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VIDEO ON LINK Scott Pruitt’s Plan To Outsource Part Of EPA Overhaul To Automaker Raises Concerns The announcement came one day after a Volkswagen executive was sentenced to prison for an emissions scandal. By Alexander C. Kaufman The Environmental Protection Agency plans to work with Toyota Motor Corporation to overhaul internal management practices at the agency, Administrator Scott Pruitt said Thursday. The announcement came in response to a question from Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) abou how the agency assessed its workload and determined how many people were necessary to meet its goals, at the first of two hearings before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Thursday morning. The EPA’s Office of Inspector General  issued a report  back in September 2011 criticizing the agency for not conducting a comprehensive workload analysis in 20 years, and Shimkus asked whether Pruitt planned to address it. “We are actually partnering with Toyota...

Dear Friend, Protest is rising from all quarters all around the world against the Trump decision to move US embassy to Jerusalem. We've a 360 degree view at the move in this issue of CC.  A man was hacked and burnt to death in Rajasthan on December 6th in Rajsamund, Rajasthan . His fault?  He was a poor Muslim. India is dying.  We bring to you the true story of India's demonetisation as narrated by award winning German journalist Dr Norbert Haering.  Also more stories from around the world.  If you don't mind, and if you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your friends and spread the word. It's time for humanity to come together as one family! You can subscribe to our news letter here  http://www.countercurrents.org/news-letter/.  In Solidarity Binu Mathew Editor www.countercurrents.org Oh Jerusa...

08 December 17 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News FOCUS | Garrison Keillor: Minnesota Public Radio Fired Me Without Hearing My Side    Jeff Baenen, Star Tribune   Baenen writes: "Keillor expressed disappointment at Minnesota Public Radio's response to the allegations."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

08 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News Greg Palast | Poor People's Non-Profit Bank Sues Trump Over Illegal Seizure Of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau    Greg Palast, Greg Palast's Website   Palast writes: "Medal of Honor for the Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union - the poor people's non-profit bank that's suing Donald Trump over the illegal seizure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see story). This is the same little bank that took on Goldman Sachs (see my Democracy Now! report above) and kicked ass."   READ MORE Ceridwen Dovey | Mapping Indigenous Massacres   Ceridwen Dovey, The New Yorker   Dovey writes: "In Australia, historians and artists have turned to cartography to record the widespread killing of Indigenous people."   READ MORE GOP Senator Pat Roberts Is Helping the Kochs Get a Tax Break for Pushing Money to 'Dark Money' Groups   David Sirota and Josh ...