Common Dreams Highlights September 17,2014

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News & Views | 09.17.14 Featured… ‘You Are Not a Loan’: Rolling Jubilee Abolishes Millions in Student Debt http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/17/you-are-not-loan-rolling-jubilee-abolishes-millions-student-debt Headlines… People’s Climate Has One Final Question: Are You In? http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/17/peoples-climate-has-one-final-question-are-you Coalition Calls for Complete Ban on Fracking http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/17/coalition-calls-complete-ban-fracking For-Profit College Chain Sued by Feds for Predatory Lending Scheme http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/17/profit-college-chain-sued-feds-predatory-lending-scheme 2014 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants Laud Creatives Who ‘Improve Our Lives and Better Our World’ http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/17/2014-macarthur-genius-grants-laud-creatives-who-improve-our-lives-and-better-our Despite Landmark Ruling, Canada’s Police Still Making Warrantless Demands for User Data http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/17/despite-landmark-ruling-canadas-police-still-making-warrantless-demands-user-data and more… **************************************************** Views… Naomi Klein: The People’s Climate March: Meet the Next Movement of Movements http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/09/17/peoples-climate-march-meet-next-movement-movements Susan Sered: Why Can’t US Help Solve Ebola Outbreak without ‘Waging War’ and ‘Sending Troops’? http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/09/17/why-cant-us-help-solve-ebola-outbreak-without-waging-war-and-sending-troops Rebecca Vallas, Melissa Boteach: Top 10 Solutions to Cut Poverty and Grow the Middle Class http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/09/17/top-10-solutions-cut-poverty-and-grow-middle-class John Nichols: Meet ‘the Elizabeth Warren Wing of the Democratic Party’ http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/09/17/meet-elizabeth-warren-wing-democratic-party Hina Shamsi: Fear of ISIS Triggers Double Threat to Checks and Balances http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/09/17/fear-isis-triggers-double-threat-checks-and-balances **************************************************** Newswire… People’s Climate March: Thousands To #WalkTheWalk Online During Historic Climate March http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2014/09/17/thousands-walkthewalk-online-during-historic-climate-march Public Citizen As President’s Export Council Meets, No Chance to Meet Obama’s Export Doubling Goal; Export Growth Falls Under Free Trade Agreements http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2014/09/17/presidents-export-council-meets-no-chance-meet-obamas-export-doubling-goal Organic Consumers Association: Organic Consumers Condemns USDA Approval of Dow’s New GMO crops http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2014/09/17/organic-consumers-condemns-usda-approval-dows-new-gmo-crops and more…

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