(2019-01-28). Tens of Thousands in Europe Protest Against Climate Change. telesurenglish.net Tens of thousands of people marched across France and in Belgium Sunday to protest the lack of state action to halt climate change. | RELATED: | World Might Miss Mark for Climate Mitigation: WRI | Organizers said more than 80,000 people demonstrated in French towns and cities, while police in Brussels said 70,000 turned out in the Belgian capital. | An online petition they set up on the issue — at laffairedusiecle.net — has already gathered more than 2.1 million signatures and orga…
(2019-01-28). The Shame of the One Percent Continues. counterpunch.org Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sir David Attenborough called on government and business leaders to support, with practical plans, "United Nations decisions on climate change, sustainable development, and a new deal for nature." "What we do now, and in the next few years, will profoundly affect the next few thousand More
(2019-01-28). Extreme Wealth Threatens Our Very Planet. zcomm.org Millions of years ago, life on Earth survived an existential climate crisis. But that Earth had a distinct advantage: no rich people…
(2019-01-28). The Climate Kids Are Coming. thenation.com The Climate Kids Are Coming…
(2019-01-28). Complacency and the Environmental Catastrophe. counterpunch.org Ask any reasonably well-informed person what the cause of climate change is and the chances are they will say greenhouse gas emissions (GGE's), but they would only be partially correct. While it is true that man-made GGE's are clogging Earth's lower atmosphere, trapping heat and resulting in widespread climate change, the underlying 21st century cause, More
(2019-01-28). Those MAGA-Hatted Covington Kids. counterpunch.org Yes, the Black Hebrew Israelites spat racist taunts at the MAGA-hatted Kentucky high school kids. And yes, the drumming Native American inserted himself between the two groups. But the head MAGA boy did block the drummer's path and stood there with a defiant smirk that exactly duplicated the sneers of his predecessors a couple generations More
(2019-01-28). The Nine Worst Lawfare Injustices in the US and What They Tell Us About Ourselves. counterpunch.org The law should apply equally to everyone. The 14thAmendment guarantees to all Americans the "equal protection of the laws". But when we go to war this guarantee is often violated. War means designating an "enemy" to be defeated using every available means including the law. We call this "lawfare" when the law, instead of providing More
(2019-01-28). Small Laws, Great Crimes: the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act. counterpunch.org It's been said that small laws breed great crimes. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act is such a law. The crimes committed against the people in its name are legion. But it got even more criminal last week when the Colorado Supreme Court decided the protection of public health and the environment was not the purpose More
(2019-01-28). Fiftieth Anniversary of the Santa Barbara Oil Spill is a Reminder of Urgent Need to Protect Communities from the Dangers of Drilling. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-01-28). The Populist Makers and Dangerous Optimism. indybay.org The people vote and capital decides. Another capitalism appears that is marked by an anti-liberal and intolerant culture. The goal of the new capitalists is the same as the old capitalists: to make the rich even richer. Cheap money seduces to new speculation. The governing elites fail to prevent the threatening climate collapse and gamble away the future of coming generations.
(2019-01-28). Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist Makana/NuclearWakeUpCall.Earth. indybay.org Described as "dazzling" by the New York Times, Makana is an internationally acclaimed guitarist, singer, composer and activist who is widely known for lending his musical talent for social change. | Recently he toured Russia and recorded "Mourning Armageddon" in a newly decommissioned nuclear bunker in Moscow. He is performing at Yoshi's on February 21.
(2019-01-28). We Are Destroying Our Life Support System. truthout.org The warming of planet Earth continues apace, and the ramifications become ever more stunning with each passing month. While no single meteorological event or phenomenon can be attributed solely to human-caused climate disruption, this is now nearly always the leading cause of the event, or at the very least a major contributing factor. | Recent data from the World Meteorological office showed that 2018 was the fourth warmest on record, making the last f…
(2019-01-27). People Power: 160,000 European Protesters Demand Action on Climate Crisis. commondreams.org Tens of thousands march in France, Belgium over climate crisis | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/france-climate-march-01272019-955px.jpg…
(2019-01-27). Peru: Deadly Mudslide Crashes Wedding, Kills 15, Injures 30. telesurenglish.net Fifteen people have died and 30 were injured after a disastrous mudslide interrupted a wedding party in Abancay, Peru on Saturday. | RELATED: | The Tragic Aftermath of Brazil's Deadly Dam Break | Over 100 guests were on the dance floor when the hotel wall and roof collapsed, bringing the celebration to an abrupt end, Peru's National Institute of Civil Defense…
(2019-01-27). A new abnormal. mronline.org 
Humanity now faces two simultaneous existential threats, either of which would be cause for extreme concern and immediate attention. These major threats—nuclear weapons and climate change—were exacerbated this past year by the increased use of information warfare to undermine democracy around the world, amplifying risk from these and other threats and putting the future of […] | Source
(2019-01-27). The U.S. Military Plans to Keep Incinerating Toxic Firefighting Foam, Despite Health Risks. theintercept.com 
The U.S. military is moving ahead with plans to collect and destroy unused firefighting foam that contains the hazardous chemicals PFOS and PFOA. But in trying to solve one environmental problem related to these persistent chemicals, which have caused massive drinking water contamination, the Defense Department may be creating another. | More than 3 million gallons of the foam and related waste have been retrieved from U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, National Guard, Army, and Air Force bases around th…
(2019-01-25). Tucson tells Trump: Hands off Venezuela! fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – Just one day after President Trump announced official recognition for the illegally self-inaugurated interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, a dozen activists rallied outside the downtown federal building, January 24. The rally took a stand in solidarity with the democratically-elected president, and former union bus driver, Nicolas Maduro. | Organizers from the Tucson Anti War Committee expressed their solidarity with the masses of workers, campesinos and indigenous peoples fighting for their right to self-determination and their Bolivarian Revolution.
