(2019-01-17). Native American Communities Bear Brunt of Shutdown with Medicine Shortages & Suspended Food Programs. democracynow.org 
We look at the widespread impact of the government shutdown on Native American communities, as the Indian Health Service goes understaffed and a federally funded food delivery program to Indian reservations has halted. Democratic members of Congress held a hearing Tuesday on the effects of the shutdown on health, education and employment in Native communities. We speak with Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today and member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.
(2019-01-17). Selected Articles: US-NATO Military Bases, Mass Demonstrations, Climate Change. globalresearch.ca For seventeen years, Global Research, together with partner independent media organizations, has sought Truth in Media with a view to eventually "disarming" the corporate media's disinformation crusade. | To reverse the tide, we call upon our readers to participate in an …
(2019-01-17). What About Open Borders? commondreams.org While borders, just as any lines of definition, have a purpose, I fear that purpose is trivialized, mocked and ultimately obliterated by their militarized overprotection, which comes at a cost that we pay and a cost that we do not pay. (Photo: Reuters) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/people_2.jpeg…
(2019-01-17). Haiti's Forgotten Women and Children. truthdig.com I lived in Haiti in 2010, arriving six weeks after the January earthquake. I initially worked at a children's hospital, where I was assigned to a ward full of toddlers, all but one of whom were female, most of them abandoned. I was to change diapers, feed and bathe the children, and do whatever else the staff nurses needed. | On my third day, a woman from an American nongovernmental organization (NGO) came to our wing and ordered the Haitian nurses about in a troubling manner. She instructed them to prepare the children for photo shoots. She then walked through the ward as a photographer clicked away, while she p…
(2019-01-17). Headlines for January 17, 2019. democracynow.org Speaker Pelosi to Trump: Cancel or Postpone State of the Union, Federal Employees and Contractors Demand End to Government Shutdown, Trump to Propose Biggest Space-Based Missile Program Since "Star Wars", Andrew Wheeler, at EPA Confirmation Hearing, Downplays Climate Risks, Climate Study Finds Ocean Temperatures Hit Record High in 2018, Syria: Four Americans Among 19 Killed in ISIS Suicide Attack, Zimbabwe: Five Killed as Government Attacks Fuel Hike Protesters, Kenya: Death Toll in al-Shabab Attack on Nairobi Hotel Rises to 21, British PM Theresa May Survives No-Confidence Vote, NYT: Trump Inaugural Committee To…
(2019-01-17). Update: Rally for Tomorrow's Indigenous Peoples March Moved to Lincoln Memorial. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-01-17). Referendum 2020: A Green New Deal vs. Racist, Classist Climate Genocide. counterpunch.org Introduction: "Nuking" the Dem Leadership's Anti-Climate Obstinacy Perverse as it may seem, I as a climate justice activist am extremely glad the corrupt corporate, militarist Democratic Party leadership has repeatedly expressed its contempt for the Sunrise Movement's much-needed, potentially game-changing call for a Green New Deal. Three recent, egregious instances of that contempt are 1) Chuck Schumer's criminally insane promotion of Trump-supporting More
(2019-01-17). Human Beings Are Destroying Life on Earth. The Biosphere and Endless Wars. globalresearch.ca It is easy to identify the ongoing and endless violence being inflicted on life on Earth. This ranges from the vast multiplicity of assaults inflicted on our children and the biosphere to the endless wars and other military violence as …
(2019-01-17). Tax the Rich, Fight the Climate Crisis. commondreams.org Khanh Pham, manager of immigrant organizing at the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, speaks at a Portland Clean Energy Initiative rally in 2018. (Photo: Rick Rappaport / Portland Clean Energy Initiative) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/khanh-pcef-rally.jpg…
(2019-01-17). The Fox in Charge of the Henhouse: Activists Decry Trump's EPA Pick, Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler. democracynow.org 
Senate confirmation hearings began Wednesday for former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, whom President Trump has nominated to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler has been the acting head of the EPA since Scott Pruitt resigned in July amid an onslaught of financial and ethics scandals. We speak with Heather McTeer Toney, national field director for Moms Clean Air Force and former Southeast regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency during the Obama administration. We also speak with Mary Anne Hitt, director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign.
