(2019-01-22). "I Was Absolutely Afraid": Indigenous Elder on "Mob Mentality" of MAGA Hat-Wearing Students in D.C. democracynow.org 
On Friday, thousands took part in the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C. The next day, video went viral of an interaction that took place soon after the march ended between an indigenous elder and a group of Catholic high school students from Kentucky who had attended a March for Life protest the same day. In the video, Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seen peacefully playing his drum and singing while being encircled by the students—some of whom were wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats. The video appears to show the students taunting and mocking Phillips. Some of the students are seen makin…
(2019-01-22). Chase Iron Eyes: Trump's Mocking of Native Americans Gives License to Others to Denigrate My People. commondreams.org "We have a president who is flippantly dehumanizing and offensive about our genocide here in Lakota country. My family literally survived Wounded Knee." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-01-22_at_12.29.15_pm.png…
(2019-01-22). Congressman Eliot Engel's Foreign Policy of Belligerence. thenation.com Congressman Eliot Engel's Foreign Policy of Belligerence…
(2019-01-22). Indefinite Detention Uncharged and Untried a Crime Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca These are troubled times. Rule of law protections don't help. The US does whatever it pleases, operating by its own rules, inflicting harm on nations, groups and individuals, including its own citizens. | The UN, world community nations, and international courts …
(2019-01-22). "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee": David Treuer on Retelling Native American History. democracynow.org 
We end today's show with "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee," a stunning new book by David Treuer that looks at Native America from 1890 to the present day. The book's powerful mix of memoir, extensive interview and storytelling presents decades of indigenous history that have been sidelined by the mainstream. David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California.
(2019-01-22). Radio Journalist Killed in Northern Mexico. telesurenglish.net Radio journalist José Rafael Murúa Manríquez was found stabbed to death Sunday, in the Mexican municipality of Mulege. | RELATED: | Libyan Journalist Killed By Shrapnel While Covering Clashes | Manríquez had been part of the country's witness protection program, and had received threats as recently as November, according to Mexican publication Capital. | 34 year-old Manríquez was director of Radio Kashara, a community station in Santa Rosalía, and was found among vegetation on the…
(2019-01-22). Chase Iron Eyes: Trump's Mocking of Native Americans Gives License to Others to Denigrate My People. democracynow.org 
As we continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high school students apparently mocking an indigenous tribal elder near the Lincoln Memorial, we speak to Chase Iron Eyes, an activist and lead attorney for the Lakota People's Law Project. He is a spokesperson for the Indigenous Peoples March.
(2019-01-22). The Scarlet "I": Climate Change, "Invasive" Plants and Our Culture of Domination. counterpunch.org 
This is part three of a three part series. Read part one & part two. The full series, along with additional material, is available as a zine, here. Changing plant communities at the local scale are symptomatic of the changing climate globally. Patterns of temperature, precipitation and seasonal timing are shifting, and with them, the More
(2019-01-22). 350.org on Latest National Survey on Climate Change and the American Public. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-01-22). France Slaps Google With $57 Million Penalty Under New EU Law. theantimedia.com 
(CD) — French regulators on Monday hit Google with a $57 million penalty—the first fine targeting a U.S. technology giant under Europe's strict new data privacy rules. Implemented across the European Union (EU) in May of 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) aims to bar tech companies from relying on "long illegible terms and conditions full of …
(2019-01-22). 'We Are Watching the Ice Sheet Hit a Tipping Point': Greenland Melting Even Faster Than Feared. commondreams.org While climate scientists have repeatedly raised alarm about the how human-caused global warming is driving "off the charts" ice loss in Greenland that will contribute to devastating sea level rise, a new analysis of a less studied region has ramped up those concerns, revealing that Greenland's ice sheet is melting even faster than previously thought. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/southwest_greenland_nasa.jpg…
(2019-01-22). New Study Shows Climate Crisis Could Mean 'Time Bomb" for World's Groundwater. commondreams.org "In many parts of the world," said one researcher, "changes in groundwater flows due to climate change could have a very long legacy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/groundwater-time-bomb.jpg…
(2019-01-22). Breaking the silence: Trump blasts media for pouncing on 'MAGA boys'. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump has finally commented on the controversy over a standoff between Catholic students and a Native American activist, which turned out to be not what the liberal media rushed to report.
(2019-01-22). Twitter suspends account that boosted 'MAGA kids' controversy. rt.com 
Twitter has suspended the account that shared the clipped video of Covington Catholic High School students' encounter with Native American elder Nathan Philips, which triggered a massive wave of attacks on the boys.
