Bill Moyers | Everything That's Tied Down Is Coming Loose



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Bill Moyers | Everything That's Tied Down Is Coming Loose 
Bill Moyers. (photo: PBS) 
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company 
Moyers writes: "In his new play, Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Ayad Akhtar recalls the greed of the '80s and how we became a republic of consumers." 
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Senate Passes GOP Tax Bill, Pushing It Closer to Trump's Desk 
Jordain Carney, The Hill 
Carney writes: "The Senate approved the Republican tax-cut bill in a 51-48 vote on Wednesday morning, inching closer to finishing off the first major legislative victory of President Trump's tenure." 
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UN Human Rights Chief: Aung San Suu Kyi Could Be Culpable for Genocide 
Laurel Wamsley, NPR 
Wamsley writes: "Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and head of the armed forces Gen. Aung Min Hlaing could potentially face genocide charges in the future, said the United Nations human rights chief." 
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4 Jailed Dreamers Continue Hunger Strike Against Ending DACA 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "A group of Dreamers have been on hunger strike since Friday as they demand that U.S. Congress approve a replacement for the Obama-era program." 
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Congressional Complaint Office Refuses to Release Data on Sexual Harassment Settlements 
Leigh Ann Caldwell, NBC News 
Caldwell writes: "The office that receives complaints from Congressional staffers on sexual harassment has refused to release information on settlements in the Senate, keeping secret the amount of taxpayer money spent to quiet such claims." 
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Puerto Rico Orders Recount of Hurricane Maria Death Toll After Investigation Suggests 1,000+ Died 
Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "In the face of mounting evidence of a vast undercount by the government, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello has called for a recount of the death toll from Hurricane Maria." 
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5 Environmental Triumphs Over Trump in 2017 
Clara Chaisson, onEarth 
Chaisson writes: "In the name of making spirits bright, here are five times Trump's environmental actions didn't succeed at trashing planet Earth in the past year." 
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