(2018-11-08). Vic Liberals can't hide from lack of climate policy. greenleft.org.au 
Faced with a handful of climate activists marching on his Bulleen electorate office on November 7, state Liberal opposition leader Matthew Guy decided to lock the door and pull the shutters down. | According to protesters, which included a number of babies and more than a few with grey hair, what Guy feared most was that their action, just weeks out from the November 24 state elections, would expose the Liberals' complete lack of a climate policy. | Repower Victoria North East spokesperson Giuseppe Scelsi told the protest: "The scariest part in all this is not the bleak scenarios depicted in the [Intergovernmenta…
(2018-11-08). Why Forests are the Best 'Technology' to Fight Climate Change. counterpunch.org The warning from the world's top climate scientists that carbon dioxide (CO2) will need to be removed from the atmosphere to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is both a due and dire recognition of the great task in front of us. What must not be forgotten, however, is the hope that our forests More
(2018-11-08). History made as minorities elected to Congress. mronline.org 
An election of "firsts: " Women, LGBTQ, Muslims, African-Americans and Native Americans score seats in the House and Senate. | Source
(2018-11-08). Zombies against the climate apocalypse. greenleft.org.au 
Zombies raised concerns over climate change on Halloween in Newcastle. The demonstrators sought to raise awareness about the coming "climate apocalypse." | Climate change Kerry Smith Issue 1203 Australia NewcastlePhoto: Newcastle Climate Justice UprisingNovember…
(2018-11-08). The Fate of the Earth Depends on Women. thenation.com The Fate of the Earth Depends on Women…
(2018-11-08). Faculty Interview: Alyssa Battistoni on ecofeminism and xenofeminism. mronline.org 
(2018-11-08). Why we're striking from school for climate action. greenleft.org.au 
It seems ridiculous that children have got to the point where they realise that the adults who are supposed to be in charge are not doing enough to protect our futures from dangerous climate change. So, together with kids from Kindergarten to Year 12 we have decided to strike from school to show them that this simply isn't good enough. | There are already so many solutions to climate change but politicians are not doing enough to put them in place. Instead, they are approving huge new coalmines that will wreck our future. | Us kids are going to be living in this hot world far longer than the adults. This is just…
(2018-11-08). Under pressure, Adani scales down its coalmine project. greenleft.org.au 
Strong support for climate action is adding to the nationwide pressure on proponents of the controversial Adani coalmine in central Queensland. | On November 1 new Adani chief executive Lucas Dow (formerly of BHP Billiton) announced that its proposed mega coalmine for Queensland's Galilee Basin would be "scaled down" and "staged". | Dow was coy about a starting date saying it was "not too far away". Asked about the still-to-be-secured finance, he gave the same reply. | Adani now plans to export an initial 10-15 million tonnes a year, with a capacity to expand up to 27 million tonnes. This is less than half of wha…
(2018-11-08). Groups to Continue Fighting Oil Extraction in San Luis Obispo, Statewide. indybay.org SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., November 7, 2018 — A measure to ban fracking and new oil and gas wells in San Luis Obispo County was defeated Tuesday, but its backers vowed to continue their fight to protect the community and the climate from oil extraction. Measure G did win more than 44 percent of the vote, despite supporters being outspent more than 28 to 1 by oil companies, including Chevron and Aera.
(2018-11-08). When Environmentalism Meets Xenophobia. thenation.com When Environmentalism Meets Xenophobia…
(2018-11-08). Residents oppose official cover-up of Grenfell fire toxic contamination. wsws.org Despite evidence of toxicity in soil samples found around the site of the June 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, the authorities have failed to act to protect public health.
(2018-11-08). Trump's Embrace of "Nationalist" Label Is Final Link to Dangerous Pattern. truthout.org Now that Donald Trump has announced that he is an unapologetic "nationalist," it is even more likely that violent repression of anti-fascist demonstrators will occur. While Trump did not affix any prefix to "nationalist," his actions speak loudly for the fact that he favors a specific definition of who is counted for in his "nation"— certainly not LGBTQ folks, those who have migrated to the US, Muslims, people of color or Indigenous peoples. Indeed, he ha…
(2018-11-07). Green Bay, WI rally protests killing of indigenous man. fightbacknews.org Green Bay, WI – On November 2, local grassroots activist group Black Lives United Green Bay, together with Native Lives Matter from Minneapolis, hosted a vigil for Jonathon Tubby, an indigenous man murdered by Green Bay police. Nearly 200 people came out to share good memories and their feelings in response to Jonathon's death at the hands of police. | The people who spoke at the vigil demanded accountability, transparency and the immediate suspension of the officers involved. Members of Native Lives Matter spoke on the killings of unarmed Native American people all over the United States. Hollie Poupart, an acti…
(2018-11-07). U.S. House results: Workers won but not without taking some hits. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Workers won. Women won. African American, Latino, and Native American candidates won. Democrats won. Sorry Donald Trump, you didn't win. In so many words, that's what happened in the U.S. House races, and in five key governorships — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota — on Election Day 2018. Those winners join Democrats Gavin Newsom …
(2018-11-07). In Rebuke of Trump, Democratic Women Help Seize House & 7 Governorships in Historic Midterm. democracynow.org 
