Common Dreams Highlights 5 August, 2014

August 5, 2014 by ohnwentsya Leave a comment

News & Views | 08.05.14 Featured… ‘Massive Environmental Disaster’ in Canada as Toxic Tailing Pond Floods Waterways http://commondreams.org/news/2014/08/05/massive-environmental-disaster-canada-toxic-tailing-pond-floods-waterways Headlines… Classified Documents Show US Government’s Flawed “Secret Terrorist-Tracking System” http://commondreams.org/news/2014/08/05/classified-documents-show-us-governments-flawed-secret-terrorist-tracking-system Obama Administration Redactions on Torture Report Render It ‘Impossible to Understand’ http://commondreams.org/news/2014/08/05/obama-administration-redactions-torture-report-render-it-impossible-understand “Mission Accomplished”: Israel Withdraws Troops After Nearly 1,900 Killed in Gaza http://commondreams.org/news/2014/08/05/mission-accomplished-israel-withdraws-troops-after-nearly-1900-killed-gaza UK Minister Resigns Over Government’s ‘Morally Indefensible’ Gaza Policy http://commondreams.org/news/2014/08/05/uk-minister-resigns-over-governments-morally-indefensible-gaza-policy Outrage in Colorado over Fracking Betrayal of Top Democrats http://commondreams.org/news/2014/08/05/outrage-colorado-over-fracking-betrayal-top-democrats Market Basket Workers, Customers Join in ‘Unprecedented’ Uprising Against Corporate Greed http://commondreams.org/news/2014/08/05/market-basket-workers-customers-join-unprecedented-uprising-against-corporate-greed and more… **************************************************** Views… A View from Gaza: We Have Lost So Many That We Love http://commondreams.org/views/2014/08/05/view-gaza-we-have-lost-so-many-we-love Don’t Be Fooled: Banks Still Too Big to Fail http://commondreams.org/views/2014/08/05/dont-be-fooled-banks-still-too-big-fail Shell’s Shame in Nigeria Continues http://commondreams.org/views/2014/08/05/shells-shame-nigeria-continues WTO Impasse: Who is Looking Out for the Public Good? http://commondreams.org/views/2014/08/05/wto-impasse-who-looking-out-public-good Why National Security Has Nothing to Do With Security http://commondreams.org/views/2014/08/05/why-national-security-has-nothing-do-security When Meet The Press Meets a Palestinian http://commondreams.org/views/2014/08/05/when-meet-press-meets-palestinian **************************************************** Newswire… Dam Line 9: Occupation of Line 9 Construction Site Begins http://commondreams.org/newswire/2014/08/05/occupation-line-9-construction-site-begins Council of Canadians: Recent B.C. Toxic Waste Spill Alarming, But Unfortunately Not Surprising http://commondreams.org/newswire/2014/08/05/recent-bc-toxic-waste-spill-alarming-unfortunately-not-surprising Physicians for a National Health Program: For-Profit Home Care Agencies Cost Medicare Billions Extra, Yet Provide Worse Care: Health Affairs Study http://commondreams.org/newswire/2014/08/05/profit-home-care-agencies-cost-medicare-billions-extra-yet-provide-worse-care and more…