(2019-01-17). Scientists Call for 'Global Agricultural Revolution' and 'Planetary Health Diet' to Save Lives—and Earth. commondreams.org While scientists continue to call for immediately phasing out fossil fuels across the global to avert climate catastrophe, a team of international experts on Thursday unveiled a proposal to address another major driver of the climate crisis: the world's unhealthy and unsustainable food system. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-01-17_at_3.06.06_pm.jpg…
(2019-01-17). 'Step Up or Step Aside': Youth Climate Leaders Occupy Schumer's Office to Demand Support for Green New Deal. commondreams.org "Real climate leadership means a commitment to bold climate action and a just transition. It means a Green New Deal." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-01-17_at_9.57.29_am.jpg…
(2019-01-17). "I'm Sure Dinosaurs Thought They Had Time, Too': Over 12,000 Students Strike in Brussels Demanding Bold Climate Action. commondreams.org An estimated 12,500 students walked out of their classrooms in Belgium on Thursday to join the country's second youth-led climate march in the past week, demanding that government leaders take bold action to help stem the global climate crisis. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-01-17_at_9.35.07_am.jpg…
(2019-01-17). 'Terrible News' for GOP as Survey Shows Generation Z Shaping Up To Be Most Progressive Ever. commondreams.org "This data suggests there is a reason why Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets so much heat from conservatives—she and this new congressional class not only represent the demographic changes that scare some, but she embodies the ideological trends, too." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/generationz_climate.jpg…
(2019-01-17). UK Labour Party Could Back Second Brexit Referendum: Corbyn. telesurenglish.net Britain's main opposition Labour party could back a second Brexit referendum if its proposals for leaving the EU are shunned by the government and a no-deal scenario looks likely, leader Jeremy Corbyn said Thursday. | RELATED: | UK PM May Survives No-Confidence Vote | "If the government remains intransigent, if support for Labour's alternative is bloc…
(2019-01-17). Activists Decry Trump's EPA Pick, Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler. truthout.org Senate confirmation hearings began Wednesday for former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, whom President Trump has nominated to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler has been the acting head of the EPA since Scott Pruitt resigned in July amid an onslaught of financial and ethics scandals. We speak with Heather McTeer Toney, national field director for Moms Clean Air Force and former Southeast regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency during the Obama administration. We also speak with Mary Anne Hitt, director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign. | TRANS…
(2019-01-17). In Facing Mass Extinction, We Must Allow Ourselves to Grieve. truthout.org In this excerpt from The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption, author Dahr Jamail explains how he learned to process the heartbreaking truth of inevitable climate destruction and the possibility of mass extinction.In 2015, my best friend, Duane French, came down with pneumonia and was taken to the hospital. Pneumonia on its own is bad enough, but for someone who has been quadriplegic for more than forty years, it is also life threatening. I met Duane when…
(2019-01-17). Former Coal Lobbyist Confirmed As New EPA Head. therealnews.com 
By Dharna Noor | Just seconds into Andrew Wheeler's opening statement before the Senate's environmental panel, protesters began to jeer. | "This is an outrage! Shut down Wheeler, not the EPA," shouted one protester. | Wheeler has served as acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator since Scott Pruitt resigned in July. At his confirmation hearing to become the EPA's permanent chief on Wednesday, the former coal lobbyist faced staunch criticism—even after Capitol Police removed the protesters from the room. | "I do not believe that giving the acting administrator a speedy promotion is more…
(2019-01-17). Ocasio-Cortez Is on the Financial Committee, and Banks Are Afraid. truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's assignment to the powerful House Financial Services Committee has triggered a fresh round of handwringing, this time with some merit. Banks are afraid of her — and they should be. The addition of Ocasio-Cortez, an outspoken advocate for financial reform, to the committee represents one of the greatest challenges to big banks' interests since the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Though she joins other strong voices like Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, on the committee, Ocasio-Cortez will give a voice to her generation, which came of age…
(2019-01-17). Native Communities Face Food and Medicine Shortages Amid Shutdown. truthout.org We look at the widespread impact of the government shutdown on Native American communities, as the Indian Health Service goes understaffed and a federally funded food delivery program to Indian reservations has halted. Democratic members of Congress held a hearing Tuesday on the effects of the shutdown on health, education and employment in Native communities. We speak with Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today and member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I'm Amy Goodman, as we continue to look at the devastating impact of the longest government…
