Cities Could Save $17 Trillion Just By Reducing Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

According to a report, cutting back on greenhouse gas emissions could save cities a lot of green -- and I don't just mean the environment. Kim Davis is out of jail but not out of headlines, so to help you navigate ThinkProgress breaks down the 5 myths about her you shouldn't believe. And in case you missed it, on Saturday protesters held a rally in support of the Confederate Flag at the U.S. Capitol. A look inside that rally and more, in the top stories of the day: Cities Could Save $17 Trillion Just By Reducing Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions Making cities greener could save a lot of, well, green, according to a new report. ...(read more) 5 Myths About Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis You Shouldn’t Fall For Baltimore Fraternal Order Of Police Tries To Distance Itself From Offensive Fundraiser T-Shirt Here’s What It’s Like Inside A Pro-Confederate Flag Rally WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 1,300 people were expected to attend a “Southern Heritage” rally in support of the Confederate flag on Saturday in front of the U.S. Capitol. Fewer than 50 showed up. ...(read more) What This Fat-Shaming Comedienne Gets Wrong About Obesity ThinkProgress | Center for American Progress Action Fund 1333 H ST NW | Washington, DC 20005 Contributions to Center for American Progress Action Fund are not tax deductible

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14 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Is Accomplishing Everything bin Laden Hoped It Would

14 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Is Accomplishing Everything bin Laden Hoped It Would   Al Qaeda goaded us into doing what it had neither the resources nor the ability to do.   TOM ENGELHARDT

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In El Salvador, Journalism Can Get You Killed   The recent death threats against three journalists are just another sign of the social breakdown of the most violent country in the world.   JOHN WASHINGTON

The Unionization of Digital Media   A recent string of campaigns show that while unions at “legacy” newspapers are eroding, organizing still has a place in the digital space.   MICHELLE CHEN

John Kasich Is No Moderate When It Comes to Abortion Rights   Unless a federal judge steps in, Cincinnati could become the largest metro area in the United States without access to abortion.   DANI MCCLAIN

Why More Debates Are Good for Clinton   The lack of debates is already inflicting needless damage on Clinton and the Democrats.   KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL

Venus Williams Could Shock the World Tonight   Conventional wisdom expects Serena Williams to emerge triumphant against her sister Venus in their US Open matchup—here’s why that might not happen.   DAVE ZIRIN

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#But the real crisis of our age is one of public morality

Robert Reich via Facebook.com

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Republicans want to regulate private morality -- what happens in bedrooms, and whether women have a right to terminate their own pregnancies. But the real crisis of our age is one of public morality -- what happens in boardrooms, and whether the rich have a right to pillage our democracy.

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Tell the millionaires that our democracy is not for sale

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Happy birthday to a true progressive gem

Alan Grayson via Facebook.com

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Happy birthday to a true progressive gem, Senator Bernie Sanders!

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Kentucky Takes a Shine to Bernie

Kentucky Takes a Shine to Bernie Berry Craig: The biggest political contingent in this Red State Labor Day parade was for Bernie Sanders READ MORE shared from TUESDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 Nuclear War Theme Parks John LaForge: Hoping perhaps to show that the bomb from hell can be transformed from a vengeful, self-destructive, nightmare demon, into a benign, peace-loving, fairy-tale prince, nuclear propagandists and their friends in Congress are establishing nuclear war theme parks. READ MORE Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Escaping Two Centuries of Folly in the Middle East John Peeler: The West has been like a viceroy suddenly called upon to ride an unruly camel. It is time to find a way to climb down. READ MORE Not Recovered: Katrina’s Struggling Black Gay Community Irene Monroe: Sadly, the hurricane exposed not only race and class fault lines, but so, too, the odious fault lines of heterosexism and faith-based privilege. READ MORE Kentucky Takes a Shine to Bernie Berry Craig: The biggest political contingent in this Red State Labor Day parade was for Bernie Sanders READ MORE How Do I Express Regret? Ronald Patterson: I am in prison, not because you failed as a parent, but because I failed to live up to your expectations as a son. I am in prison because of my own choices which you had no control over. READ HERE (Sponsor this newsletter) Our email address is:  dick_and_sharon @yahoo.com Mt. Washington, California 90065 Copyright ©2015, LA Progressive, All rights reserved.

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