(2019-01-22). Ocasio-Cortez 'predicts' end of the world in 12 years, cue Twitter mockery. rt.com 
While she intended to express a sense of urgency, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez's declaration of impending apocalypse and puzzling comparison between climate change and WWII mostly incited confusion and laughter online. |
(2019-01-22). Trump's Mocking Drives Anti-Native Racism. truthout.org As we continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high school students apparently mocking an indigenous tribal elder near the Lincoln Memorial, we speak to Chase Iron Eyes, an activist and lead attorney for the Lakota People's Law Project. He is a spokesperson for the Indigenous Peoples March. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman in Los Angeles, with Juan González in New York. | JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high sc…
(2019-01-22). Nathan Phillips: I Was Afraid of the Mob Mentality of MAGA Students. truthout.org On Friday, thousands took part in the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, DC. The next day, video went viral of an interaction that took place soon after the march ended between an indigenous elder and a group of Catholic high school students from Kentucky who had attended a March for Life protest the same day. In the video, Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seen peacefully playing his drum and singing while being encircled by the students — some of whom were wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats. The video appears to show the students taunting and mocking Phillips. Some of the students are seen m…
(2019-01-22). Teachers Are Rising Up to Resist Neoliberal Attacks on Education. truthout.org "People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster." —James BaldwinHannah Arendt once argued that, "Thinking itself is dangerous to all creeds, convictions, and opinions." In the current political climate, the institutions that nurture critical thinking are similarly seen as dangerous and threatening to our increasingly authoritarian social order. These institutions include public and higher education along with almost any form of progressive media. | As a re…
(2019-01-22). Will Human Rights turn around in 2019? amnesty.org 2018 has been a difficult year for human rights in South Asia. Crackdowns on the Right to Freedom of Expression intensified across the region. Enforced disappearances continued to scar communities in Pakistan and Bangladesh; civilian casualties remained at record highs in Afghanistan, civil society organisations continued to be harassed and shut down in almost every country. Journalists continued to be targeted, members of the political opposition were arbitrarily arrested, religious and ethnic minority groups and Indigenous Peoples continued to be demonised. | The year began with the tragic news of the death of…
(2019-01-21). Sana'a Civilians Killed as Saudi Airstrikes Target Yemen's Capital. mintpressnews.com "Saudi fighter jets were hovering above our head and launching very violent raids, the likes of which we haven't seen since the war began three years ago. The neighboring houses shook so much we thought an earthquake hit the area." — Sana'a resident Ali Abdul Salam Damesh
(2019-01-21). World Will Miss 2020 Global Warming 'Turning Point': Analysis. telesurenglish.net The world is on course to miss its "best chance" of preventing runaway climate change by ensuring global greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2020, researchers warned Tuesday. | RELATED: | War, Climate Change Hijack Social Media's #10YearChallenge | Even as Earth is buffeted by superstorms, droughts and flooding made worse by rising seas, and as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise globally, an analysis by the World Resources Institute showed that cur…
(2019-01-21). Yellow Vest Movement Has Officially Gone Global. theantimedia.com 
(ZH) — The Yellow Vest anti-government movement started in France on November 17, when over 300,000 people across France protested a carbon tax on fuel that French President Emmanuel Macron touted as evidence of France's leadership when it comes to mitigating climate change. The Yellow Vest protests quickly evolved into a general anti-government movement — …
(2019-01-21). Viral VIDEO of standoff between Native American & MAGA-hat-wearing boys splits America. rt.com 
Footage of a Native American elder seemingly facing off against a crowd of jeering high-school students wearing 'Make American Great Again' hats triggered a massive backlash — but turned out to have been taken way out of context.
(2019-01-21). 'MAGA kids go into the woodchipper': Disney producer tweets violent threat against Covington boys. rt.com 
In response to a viral video confrontation between a MAGA hat-wearing high school boy and a Native American elder, Disney film producer Jack Morrissey published a tweet advocating for a violent response.
(2019-01-21). Twitter mobilizes meme army after Trump suggests snowstorms disprove global warming. rt.com 
A meme-wielding internet mob has descended on Donald Trump's Twitter account after the US president quipped that perhaps global warming could help alleviate harsh winter weather across the country.
(2019-01-21). Ecuador: Authorities must seriously address situations of violence, without encouraging xenophobia. amnesty.org In response to recent statements by the government of President Lenin Moreno on the imposition of entry restrictions for Venezuelan people, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director of Amnesty International, said: | "President Lenín's government has the responsibility to protect people's rights to seek asylum and international protection, as well as to prevent, investigate and punish acts of violence committed against people within its territory, without discrimination based on their nationality or other factors." | "In the face of serious cases of gender violence and recent femicides, the Ecuadorian authorities hav…
(2019-01-21). Walk The Talk . amnesty.org The new Constitution of Nepal, written in 2015, significantly widened the scope of human rights protections—including through strengthening the guarantee of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR). Nepal is also a state party to many key human rights treaties including the International Covenant on Civil on Political Rights and the Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural Rights. | When it came to human rights, the citizens in Nepal had two major expectations from the government. The first was ensuring a closure from past human rights violations under the framework of human rights. And the second was pr…
(2019-01-20). 'More hostage taking': Democrats reject Trump shutdown tradeoff in advance, GOP shows united front. rt.com 
Democrats are up in arms over US President Donald Trump's proposal to fund a border wall in exchange for protection for DACA recipients and TPS immigrants, denouncing it as a one-sided non-starter.
(2019-01-20). Climate change is 'national security issue', Pentagon warns in new report slammed by Dems. rt.com 
Military bases across the nation are "vulnerable" to floods, droughts, and wildfires as changing climate disrupts drills and rocket launches, the US military warned in a report. But Dems still accused it of downplaying the issue.
(2019-01-19). Trump to bring DACA protections to shutdown talks in 'major announcement' — reports. rt.com 
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.
(2019-01-18). These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants—and They're Winning. thenation.com These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants—and They're Winning…
(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). 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). 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). 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…
(2019-01-14). 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.
(2019-01-07). 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."