stories-the-mainstr=
eam-media-ignored-in-2015
Toshio Meronek, Truthout: From the continuing rise of anti-trans violence t=
o the creative, intersectional struggles of LGBTQ and anti-racist activists=
, the mainstream media missed, ignored or just plain got wrong a number of =
stories about the LGBTQ community in 2015. Here's Truthout's recap of the s=
tories we don't want you to miss.
Restorative Justice Gives Our Children Dignity in US Schools
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34203-restorative-justice-gives-our-chil=
dren-dignity-in-us-schools
Eisa Nefertari Ulen, Truthout: Activists have long resisted the imposition =
of violent disciplinary systems on students of color - and some of them are=
doing so by providing creative and effective alternatives. One option: imp=
lement restorative justice principles in all institutions serving US youth.
How Could Tamir Rice's Death Be "Reasonable"?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/34212-how-could-tamir-rice-s-death-be=
-reasonable
Patricia J. Williams, The Nation: Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy McGint=
y released two reports by hired experts declaring that the shooting death o=
f Tamir Rice was "objectively" and legally reasonable. But in a world of co=
mplex and systemic violence, legal reason sometimes follows a dangerously i=
maginative narrative arc.
Undercovered in 2015: The Link Between Deportation and Incarceration, and M=
ore
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34209-the-most-undercovered-stories-of-2=
015
Bill Moyers Staff and Contributors, Moyers & Company: Reporters and editors=
from various publications, including Truthout, discuss which key story the=
y feel the mainstream media failed to cover adequately in 2015. Topics rang=
e from campaign finance to environmental racism to the intersection of pris=
ons and deportations.
Global Opposition Is Mounting Against the Latest Environmental Abuse - Deep=
Sea Mining
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34206-global-opposition-is-mounting-agai=
nst-the-latest-environmental-abuse-deep-sea-mining
Tom Lawson, Occupy.com: It's only within the last decade, as demand has gro=
wn for items such as smartphones, that technology has made the extraction o=
f minerals from under the sea possible. Now, the world's first-ever commerc=
ial deep sea mining project is due to start in under two years time.
Why Is It Illegal to Research the Impact of Gun Control on Public Health?
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/34202-why-is-it-illegal-to-research-t=
he-impact-of-gun-control-on-public-health
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: The US is in the midst of a=
full-blown public health crisis. Every day, around 282 Americans - that's =
more than 32,000 people every year - die from a totally preventable cause: =
gun violence. This preventable cause just isn't a problem in most other wea=
lthy nations.
Connecticut Reporter Resigns After Boss "Sells Out" Paper to Billionaire GO=
P Donor Sheldon Adelson
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34215-connecticut-reporter-resigns-after=
-boss-sells-out-paper-to-billionaire-gop-donor-sheldon-adelson
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: A Connecticut newspaper reporter has resigned =
after alleging gross misconduct by ownership on behalf of billionaire Repub=
lican donor Sheldon Adelson. Steve Collins announced his resignation after =
the owner of The Bristol Press ran a plagiarized article criticizing a Neva=
da judge who had challenged Adelson's business dealings.
US Deports Fewer People in 2015 - by Outsourcing to Mexico
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34207-us-deports-fewer-people-in-2015-by=
-outsourcing-to-mexico
Charles Davis, teleSUR: While arrests in and deportations from the United S=
tates are down, that is not due to a kinder, gentler immigration enforcemen=
t regime. It's because there are fewer undocumented immigrants making it ne=
ar, much less across, the US border with Mexico.
Bad Arguments That Just Won't Die
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/34204-bad-arguments-that-just-won-t-d=
ie
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: In policy discourse, zombies and cockroaches a=
re slightly different kinds of ideas. I consider the notion that the Afford=
able Care Act hasn't really reduced the number of uninsured Americans as be=
ing a cockroach - it seemed to have subsided for a while but has come back.
US Presidential Contest Reflects the Growing Polarization of Society
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/34208-us-presidential-contest-reflect=
s-the-growing-polarization-of-society
Andrea Bauer, Freedom Socialist: The crowded presidential debate stage mirr=
ors the growing polarization of society, largely caused by people's deep un=
easiness about the economy and their place in it. The candidates also perso=
nify the sharpening of a trend whereby capitalist democracy is becoming les=
s and less democratic all the time.
