Left Side of the Aisle #130

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of October 17-23, 2013

This week:

Good news: SCOTUS won't hear MD gun law challenge
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/15/supreme-court-maryland-gun-law_n_4100510.html

Good news: US signs Arms Trade Treaty
http://politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/2013/09/25/why-secretary-kerry-did-the-right-thing-by-signing-the-arms-trade-treaty/
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/files/us-support-arms-trade-treaty-250913-oxfam.pdf
http://news.yahoo.com/us-signs-treaty-regulates-global-arms-trading-144813407--politics.html
http://politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/2013/06/11/its-just-not-true-the-arms-trade-treaty-and-gun-registration-part-i/
http://politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/2013/06/12/its-just-not-true-the-arms-trade-treaty-and-gun-registration-part-ii/

Hero Award: Rep. John Lewis
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/house-democrats-arrested-immigration_n_4066253.html
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/10/08/204733/rep-john-lewis-busted-for-45th.html

Hero Award: Human chain in Pakistan
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/muslims-form-human-chain-pakistan_n_4057381.html?ref=topbar
http://tribune.com.pk/story/614333/muslims-form-human-chain-to-protect-christians-during-lahore-mass/

Hero AWard: Drew Reisinger
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/north-carolina-gay-marriage-ban_n_4099068.html

Hero Award: Nancy Salgado
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/09/1245625/-McDonald-s-employee-arrested-for-interrupting-speech-by-McDonald-s-USA-President
http://raiseupma.org/
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=10846

Clown Award: Rep. Steve Pearce
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/11/steve-pearce-furloughed-workers_n_4086260.html?1381527062
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU
http://pearce.house.gov/

RIP: Scott Carpenter
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/10/scott-carpenter-dead-age-88_n_4080474.html

RIP: Joe Bell
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/10/joe-bell-dead_n_4079989.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/03/joe-bell-cross-country-walk-_n_3209300.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/22/joe-bell-gay-teen-cross-country-walk-_n_3132550.html
https://www.facebook.com/events/223161237843860/?context=create

Worse than Citizens United?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/mccutcheon-v-fec_n_4059180.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-moyers/watch-citizens-united--th_b_4085573.html?utm_hp_ref=media&ir=Media
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/09/campaign_finance_at_the_supreme_court_is_mccutcheon_v_fec_the_next_citizens.html
http://ivn.us/2013/02/21/mccutcheon-v-fec-the-next-citizens-united/

Outrage of the Week: Kansas moving toward two-tier voting rights
http://www.kansas.com/2013/10/04/3038825_kobach-laying-groundwork-for-two.html
http://www.salon.com/2013/10/09/the_rights_despicable_new_voter_suppression_scheme_two_classes_of_voters/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt