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News & Views | 11/4/19
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Delivering 'Catastrophic Message in a Moment of Great Urgency,' Trump Formally Begins Ditching Paris Climate Deal
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As President Donald Trump's administration on Monday took the first step
to formally withdraw from the Paris agreement, climate campaigners
reiterated concerns about the United States ditching the landmark 2015
deal that aims to bring countries together to tackle the climate
emergency.
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After Apple Announces it Will Pledge $2.5 billion to Solve California Housing Crisis it Created, Bernie Sanders
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We cannot rely on corporate tax evaders to solve California's housing
crisis."
Largest Sentence Commutation in US History: Nearly 500 Inmates Walk Free After Oklahoma Voters Demand Reform
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Voters' approval of a state referendum in 2016 allowed for nearly 500
inmates to walk free on Monday from Oklahoma's massive prison system—the
largest single-day commutation in U.S. history.
Report Shows How World's Top Capitalists Driving Humanity 'Head-On Into' Global Climate Emergency
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A "striking" report published Monday by the U.K.-based charity
ShareAction exposes how the largest U.S. asset managers are
"overwhelmingly" stalling corporate efforts to tackle the climate crisis
despite those companies' public proclamations and the growing demands
for bold action from people around the world.
'Relentless Cruelty': Proposed Trump Administration Rule Would Keep Asylum-Seekers From Applying for Work Permits for a Year
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Trump is willing to hurt our economy just so that he can hurt
immigrants first."
Milwaukee Mayor Blames Trump's Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies for Acid Attack Against Hispanic Resident
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett said Monday that President Donald Trump is
accountable for violent hate crimes like an acid attack which left a
42-year-old man with second-degree burns in the city on Friday.
Naomi Klein and Youth Environmental Leaders to Join Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez in Iowa for Climate Crisis Summit
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We've never seen something like this in U.S. history. In 2020, Green
New Deal voters could determine who wins the Iowa caucuses, and from
there the presidency."
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Down the Rabbit Hole With Donald Trump
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by Tom Engelhardt
Donald in Blunderland: Living a mixed metaphor.
Dear Fossil Fuels: It’s Over
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by Randall Amster
Breaking up is never easy, but humanity is ready for this toxic
relationship to end once and for all.
The Enemy Within Is Deep Indeed
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by Chris Hedges
The deep state, incapable of reform and determined to retain its grip on
power, will morph under the threat of popular unrest into a corporatized
fascism.
Who’s Afraid of Greta Thunberg?
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by Svenja Blanke
The character of Greta Thunberg is part of a polarised global
confrontation regarding climate change. Despite what her critics may
say, her speeches have contributed to social mobilisation and awareness
of the climate crisis and the future of the planet.
Nazi-Normalizing Barf Journalism in the Trump Era
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by Dorothee Benz
Again and again during Trump's presidency, corporate media have fallen
over themselves to find acceptable ways to describe utterly unacceptable
behavior, policies and decisions—none more so than the New York Times.
Farewell to the World Social Forum?
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by Roberto Savio
Citizens have become more aware of the need for change than they were
when we first met in Porto Alegre many years ago.
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Newswire...
NAFTA Deficit Jump Expected, Trade Data Release Tomorrow
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350 Action on Trump’s Paris Climate Accord Withdrawal
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Trump’s Decision to Leave Paris Agreement Puts Health and Wellbeing of Americans at Risk
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Trump Administration Decision to Officially Begin Pulling the U.S. Out of the Paris Agreement Is 'Wrong-headed'
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Trump Files to Leave Paris
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