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Tear Gas, Stun Grenades, Sound Cannons: Companies Profiting from Police Crackdowns like Ferguson

Alex Kane, AlterNet

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/tear-gas-stun-grenades-sound-cannons-companies-profiting-police-crackdowns?akid=12153.9992.joY2nK&rd=1&src=newsletter1016414&t=2

Is Southern Conservatism Just Plain Old Racism?

Paul Rosenberg, Salon

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/southern-conservatism-just-plain-old-racism?akid=12153.9992.joY2nK&rd=1&src=newsletter1016414&t=12

American Democracy is Diseased

Robert Reich, RobertReich.org

http://www.alternet.org/economy/robert-reich-american-democracy-diseased?akid=12147.9992.PlQD-H&rd=1&src=newsletter1016239&t=3

Missouri’s Shockingly Ugly Racist Past and Present – Why Ferguson’s Inferno is No Surprise

Joe Conason, AlterNet

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/missouris-shockingly-ugly-racist-past-and-present-why-fergusons-inferno-no-surprise?akid=12147.9992.PlQD-H&rd=1&src=newsletter1016239&t=5

Israel Refuses to Move Blockade, Resumes Shelling http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/08/19/israel-refuses-lift-blockade-resumes-shelling

'Energy East Pipeline': A Ticking Bomb That Threatens Canada's Precious Waterways
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/08/19/energy-east-pipeline-ticking-bomb-threatens-canadas-precious-waterways

Journalists Among Dozens Arrested as Ferguson Protests Continue
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/08/19/journalists-among-dozens-arrested-ferguson-protests-continue

Michael Brown’s Killing Exposes the Neglect of Black Communities in the US

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/michael-browns-killing-exposes-neglect-black-communities-us?akid=12145.9992.1FvVyt&rd=1&src=newsletter1016127&t=17

FBI Raids of Charter School Operators Jump

Ruth Conniff, The Progressive

http://www.alternet.org/education/fbi-raids-charter-school-operators-jump?akid=12145.9992.1FvVyt&rd=1&src=newsletter1016127&t=21

Hillary-The-Hawk Flies Again

Ralph Nader, In the Public Interest

http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c5cfd22327c3214afb5955d02&id=652585571b&e=faf8219316