(2019-01-25). Native eyewitness gives account of what really happened at the Lincoln Memorial. peoplesworld.org 
The mocking harassment of a Native American elder at the January 18 Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C. by Catholic high school students has sparked national and international outrage. Nathan Phillips, an elder of the Omaha Nation and Marine veteran who attended the march, was accosted by a large group of white students, at least 100, from the all-boys Covington Catholic …
(2019-01-25). ILO to ruling class in Davos: Meet the needs of workers. peoplesworld.org 
GENEVA (PAI)—The International Labour Organization (ILO) is demanding the world's governments enact and commit to new worker protections to meet the changing nature and demands of modern workplaces. The demands come as billionaire representatives of the world's ruling class gathered in Davos, Switzerland to discuss the world economy and as most media in the U.S. …
(2019-01-24). Headlines for January 24, 2019. democracynow.org Venezuela Accuses U.S. of Attempting to Engineer Coup, Competing Senate Bills to End Government Shutdown Unlikely to Pass, Federal Workers Flood Senate Office Building to Protest Shutdown, Trump to Delay State of the Union Address Until Shutdown Ends, Witness: El Chapo's Sons Murdered Mexican Journalist Javier Valdez, Brazil: Son of President Bolsonaro Linked to Criminal Syndicate, Iowa Anti-Abortion Law Struck Down as New York Pro-Choice Bill Passes, Michael Cohen Cancels Congressional Testimony, Citing Trump's Threats, House Committee to Probe White House Handling of Security Clearances, U.S. Climate Science Ha…
(2019-01-24). A Disturbing Number of Missouri Towns Evict Residents for Calling the Police. aclu.org The ACLU is urging towns across Missouri to repeal unjust 'nuisance ordinances.' | Over the last few decades in towns and cities across America, local authorities have passed laws that punish people for calling 911 with steep fines and eviction, even when they are seeking police protection. Known as nuisance ordinances, these laws present victims of crime with an impossible choice. As a domestic violence survivor in St. Louis put it: "If I…
(2019-01-24). Mexico: Caught Between Bullets and Neglect: Lack of Protection for Defenders of the Territory in the Tarahumara Sierra. amnesty.org This document addresses the Mexican State's failure to effectively protect the defenders of the land, territory and environment in the Sierra Tarahumara, specifically the members of the Rarámuri Coloradas de la Virgen indigenous community. Amnesty International documented the case of Rarámuri defender Julián Carrillo who was killed in October 2018 despite having protection measures from the Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists.
(2019-01-24). Mexico: State protection measures were not enough to prevent the killing of environmental defender Julián Carrillo. amnesty.org The Mexican state failed in its obligation to ensure the effective protection of the environmental human rights defender Julián Carrillo, said Amnesty International in the report Caught between bullets and neglect: Lack of protection for defenders of the territory in the Sierra Tarahumara, published today, three months after his death. | "The Indigenous Rarámuri people of the community of Coloradas de la Virgen have for years faced a series of attacks and threats because of their work defending human rights and their ancestral territory," said…
(2019-01-24). Egypt 'more dangerous than ever' for peaceful critics. amnesty.org Eight years after the start of Egypt's revolution, the Egyptian people are facing an unprecedented attack on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today. Tens of thousands took to the streets to demand greater protections for human rights during the 25 January revolution of 2011, but under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the space for dissent is being crushed out of existence. | Over the course of 2018, the Egyptian authorities arrested at least 113 people simply for peacefully expressing their views. Many were detained without tria…
(2019-01-23). There Still Is Time to Limit Global Temperature Rise To 1.5 ∞C. therealnews.com 
Dr. Christopher Smith of Leeds University explains that meeting the goals of the Paris climate accord remains possible if we end meat consumption and build no new fossil fuels infrastructure
(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). "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.
(2019-01-14). 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.
(2018-12-24). A "Massive Outlaw" zcomm.org Interview on Single Payer, Climate Devastation, Impeachment…