Calling for 'Corridor of Life and Culture,' in The Amazon: Indigenous Groups Propose Creation of Largest Protected Area on Earth
Jessica Corbett | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-22
Alarmed by rampant destruction in the Amazon rainforest and the long-term impacts on biodiversity, an alliance of indigenous communities pitched the creation of the world's largest protected area, which would reach from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean, at a … | The post Calling for 'Corridor of Life and Culture,' in The Amazon: Indigenous Groups Propose Creation of Larges…
globalresearch.ca/calling-for-corridor-of-life-and-culture-in-the-amazon-indigenous-groups-propose-creation-of-largest-protected-area-on-earth/5660624

Noam Chomsky: The Future of Organized Human Life Is At Risk Thanks to GOP's Climate Change Denial
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-22
As the death toll from the climate change-fueled Camp Fire in California continues to rise and hundreds remain missing, we rebroadcast our conversation about climate change with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky from October. He says Republican Party leaders are dedicated to "enriching themselves and their friends" at the cost of the planet, and warns: "We have to make decisions now which will literally determine whether organized human life can survive in any decent form."
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/22/noam_chomsky_the_future_of_organized

Elected Constituent Assembly in Venezuela provoked International Outrage, not the illegal handpicked one in Ecuador
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2018-11-22
"CONAIE and CREO direct the new National Electoral Council" announces a headline yesterday in the rightwing Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo. CONAIE is a self-declared "left" federation representing indigenous peoples in Ecuador. CREO is the party of the "defeated" right wing presidential candidate in 2017. I put "defeated" in quotes because CREO's electoral defeat — which they stupidly Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/elected-constituent-assembly-in-venezuela-provoked-international-outrage-not-the-illegal-handpicked-one-in-ecuador/

Trump Moves to Open Alaska Wilderness to More Oil Leasing
CFBD | indybay.org | 2018-11-22
New Plan Could Remove Wildlife Protections From Western Arctic…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/21/18819303.php

Student fight for noncompliance with attacks on immigrants, confront USF administration
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-11-22
Tampa, FL – On November 20, students held a rally at the University of South Florida (USF) calling for increased protections for immigrant students. The event was hosted by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) as a part of their campaign, "Immigrants are Here to Stay," to win noncompliance with federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Customs and Border Protection, that are charged with implementing attacks on the undocumented. | The rally included speeches about the context of immigration…
fightbacknews.org/2018/11/22/student-fight-noncompliance-attacks-immigrants-confront-usf-administration

West Coast crab fishermen sue fossil fuel industry over losses caused by climate change
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2018-11-22
"Americans are well aware of the damaging and sometimes catastrophic effects of climate change," said Noah Oppenheim, PCFFA's executive director, in a press release. "For crab fishermen, that means significant portions of the Dungeness crab fishery have been closed repeatedly since 2015, including parts along the coast this year." Photo of Noah Oppenheim by Dan Bacher.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/20/18819289.php

Confront our Climate Emergency as the Pilgrims did Theirs
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2018-11-22
Like the Pilgrims, half of whom died in their first year, we face an emergency…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/confront-our-climate-emergency-as-the-pilgrims-did-theirs/

Thank the Media in Part for Our Looming Climate Catastrophe
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-11-22
Climate change took a backseat to other issues in this year's midterm elections, and humanity may end up paying the price. The majority of climate change-related ballot measures failed, many climate deniers in the Republican party won or kept their seats, and even Democratic winners were n…
truthdig.com/articles/we-have-the-media-to-thank-in-part-for-our-looming-climate-catastrophe/

To stem climate change, capitalism must be ended
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-22
The following statement will be distributed at high school "walk-outs for climate change" across Australia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/22/clim-n22.html

Will CA Department of Pesticide Regulation ban Big Ag's use of Toxic Air Contaminates?
Kate Hitt | indybay.org | 2018-11-22
As a Watsonville local and school bus driver, I have had it with all the toxic fumigants and sprays that are poisoning us and contributing to climate change. I joined Safe Ag, Safe Schools to stop poisoning kids and neighbors by making 1 mile 24-hour no toxic spray or fumigation buffer zones around schools.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/21/18819315.php

