DEMOCRACY NOW DAILY DIGEST 18FEB16

Thursday, February 18, 2016 democracynow.org

Stories Keep It in the Ground: Author Terry Tempest Williams Buys 1,750 Acres of Oil & Gas Leases in Utah In Utah, more than 100 protesters disrupted a federal auction of oil and gas leases, spontaneously bursting into song until they were forced to leave. Author and activist ... Read More → Apple vs. the FBI: Inside the Battle Snowden Calls "The Most Important Tech Case in a Decade" A major debate over privacy and online encryption has erupted after the computer giant Apple announced it will resist a court order to help the FBI break into an iPhone ... Read More → Targeting Transgender Children, South Dakota Passes Transphobic School Bathroom Bill South Dakota could soon become the first state in the country to ban transgender students from using the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity. On ... Read More → What Is the Government Still Hiding? ACLU Continues Fight to Obtain Photos of Bush-Era Torture Earlier this month, the Pentagon released nearly 200 photographs relating to the abuse of prisoners by U.S. military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan but refused to ... Read More → Headlines → Turkey: 28 Killed in Car Bomb Blast in Ankara White House: Obama to Visit Cuba in Next Few Weeks Pope Francis: "Flow of Capital Cannot Decide Flow & Life of People" Texas: U.S. Marshals Arrest Man over $1,500 Student Loan Debt Yemen: Journalist Killed in Taiz; Drone Strikes Kill 3 in Huta 2 LAPD Officers Charged with Sexually Assaulting Women While on Duty Report: NYPD Officers Not Complying with New Stop & Frisk Rules KY Rep. Introduces Bill Restricting Access to Erectile Dysfunction Treatment, in Response to Abortion Restrictions Report: Number of Hate Groups Surges Amid Election Cycle Marked by Hate Speech Bolivia: 6 Government Workers Die After Building Lit on Fire After Protest Libya: Thousands Celebrate Fifth Anniversary of Revolution Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in Feud over South Carolina Campaign Ad AFL-CIO Withholds Endorsing a Presidential Candidate NYC: Protest Against Beyoncé Turns into Pro-Beyoncé Rally Forward this email → Donate today →