Saturday, February 15, 2014

Left Side of the Aisle #146




Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of February 13-19, 2014

This week:

Good news: "Solidarity Singalong" arrests found unconstitutional
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2013/08/left-side-of-aisle-120-part-5.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/05/1275428/-Unconstitutional-Unintimidated-in-Wisconsin?detail=email
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/05/1275373/-Dane-County-WI-Judge-Declares-Rule-Used-to-Charge-Singers-Unconstitutional

Good news : Moral Monday is back
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2013/07/left-side-of-aisle-116-part-2.html
http://www.thenation.com/blog/178291/north-carolinas-moral-monday-movement-kicks-2014-massive-rally-raleigh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_sit-ins
http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_selma_to_montgomery_march/

Unintentional Humor: Francois Hollande and "powers others only dream of"
http://www.fair.org/
http://www.fair.org/blog/2014/02/07/you-wont-believe-what-they-let-the-president-do-in-france/
http://quotes.dictionary.com/I_hasten_to_laugh_at_everything_for_fear
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/02/6-unanswered-questions-obama-drones
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/clinton-tells-house-obama-would-ignore-war-resolutions.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/world/middleeast/syria.html?hp

Keystone XL and the jobs lie
http://keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov/documents/organization/221135.pdf
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/11/us-usa-keystone-idUSBREA1A23S20140211
http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2014/01/statement-state-department-walks-away-significant-impact-new-keystone-xl
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-marx/reject-the-keystone-xl-pi_b_4761072.html
http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/02/14/5-myths-about-keystone-xl-debunked/192668#jobs
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=keystone+xl+vigil
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2010/04/theodore-roosevelt-malefactors-of-great-wealth.html

Update: GOPpers still trying to push Iran sanctions bill
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/05/gop-will-force-reid-to-save-obama-s-iran-policy-over-and-over-again.html
http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/197722-aipac-breaks-with-gop-on-iran-sanctions

Clown Award: Drug Free America Foundation
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/07/drug-free-america-foundation-marijuana_n_4745691.html
pic.twitter.com/cLc0nsQCcr
http://www.gallup.com/poll/165539/first-time-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana.aspx

Outrage of the Week: unemployment benefits, SNAP, and the minimum wage
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/06/unemployment-extension-senate_n_4739526.html
http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/20/news/economy/unemployment-insurance/
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/us_hunger_facts.htm
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/us-child-poverty-report-unicef_n_1555533.html
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/197291-sessions-says-food-stamp-cuts-not-deep-enough
http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/17/news/economy/food-stamps-cut/index.html?iid=EL
http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/25/news/economy/food-stamp-cuts/index.html?iid=EL
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/government-oversight/197761-republicans-want-photo-id-requirement-for-food-stamps
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/23/1271896/-Republicans-believe-rich-people-just-work-harder-So-how-do-they-explain-these-statistics
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/27-shocking-numbers-that-reveal-the-true-state-of-the-union-20140128
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42973.pdf
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/the-case-for-a-higher-minimum-wage.html
http://www.epi.org/minimum-wage-statement/

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