Common Dreams Stories Oct 5, including U.S. Bombing of Afghan Hospital

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		Sanders Condemns ‘Disastrous’ TPP as Ministers Seal Deal for Corporate Elite by Lauren McCauley Leaders from 12 nations cement pact which coalition of critics say will raiseprice of essential drugs, drive industrial scale agribusiness, and threaten workers rights

		As Pentagon Spins US Media, MSF Demands True Account of Hospital Attack by Sarah Lazare ‘There can be no justification for this horrible attack,’ states aid group after weekend attack on Kunduz hospital.

		Concluding Lifetime of Radical Activism, Grace Lee Boggs Dies at Age 100 by Lauren McCauley “I want my life to challenge people to think philosophically,” she once said, “I want people to ask themselves and each other what time it is on the clock of the world.”

		Outrage Stirred as Police Deploy Snipers to ‘Observe’ Anti-Austerity March in UK by Jon Queally As more than 60,000 people marched against Tory’s attack on the economy, sharp-shooters took up positions on rooftops

		Snowden: Prepared for Prison, But Won’t Serve to Discourage Other Whistleblowers by Sarah Lazare In new BBC interview, Edward Snowden describes his attempts to reach plea deal and reveals how spy agencies can unlock your smartphone at will

		Will BP’s Record Gulf Spill Settlement Amount to a Record Tax Break? by Lauren McCauley Groups are warning that much of the $20.8 billion in settlement payments could be written off as the ‘cost of doing business’

		‘Once-In-A-Millenium’ Flooding Creates ‘Otherworldly Scenes’ in South Carolina by Sarah Lazare Officials warn the historic deluge will likely worsen as climate experts discussed connections between warming planet and extreme weather
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		Bombing Hospitals All in a Day’s Work by Phyllis Bennis ‘The wars are far from over.’

		Living for Change: If Not Now, When? by Grace Lee Boggs ‘We should no longer be protesting. We should no longer be dreaming. We should no longer be encouraging democratic illusions.’

		Media Are Blamed as US Bombing of Afghan Hospital Is Covered Up by Ben Norton ‘When Russia denies killing civilians in its airstrikes on Syria, US media are suddenly skeptical and thorough; yet when the US government makes the same claims, journalists just recycle its press releases.’

		The Many Ways Women Are Beaten Down in America by Paul Buchheit ‘Despite all the successes of women, and despite their having earned the right to economic equality, the white male establishment has prevailed.’

		Empire or Humanity? by Howard Zinn ‘Have we reached a point in history where we are ready to embrace a new way of living in the world, expanding not our military power, but our humanity?’

		Amid the Crowing of the GOP and Clinton, Sanders Is on the Rise by Robert Scheer ‘The Vermont senator’s success is not a result of charisma or image manipulation, both of which he quite properly treats as dangerous distractions from what ails us, but rather his deeply informed critique of the bipartisan policies of Presidents Clinton and Bush that have brought so much misery in their wakes.’
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