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January 9, 2016

Calls for Michigan Gov. Snyder's Arrest as Flint Poisoning Scandal Implicates Top Staffers

Sarah Lazare Common Dreams

"Your staff and others knew that the water in the Flint River was poison -- but you decided that taking over the city and "cutting costs" to "balance the budget" was more important than the people's health." Michael Moore

Wall Street Reform and Financial Policy | Bernie Sanders

January 9, 2016

Bernie Sanders discusses his vision for economic reform in America, including reining in Wall Street.

Don't Let Donald Trump Fool You: Rightwing Populism Is the New Normal

January 9, 2016

Gary Younge argues that it might be tempting to view the political success of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as something uniquely American, but it's not.

January 9, 2016

America Revisits the Dark Side Candidates Compete to Promise the Most Torture and Slaughter

Rebecca Gordon TomDispatch

You want war crimes? Post-9/11, Washington could have sported the logo: War Crimes "R" Us. If you want to understand what this sort of impunity means in terms of the politics of 2016, then read on.

January 9, 2016

A Seldom Mentioned Threat to the Two-State Solution

Padraig O'Malley The Conversation

One of the seldom-discussed obstacles to the implementation of a two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the demographic change taking place within Israel’s Jewish population. Much has been made of the growth of the Palestinian population within Israel/Palestine, but the birthrate of conservative ultra-Orthodox Jews, who are exercising ever-greater influence in Israeli politics, culture, and the armed forces, also exceeds that of Orthodox and secular Jews.

January 8, 2016