Good News Headlines 5/12/15
Meet the Fist-Shaking Socialist Behind America’s Highest Minimum Wage
by Dave Jamieson, Huffington Post
Kshama Sawant, a native of India, became the first socialist elected to citywide office in Seattle in decades when she toppled a four-term incumbent in 2013… Read more
World Health Organization Declares Liberia Ebola-Free
from Al Jazeera/Reader Support News
Liberia is now free of Ebola after going 42 days — twice the maximum incubation period for the deadly disease — without any new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday… Read more
After Years as Squatters, Filipino Neighbors Fought for Nice, New Homes and Won
by Aurora Almendral, Yes Magazine
When the Manila government proposed relocating squatter families out of the city, residents came together and asked for housing in their own neighborhood… Read more
MA Town To Stop Arresting Drug Addicts, Get Them Help Instead
by Zaid Jilani, AlterNet
The police chief, a former narcotics officer named Leonard Campanello, said he believes they cannot reduce the supply of illegal drugs, but they can reduce the demand… Read more
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