We Chose War, Violence, and Hatred
by WJ Astore, LA Progressive
on August 18, 2021
More sweltering heat, wildfires, extreme weather and weather-related events remind us that global warming and climate change are here to stay. When I taught about global warming a decade ago, most scientists were predicting harsh events in 2030 or 2040.
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Might Congress Actually Do Something Right?
by David Swanson
on August 11, 2021
To take recent news reports seriously, it seems just possible that sometime this year the U.S. Congress might pass a pair of pieces of legislation that combine to do more good than harm.
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Corporate Liberalism Is No Match for Trumpism
by Norman Solomon
on August 09, 2021
Jane Mayer’s article in The New Yorker last week, “ The Big Money Behind the Big Lie,” starkly illuminates how forces aligned with Donald Trump have been upping the ante all year with hyperactive strategies that could enable Republican leaders to choke off democracy, ensuring that Trump or another GOP candidate captures the presidency in 2024.
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Glen Ford's Journalism Fought for Black Liberation and Against Imperialism
by Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report
on August 09, 2021
Ford was among the few journalists who took a stance for Black liberation and against imperialism.
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460+ Groups Demand Biden Pick a Climate Champion for Key Energy Position
by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams
on August 09, 2021
"Choosing a FERC nominee that will reject new fossil fuel development would be a strong sign that Biden intends to take our climate crisis seriously."
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Nancy Pelosi’s Surprise Flip on Student Debt Cancellation Came After Urging From Billionaire Power Couple
by Ken Klippenstein, Ryan Grim, The Intercept
on August 09, 2021
The House speaker’s change of heart came after Steven and Mary Swig circulated a memo against cancellation via executive order.
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Nina Turner's Loss Is Oligarchy’s Gain
by Norman Solomon
on August 04, 2021
The race for a vacant congressional seat in northeast Ohio was a fierce battle between status quo politics and calls for social transformation.
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Is That Civilization-Ending Climate Change Is Knocking on Our Door?
by Thom Hartmann, LA Progressive
on August 04, 2021
We are standing in an extinction event. Many of us started noticing it when the insects began to vanish in large numbers right after the turn of the century. I’ll never forget the day the trucker called into my radio show. It was probably around 14 years ago, and he identified himself as a long-haul trucker who regularly ran a coast-to-coast route from the Southeast to the Pacific Northwest dozens of times a year.
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The Jailing of Craig Murray: Another Move to Snuff Out Independent Journalism
by Jonathan Cook, Counter Punch
on August 04, 2021
Craig Murray, a former ambassador to Uzbekistan, the father of a newborn child, a man in very poor health and one who has no prior convictions, will have to hand himself over to the Scottish police on Sunday morning. He becomes the first person ever to be imprisoned on the obscure and vaguely defined charge of “jigsaw identification”.
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New Documents Show Pentagon Rubber-Stamping Police Requests For Military Gear
by Molly Redden, Huffington Post
on August 04, 2021
Police are citing racial justice protests and routine 911 calls to ask for armored vehicles built for a battlefield — and the Defense Department is buying it.
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