Tuesday, February 2, 2016

news winter 2016

The war in Syria has destroyed many lives and many places and many hopes. The end is nowhere closer even as negotiations work at the highest levels.

Jeremy Corbyn visited refugees camps in France.
A UK ruling may help some refugees seeking asylum from Syria's civil war.

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The unrest in Tunisia has reached a peak of intensity not yet seen before since the Arab Spring.
More destruction is felt in the Yemen capital Sanaa.
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In the US, as primary season for the US Presidential candidates gets underway, the biggest donors are under a greater degree of scrutiny with a new book by Jane Mayer. She was on npr's Fresh Air talking about it last month.
The BBC had a great series on race in the US a couple weeks ago.
These people are keeping track how much money the state of Kansas will not accept in order to help with the expansion of Medicaid like other states. In the name of claiming independence from the Federal Government which the Governor, the State Legislature and Big Energy concerns like KOCH industries say they don't like. But those people are not likely to benefit (much) from such funds, either.

Because of a fake budget crisis in Michigan, the governor allowed local officials in charge to change the water supply for the city of Flint. The resultant shock to the system getting water from the Flint River dumped toxins into sinks and showers all over the city. It's been brown ever since with many people including children being exposed to many months of poisonous water.

The standoff at an Oregon wildlife refuge was mostly dispersed after a month of ridiculous tension.

Some great music.

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