Left Side of the Aisle #184

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of December 4-10, 2104

This week:

Good News: Another piece of the mosaic fits into place
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/11/25/3597266/arkansas-federal-marriage-decision/
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/05/1582-good-news-same-sex-marriage-comes.html
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/11/25/3597274/mississippi-marriage-decision/
http://www.scribd.com/doc/248258513/3-14-cv-00818-30-Mississippi-Preliminary-Injunction
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/11/19/the_national_organization_for_marriage_has_collapsed_into_debt.html
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/12/01/3597710/finland-marriage-equality/
http://www.freedomtomarry.org/landscape/entry/c/international

Good News: More local governments recognize workers' rights
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/11/26/3597287/san-francisco-retail-bill-of-rights/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/02/chicago-minimum-wage_n_6255436.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/28/walmart-black-friday-protests_n_6237208.html
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/11/29/3597575/thousands-of-workers-protest-walmart-they-stole-our-thanksgiving/
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/11/26/3597311/walmart-fast/

Not Good News: Cases of measles sharply up worldwide
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/eliminating-measles/en/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/14/measles-death-children_n_6159252.html

Footnote: Invalid immunization fears
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiomersal_controversy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Simpsonwood_CDC_conference
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/measles/a/measles-timeline.htm

Update: So much for democracy, Texas style
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/11/1824-some-good-news-from-election.html
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/11/10/3590690/texas-fracking-ban-denton/

New IPCC report even grimmer than earlier ones
http://www.aol.com/article/2014/11/02/un-climate-report-offers-stark-warnings-hope/20987374/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/03/world/europe/global-warming-un-intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change.html?_r=0
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/30/tech/innovation/record-temperatures/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
http://www.climate-change-guide.com/hottest-years-on-record.html

Hero Award: Australian newscaster Karl Stefanovic
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/17/tv-anchor-same-suit-sexism_n_6170900.html?ir=Media

Clown Award: 125 members of the Seattle PD
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/22/3582939/seattle-cops-sued-claiming-they-have-a-constitutional-right-to-use-excessive-force/
https://tribkcpq.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/suit.pd
http://www.coha.org/tonton-macoutes/

Outrage of the Week: No indictment in Ferguson
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/us/ferguson-darren-wilson-shooting-michael-brown-grand-jury.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/24/bob-mcculloch-ferguson_n_6215986.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/00_Agent
http://izquotes.com/author/sol-wachtler
http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/ferguson-michael-brown-indictment-darren-wilson/
http://theroottv.theroot.com/video/Legal-Experts-Explain-Why-The-F
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/11/25/3596884/ferguson-legal-experts/