POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Anonymous Launches Initiative to End Media Blackout of Jill Stein” / The Humanist Report / Mike Figueredo ☮

Anonymous has announced it’s #OPJillStein initiative to end the media blackout of Jill Stein. They are encouraging everyone to disseminate information about Jill Stein and to demand that she be included in national debates. This is an initiative we can all get behind!

WHITE-WING CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN BIGOTRY: “Outraged Huckabee Fined $25k for Using Unlicensed Music at His Hate Rallies” / The Ring of Fire / Farron Cousins ☮

Failed Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee should have thought twice about using the song “Eye of the Tiger” during one of his hate-filled rallies with Kim Davis.  The Huckster now has to pony up $25k for illegally using the song to spread his hateful message.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “CNN Throws Right-Wing Talking Points at Jill Stein” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Likely Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein said Wednesday voters “badly” want a change, urging them to support her in November if they wanted to fix America’s broken political system, and rigged economy.

SCOTUS: “Protesters Celebrate as Supreme Court Rejects Texas Abortion Law” / RT America ☮

Hundreds of pro-choice supporters celebrated outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Monday, following the court’s decision to overturn restrictions against access to abortion in Texas. 

The crowd cheered, sang and danced as the ruling was announced. Several anti-abortion activists were also present at the site. The court voted 5 to 3 against the Texas legislation. 

The Texas law was adopted by the state back in 2013, and could have reduced the number of abortion clinics by a factor of four if fully implemented. Monday’s ruling is likely to prevent similar measures from being introduced in other states.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Amira Hass: Inside the Occupied Territories” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges, and Anya Parampil ☮

In this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges goes inside Israel and the Occupied Territories with Amira Hass. Hass is the Haaretz Correspondent for the Occupied Territories and author of “Drinking the Sea at Gaza”. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil joins the show with a report on the public manifestations of racism in Israeli society.