Left Side of the Aisle #235

Left Side of the Aisle
for the weeks of January 21 - February 3, 2016

This week:

Notes on progress on LGBTQ rights
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/01/08/lawmaker-proposes-removing-husband-and-wife-from-utah-law/21294045/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/roy-moore-alabama-chief-justice-orders-state-judges-to-disregard-same-sex-marriage-law-a6799726.html
http://www.towleroad.com/2016/01/protesters-decry-alabama-chief-justice-roy-moores-gay-marriage-ban-video/
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/01/07/alabama-court-stops-then-resumes-issuing-same-sex-marriage-lic/21293486/
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gay-marriage-internment-sterilization
http://www.ibtimes.com/greek-parliament-passes-bill-recognizing-same-sex-unions-2237451
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/14/greek-parliament-moves-towards-legalising-same-sex-unions
http://www.towleroad.com/2015/12/greek-orthodox-bishop-urges-faithful-spit-gay-freaks-nature-civil-union-debate/
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/1/5/1466279/-One-of-Greece-s-respected-religious-leaders-says-homosexuals-are-created-by-God-and-deserve-respect?detail=email
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/962038.shtml
http://www.care2.com/causes/gay-marriage-lawsuit-in-china-signals-possible-change-on-horizon.html

RIP: Alan Rickman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rickman
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2016/01/14/by-grabthars-hammer-alan-rickman-will-be-missed/#7fb0fb6c23b3

RIP: Glenn Frey
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dead-at-67-20160118
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-glenn-frey-appreciation-20160119-story.html?track=lat-pick

Clown Award: SC Gov. Nikki Haley
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/1/13/1469333/-Virginia-Republican-wants-to-protect-children-by-mandating-their-genitals-are-inspected-in-school?detail=email
https://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2016/hb663/fulltext/
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/265775-haley-hits-rubio-on-amnesty-bush-on-common-core
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/nikki-haley-gop-response-backlash

Prosecutor in Tamir Rice case may have lied to the Grand Jury
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2015/12/2305-outrage-of-week-prosecutors-trying.html
http://www.salon.com/2015/12/29/the_american_criminal_justice_system_is_guilty_of_killing_tamir_rice/
http://www.scribd.com/doc/291575202/Roger-Clark-Preliminary-Report
http://www.scribd.com/doc/291575968/Jeffrey-Noble-Preliminary-Report

2015 was the warmest year on record
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/01/20/earths-warmest-year-record-global-warming/79051806/
http://time.com/4154331/warmest-year-2016-climate-change-el-nino/?xid=homepage
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-made-heat-put-in-oceans-has-doubled-since-1997/
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Joules
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zetta-
http://fortune.com/2016/01/16/davos-risk-report-world-economic-forum/
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/01/msu_climate_change_denial_stud.html

Income inequality is growing, hideous, and immoral
http://www.salon.com/2016/01/14/myth_of_the_middle_class_most_americans_dont_even_have_1000_in_savings/
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2015/06/2077-clown-award-jon-hilsenrath-of-wall.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-divisions-idUSKCN0UW007?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Davros
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2012/09/left-side-of-aisle-72-part-5.html
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/03/1516-outrage-of-week-fraud-about.html
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101204216

Outrage of the Week: forced arbitration
http://www.afj.org/our-work/issues/eliminating-forced-arbitration
https://www.citizen.org/forced-arbitration-rogues-gallery
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/terisa-e-chaw/companies-that-violate-wo_b_8547412.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/23/business/dealbook/sued-over-old-debt-and-blocked-from-suing-back.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1

NOTE: As I indicated in last week's show, starting with January we will be taking the last week of each month off. So the next LSOTA will be in two weeks, for the period of February 4 to 10.