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All News Articles for 2013-04-18

Thursday, April 18, 2013
	No OSHA Inspections at Texas Plant in 5 Years: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Workplace Safety? In the wake of the deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, reporter Mike Elk of In These Times magazine joins us to discuss the plant’s safety record and the troubling regulatory Read more
	Rights Groups Slam House Passage of Privacy-Invading CISPA Rights groups are slamming the House passage of the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) Thursday afternoon, a bill they say "undermines the privacy of millions of Internet users." The bill received strong Republican support with 196 in favor and 29 opposing. But the bill also had the support of nearly half the Democratics, with 92 supporting the measure and 98 voting against it. Read more
	Sandra Steingraber, Others Get 15 Days in Jail for Civil Disobedience Against Gas Co. 'My Small, Non-Violent Act vs. Larger, More Violent, Toxic Trespass' of Inergy Corporation Read more
	Migrant Workers Gunned Down in Greece Incident indicative of 'hell-hole with slavery labor conditions' for migrants in Greece Read more
	Majority in the US: Redistribute Wealth, Enact 'Robin Hood Tax' New Gallup poll finds strong support for ending inequality plaguing the nation Read more
	Nebraskans Take on Keystone XL in Public Hearing Nebraskan: "Our remote, conservative, flyover state seems like an odd place to make a stand for clean water and fertile land, but we will be at the heart of those battles." Read more
	Red Cross Chief Urges Caution Over Covert Drones The president of the humanitarian organisation International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) this week warned of the organisation’s concerns over drones being used in situations that are not official armed conflicts. Peter Maurer made the comments following a four-day trip to Washington, in which he met with President Obama and senior advisers to discuss issues including drones, Syria and Guantanamo. Read more
	Using Social Media, Yemeni Pushes Back Against US Drone Strike Narrative Media uncritically report on missile strike, but closer look reveals possible darker aspects of US 'Dirty Wars' Read more
	Maduro Blasts Kerry for Rejecting Venezuelan Election Win The Obama administration continues to stoke tensions with Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro following Maduro’s narrow election victory. On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said he does not know if the United States will recognize Maduro’s defeat of opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski and renewed his call for a recount. Read more
	Hunger Strikes and Indefinite Detention: A Rundown on What’s Going on at Gitmo It’s been 11 years since the first detainees were brought to Guantanamo Bay. Read more
	FBI Releases Images of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects Breaking news update: The FBI has released images of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, asking the public to help identify them. The images include 11 photographs and one video of the two "suspects." Read more
	'Shame on You!': Outrage Follows Senate's Gun Law Failure Anti-Gun Group: "With today’s recorded votes, we will be able to inform Americans exactly which legislators are prioritizing the grade they are getting from the NRA over the safety of their constituents." Read more
	Comparing Gun Fatalities vs Terror Fatalities Gun fatalities exceeded 30,000 per year and terrorism fatalities totaled about 3,400 since 1970, yet we treat acts of terror with an understanding that we will do anything to stop it but don't react the same way regarding gun violence. Chris Hayes looks at the comparison on the day the gun bill went down to defeat. Read more
	Massive Fertilizer Explosion Devastates Texas Town; Many Dead Toxic cloud drifts area Read more