What can we expect from Congress in 2015?

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The systematic shutdown of protests in the US

RT America

Published on Jan 4, 2015

The US has a long history of systematically shutting down protests. From the 1968 DNC to Kent State, the Battle in Seattle to Occupy, America’s biggest protests were squelched with not-so-pretty tactics by the government. So as the Americans once again took to the streets to protest police brutality at the close of 2014, one has to wonder: how did the feds intend on shutting it down? The Resident discusses. Follow The Resident at http://www.twitter.com/TheResident

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UNICEF Plan Sees Ivory Coast Children Leave Cocoa Fields for School

CCTV Africa

Published on Jan 4, 2015

Children in Cote d’Ivoire’s cocoa growing village of Koffikro, are getting an opportunity to go to school thanks to a programme launched by the United Nations Children’s Education Fund. The campaign essentially aims to reduce child labour. At the moment, child labour cases have decreased and schools have been forced to expand to accommodate higher number of pupils enrolling for lessons. CCTV’s Mahia Mutua reports.

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Why So Much Climate Denial in Congress? Follow the Money

Stefanie Spear | November 4, 2014 9:07 am

Earthjustice asks, “Why so much climate change denial in Congress?” They answer, “Follow the money.”

Check out this infographic and see for yourself the 163 members of Congress that deny the basic tenets of climate science. Then follow the money and see that on average, climate deniers in Congress take 3.5 times more “dirty energy money.”

What’s Earthjustice’s solution? “Join the movement” and “demand strong climate action now.”

…(read more).

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Cargo ship with 700 migrants on board and no crew docks in Italy

euronews (in English)

Published on Dec 31, 2014
A cargo ship understood to be carrying around 700 migrants arrived in the Italian port of Gallipoli on Wednesday.

Italian authorities had taken control of the ship at sea after the crew abandoned it. It had been set on a route to crash into the Italian coast.

Most of those on board the vessel – called Blue Sky M – were thought to be Syrians and Kurds.

It is not clear where the boat had set off from although there were unconfirmed reports it was from Turkey.

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Robert Reich’s 2014 year in review

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Published on Dec 26, 2014

As we head into 2015, it’s important to remember how quickly progressive change that seemed radical—if not a crazy pipe dream—at one time, becomes inevitable when enough people make a ruckus!

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