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TODAY'S TOP STORIES - June 29, 2016 Pope Francis' Sham Apology to LGBTQ Community: Why Being Sorry Doesn't Cut It By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet An apology without remedy is almost worse than none. READ MORE» The Failure of the Second Amendment: Our Founders Got This One Wrong in Every Respect By Mark Delucia, Salon The militia is all but left out of the modern dialogue regarding the Second Amendment. READ MORE» 10 Things People Who Are Homeless Want You to Know About Their Lives By Evelyn Nieves, AlterNet Separating truth from fiction. READ MORE» We Have Reached an Age of Disintegration: How Greedy Neoliberalism and Deadly Wars Are Destroying Modern Life By Patrick Cockburn, Tom Dispatch Seven ongoing wars, ushering in an era of instability.  READ MORE» It's Official—California Will Vote on Legalizing Marijuana in November By Phillip Smith, AlterNet The Golden State is going to have a chance to go green.  READ MORE» Militarizing the Major Leagues: MLB Game to be Played at U.S. Army Installation By Michael Arria, AlterNet The Marlins and Braves will play at Fort Bragg this July. READ MORE» The NY State Senate Just Passed a Bill That Reads Like a Parody of Reactionary Terror Laws By Sarah Lazare, Adam Johnson, AlterNet Proposed legislation would create a "terrorist registry." READ MORE» Texas Supreme Court Sides With Family That Refuses to Educate Kids While Awaiting Rapture By Brad Reed, Raw Story An El Paso family won on a technicality, and will not have to provide proof to the school district that they're educating their children.  READ MORE» Can You Have Your Meat, and Your Conscience Too? By John Sanbonmatsu, AlterNet One critic thinks Humane Society honcho Wayne Pacelle is too accommodating to big ag, and the meat industry.  READ MORE» Anti-Bernie Bias Reigns at Second Annual Politicon in Los Angeles By Lauren Steiner, AlterNet It's up to Sanders supporters to tell their own stories.  READ MORE» 5 Awful Ideas About Poor People and Addiction in David Brooks' Latest Column By Sarah Beller, The Influence The cluelessness of the insider intellectual.  READ MORE» Why Sexual Function Should Be Part of Occupational and Physical Therapies for Disabled People By Andrew Gurus, Kinkly Physical therapy often focuses on strengthening and training people with disabilities to be more independent. Shouldn't sexual function be included? READ MORE» First Mammal Goes Extinct Due to Human-Caused Climate Change By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch Way to go, humans. READ MORE» You are subscribed as: bsamad2007.adnan@blogger.com View this mailing as a webpage. SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE © 2015 Independent Media Institutes All Rights Reserved 1881 Harmon Street, Berkeley, CA 94703