Dahr Jamail | As Casualties Mount, Scientists Say Global Warming Has Been "Hugely Underestimated" Dahr Jamail, Truthout: As the signs of runaway anthropogenic climate disruption continue to escalate, a new study reports that climate change is "worse than we thought" because it is happening "faster than we realized." Read the Article The Evaporation of Democracy Lorenzo Del Savio and Matteo Mameli, Truthout: Democracy is evaporating. In our globalized world, new forms of colonization are emerging, and popular control over decisions that affect people's freedom and well-being is becoming increasingly weaker. This can and must be stopped. Read the Article Documents Show US Siding With Israel in Death of Its Own Citizen Jessica Lee, Truthout: Documents obtained by the Center for Constitutional Rights show how the United States was complicit in hindering investigation of Israel's execution of a US citizen and other crimes while halting the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, a humanitarian relief effort. Read the Article Domestic Terrorism Allegations Appear to Be Used as War Propaganda Alastair Sloan, Truthout: In the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, some terrorism investigations appear to be deliberate attempts to suggest domestic terror connections that will stimulate popular support for the war against Islamic State. Read the Article Dean Baker | Ebola Hysteria Fever: A Real Epidemic Dean Baker, Truthout: Thus far, the Ebola virus has infected three people in the United States that we know of, however Ebola hysteria seems to have infected somewhere close to 300 million. There are reports of kids being pulled out of schools and even some school closings. Read the Article Dark Day for Democracy: SCOTUS Allows Racially Motivated Disenfranchisement of Texas Voters Ernest A. Canning and Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog: As the plaintiffs in the otherwise successful challenge to Texas Republicans' polling place photo ID restriction law pointed out during their emergency petition to the US Supreme Court earlier this week, it was the high court itself that gutted a central provision of the Voting Rights Act. Read the Article Edward Snowden and the Golden Age of Spying: An Interview With Laura Poitras Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: Director Laura Poitras, like reporter Glenn Greenwald, is now known almost as widely as Edward Snowden himself for helping facilitate his entry into the world. Her new film takes you back to June 2013 and locks you in that Hong Kong hotel room with Snowden for eight days that changed the world. Read the Interview Did Louisiana Attorney General Caldwell Miss the CDC Memo That Incineration Kills Ebola? Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell got a temporary restraining order to stop the incinerated remains of Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan's belongings from being disposed of in Louisiana. Read the Article Code Black Alert: Slave Patrols Alive and Well Across the US Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo and Kevin Berends, Black Agenda Report: Understanding the history of policing in the US-African community is important to developing an analysis and the ability to predict whether this criminal justice system is salvageable or needs to be completely reimagined. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: The US Is Number One in Violence, and More In today's On the News segment: Violence is one of the only reasons the United States finds itself at the top of any charts; many colleges around the country will take as much of their students' money as they can get their hands on; the top 1% own half of all the world's assets; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Threat of Ebola Highlights Problems in the US Public Health System Emily Cerciello, Next New Deal: The second case of Ebola transmitted in the United States was confirmed in Texas recently. Even more frightening, perhaps, is the sequence of events leading up to the transmission and the many questions it generates about the preparedness of the country in responding to public health emergencies. Read the Article |
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