Marjorie Cohn | Will Judge Overturn Arpaio Pardon?

[t]   Sunday, September 17, 2017 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible.   BuzzFlash DC Eyes Tighter Regulations on Facebook and Google as Concern Grows [Read the Article at the Guardian US](   Three Storms Raging in Atlantic -- With One Aiming for Irma's Path [Read the Article at CNN](   Request Denied: States Try to Block Access to Public Records [Read the Article at The Associated Press](   FEMA Auctioned Disaster Trailers Before Harvey Made Landfall [Read the Article at the New Jersey Herald](   Mass Freedom: Site Unites Groups Fighting to End Mass Criminalization and Deportation [Read the Article at Rewire](   Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crime Soars in the UK [Read the Article at Autostraddle](   What Is a Health Care Block Grant? [Watch the ThinkProgress Video at BuzzFlash](     [Will Judge Overturn Arpaio Pardon?]( Marjorie Cohn, Truthout: Lawyers are arguing that Trump's pardon of racist sheriff Joe Arpaio violated due process and separation of powers. Will a federal district court judge dismiss Arpaio's contempt conviction or will she declare the pardon unconstitutional? [Read the Article]( [Anti-Nuclear Groups Redouble Efforts to Prevent Unimaginable Human Catastrophe]( Martha Baskin, Truthout: As the threat of nuclear war triggers anxiety not seen since the Cold War, peace groups and those committed to the elimination of nuclear weapons are entering the public debate with renewed calls for dialogue and a reduction in nuclear arsenals in both North Korea and the US. Meanwhile, anti-nuclear civil disobedience is ramping up. [Read the Article]( [Waking Up to Peace 12 Months a Year]( Mark Karlin, Truthout: The 2018 Syracuse Cultural Workers Peace Calendar has been "giving voice to resistance" since 1971. Next year marks the 47th edition of the calendar, which has a rich history of awakening viewers to images of nonviolence and justice -- and also offering 200 annotations of the anniversaries of progressive events and unjust actions. [Read the Article]( [Trump's Tax Plan Is Indefensible]( Ken Morris, Truthout: Although Trump has yet to reveal his plan for tax reform, he and the GOP have made it clear that it will involve tax cuts for the super-rich, paired with cuts in much-needed social services for the poor and vulnerable. Besides being totally devoid of compassion, the plan defies evidence on what really makes the economy grow. [Read the Article]( [Mexico Quake Victims Aided by Central American "Migrant Brigade" as Government Fails]( Elliott Gabriel, teleSUR: As nearly three million people in Mexico struggle with the aftermath of last week's devastating 8.1 magnitude earthquake, impatience is growing in poverty-stricken communities. Instead of waiting for federal assistance that may never arrive, residents in the country's southern Oaxaca state are organizing to assist each other in a spirit of solidarity and mutual assistance. [Read the Article and View the Photos]( [The Trump Administration Will Always Side With Corporations Over Labor]( Sharon Block, Moyers & Company: It's no secret that the Trump administration is corporation-friendly to a fault. Sharon Block, the executive director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School, discusses what's on her radar as the Trump machine moves to rollback many of the labor policies she helped pass during the Obama administration. [Read the Article]( [Flawed but Promising, Could the Industrial Hemp Farming Act Be the Key to Hemp's Future?]( Kit O'Connell, Ministry of Hemp: A new bill before Congress could remove the last barriers to hemp growing in the US, but only if legislators remove harmful provisions that prevent it from being a complete solution. To understand the potential of the Industrial Hemp Farming Act, hemp industry professionals discuss why legislative change is so important to hemp's future. [Read the Article]( [No, Silicon Valley Billionaires Are Not Racial Justice Warriors]( Julianne Tveten, In These Times: While CEOs like Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg claim to be taking steps to acknowledge the role their companies play in fomenting racist dialogue, their latest attempts at good will are feeble and long overdue. Their modest reforms do not make a dent in the tech sector's quiet, laissez-faire subversion of anti-racism for its own gain. [Read the Article]( [Support Truthout with a tax-deductible donation ]( Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047 [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy](   [The Newspaper Guild]