In a historic midterm election, Democrats have seized control of the House of Representatives, flipping more than two dozen seats. This gives Democrats subpoena power for the first time since President Donald Trump was elected two years ago. While the Democrats will control the House, the Republicans picked up two more seats in the Senate. The midterms were a groundbreaking election for women. At least 100 women will serve in the U.S. House for the first time in U.S. history, including the first two Native American women and the first two Muslim women. We speak with Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of…
(2018-11-07). U.S. Midterms: Native Americans unyielding battle against voter suppression. mronline.org 
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling that requires North Dakota voters to provide an I.D. with a residential address. The ruling has effectively made the process to vote next to impossible for Native Americans, who by-and-large do not have recognized addresses—but that's not stopping them. | Source
(2018-11-07). More Foul Murders, in a System That Survives on Racism. counterpunch.org 
We live in a nation totally beholden to racism. Founded on racism, built on racism, surviving by virtue of racism. From the near total eradication of Native Americans by disease, slaughter, and death marches; to the enslavement of 12 million Africans and the continued oppression, imprisonment, impoverishment and wanton killing of their descendants; to the More
(2018-11-07). Kids sue Trump over worsening climate change. peoplesworld.org 
PORTLAND, Ore.—Even an 11-year-old kid is suing Donald Trump. Or, to be more precise, Levi D., an 11-year-old African-American boy who lives on a barrier island off Florida's coast, is one of 21 young people, ranging from him up to three 21-year-olds, suing Trump to get him to move against climate change, rather than worsen …
(2018-11-07). The World's Wilderness Is Nearly Gone. thenation.com The World's Wilderness Is Nearly Gone…
(2018-11-06). NAACP Organizes Voter Protection Command Center at Baltimore Headquarters. naacp.org Volunteers, Attorneys and Staff Provide Answers and Resources for Voters on Election Day BALTIMORE (ELECTION DAY)—Volunteers ranging from local members, sororities and fraternities to both volunteer and staff attorneys, are taking calls, responding to email and sharing website resources for voters all around the nation on Election Day. The NAACP has incorporated the latest SMS […]
(2018-11-06). Women of Color Hope to Make History in 2018 Election with Wins in Congress and Governor's Races. democracynow.org 
A historic number of women of color are running for public office in today's election. At least 255 women are on the ballot as congressional candidates, including a record number of women of color. In Georgia, Stacey Abrams hopes to become the state's first black governor—and the country's first black woman governor. Meanwhile in New Mexico, Deb Haaland could become the nation's first Native American woman to serve in Congress. Amid a rash of racist ads by Abrams's opponent Brian Kemp, there is something "deeply transformational about the electoral organizing and the campaign that Stacey Abrams represents,"
(2018-11-06). Five Questions For: Youth Climate Activist Jamie Margolin on #WalkoutToVote. progressive.org "We can't just go through their system as normal, trusting that they'll take care of us. So we're walking out."
(2018-11-06). Geoengineering as dispossession. mronline.org 
The Political Economy of Land Use in an Era of Climate Urgency. | Source
(2018-11-05). Noam Chomsky: The Future of Organized Human Life Is At Risk Thanks to GOP's Climate Change Denial. democracynow.org 
Just weeks after the United Nations warned that humanity has only a dozen years to mitigate global warming and limit the scope of global catastrophe, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky. He says, "We have to make decisions now which will literally determine whether organized human life can survive in any decent form."
(2018-11-05). SPLC urges Trump administration to preserve measures that protect immigrant children from detention. splcenter.org Jenny Lisette Flores came to America at 15, fleeing civil war in El Salvador to find protection with family members in the U.S.
(2018-11-05). Maduro: Venezuela Sitting on 2nd Biggest Gold Reserve on Earth. venezuelanalysis.com President Nicolas Maduro described the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela as "crazy" and "criminal."
(2018-11-05). Six states where voters could counter Trump's environmental rollbacks. peoplesworld.org 
This story is reposted here from Grist.org. This story was originally co-published by the Center for Public Integrity and Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Voters in six Western states — Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, and Washington — will head to the polls November 6 with the chance to decide on hotly contested, statewide ballot measures …
(2018-11-01). Headlines for November 1, 2018. democracynow.org Pittsburgh Funerals Continue as Trump Focuses on Protests and "Fake News", Racist Kentucky Shooter Indicted for Murder, Trump Threatens to Send 15,000 Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border, Trump Attacks Paul Ryan for Birthright Citizenship Rebuke, Trump Tweets Racist Campaign Ad Ahead of Midterms, Multiple Caravans Head to U.S. Border as Humanitarian Concerns Grow, Trump Tells Reporter "When I Can, I Tell the Truth", Native American Tribe Sues over North Dakota Voter ID Law, Judges Order Ohio to Let Purged Voters Cast Midterm Ballots, Turkey Says Khashoggi Strangled in Consulate as International Fallout Continues, U.S. C…
(2018-10-29). Trump Plays Pocahontas Card Again. . . And Takes the Trick! progressive.org When I hear people like the Cherokee Nation's Hoskins Jr. bashing Warren for her claim, it occurs to me that Trump's racism has found a footing in tribal politics.
(2018-10-18). Nuclear Power & Climate. zcomm.org The great environmental challenge of our time is to understand that the many sources of biodestruction are interconnected and must be confronted simultaneously, rather than disparaging one danger to focus on another…