Sunrise Movement Holds Green New Deal Day of Action
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-11-21
On Tuesday, young climate justice activists with the Sunrise Movement held a day of action around the U.S. to demand a Green New Deal–a plan to decarbonize the economy in ten years. Sunrise members gathered in New York, Oakland, DC, and dozens of other cities. In San Francisco, some members confronted House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, asking her to back the proposal. | @RepJerryNadler to ask him to sign onto @Ocasio2018's Select Committee for a #GreenNewDea…
therealnews.com/columns/sunrise-movement-holds-green-new-deal-day-of-action

United Arab Emirates: Open Letter to Drivers, Teams and Performers at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-21
In this joint open letter, human rights organizations urge drivers, teams and performers at the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix 2018 to use their celebrity status to call on the UAE authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience who have been detained solely for peacefully criticizing the authorities, or for calling or advocating for the respect and protection of human rights.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde25/9420/2018/en/

Climate Change Action Would Kill Imperialism
Manuel García, Jr. | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-21
American political power is based on fossil fuels, and the US military is the engine that consumes those fuels to produce that power. So long as there is an American political elite that craves lucrative personal prestige and the ability to dominate internationally, the US economy will be fossil-fueled capitalism that maintains the military colossus that enables and protects those elite ambitions.
counterpunch.org/2018/11/21/climate-change-action-would-kill-imperialism/

'CAM': Sex worker empowerment through horror genre
Chauncey K. Robinson | peoplesworld.org | 2018-11-21
A common saying goes that sex work is considered the oldest profession, yet it also happens to be one where the workers are often the most exploited. Exploitation and safety on the job is a constant problem, with little protection. A system embedded with patriarchy and male supremacy doesn't leave much space, without a fight, …
peoplesworld.org/article/cam-sex-worker-empowerment-through-horror-genre/

Transgender Day of Remembrance: To Fight For Trans Lives, Think Local
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-11-21
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Sylvia Rivera Law Project founder Dean Spade talks about the lack of federal protections for trans people and how communities are fighting back at the local level | The post Transgender Day of Remembrance: To Fight For Trans Lives, Think Local appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/transgender-day-of-remembrance-to-fight-for-trans-lives-think-local

Greece: Dire Conditions for Asylum Seekers on Lesbos
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-21
A boy holds a bicycle at a camp next to the Moria refugee camp in the island of Lesbos on August 5, 2018. | © 2018 Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images | (Brussels) — The already dire conditions in the overcrowded Moria camp for asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos may deteriorate into a full-blown humanitarian disaster as winter approaches unless urgent action is taken, Human Rights Watch said today. | "Thousands of people seeking protection in E…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/21/greece-dire-conditions-asylum-seekers-lesbos

Minimal Media Attention Helped Sink Crucial Climate Initiatives
Justin Anderson | fair.org | 2018-11-21
Climate change took a backseat to other issues in this year's midterm elections, and humanity may end up paying the price. The majority of climate change-related ballot measures failed, many climate deniers in the Republican party won or kept their seats, and even Democratic winners were not pressed on their commitment to climate change legislation …
fair.org/home/minimal-media-attention-helped-sink-crucial-climate-initiatives/

Humanity faces simultaneous climate disasters: study
teleSUR Desk | mronline.org | 2018-11-21
The future risk of dealing with multiple climate impacts at once depends on geography and whether humanity succeeds in rapidly drawing down greenhouse gas emissions. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/11/21/humanity-faces-simultaneous-climate-disasters-study/

SPLC sues Trump administration for records detailing rollback of protections for transgender people in prison
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-11-20
The SPLC, along with Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) today.
splcenter.org/news/2018/11/20/splc-sues-trump-administration-records-detailing-rollback-protections-transgender-people

Climate change is the product of how capitalism "values" nature
C. J. Polychroniou | mronline.org | 2018-11-20
Capitalist industrialization has led us to the edge of the precipice of climate change, and avoiding the end of civilization as we know it may require the development of a view in direct opposition to the way in which capitalism "values" nature, according to John Bellamy Foster. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/11/20/climate-change-is-the-product-of-how-capitalism-values-nature/

Filming in the most depressing city on the Earth: Jakarta
Andre Vltchek | mronline.org | 2018-11-20
It stinks, it is the most polluted city on earth, but that is not the most terrible thing about it. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/11/20/filming-in-the-most-depressing-city-on-the-earth-jakarta/

