Nationwide Prison Strike Launches in 24 States and 40 Facilities over Conditions & Forced Labor | Daily Digest 9SEP16

Democracy Now! Daily Digest A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González Friday, September 9, 2016 democracynow.org Stories Nationwide Prison Strike Launches in 24 States and 40 Facilities over Conditions & Forced Labor Today prisoners in at least 24 states are set to participate in a nationally coordinated strike that comes on the 45th anniversary of the prison uprising at Attica. Much like the ... Read More → National Guard on Standby in North Dakota Before Court Ruling on Dakota Access Pipeline North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple has activated the National Guard ahead of today's ruling on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's lawsuit against the U.S. government over the $3.8 ...Read More → Who Is Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline? Bank of America, HSBC, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo We continue our conversation Food & Water Watch's Hugh MacMillan about his new investigation that reveals the dozens of financial institutions that are bankrolling the Dakota Access ... Read More → 45 Years After Legendary Attica Prison Uprising, New Book Reveals State Role in Deadly Standoff Today prisoners in at least 24 states are set to participate in a nationally coordinated strike that comes on the 45th anniversary of the prison uprising at Attica. Much like the ... Read More → Headlines → North Korea Tests Nuclear Weapon North Dakota: Governor Calls Out National Guard over Pipeline Protests Anti-Pipeline Solidarity Actions Swell Across the U.S. Florida: Prisoner Uprising Quelled by Riot Squads, Chemical Agent 45th Anniversary of Attica Prison Uprising Observed New York: Activists Call on Gov. Cuomo to Close Attica Prison Argentina: Former "Dirty War" Junta Members Sentenced for Kidnapping, Torture Syria: Government Forces Recapture Parts of Aleppo Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Asks, "What is Aleppo?" Gov. Mike Pence Backs Trump Claim That Putin a Better President Than Obama Secretary of State John Kerry Meets Russian Counterpart in Geneva Wells Fargo Fined $185 Million for Creating Phony Accounts and Credit Cards Ferguson, MO: Protest Leader Darren Seals Found Shot, Burnt More NFL Players Join Colin Kaepernick in National Anthem Protest ND Governor Activates National Guard Ahead of Friday's Pipeline Ruling Scientists Link Climate Change to Deadly Louisiana Flooding Deadly Flooding Kills 10 in Guatemala and 4 in Greece Trump at National Security Forum: Take the Oil Forward this email →