G7's "New Alliance" Deal Is Failing Farmers in Africa
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34205-g7-s-new-alliance-deal-is-failing-=
farmers-in-africa
Aisha Dodwell, New Internationalist Blog: Why does the UK government persis=
t in its support of schemes that aim to roll out a form of corporatized agr=
iculture? These schemes include the G7's New Alliance for Food Security and=
Nutrition, which, despite its name, is all about pushing policy reforms to=
expand industrial agriculture.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
How Dick Cheney Ruined My Christmas=20
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/how-dick-cheney-ruined-my-chr=
istmas
US Christmas Lights Use More Energy Than Entire Countries
Read the Article at Agence France-Presse
http://phys.org/news/2015-12-christmas-energy-entire-countries.html#jCp
2016 Forecasted to Be the Hottest Year Ever Recorded=20
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/2016-forecasted-to-be-the-hot=
test-year-ever-recorded
Tamir Rice Decision Shows You Can Get Away With Murder
Read the Article at The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/28/tamir-rice-decision-shows-=
you-can-get-away-with-murder.html
North Atlantic Storm to Lash UK, May Push Temperatures Over 50 Degrees Abov=
e Normal at North Pole
Read the Article at The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/12/28/frea=
k-storm-in-north-atlantic-may-push-temperatures-70-degrees-above-normal-at-=
north-pole/
The Election Misinformation Mess
Read the Article at Consortium News
https://consortiumnews.com/2015/12/28/the-misinformation-mess/
Mot=C3=B6rhead Frontman "Lemmy" Kilmister Dead at Age 70
Read the Article at CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/28/entertainment/lemmy-motrhead-death/
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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>Toshio Meronek, Truthout:</strong> From the continuing rise of anti-trans violence to the creative, intersectional struggles of LGBTQ and anti-racist activists, the mainstream media missed, ignored or just plain got wrong a number of stories about the LGBTQ community in 2015. Here's Truthout's recap of the stories we don't want you to miss.</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>Eisa Nefertari Ulen, Truthout:</strong> Activists have long resisted the imposition of violent disciplinary systems on students of color - and some of them are doing so by providing creative and effective alternatives. One option: implement restorative justice principles in all institutions serving US youth.</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=10YhwOsdldsgNn3CSI85t%2B44i92amxsf"><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>Bill Moyers Staff and Contributors, Moyers & Company:</strong> Reporters and editors from various publications, including Truthout, discuss which key story they feel the mainstream media failed to cover adequately in 2015. Topics range from campaign finance to environmental racism to the intersection of prisons and deportations.</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>Tom Lawson, Occupy.com:</strong> It's only within the last decade, as demand has grown for items such as smartphones, that technology has made the extraction of minerals from under the sea possible. Now, the world's first-ever commercial deep sea mining project is due to start in under two years 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=C%2FF7KcvdZ0KCoT%2FW8RlaMe44i92amxsf"><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=OEpujTV%2FINYm9nzapwAXZe44i92amxsf"><strong>Why Is It Illegal to Research the Impact of Gun Control on Public Health?</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>The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> The US is in the midst of a full-blown public health crisis. Every day, around 282 Americans - that's more than 32,000 people every year - die from a totally preventable cause: gun violence. This preventable cause just isn't a problem in most other wealthy nations.</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=alr34uZGqQfocR%2BSmiJ22u44i92amxsf"><strong>Connecticut Reporter Resigns After Boss "Sells Out" Paper to Billionaire GOP Donor Sheldon Adelson</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> A Connecticut newspaper reporter has resigned after alleging gross misconduct by ownership on behalf of billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson. Steve Collins announced his resignation after the owner of The Bristol Press ran a plagiarized article criticizing a Nevada judge who had challenged Adelson's business dealings.</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=RZ%2BG02Nm%2B4Yylj%2FpA3%2FkhqOWI4hCfyqc"><strong>US Deports Fewer People in 2015 - by Outsourcing to Mexico</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>Charles Davis, teleSUR:</strong> While arrests in and deportations from the United States are down, that is not due to a kinder, gentler immigration enforcement regime. It's because there are fewer undocumented immigrants making it near, much less across, the US border with Mexico.</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=FneVwYLWgwoJuQWzhuER0%2B44i92amxsf"><strong>Bad Arguments That Just Won't Die</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>Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> In policy discourse, zombies and cockroaches are slightly different kinds of ideas. I consider the notion that the Affordable Care Act hasn't really reduced the number of uninsured Americans as being a cockroach - it seemed to have subsided for a while but has come back.</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>Andrea Bauer, Freedom Socialist:</strong> The crowded presidential debate stage mirrors the growing polarization of society, largely caused by people's deep uneasiness about the economy and their place in it. The candidates also personify the sharpening of a trend whereby capitalist democracy is becoming less and less democratic all the 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=76P54osCFFlZJBO7WsHqWO44i92amxsf"><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=fQkrcPcjT%2BHRVKTaOB7ZJ%2B44i92amxsf"><strong>G7's "New Alliance" Deal Is Failing Farmers in Africa</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>Aisha Dodwell, New Internationalist Blog:</strong> Why does the UK government persist in its support of schemes that aim to roll out a form of corporatized agriculture? These schemes include the G7's New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, which, despite its name, is all about pushing policy reforms to expand industrial agriculture.</p>
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