All News Articles for 2012-07-09

Monday, July 9, 2012
Spanish Miners' Battle Against Austerity Intensifies
Outrage over austerity and bank bailouts escalates as miners, families struggle from cuts
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[title] Ari Berman: You Can Vote with a Handgun Permit but Not a Student ID
The Justice Department and the Texas Legislature are squaring off in court today over the state's controversial voter ID law. The law requires voters to show photo identification at the polls, and Texas hopes to implement it before the November election. The DOJ blocked Texas' voter ID law in March, saying it will disenfranchise at least 600,000 voters -- a disproportionate number of which are Latinos and other minority groups.
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'Romney has a Koch Problem': Protesters Stake Out Romney's Fundraising Sweep
Hundreds of protesters descended upon a fundraising trifecta for Gov. Romney in the Hamptons on Sunday that brought $3 million for the Romney campaign .
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Surging Surveillance: Shocking Number of Cell Users' Data Tracked
Cell phone surveillance has surged dramatically with over 1.3 million requests made last year by law enforcement agencies to cell phone companies for users' data, according to the results of a Congressional investigation released Monday.
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US Has Warmest Year-to-Date As Drought Expands
Extreme weather turning the tide of opinion against climate change skeptics
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Rate of Climate Change's 'Evil Twin' Has Scientists Worried
Ocean acidification is moving at a rate faster than scientists had expected
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Egyptian Parliament to Defy Military Dissolution
Crowds gather as tensions heighten ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary restart
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[title] Bill McKibben: The Politics of Global Warming
Up host Chris Hayes and his guests talk to Bill McKibben, one of the earliest prophetic voices on global warming, about the recent heat records set across the country.
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