Subject: Protest at the Olympics, High Drug Prices, and More from Democracy Journal
From: "Michael Tomasky" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 10:46:11 -0400 (EDT)

DAJOI Logo Blue [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001reFZL_dRU9167BtRPuEI0mS4wRCdIZZwg9iQBShV-eIufM9Agba9E9qc5Sgt7_0kgH_I6ydPyguLxaUkmp3Y01P3RZelNRqJbdEVkx4VhW8jHSc8m9ArAVzdc3pVCSX40TdoxVSV8Pa6NYblXbI7bG-UrcbD_4IqJgq3YjLWmRGw-E249v2iUg==&c=khQLmrrV8I1UMDsuvs8N8x4lnL-Q1_D4zKwfkv_77pOlH92eXtuObA==&ch=S0T178KnapISVWP0lEmHMXN-pf2qIDxxLAXFDi3h9xBkKt-CSZHekA==]
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Grounds for Dissent at the Olympics [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001reFZL_dRU9167BtRPuEI0mS4wRCdIZZwg9iQBShV-eIufM9Agba9E1YytP49RrjLXe4Wol5yiLLt4v4lzLtd78EZsn1SrnpXCWRcbautIgq7VAsltOrMk4vomCLVnrbN1P-1OQbi7bJh6o9iu_2i2i6a_5lfEVh7gvPFtZ7W0rxGxZBA2z90i4StcG1OwE6s56anMA7aGvDEh4tbCNlfuF_ANhVsI3PoKbnnK99CKnFryO_EuL--SA==&c=khQLmrrV8I1UMDsuvs8N8x4lnL-Q1_D4zKwfkv_77pOlH92eXtuObA==&ch=S0T178KnapISVWP0lEmHMXN-pf2qIDxxLAXFDi3h9xBkKt-CSZHekA==]
By Jules Boykoff
Jules Boykoff shows us how, despite the Olympics' official apoliticism, the Games
have often been ripe with political protest. It is already clear that Rio will be
no exception.
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It's Time to Confront the Drug Makers [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001reFZL_dRU9167BtRPuEI0mS4wRCdIZZwg9iQBShV-eIufM9Agba9E1YytP49RrjLooQhI2uADH3pMtRSyTzzKFUF-7_BXfjZ0YO8OmeRlH3hIERx7Vkx0cSkKMddOwi-EzvLfQ9eEVVkA-QNoa7Pyy7zIWuTxZnpP2AC6inuIhf2qsya70ENR3Jq1I2hgB2pniaLFKMuZJhB0bdqHMqBPMD_NxMr7_dzr3KN-NJla_LjBd4lB24L9g==&c=khQLmrrV8I1UMDsuvs8N8x4lnL-Q1_D4zKwfkv_77pOlH92eXtuObA==&ch=S0T178KnapISVWP0lEmHMXN-pf2qIDxxLAXFDi3h9xBkKt-CSZHekA==]
By Alan Sager
Americans are slowly waking up to the oppressive influence of the pharmaceutical
 industry on out-of-control drug prices. Why aren't we doing more to stop them?
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California Is Leading the Way on Health Care Reform [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001reFZL_dRU9167BtRPuEI0mS4wRCdIZZwg9iQBShV-eIufM9Agba9E1YytP49RrjLVv1_MKeGBfwvGdmtzNnyMhSE_oFvgD5gcv0BZYxsd1aGkUVvcxZFem0oA9FEjcJ5o8UZkz7Ntp5cRpXsCa4FgwYO1BSAJ330_NjoJJ4wrCdKKWHZnWQkNagygszNYd6YObENfHM-nz5jJH97Zuzr6aJq8QAte4oqHM6saWJvVWc9PoY4lFRWJV7iSqOSjEvFAvWfIRK8y7A=&c=khQLmrrV8I1UMDsuvs8N8x4lnL-Q1_D4zKwfkv_77pOlH92eXtuObA==&ch=S0T178KnapISVWP0lEmHMXN-pf2qIDxxLAXFDi3h9xBkKt-CSZHekA==]
By Anthony Wright
While Congress engages in fruitless battles over the ACA, Anthony Wright looks at
the reforms California is carrying out to improve existing legislation and reduce
out-of-pocket costs.
