How Ocasio-Cortez's Allies Supplanted the Obama Generation
Benjamin Wallace-Wells | zcomm.org | 2019-01-19
Democrats have not hesitated, in the Trump era, to call out existential threats to democracy and to the climate. But their campaigns have not often reflected that sense of alarm…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-ocasio-cortezs-allies-supplanted-the-obama-generation/

Democrats call Trump's proposal to end shutdown 'inadequate'
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-19
US president offers temporary protection for DACA, TPS recipients in exchange for $5.7bn in funding for border wall.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/trump-offer-deal-shutdown-democrats-call-inadequate-190119194009134.html

Indigenous Peoples Show Solidarity at D.C. March
Naomi LaChance | truthdig.com | 2019-01-19
Activists from around the world gathered for the first-ever Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Issues including voter suppression, environmental protections and violence toward women and girls were at the forefront of the event. | "Our people are under constant threat, from pipelines, from police, from a system that wants to forget the valuable perspectives we bring to the table. But those challenges make us stronger," said Chase Iron Eyes, an attorney at the…
truthdig.com/articles/indigenous-peoples-show-solidarity-at-d-c-march/

Coalition Defends Interventions against Holtec's NM High-Level Radioactive Waste Mega-Dump
Kevin Kamps | indybay.org | 2019-01-19
The infamous company Tetra Tech, which falsified soil sample data re: radioactive contamination at Hunters Point in the Bay Area of CA, has played a major role in the environmental assessment of a site in southeastern New Mexico. Holtec International is targeting a Hispanic area for a mega-dump for 173,600 metric tons of highly radioactive irradiated nuclear fuel. High-risk shipments there would impact most states.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/18/18820456.php

Fishing Groups, Winnemem Wintu Sue Department of Water Resources to Protect Delta Flows
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-01-19
PCFFA Executive Director Noah Oppenheim likened this evasion of environmental review to "old-style political double-speak," adding that, "instead of restoring the Delta as scientists agree is critically overdue, the Twin Tunnels would steal its flows when fish most need protection, pushing salmon fishermen closer to the brink."
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/18/18820446.php

Trump to bring DACA protections to shutdown talks in 'major announcement' — reports
RT | rt.com | 2019-01-19
In a bid to end the government shutdown, the US President Donald Trump is expected to make an offer to lure the Democrats back into negotiations, the US media say, adding that it could involve softening his stance on migration. | …
rt.com/usa/449213-trump-shutdown-announcement-migration/

Haiti by the Numbers
Jake Johnston | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-18
Years since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti: 9 Estimated number of aftershocks that measured 4.5 or greater: 59 Number of people who died in the earthquake, according to Haitian government: 316,000 Number of people displaced: 1,300,000 Number of people who remained in internally displaced persons camps, as of September 2017: 37,867 Estimated population of…
counterpunch.org/2019/01/18/haiti-by-the-numbers-2/

Murder of indigenous people sparks first-ever march on Washington
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-01-18
WASHINGTON–For more than two years, Darla Banks has been silent. On Jan. 17, she spoke for the first time — understandably halting to compose herself — about her daughter's murder. Hers is an all-too-common tale among Native Americans and indigenous people worldwide, and it helped lead to the first-ever march planned for Washington, on Jan. …
peoplesworld.org/article/murder-of-indigenous-people-sparks-first-ever-march-on-washington/

Immediate fossil fuel phaseout could arrest climate change — study
Damian Carrington | zcomm.org | 2019-01-18
Scientists say it may still technically be possible to limit warming to 1.5C if drastic action is taken now…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/immediate-fossil-fuel-phaseout-could-arrest-climate-change-study/

Sky Bears, Earth Bears: Finding and Losing True North
Louisa Willcox | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-18
Stars and the heavens have long captured the human imagination. During long nights of star gazing — before TV and the internet — ancient peoples invented fascinating stories about constellations that reflected their aspirations and relationships with the natural world and each other. The dramas that played out in the heavens unified their world and…
counterpunch.org/2019/01/18/sky-bears-earth-bears-finding-and-losing-true-north/

These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants–and They're Winning
Paul Hockenos | thenation.com | 2019-01-18
These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants–and They're Winning…
thenation.com/article/green-parties-europe-populism-2019/

Latest Defense Report Aims to Get Military Climate Ready, But Key Information Also Missing
commondreams | commondreams.org | 2019-01-18
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/01/18/latest-defense-report-aims-get-military-climate-ready-key-information-also?cd-origin=rss

'If the Water Is Rising, Then So Must We': Indigenous Peoples March in Washington Against Global Injustice
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-01-18
In an event described as "breathtaking, heartbreaking, strong, and beautiful," representatives from native communities around the world came together in Washington, D.C. on Friday for the first-ever Indigenous Peoples March. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/indigenous_peoples_march.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/01/18/if-water-rising-then-so-must-we-indigenous-peoples-march-washington-against-global?cd-origin=rss

Native American organizations denounce government shutdown as an abrogation of treaties
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-18
Now in its fourth week, the partial government shutdown has had wide-ranging and devastating effects upon Native Americans.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/18/shdn-j18.html

The Fox in Charge of the Henhouse: Activists Decry Trump's EPA Pick, Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-17
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.
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/17/the_fox_in_charge_of_the

Native American Communities Bear Brunt of Shutdown with Medicine Shortages & Suspended Food Programs
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-17
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.
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/17/native_american_communities_bear_brunt_of

Former Coal Lobbyist Confirmed As New EPA Head
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2019-01-17
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. | |…
therealnews.com/columns/former-coal-lobbyist-confirmed-as-new-epa-head

Jay Inslee's Climate Change Gambit
James Nickerson | progressive.org | 2019-01-14
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.
progressive.org/op-eds/jay-inslee-climate-change-gambit-nickerson-190114/

Facing Mass Deportation, Haitians Sue Trump to Preserve Temporary Protected Status
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-10
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…
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/10/facing_mass_deportation_haitians_sue_trump

NSW government to blame for Walgett water crisis
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-01-10
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/nsw-government-blame-walgett-water-crisis

Nathan Damigo, founder of white nationalist group Identity Evropa, files for bankruptcy protection
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2019-01-07
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."
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/08/nathan-damigo-founder-white-nationalist-group-identity-evropa-files-bankruptcy-protection

A "Massive Outlaw"
Ralph Nader | zcomm.org | 2018-12-24
Interview on Single Payer, Climate Devastation, Impeachment…
zcomm.org/zvideo/a-massive-outlaw/

ANC Deputy Julio Escalona: 'The People are Angry Because They Consider that We Aren't Doing Our Job'
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-12-20
The revolutionary's criticisms came during the passing of 2019's budget, 75% of which is destined for "social protection."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14195