Left Side of the Aisle #96

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of February 21-27, 2013

This week:

Good news: Illinois state Senate approves same-sex marriage
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-illinois-senate-approves-gay-marriage-20130214,0,5929022.story

Some peace and justice-related anniversaries
http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/infodocs/nvww2/ww2_nonviolence_norway2.html
http://fragmentsweb.org/fourtx/dishistx.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal
http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Watergate_scandal
http://www.ecn.cz/PRIVATE/Piano/Lovejoy.htm
http://www.peacebuttons.info/E-News/peacehistoryfebruary.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/wounded-knee
http://www.peacebuttons.info/E-News/peacehistoryfebruary.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peltier
http://schools-wikipedia.org/wp/c/Campaign_for_Nuclear_Disarmament.htm
http://www.cnduk.org/information/info-sheets/item/435-the-cnd-symbol

Outrage of the Week: Fox News' solar power stupidity
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/07/fox_news_expert_on_solar_energy_germany_gets_a_lot_more_sun_than_we_do_video.html
http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/16/germany-80-times-more-peak-solar-power-than-u-s-compared-to-electricity-demand/
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/02/07/fox-cedes-solar-industry-to-germany/192568
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/02/08/germany-isnt-all-that-sunny-and-case-for-diversified-energy-world/
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Subsidies-For-Oil-Gas-Nuclear-vs.-Renewables
http://www.fastcompany.com/1751390/its-time-kill-permanent-energy-subsidies
http://www.naturalnews.com/034401_EPA_fracking_well_water.html
http://www.dangersoffracking.com/
http://www.cleanwateraction.org/page/fracking-dangers
http://www.alternet.org/fracking/4-horrifying-dangers-fracking

RIP: Richard Briers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Life_%281975_TV_series%29
http://news.sky.com/story/1053662/richard-briers-dies-good-life-actor-aged-79
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_Briers

Clown Award: Missouri state Rep Mike Leara wants to make it a felony to propose gun control
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-missouri-gun-control-felony-20130219,0,1787720.story
https://www.stlbeacon.org/#!/content/29474/leara_gun_bill_reaction?coverpage=2749
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/pdf/2-12-13WebsterTestimony.pdf

Guns: State and individuals push back against the gun nuts
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/19/orange-county-shooting-spree_n_2717219.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Shooting-spree-across-Calif-county-leaves-4-dead-4289852.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder%2C_Inc.
http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB187&year=2013&code=R
http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills131/sumpdf/HB0545I.pdf
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/0219/Which-gun-control-measures-are-gaining-momentum-in-Congress-video
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/14/us-usa-guns-congress-idUSBRE90C0DK20130114
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/01/harry-reid-assault-weapons-ban.php
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/19/gun-control-bills_n_2507219.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/new-york-state-gun-laws-first-united-states-newtown-sandy-hook-shooting_n_2478418.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-guns-20130115,0,5165926.story?track=lat-pick
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/19/colorado-house-passes-gun_n_2713669.html
http://www.craigdailypress.com/news/2013/feb/19/state-house-passes-four-gun-control-measures/
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2013/February/Colo-House-Narrowly-Passes-Four-Gun-Control-Bills/
http://www.coloradoan.com/viewart/20130218/NEWS11/302180033/Colorado-House-passes-gun-control-measures-narrow-vote
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/gop-bill-that-would-allow_n_2573498.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/19/walmart-assault-weapons-protest_n_2507314.html?ref=topbar
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/us/politics/lawmakers-look-at-ban-on-high-capacity-gun-magazines.html
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/02/18/17003570-dem-forced-from-congressional-race-over-nra-support
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-hutchinson-expected-to-drop-out-endorse-kelly-in-jackson-jr-contest-20130216,0,5885704.story
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26315908/vp/50829055#50829055
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-sugarmann/gun-ownership-hits-new-lo_b_854564.html

And Amother Thing: the Higgs boson and the future of the universe
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/19/universe-lifespan-finite-unstable-higgs-boson_n_2713053.html