{"id":21190,"date":"2016-04-12T19:26:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T02:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=21190"},"modified":"2016-04-12T19:26:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T02:26:11","slug":"terse-tuesday-tidbits-april-12-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/12\/terse-tuesday-tidbits-april-12-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Terse Tuesday Tidbits April 12, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The "madness" of California's death penalty                          <\/strong><\/span><\/span>\"crimjustice_thumb.jpg\"<\/a>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.deathpenalty.org\/article.php?id=877<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wealth doesn't trickle down – it just floods offshore, research reveals<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\t“A far-reaching new study suggests a staggering $21tn in assets has been lost to global tax havens. If taxed, that could have been enough to put parts of Africa back on its feet – and even solve the euro crisis”<\/strong><\/em>
\n\thttp:\/\/uslaboragainstwar.org\/Article\/75541\/wealth-doesn-t-trickle-down-it-just-floods-offshore-research-reveals?link_id=2&can_id=5d524453ae1e6ae2fcae3072f14e2a93&source=email-uslaw-headline-news-bulletin-2016-6-april-12-2016&email_referrer=uslaw-headline-news-bulletin-2016-6-april-12-2016&email_subject=uslaw-headline-news-bulletin-2016-6-april-12-2016<\/a><\/p>\n

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“The suffering is staggering”: 6 Yemeni children killed or wounded daily in U.S.-backed Saudi war; millions face catastrophe<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/uslaboragainstwar.org\/Article\/75533\/the-suffering-is-staggering-6-yemeni-children-killed-or-wounded-daily-in-u-s-backed-saudi-war-millions-face-catastrophe?link_id=4&can_id=5d524453ae1e6ae2fcae3072f14e2a93&source=email-uslaw-headline-news-bulletin-2016-6-april-12-2016&email_referrer=uslaw-headline-news-bulletin-2016-6-april-12-2016&email_subject=uslaw-headline-news-bulletin-2016-6-april-12-2016<\/a><\/p>\n

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South African anti-mining group continues speaking out against plans for titanium mine, calling for solidarity after assassination of founder<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/libertytreefoundation.org\/news\/south-african-anti-mining-group-continues-speaking-out-against-plans-titanium-mine-calling-soli<\/a><\/p>\n

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Villagers continue to peacefully protest plan for coal plant creation in their community after death caused by police violence in Bangladesh<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/libertytreefoundation.org\/news\/villagers-continue-peacefully-protest-plan-coal-plant-creation-their-community-after-death-caus<\/a><\/p>\n

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How Air Pollution Affects Babies Before They're Born<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\t"Pollution is responsible for thousands of preterm births each year, according to a new study."<\/strong><\/em>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/environment\/2016\/03\/air-pollution-premature-birth-study<\/a><\/p>\n

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U.S. Radioactive Weapons Fueling Birth Defects in Iraq<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

"Investigative journalist Barbara Koeppel examines how the U.S. is getting away with using radioactive weapons that are causing spikes in birth defects and cancer in both Iraqi citizens and U.S. veterans"<\/strong><\/em> [text and video]<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/therealnews.com\/t2\/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16024<\/a><\/p>\n

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It’s time for an ambitious national investment in America’s children<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\t"Investments in early childhood care and education would have enormous benefits for children, families, society, and the economy"<\/strong><\/em>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/its-time-for-an-ambitious-national-investment-in-americas-children\/?utm_source=Economic+Policy+Institute&utm_campaign=5f58bb3994-EPI_News_04_08_164_8_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7c5826c50-5f58bb3994-58013205<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hillary Met with Protests over Foreign Policy and Criminal Justice in Baltimore<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

"TRNN reports from a Clinton rally in Baltimore, Maryland, where demonstrators were ejected after protesting Hillary's criminal justice and foreign policy stances" <\/strong><\/em>[text and video]<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/therealnews.com\/t2\/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16098<\/a><\/p>\n

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More than 50 health, religious and labor groups urge Congress to reject TPP trade deal<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\thttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/powerpost\/wp\/2016\/04\/12\/more-than-50-health-religious-and-labor-groups-urge-congress-to-reject-tpp-trade-deal\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some Possible Ideas For Going Forward<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\thttps:\/\/www.popularresistance.org\/some-possible-ideas-for-going-forward\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Digital Exclusive: Establishment Shuffle (video)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2t-_-dj7_Nw<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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