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RSN: John Kiriakou | There Can Be No Sentencing Reform Without Compassionate Release
John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News
Kiriakou writes: "Just before New Year's Day, President Donald Trump signed a sentencing reform bill into law. The First Step Act was just that - a first step. It did away with a handful of mandatory minimum sentences, it clarified how good-behavior time is calculated, and it encouraged the appropriation of funds for job training and education. The problem, though, is that it didn't correct any of the mistakes of past efforts to 'reform' the criminal justice system."
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John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News
Kiriakou writes: "Just before New Year's Day, President Donald Trump signed a sentencing reform bill into law. The First Step Act was just that - a first step. It did away with a handful of mandatory minimum sentences, it clarified how good-behavior time is calculated, and it encouraged the appropriation of funds for job training and education. The problem, though, is that it didn't correct any of the mistakes of past efforts to 'reform' the criminal justice system."
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Michelle Alexander. (photo: MichelleAlexander.com)
Michelle Alexander | Time to Break the Silence on Palestine
Michelle Alexander, The New York Times
Alexander writes: "Until very recently, the entire Congress has remained mostly silent on the human rights nightmare that has unfolded in the occupied territories."
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Michelle Alexander, The New York Times
Alexander writes: "Until very recently, the entire Congress has remained mostly silent on the human rights nightmare that has unfolded in the occupied territories."
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. (photo: Getty Images)
Where Are Democratic 2020 Hopefuls on the Trump-Backed Coup Attempt in Venezuela?
Marco Cartolano, In These Times
Cartolano writes: "Trump called Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government 'illegitimate' two weeks after Maduro's inauguration for a second term. The declaration came after Guaidó swore himself in as president with the support of several right-wing governments in Latin America."
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Marco Cartolano, In These Times
Cartolano writes: "Trump called Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government 'illegitimate' two weeks after Maduro's inauguration for a second term. The declaration came after Guaidó swore himself in as president with the support of several right-wing governments in Latin America."
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'I started to cry,' said Gabriel Sedano, an immigrant from Mexico who was among those fired. He had worked at the club since 2005. 'I told them they needed to consider us,' he said. (photo: Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)
Trump's Golf Course Employed Undocumented Workers - and Then Fired Them Amid Showdown Over Border Wall
Joshua Partlow and David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The firings show Trump's business was relying on undocumented workers even as the president demanded a border wall to keep out such immigrants."
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Joshua Partlow and David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The firings show Trump's business was relying on undocumented workers even as the president demanded a border wall to keep out such immigrants."
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We're going after Facebook because that's where the money is. (photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
Facebook and Google Need to Start Paying Journalists What They Owe Us
Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate
Mathis-Lilley writes: "A wave of layoffs crashed on the news industry this week. Verizon is cutting 800 employees from its media properties, which include HuffPost and Yahoo. BuzzFeed will cut 15 percent of its staff, which is more than 200 people."
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Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate
Mathis-Lilley writes: "A wave of layoffs crashed on the news industry this week. Verizon is cutting 800 employees from its media properties, which include HuffPost and Yahoo. BuzzFeed will cut 15 percent of its staff, which is more than 200 people."
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Myanmar Army major generals Tun Tun Nyi (left), Soe Naing Oo (center) and Zaw Min Tun (right) attend a military press conference on Jan. 18. Myanmar's army said it killed 13 ethnic Rakhine fighters after the armed group carried out deadly attacks on police posts. (photo: Thet Aung/AFP/Getty Images)
Amid Renewed Violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State, Arakan Army Returns to Spotlight
Ashley Westerman, NPR
Westerman writes: "The central government has been trying to broker peace and stop ethnic factions from targeting it for the past 70 years, leading some to call Myanmar's turmoil the world's longest civil war."
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Ashley Westerman, NPR
Westerman writes: "The central government has been trying to broker peace and stop ethnic factions from targeting it for the past 70 years, leading some to call Myanmar's turmoil the world's longest civil war."
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Packaging free shower products are displayed at 'Lush,' handmade cosmetics store, in downtown Milan, Italy, January 25, 2019. (photo: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)
Consumer Foods CEOs in Davos Hot Seat Over Plastic Waste
Jessica DiNapoli and Mark Bendeich, Reuters
Excerpt: "Consumer products companies including Procter & Gamble Co and Coca-Cola Co are emerging as new targets for global activism, with green groups blaming them for fouling the ocean with plastic and activists urging governments to regulate them."
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Jessica DiNapoli and Mark Bendeich, Reuters
Excerpt: "Consumer products companies including Procter & Gamble Co and Coca-Cola Co are emerging as new targets for global activism, with green groups blaming them for fouling the ocean with plastic and activists urging governments to regulate them."
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