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FBI Tracking of Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo Foreshadowed Future Abuses Aaron J. Leonard, Truthout The recently released FBI file on Suze Rotolo, an artist, activist and daughter of Communist Party members, who was associated with Bob Dylan in the early 1960s, foreshadows the Bureau's many abuses of personal and political freedoms under the guise of national security. While Rotolo’s file is proof of the agency's repressive power in the past, it also underscores the need for vigilance against ongoing abuse.
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White Supremacy Tried to Kill Jazz. The Music Triumphed. Anton Woronczuk, Truthout Dodging "unscrulpuous bosses" and violent attacks by racist "fans" were part of the "common plight" of jazz musicians in the early 20th century, says historian Gerald Horne, author of Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music. In this interview with Truthout, Horne describes the role of racism in the development of jazz and why creativity, improvisation and technical mastery were a means of survival for its performers.
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The Criminal Legal System Punishes Youth for Not Thinking Like Adults Jeremiah Bourgeois, Truthout Since I was imprisoned and sentenced to life without parole 27 years ago for crimes I committed when 14 years old, new psycho-social research on juveniles has prompted a paradigm shift in the way the criminal legal system handles juvenile crimes. While I will be freed soon under the new rules, my fellow prisoners who were barely 18 when they committed their crimes are denied relief.
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West Texas Mass Shooting Provokes Fresh Calls for Stricter Gun Laws Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Gun control advocates and Democratic politicians swiftly demanded that Congress take action after at least seven people were killed and several more were injured in a mass shooting in Texas Saturday. Sunday morning, Odessa police updated the death toll to seven and said that one victim remains in "life-threatening" condition, but still have not released the suspect's name or possible motive.
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Toxic Alaska Mine Could "Destroy the World's Last Great Sockeye Salmon Fishery" Joaqlin Estus, Indian Country Today Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy had nothing but encouragement for a potential investor in a controversial mine. But a coalition of tribes and environmental and fishing organizations say the waste from the Pebble Mine would have to be stored forever near the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery, both a cultural and multi-billion dollar resource.
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Top NRA Official Faces Second Accusation of Sexual Harassment Mike Spies, ProPublica The National Rifle Association over the past two years has grappled with two separate sexual harassment allegations against Josh Powell, a senior official, including a case involving an employee. The disclosure of a recent settlement in 2017 comes amid a stream of reports alleging mismanagement and questionable spending by NRA leadership.
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McConnell Seems Increasingly Nervous Republicans Could Lose Big Next Year Lisa Needham, The American Independent Institute Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to be worried that Trump isn't going to win in 2020. At least, that's one explanation for his promise to "protect" the Supreme Court from Democrats. But if he was sincere, he wouldn't have blocked Merrick Garland from receiving a hearing, and he would have required a full and fair investigation into the highly credible allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.
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Eight Unions Have Climate Plans, But None Call for End to Fossil Fuel Industry Rachel M. Cohen, In These Times Two months ago, the BlueGreen Alliance -- a national coalition of labor unions and environmental groups -- released an eight-page document laying out its vision to curb climate change and reduce inequality. The report, dubbed Solidarity for Climate Action, marks a significant development for labor, but is also receiving criticism for the absence of calls for an end to the fossil fuel industry itself.
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Monsanto Emails Show Employees Wanted to "Beat the Shit" Out of Concerned Moms William Rivers Pitt, Truthout A recent document dump from one of the thousands of lawsuits currently being brought against Bayer-Monsanto over its cancer-causing pesticide, Roundup, is revelatory. Emails between Monsanto employees and the company's consultants show them lashing out, expressing a desire to "beat the shit" out of concerned mothers and the organics industry.
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A New Novel Transcends Space and Time to Illustrate Historical Struggle Paul Buhle, Truthout In Peter Linebaugh's Red Round Globe Hot Burning, we move across continents and back and forth in time, following the life of Edward Marcus Despard, an Irishman who married a former slave from the Caribbean and was hanged in 1802 as a revolutionary. Writing history in novel form, Linebaugh's book offers an education in 18th century interracial history, revolution and class resistance.
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