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News & Views | 08.03.15 Featured...   The Revolt Against the Ruling Class by Robert Reich The revolt against the ruling class won’t end with the 2016 election, regardless. Which means the ruling class will have to change the way it rules America. Or it won’t rule too much longer.       News...   To Topple US 'Oligarchy,' Sanders Calls for Publicly Financed Elections by Deirdre Fulton The senator from Vermont compared politicians to NASCAR drivers with their sponsor's logos emblazoned on their uniforms, suggesting some politicians should wear signs saying, "I'm sponsored by the Koch brothers" or "I'm sponsored by Big Oil."         Finally, One Banker Gets Sizable Jail Term. But Will Others Follow? by Deirdre Fulton "A message needs to be sent to the world of banking," said UK Judge Jeremy Cooke on Monday as he handed down a 14-year sentence to former Citibank and UBS trader Tom Hayes, convicted in a London court on eight counts of conspiring to manipulate a global benchmark interest rate known as LIBOR.         Call for Christie's Resignation After Saying Teachers Union Deserves 'Punch In the Face' by Sarah Lazare This is not the first insult Christie has attracted attention and scorn for verbally clashing with educators and labeling union leaders "political thugs."         Hypocrisy on Display as US Lavishes Military Aid on Egypt by Sarah Lazare The backing comes as al-Sisi oversees an increase in authoritarianism that some analysts warn is the worst the country has seen in 60 years—including during the regime of former U.S.-backed President Hosni Mubarak who was toppled by a popular uprising in 2011.         'Requiem for Arctic Ice': Fight Against Shell Crescendos with Musical Protest by Deirdre Fulton "This protest is about reaching into the hearts of Shell employees, and asking them to help Shell avert disaster," said Mel Evans, the protest's artistic director.         War President Obama Authorizes Ongoing Airstrikes Against Syria by Jon Queally The complexities of the various factions now on the ground in Syria—including the U.S.-trained forces like "Division 30"—make it impossible to predict how the expansion of U.S. airstrikes might impact the fighting or the prospects for a negotiated settlement.     more news...  Views...   Great Embarrassments of an Unequal Society by Paul Buchheit America has experienced "gush-up" rather than "trickle-down." The shame is on the adherents of unregulated free-market capitalism. But in the realm of reality, there are many reasons for embarrassment.         The Trans Pacific Trade Deal Stumbled. Now Is the Time to Walk Away by Sam Cossar-Gilbert The failure to conclude the TPP agreement in Hawaii signals a potentially terminal stall in these secret negotiations. The next few months are critical.         The Mass Killer and the National Security State by Karen Greenberg Isn’t it time to put as many resources and as much innovative thinking into our children as into our wars?         Seventy Years After Dropping the A-Bomb by Leonard Pitts, Jr. The childish human urge to divide itself and destroy itself has splashed oceans of blood across the history of the world. The difference 70 years ago was the scope of the thing — and that spectacular ending. For the first time, our species now had the ability to destroy itself.        The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color by Michelle Chen The clinics under threat serve the most vulnerable women, who face the most pressure to forgo the care they need because it’s too expensive or too far from home.         Farm Sanctuary: A Haven From the Animal Holocaust by Chris Hedges "If these are living, feeling creatures, don’t they deserve to be treated with compassion and respect? When you start thinking through those issues, the logical conclusion is that you don’t eat animals."     more views... Newswire... Institute for Public Accuracy: Urging Bernie Sanders to “Speak Out” on Foreign Policy, Petition Gathers More Than 8,000 Signers in First Day ACLU: Kentucky Case Spotlights Problem of Untrained Law Enforcement Disciplining Students with Disabilities 350: Clean Power Plan is Significant, But Not Enough Friends of the Earth: EPA Takes Historic Climate Action, but It’s Only a Down Payment Sierra Club Statement on The Clean Power Plan Government Accountability Project: 70,000 Petitioners Demand Protections for Truth-telling Contract Poultry Farmers more newswire...

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