Sunset Daily News Headlines Today (Thursday)

on

Justice for Freddie Gray - 

Justice Department to investigate death of Freddie Gray
Where does the investigation stand in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25 year old Baltimore man who suffered grievous injuries to his spine apparently while in police custody? Billy Murphy, Jr., a attorney Freddie Gray's family, speaks to Yahoo News and Finance Anchor Bianna Golodryga and offers his views on where the case stands, and what needs to be done to ensure justice for Mr. Gray and his family.

Rising Tide NYC Holds 3 Days of Actions Against Climate Change

Rising Tide NYC Holds 3 Days of Actions Against Climate Change
Democracy Now!
http://democracynow.org - The group Rising Tide NYC has held three days of action on climate change. On Monday, the group marked the fifth anniversary of the BP oil disaster. The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20, 2010, killed 11 workers and sparked the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. 

Noam Chomsky Joins Educators Opposing Suspension of NJ Teacher Whose Students Wrote to Mumia
Noam Chomsky Joins Educators Opposing Suspension of NJ Teacher Whos...
Democracy Now!
http://democracynow.org - Noam Chomsky has joined hundreds of students, educators and scholars from across the country in sending a letter to city authorities in Orange, New Jersey, urging them to reinstate a teacher suspended for letting her third grade students write get-well cards to imprisoned journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal. Speaking before the school board last week after her suspension, Marilyn Zuniga said her students wanted to send letters to Abu-Jamal after learning he was seriously ill.

New App to Erase Your Social Media Mistakes
New App to Erase Your Social Media Mistakes
Techy GUYS
A New App to Erase Your Social Media Mistakes

Grover Norquist: Follow Kansas, End the Income Tax
Grover Norquist: Follow Kansas, End the Income Tax
ReasonTV
"I think it speaks to the health of American society that people don't buy into envy and class antagonisms the way that the Left thinks they do," says Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform and author of End the IRS Before It Ends Us: How to Restore a Low Tax, High Growth, Wealthy America.

Ending the income tax is part of Norquist's wide-ranging push to reign in spending and reform government entitlements. As he explains to Reason's Nick Gillespie, the revolution is beginning in the most unlikeliest of states: Kansas.

"Kansas is the future. Kansas is the model," Norquist says. "It became a Reagan-Republican House, Senate and governorship only with Governor Brownback's governorship. He...passed a law that fazes out the income tax over time. As revenue comes in from economic growth–more than 2%–you ratchet down the income tax."

Kenyan Mother Wins Goldman Prize for Anti-Lead Protest After Her Own Breast Milk Made Baby Sick
Kenyan Mother Wins Goldman Prize for Anti-Lead Protest After Her Ow...
Democracy Now!
http://democracynow.org - As the world marks the 45th Earth Day, we speak to Kenyan activist Phyllis Omido, who was just awarded the Africa 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize, the world’s most prestigious environmental award. Omido organized protests to close a lead plant in Mombasa, Kenya, that was exposing the community to toxic chemicals. Her son was one of those affected. She is the founder of the Center for Justice Governance and Environmental Action.

"It Was Worth Risking My Life, My Freedom": Campaign Reform Activist on Flying Gyrocopter to Capitol
"It Was Worth Risking My Life, My Freedom": Campaign Reform Activis...
Democracy Now!
http://democracynow.org - Last week U.S. mailman Doug Hughes made national headlines when he flew a tiny personal aircraft known as a gyrocopter on to the lawn of the U.S. Capitol in an act of civil disobedience. Hughes was carrying letters to every member of Congress urging them to address corruption and to pass campaign finance reform. The letter began with a quote from John Kerry’s farewell speech to the Senate: "The unending chase for money I believe threatens to steal our democracy itself." After landing on the Capitol Mall, Doug Hughes was arrested and could now face up to four years in prison on charges of violating national defense airspace and operating an unregistered aircraft. Despite being under house arrest and forced to wear a GPS monitoring device, Doug Hughes has decided to keep speaking out about the need for campaign finance reform.

Earth Day Special: Goldman Prize Awarded to Burmese Photographer Who Fought Dam Project
Earth Day Special: Goldman Prize Awarded to Burmese Photographer Wh...
Democracy Now!
http://democracynow.org - The Asia 2015 Goldman Prize has been awarded to Myint Zaw, a Burmese journalist and activist who used photographs and art to organize protests against a dam on the Irrawaddy River that would have displaced 18,000 indigenous people and impacted millions more.

How Many More? 116 Environmental Defenders Were Murdered Last Year, Mostly in Latin America
How Many More? 116 Environmental Defenders Were Murdered Last Year,...
Democracy Now!
http://democracynow.org - As we continue to mark Earth Day, we look at a new report that finds killings of environmental activists on the rise, with indigenous communities hardest hit. According to Global Witness, at least 116 environmentalists were killed last year — more than two a week. Three-quarters of the deaths occurred in Central and South America. Just recently, three indigenous Tolupán leaders were gunned down during an anti-mining protest in northern Honduras, which has become the most dangerous country for environmental activists. We speak to Billy Kyte, campaigner for Global Witness and author of their new report, "How Many More?"

Related articles