DoD Pays Premium for Gas Station in Afghanistan

DoD Pays Premium for Gas Station in Afghanistan The Department of Defense (DoD) spent nearly $43 million to build a gas station in Afghanistan that should have cost no more than $500,000 according to a new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). Additionally, DoD is unable—or unwilling—to provide a justification for its decision. Read more Legislation Aims to Fix Bad OLC Decision that Stymies IGs POGO supports the bipartisan Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2015. Read more NAP Causes Irritability Among Civil Society Groups The White House's National Action Plan is filled with many promises, but lacks details and misses opportunities. Read more

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Weeks After Mass Shooting, Oregon County Votes To Nullify Gun Control Laws

Just west of Umpqua Community College, the recent site of a tragic mass shooting, Coos County in Oregon voted to do away with gun control laws. At a booksigning in Miama, Ben Carson openly admitted he didn't have a clear plan to share with voters and lacked understanding on policy issues. And, you've probably heard about the teen who is 'courageously' quitting Instagram -- but have you heard about her plastic competitor? Weeks After Mass Shooting, Oregon County Votes To Nullify Gun Control Laws If the sheriff of Coos County, Oregon thinks any state or federal gun control law violates his 2nd Amendment right, he doesn’t have to enforce it, according to an ordinance passed this week by county voters....(read more) How The Religious Right Learned To Use Bathrooms As A Weapon Against Justice Ben Carson Admits Lack Of Understanding On Policy Issues The Country’s Fourth-Largest Craft Brewery Is Trying Its Hand At Climate Activism The Most Authentic Girl On Instagram Is Made Of Plastic Socality Barbie, a brilliant satire of that #authentic #pacificnorthwest life, launched five months ago. In the inaugural post, we met our star: A literal Barbie, wearing Warby Parker-esque glasses and a knit hat over her shiny brown hair, accompanied with the caption, “I believe in the person I want to become,” followed by 28 hashtags. ...(read more) 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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How the Keystone Fight Was Won

How the Keystone Fight Was Won
We just made history. Together, we have shown what it takes to win: a determined, principled, unrelenting grassroots movement that takes to the streets whenever necessary, and isn't afraid to put our bodies on the line.Powered by our organizing, the tide is turning against the fossil fuel industry. Today we can approach all of our work with new eyes. We know that we can fight, and we can win. We share this video with joy and immense gratitude.
Posted by 350.org on Friday, November 6, 2015

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Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time

Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time   Feminists like Germaine Greer should be valued for what they get right, rather than banned for what they get wrong.   KATHA POLLITT

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The GOP Has a Much Bigger Problem Than the Debates   It's not just the leading candidates who are extremists.   JOAN WALSH

It’s Shocking How Relevant This 150-Year-Old Denunciation of American Racism Is Today   In 1865, a writer in The Nation took aim at the deadly dehumanization of black lives that plagued the United States then as it does today.   RICHARD KREITNER

This Time in Nevada, Hillary’s All In   In 2008, Clinton took the state and its powerful unions for granted. She’s not making that mistake in 2016.   D.D. GUTTENPLAN

Two New Movies about Why the Powerful Are Trying to Kill Journalism   Truth and Spotlight put media at the heart of American democracy and make you wonder about its decline.   LESLIE SAVAN

Why ‘Banning the Box’ Is Such a Big Deal For the Formerly Incarcerated   One small step by President Obama could improve employment prospects for anyone with a conviction.   MICHELLE CHEN

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Hillary Clinton Hasn’t Learned a Thing from Iraq

Hillary Clinton Hasn’t Learned a Thing from Iraq Medea Benjamin: The former secretary of state could shatter the glass ceiling for women, but she'd leave the old boys' military-industrial complex intact. READ MORE shared from

THURSDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 2015 Hillary Clinton Hasn’t Learned a Thing from Iraq Medea Benjamin: The former secretary of state could shatter the glass ceiling for women, but she'd leave the old boys' military-industrial complex intact. READ MORE Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Ben Carson: Obamacare and Slavery Joseph Palermo: Hearing an African American presidential candidate compare the mild health care reform provisions of the Affordable Care Act to slavery is hyperbole that is worth paying attention to. READ MORE Dems Lose Kentucky Governor's Mansion: The House Stands Alone Berry Craig: Democratic candidate Jack Conway called the Kentucky governor’s election a race “between the mainstream and the extreme.” The extreme won. READ MORE Trump Donald Chump Leonard Isenberg:Sensing that they will never really have the power necessary to challenge the status quo, they mistakenly believe that glitzy tabloid Trump will look after them in his roll as defector from his ruling class. Alas, nothing could be further than the truth. READ MORE NY Times Runs 2 Buried Paragraphs on Intercept Whistleblower’s Shocking Drone War Disclosures, Thinks That’s Enough John Hanrahan: Do these editors really believe that one major drone story every year or so is all that is required, even in the face of vital new information published by a competitor? READ HERE

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3 things you can do in your spare time to boost your confidence.

3 things you can do in your spare time to boost your confidence.

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21 times Cher kept it real on Twitter.

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