(2019-01-16). Scorched earth: capitalism, climate change and Australia's bushfire threat. mronline.org Bushfires have always been part of Australia. Even before the first human settlers arrived around 50,000 years ago, fires sparked by lightning strikes were a feature of the landscape for at least 30 million years. | Source
(2019-01-16). Sixty Percent of World's Coffee at Risk of Extinction: Study. telesurenglish.net Sixty percent of coffee species are facing extinction due to climate change, loss of natural habitat, diseases and pests, researchers from Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens said Wednesday. | RELATED: | Ethiopia: Farmers Threatened by Global Coffee Price Slump | Africa and Madagascar are home to 75 of the world's 124 wild coffee species. Scientists say that 13 o…
(2019-01-15). To Those Who Think We Can Reform Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis. thenation.com To Those Who Think We Can Reform Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis…
(2019-01-15). Climate Disaster Is Upon Us. thenation.com Climate Disaster Is Upon Us…
(2019-01-15). Colombie: Une femme a été agressée parce qu'elle demande justice pour son fils. amnesty.org Vendredi 11 janvier, deux inconnus à moto ont fait feu à trois reprises sur la voiture où se trouvait Alfamir Castillo, dans une zone rurale de la municipalité de Pradera (département du Valle del Cauca, dans le sud de la Colombie). Alfamir Castillo était avec son époux et deux gardes du corps relevant de l'Unité nationale de protection, et personne n'a été blessé. Alfamir Castillo est victime de menaces et d'agressions depuis des années car elle demande justice pour l'homicide illégal de son fils par des membres des forces colombiennes armée…
(2019-01-15). Colombia: Further information: Woman attacked for seeking justice for son: Alfamir Castillo. amnesty.org On 11 January, two unidentified men in a motorbike shot three times at the car in which Alfamir Castillo was in a rural area of the municipality of Pradera, Valle del Cauca Department, southern Colombia. Alfamir Castillo was with her husband and two bodyguards granted by the National Protection Unit and were not injured. Alfamir Castillo has faced several threats and attacks for years as she is seeking justice for the unlawful killing of her son by members of the Colombian armed forces.
(2019-01-15). In North Carolina, Domestic Violence Laws Still Discriminate Against LGBTQ People. aclu.org Not all LGBTQ people can get a protective order for domestic violence under North Carolina law. | Same-sex couples in North Carolina won the freedom to marry in 2014, but LGBTQ people continue to be denied equal protection under the law in many other areas of life. | North Carolina is currently the only state in the nation that prevents those in same-sex relationships from accessing protective orders for domestic violence. The ACLU of North Carolina and attorney Amily McCool of the Scharff Law Firm are challenging that unequal policy in court on behalf of a survivor of domestic violence who was denied a protectiv…
(2019-01-14). Jay Inslee's Climate Change Gambit. progressive.org The issue of climate change was barely even mentioned during the last presidential race. Hopefully, Inslee's presence as a candidate will keep that from happening again.
(2019-01-10). Facing Mass Deportation, Haitians Sue Trump to Preserve Temporary Protected Status. democracynow.org 
A New York City trial is challenging the Trump administration's attempt to end temporary protected status—known as TPS—for more than 50,000 Haitians living in the U.S. Tens of thousands of Haitians were granted TPS after an earthquake devastated their country nine years ago this week. In November 2017, the Trump administration announced it would revoke TPS for Haitians, sparking protests and multiple lawsuits around the country. We speak with Marleine Bastien, executive director the Family Action Network Movement, or FANM, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. She testified on Wednesday as a witness i…
(2019-01-10). NSW government to blame for Walgett water crisis. greenleft.org.au 
The New South Wales government is robbing communities of precious water by siphoning it off for cotton farms and coal and gas mines. It is doing so as the climate gets warmer and drought becomes more frequent. | These rotten priorities are being played out in Walgett, a town in the state's north-west that is home to more than 2000 people. Already affected by the long-running drought, Walgett is now suffering from a human-made disaster with residents having to truck in water after the town's bore system broke down. | In the local Gamilaroi language, Walgett means "a meeting of two rivers". Right now, the Namoi and…
(2019-01-07). Nathan Damigo, founder of white nationalist group Identity Evropa, files for bankruptcy protection. splcenter.org The founder of the white nationalist group Identity Evropa is seeking federal bankruptcy protection in what appears to be a pre-emptive move stemming from a lawsuit over "Unite the Right."
(2018-12-24). A "Massive Outlaw" zcomm.org Interview on Single Payer, Climate Devastation, Impeachment…
(2018-12-20). ANC Deputy Julio Escalona: 'The People are Angry Because They Consider that We Aren't Doing Our Job'. venezuelanalysis.com The revolutionary's criticisms came during the passing of 2019's budget, 75% of which is destined for "social protection."
(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…