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Alaska's Sea Ice Completely Melted for First Time in Recorded History Dahr Jamail, Truthout During one of the hottest Julys on record, all of the sea ice within 150 miles of Alaska's shore melted for the first time in recorded histroy. In Iceland, the Okjökull glacier, which once covered 16 square kilometers, is no more, and in Greenland, the ice sheet lost an unprecedented 12.5 billion tons of water in a single day in August. As the planet melts before our eyes, we are witnessing the death of a world we have known and the beginning of another that portends drought, wildfires, famine, disease and war.
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Trump Silences Tlaib and Omar for Revealing Human Toll of Occupation Khury Petersen-Smith, Truthout During a 2009 visit to Gaza, following Israel's most recent attack, what stood out the most for me was how Palestinians still strove to have a normal life amid the devastation. This is exactly what Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar embraced and highlighted about the Israel-Palestine conflict -- the toll on the lives of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. It's also what makes them most dangerous to the Trump-Netanyahu agenda.
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At Least 5 Dead in Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian Devastates the Islands Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Monday that at least five people have been confirmed dead as Hurricane Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, stalled over Grand Bahama Island, unleashing massive flooding and destroying thousands of homes. During a press conference, Minnis broke down in tears as he described Dorian as a storm "we've never seen in the history of the Bahamas."
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David Koch's Dangerous, Right-Wing "Criminal Justice Reform" Lives On Sabra Williams, Truthout While David Koch's criminal punishment reform agenda has been analyzed even more since his death, we cannot forget that Koch money has overwhelmingly supported some of the most damaging politicians and policies that negatively affect the same communities historically targeted for incarceration. The Kochs have profited from private prison companies under the guise of helping people return to their communities after prison.
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Meals on Wheels Is Starved for Cash, Leaving Many Seniors Hungry Laura Ungar and Trudy Lieberman, Kaiser Health News Millions of seniors across the country quietly go hungry as the safety net designed to catch them frays. The Older Americans Act was amended in 1972 to provide for home-delivered and group meals, along with other services, for anyone 60 and older. But its funding has lagged far behind senior population growth and economic inflation.
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Texas Weakens Gun Laws One Day After Odessa Massacre Leaves 7 Dead, 22 Injured Amy Goodman and Juan González, Democracy Now! A gunman killed seven people and injured 22 others on Saturday, including a 17-month-old girl. The deadly string of events began when a Midland police officer pulled over 36-year-old Seth Ator for failing to use his signal. Meanwhile, eight new laws easing gun restrictions went into effect in Texas on Sunday. It is now easier to carry guns in Texas churches, schools and apartment buildings.
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Johnson Threatens Election If Parliament Acts to Prevent No-Deal Brexit Matthew Rozsa, Salon British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has threatened members of Parliament with a potential election should they move to pass a bill forcing his government to ask European Union leaders for an extension if he is unable to strike a Brexit deal.
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Joint Fundraising Committees Are Central to GOP Success, and They're on the Rise Jessica Piper, Center for Responsive Politics Massive campaign contributions are made possible through joint fundraising committees, political groups that take money for multiple candidates or organizations, that are increasingly common. The number of joint fundraising committees has increased every election cycle since 2004. During the 2018 midterms, campaigns raised $525 million through these groups, a record for a non-presidential year.
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The Women of Standing Rock Are Building Sovereign Economies Tracy L. Barnett, YES! Magazine The first annual Sovereign Sisters Gathering brought together women and their allies to talk about how to oppose the current industrialized economy and establish a new model, one in which Indigenous women reclaim and reassert their sovereignty over themselves, their food systems and their economies.
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Aging Isn't the Problem. Ageism Is. Laura Flanders, Truthout By 2029, over 20 percent of the U.S.'s population will be 65 and over. Can we expect a society that views older people as non-contributing "takers" to provide an environment where elders can age with dignity? In this interview, activists whose organizations are taking an intersectional approach to age justice -- from multigenerational, multiracial, cross-cultural organizing to caregiving -- discuss the work they are already doing to combat ageism.
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Austerity-Obsessed Europe Could Combat Climate Change Without Raising Taxes Dean Baker, Truthout While many European countries have already surpassed the U.S. in taking aggressive measures to promote clean energy and encourage conservation, there's a lot more they could do to combat climate change if not for their mindless push for austerity. With low deficits or surpluses, most of these economies could spend multiple billions annually to slow global warming without raising taxes.
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