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In Brief

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Fox Noise Channel sued over JoDon Romero on-air suicide

Roger Ailes’ network is being taken to court by the mother of a man whose suicide it “inadvertently” broadcast nationwide.

# (Tuesday, June 18, 2013)

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NSA surveillance, as told through classic children's books

The Guardian: “As news of the NSA’s secret surveillance programs spread this weekend, Twitter did what it does best: mockery. User Darth asked followers to contribute titles for #NSAKidsBooks, which were then turned into beautifully hilarious works of art. Darth has kindly allowed us to share them.”

# (Sunday, June 16, 2013)

Quotation

Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.

— Chief Justice Earl Warren, addressing the National Press Club in the Dstrict of Columbia, as quoted in Freedom and Union.

# (Sunday, June 16, 2013)

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Photo from In Brief

A snapshot from Jeffrey Milstein’s upcoming exhibition, Flying Over Airports (Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Canada). Via My Modern Metropolis.

# (Saturday, June 15, 2013)

Quotation

I just think people need to make a living wage with health benefits… It also puts more money back into the economy and creates a healthier country. It’s really that simple.

— Costco CEO Craig Jelinek on why he treats his workers well.

# (Saturday, June 15, 2013)

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Meet the Hypocrites: Sean Hannity (Then and Now on NSA Surveillance, by Media Matters for America)

# (Friday, June 14, 2013)

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Darrell Issa's IRS investigation is falling apart

Republicans are desperate to try to connect the White House to the Internal Revenue Service’s foibles, but so far, all they’ve succeeded in doing is embarrassing themselves by distorting the evidence and stretching the truth.

# (Friday, June 14, 2013)

Quotation

I’m very disappointed in my teenage son’s words, and I sincerely apologize for the insensitivity. This language is unacceptable, anywhere. Needless to say, I’ve already spoken with him about this, he has apologized, and I apologize as well.

— Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, responding to media reports that his son used homophobic, anti-Semitic language on Twitter and a racist screen name on a social gaming site.

# (Thursday, June 13, 2013)

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Solar / anechoic by Alastair Philip Wiper

# (Thursday, June 13, 2013)

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The latest analysis and policy briefs from progressive think tanks focused on both regional and national politics.

  • Left with-out a Future? Social Justice in A...
    (Policy Network) — Policy Network will host a public debate on the future of the British Left and Labour’s political offer in the 2015 election. The occasion will also mark...
  • Democratic Self-Government in Europe
    (Policy Network) — Policy Network will host an interactive lunchtime debate on 'Democratic Self-Government in Europe'.
  • Sister Reach, Faith, and Speaking out for R...
    (Center for American Progress) — Download this podcast Three Reasons Why Obama’s Cigarette Tax Hik...
    (Off the Charts Blog | Center on...) — President Obama’s proposal to raise the federal tobacco tax to pay for expanded early childhood education hasn’t gotten much attention but, as our new pap...
  • Do Wall Street and the 1 Percent Thrive at ...
    (CEPR Feed) — One of the most compelling lines put forward by those seeking cuts in Social Security and Medicare is that spending on the elderly is coming at the expens...
  • CAP’s Brown on House Education a...
    (Center for American Progress) — Washington, D.C. — The House Education and the Workforce Committee voted today on the Student Success Act, H.R. 5, which reauthorizes the Elementary and S...
  • ADVISORY: CAP to Host Panel Discussion on U...
    (Center for American Progress) — Washington, D.C. — In a region with more than 1.6 billion people, South Asian nations such as India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh present both in...
  • RELEASE: New CAP Report Finds That Immigran...
    (Center for American Progress) — Washington, D.C. — Today the Center for American Progress released a groundbreaking new report, “ The Contributions of Immigrants and Their Children to th...
  • Morrow Pacific: The Economics Just Don’t Wo...
    (Sightline Daily) — A few months ago we reported on the shaky finances of Ambre Energy, Ltd , the Australian firm that's at the center of two of the three remaining coal expo...
  • What Can I Expect?
    (Center for American Progress) — See also: Entering a New Phase in the Syrian Conflict  by Ken Sofer The Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons has altered the U.S. role in Syria, but the...
  • What U.S. Learned from Listening in on Terr...
    (Articles and Op-Eds) — June 19, 2013 Peter Bergen June 19, 2013 URL:  http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/19/opinion/bergen-listening-to-terrorists/index.html
  • How to Block the NSA From Your Friends List
    (Articles and Op-Eds) — June 17, 2013 April Glaser June 17, 2013 URL:  http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/06/17/identi_ca_diaspora_and_friendica_are_more_secure_al...
  • Shining light on higher ed accessibility
    (Washington Policy Watch) — John Burbank, EOI Executive Director Sometimes it just makes sense to sit back, look around, and be thankful we live in the state of Washington. The Casca...
Occupy Radar

Occupy Radar tracks the latest dispatches from the Occupy Movement in cities across the Pacific Northwest. We are the 99%!

