Новости за 23.06.2017

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams The news comes despite President Trump’s numerous vows to fight for American workers at risk of losing their livelihoods because of outsourcing and layoffs.

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A measure winding through the state Legislature uses language of religious freedom while proposing harsh consequences for women who have had abortions or use contraception.

Bill Cosby leaving the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., after his sexual assault case was declared a mistrial last week. (Matt Rourke / AP) Less than a week after a sexual assault lawsuit against him ended in a mistrial, Bill Cosby has announced plans to embark on a town hall-style speaking tour around the country. The primary audience, according to his spokesman, is “young people” who “need to know what they’re facing when they’re hanging out and partying, when they’re doing... Читать дальше...

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE want the Pan-Arab news network silenced. It has less independence than before but is still a voice that would be sorely missed if lost.

In a new episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” host and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and law professor James Forman Jr. discuss the mass incarceration of black men and the issue of drug decriminalization.

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Travis Kalanick at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2014. (TechCrunch / CC BY-SA 2.0) Travis Kalanick is out as Uber’s CEO, and some analysts think the ride-service company may not survive. Uber could become the “Enron of the transportation industry” if Kalanick’s successor doesn’t change Uber’s business model, according to Steven Hill, a senior fellow with the New America Foundation and author of five books, including “Raw Deal: How the Uber Economy and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers.”... Читать дальше...

Footage of real-life bloodshed justifies the infernal title of Sebastian Junger’s documentary film, co-directed by Nick Quested.