Thousands Shutdown London to Demand Urgent Action on Climate Change
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-11-19
Over 70 were arrested demanding the British government adopt a goal of reaching 100% renewable energy by 2025 to help prevent catastrophic climate change | The post Thousands Shutdown London to Demand Urgent Action on Climate Change appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/thousand-shutdown-london-to-demand-urgent-action-on-climate-change

Meet the Prisoners Being Paid $1 an Hour to Battle the Deadly Climate-Fueled Fires of California
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-19
As the death toll from the Camp Fire rises to 77, California is combating its deadliest fire in state history using prison labor. Some 1,500 of the 9,400 firefighters currently battling fires in California are incarcerated. They make just a dollar an hour but are rarely eligible to get jobs as firefighters after their release. According to some estimates, California saves up to $100 million a year by using prison labor to fight its biggest environmental problem. In September, the Democracy Now! team traveled to the Delta Conservation Camp in Northern California, a low-security prison where more than 100 men are i…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/19/meet_the_prisoners_being_paid_1

Betsy DeVos Wants to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections For Students Filing Complaints of Sexual Harassment or Assault
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-16
Our analysis of how DeVos' proposed rule would change how colleges and universities deal with allegations of sexual assault under Title IX. | The Department of Education headed by Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday released a proposed rule that, if implemented, would dramatically limit schools' obligations to students who experience sexual violence and would not further the stated goal of fair process. The ACLU is equally committed to ensuring students can learn in environments free from sexual harassment and violence and to guaranteeing fair process for both respondents and complainants. | The new rule preserv…
aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/womens-rights-education/betsy-devos-wants-roll-back-civil-rights-protections

As Camp Fire Death Toll Rises, Meet the Prisoners Making $1 an Hour to Fight California's Wildfires
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-16
The death toll from the Camp Fire in California has risen to at least 63, with 631 people reported missing. As California continues to battle the deadliest fire in the state's history, we turn to the hidden heroes on the front lines the raging climate-fueled wildfires: prisoner firefighters. At least 1,500 of the 9,400 firefighters currently battling fires in California are incarcerated. They make just a dollar an hour battling on the front lines but are rarely eligible to get jobs as firefighters after their release. In September, the Democracy Now! team traveled to the Delta Conservation Camp about an hour nort…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/16/as_camp_fire_death_toll_rises

Out-of-control system burns California
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-16
A combination of real estate capitalism and climate change has unleashed murderous fires in California, writes Phil Hearse. | Things are getting serious. On November 15, at least are 56 were confirmed dead with hundreds missing. Thousands of homes and businesses have burned down. Two major fires, in the north and south of the state, were still not under control. | The scenes could be the aftermath of a US or Russian bombing raid in the Middle East — bodies littered on the ground, people burned to death in their cars, families devastated with grief at the loss of homes and loved ones. | United States Preside…
greenleft.org.au/content/out-control-system-burns-california

National Exclusive: Former Sen. Barbara Boxer's Son and California Powerbroker Found Bilking Indian Tribe
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-16
Darius Anderson and his business partner, Douglas Boxer, preyed upon Native American clients who were too intimidated by their political connections to seek recourse, writes investigative reporter Peter Byrne. Judges Find Breach of Contract and Trust By Peter Byrne Darius… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/16/national-exclusive-former-sen-barbara-boxers-son-and-california-powerbroker-found-bilking-indian-tribe/

Ari Berman on the State of Voting 2018, Jackie Prange on Keystone XL Re-Review
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2018-11-16
Media…
fair.org/home/ari-berman-on-the-state-of-voting-2018-jackie-prange-on-keystone-xl-re-review/

Why students are striking for climate action on November 30
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-15
This November 30, I, along with hundreds — possibly thousands — of high school students will be participating in a student strike for climate action. | Initiated by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC), the School Strike 4 Climate has gained momentum in recent weeks, with nearly thirty events being organised in capital cities and regional areas around Australia. | We are currently facing an unprecedented climate emergency. With 2018 (once again) being the hottest year on record, we face the prospect of an uncertain and dangerous future. | Climate change is "threatening water security", accord…
greenleft.org.au/content/why-students-are-striking-climate-action-november-30

Maduro: Venezuela Sitting on 2nd Biggest Gold Reserve on Earth
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-05
President Nicolas Maduro described the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela as "crazy" and "criminal."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14133