  • General Assembly Minutes, June 3, 2013 (Occupy Tacoma) — PRESENT: Patricia, Mike ( TM or TruthMerchant ), Neal, Woody, Marilyn, Vince, Alan TENT CITY TACOMA: We further discussed the logistics of the upcoming J...
  • Occupy Medical Fundraiser (Occupy Eugene) — Come support OCCUPY MEDICAL ~ Eugene's free and mobile health care clinic ~ on Sunday, June 23, 2013! Cozmic Pizza will host an evening of local musical ...
  • Rally In Support And Solidarity With Istan... (Occupy Portland) — [Description] On June 5th folks from around the Portland area will be gathering at Chapman Square to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters wh...
  • Occupy Gezi – Gezi Park Protesters S... (Occupy Salem Oregon) — A peaceful protest against efforts to turn Gezi Park, a small public park in Istanbul into a shopping mall has grown into a movement of thousands of peop...
  • The Occupy Eugene General Assembly (Occupy Eugene) — The Occupy Eugene General Assembly continues to hold  GAs inside at Growers Market on Fridays only, until we decide otherwise. The “ Quorum GA ....
  • Pitch A Tent (Occupy Portland) — June 7 at 9:00am until June 8 at 12:00pm 3rd Annual Pitch a Tent- Homeless Bill of Rights. A public camp out designed to raise awareness about the crimin...
  • March Against Monsanto Portland, Or (Occupy Portland) — MORE: facebook
  • Tent City Tacoma Kick-Off: First Public In... (Occupy Tacoma) — Thanks to Vince Hart for writing the original draft that you're now reading, and thanks to Patricia for proofreading the leaflet based on Vince's draft.—...
  • Swarm Monsanto (Occupy Eugene) — Occupy Eugene will gather for coffee and donuts at the Old Federal Building Saturday May 25th at 10:00 AM to prepare for the March Against Monsanto. Occu...
  • 3 Year Memorial For Keaton Otis (Occupy Portland) — Sunday, May 12th 5pm – 7pm The Miracles Club 4200 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. Portland, Or 97211
  • Benefit For Occupy Eugene (Occupy Eugene) — You are invited! Save the date!   What: Celebration of Art, Poetry, and Music: a benefit for Occupy Eugene   Where: Tsunami Books,  2585 Willamette Stree...
  • Occupy Eugene'S Activities To Protect Our ... (Occupy Eugene) — Watch this great update on what Occupy Eugene and the Civil Liberties Defense Center have been doing to keep our constitutional rights alive! http://yout...
  • Take To The Streets! (Occupy Portland) —
PNW Topic Hotlist

The PNW Topic Hotlist curates blog posts from local blogs based on current events. Posts categorized under the top three topics of the moment are shown below.

  • Tim Eyman
    • Majority Rules Blog: Tim Eyman’s Libertarian Vision for Washington State - Tim Eyman’s political philosophy for Washington State is libertarian at heart. The problem is that the libertarian vision is no vision at all. Libertarians argue for a minimalist government and this is Tim Eyman’s approach on his initiatives. If one asks who is Tim Eyman most like in his ideas, both Grover ... June 17 at 17:36 Pacific Time
  • Abortion
  • Climate Change
    • HorsesAss.org: Burning down the house - The Army Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for environmental review for civil works projects that affect navigable wat ers—projects like the Gateway Pacific Te rminal—"will not take into consideration the green house gases that will be emitted when the coal is burned in Asia." In testimony before Congress, ... June 18 at 9:21 Pacific Time
    • BlueOregon: Dept. of Interior reports taxpayers are losing millions to coal companies - Following last year's report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis concerning questions over domestic coal reserves mined from public lands being purchased at remarkably low prices given their fair market value, as well as national news coverage, and calls from Senator Wyden, Chairman of the ... June 11 at 15:52 Pacific Time
    • The Stranger Blog: US Army Corps of Engineers Won't Consider Climate Change or Air Quality in Coal Port Decisions - This morning, Mayor Mike McGinn and Climate Solutions Policy Director KC Golden testified in the US House of Repr esentatives’ Energy and Power Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce on the local impacts of the coal port terminal proposals to expand coal exports to China (a topic I cover extensively over here). ... June 18 at 16:49 Pacific Time
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