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Fuller House [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001reFZL_dRU9167BtRPuEI0mS4wRCdIZZwg9iQBShV-eIufM9Agba9E1YytP49RrjL8yUbet50eFb-ozakNigJQQSTHNulwW7pSIcVIugva_RDLunftukFzUpC6p_6Fh0DkoeZdUjJg12oDpWQnpJVx2DZ6-bVJpxkr03U4vdIOVm1GNhLbD5W7owXmN_8F7pxUXqt4NLbKMjRgjduxEYpAA==&c=khQLmrrV8I1UMDsuvs8N8x4lnL-Q1_D4zKwfkv_77pOlH92eXtuObA==&ch=S0T178KnapISVWP0lEmHMXN-pf2qIDxxLAXFDi3h9xBkKt-CSZHekA==]
By Nathan Pippenger
Would larger parliamentary bodies help solve the problems facing modern democracies?
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Can Better Training Solve Cops' Implicit Biases? [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001reFZL_dRU9167BtRPuEI0mS4wRCdIZZwg9iQBShV-eIufM9Agba9E1YytP49RrjLZ1BtXSBslS6eGW_kSoEdbBmDjQNktQnRo1LtFUy9vSbQ-_CApzaQIvH3u350ZBoMFVtu9iHFlOyQPrV2BkK2p6ZBvBIobezmCdXK7eqH_weN2bjPoMZqlMC9wGZvLKLDI8Gp6Kf8WaZ2N2_AyNCI-6C2sYzexCAYqCo2qzXh8LfL_Y6FLLb1gA598cSLz3Y5&c=khQLmrrV8I1UMDsuvs8N8x4lnL-Q1_D4zKwfkv_77pOlH92eXtuObA==&ch=S0T178KnapISVWP0lEmHMXN-pf2qIDxxLAXFDi3h9xBkKt-CSZHekA==]
By Lorie Fridell
Lorie Fridell traces the different methods being harnessed by police forces across
the country to attack implicit biases among cops.
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The Last Hurrah of the "Silent Majority"? [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001reFZL_dRU9167BtRPuEI0mS4wRCdIZZwg9iQBShV-eIufM9Agba9E1YytP49RrjLlFBCVpQP-7IQSnp5se9ZIOjy5JyReOAN0wQnDpvmS63hrHZKcxNnCWaCK5xqIMbbwp2NO9AMV6L_fJgNjauf_GrzVbm7gN5RTdCHfKAGhjCxw5uEzXic9cILD8vHKrEvUTVnwikl6S2guRwLYrhMzNzFNirz_jseWyuotFVarVn5b7CEPNDyvA==&c=khQLmrrV8I1UMDsuvs8N8x4lnL-Q1_D4zKwfkv_77pOlH92eXtuObA==&ch=S0T178KnapISVWP0lEmHMXN-pf2qIDxxLAXFDi3h9xBkKt-CSZHekA==]
By Michael Javen Fortner
Richard Nixon found electoral victory by appealing to the racial, economic, and 
moral anxieties of white Americans. Michael Javen Fortner asks whether Donald Trump
will be able to do the same.
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The "Fracking" Ban Was Defeated, Now What? [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001reFZL_dRU9167BtRPuEI0mS4wRCdIZZwg9iQBShV-eIufM9Agba9E1YytP49RrjLBtVaFufzv4O-07kemLoQOYlJF7rn6vqrpIvPTWWkJZw__BQkFp5f7k4HlMcHP9wvJEqTfou4WbJ06PKhzkJO5zyKo5nwxvd1IO8IUiPEEmROHthNgqh-BAg_LDo8EKT-0WQfpbLcl1uuOMWmhEGqaELaT9EYbm_HzfSSeJl5uts_zzWqTv4f2Q==&c=khQLmrrV8I1UMDsuvs8N8x4lnL-Q1_D4zKwfkv_77pOlH92eXtuObA==&ch=S0T178KnapISVWP0lEmHMXN-pf2qIDxxLAXFDi3h9xBkKt-CSZHekA==]
By Anthony Ingraffea
With the "fracking ban" on the back burner in the Democratic Party, Anthony Ingraffea
asks, what's next?
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Putting Slogans First [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001reFZL_dRU9167BtRPuEI0mS4wRCdIZZwg9iQBShV-eIufM9Agba9E1YytP49RrjL5F2jnHsXsAVVnhrKfHp_srnoVJfbxlgr_eSVtHWW4Vnv4cxYU12qmmRCPv4Xg7ArawKVfrsolKC89h-07oM_g75O8KtaZxw5r12QlpUmrOHlkATc80fc_7_84ZraaYj_8DYH7oD9wTJKnRZYgiI3JqkrRaoVqie_&c=khQLmrrV8I1UMDsuvs8N8x4lnL-Q1_D4zKwfkv_77pOlH92eXtuObA==&ch=S0T178KnapISVWP0lEmHMXN-pf2qIDxxLAXFDi3h9xBkKt-CSZHekA==]
By Kevin Mattson
Kevin Mattson contends that political slogans do matter, and asks why Hillary hasn't
come up with a good one yet.
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