February 2018

February 23, 2018

Sidney's Picks: The Plot Against Unions, Florida's Gun Super-Lobbyist, and Clarence Thomas

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The Best of the Week’s News

Janus: The plot to kill organized labor
Last item make you mad? Join the Working People’s Day of Action, Feb 24 in NYC.
Is it time to impeach Clarence Thomas?
The super-lobbyist behind Florida’s crazy gun laws

February 16, 2018

Sidney's Picks: Trump's Betrayals, Mass Shootings, and Reward Points

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The Best of the Week’s News

Exposé reveals Trump’s finely-honed system for concealing affairs through media manipulation.
James Risen asks, “Is Trump a traitor?”
The common denominator in mass shootings? Entitled and embittered men.
The poor subsidize wealthier consumers at the cash register.

February 9, 2018

Sidney's Picks: Kelly's Disgrace, Black Lung, & Kratom Follies

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Michael Kray, Creative Commons. Shows the powdered leaves of kratom, a Southeast Asian plant in the coffee family, which has been used as a remedy for opioid dependence and chronic pain for centuries, and which the FDA is seeking to ban.

The Best of the Week’s News

The Rob Porter scandal becomes John Kelly’s disgrace.
A new Black Lung epidemic alarms doctors and cripples miners.
Trump may try to deport Green Card holders who receive public benefits like Medicaid.
The FDA uses junk science to smear kratom, a promising natural treatment for opioid addiction.

February 2, 2018

Sidney's Picks: ER Catch-22, Tax Cut Follies, and Fat Leonard

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The Best of the Week’s News

Insurers exploit the ER Catch-22: You don’t know if it’s an emergency unless you go to the ER
The GOP tax cuts are draining the treasury even faster than expected.
Green Card veteran starts hunger strike to protest impending deportation.
How “Fat Leonard” infiltrated the Navy’s 7th Fleet with spectacular bribes.

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Sidney's Picks: The Plot Against Unions, Florida's Gun Super-Lobbyist, and Clarence Thomas

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