Staff (2021-09-03). Headlines for September 3, 2021. democracynow.org Ida's Death Toll Soars After Record Rains Flood Northeastern States, Aerial Photos Show Oil and Chemical Spills Spawned by Hurricane Ida, Humanitarian Flights to Afghanistan Resume as U.N. Warns of Widespread Hunger, Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga Resigns After Critics Blast His Response to COVID-19, Over 15 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Have Gone to Waste in the United States, Democrats Ready Reproductive Rights Bill After SCOTUS Refuses to Halt Texas Ban on Most Abortions, 7.5 Million U.S. Residents to Lose Jobless Benefits, with Millions Bracing for Cuts in Aid, Sen. Joe Manchin Demands "Pause" on $3.5 Trillion S…
WSWS (2021-09-03). At least 43 dead as massive storm ravages US northeast. wsws.org The devastation of New York City and the entire region is the latest series of catastrophic weather-related events caused by climate change.
Dimitri Lascaris (2021-09-03). Green Party members give preliminary approval to bold progressive policies. canadiandimension.com 
A supporter holds a sign for the Green Party of Canada in Toronto, September 3, 2019. Photo by Cole Burston. | On August 19, four days after the Trudeau government called a federal election, the Green Party of Canada (GPC) disclosed that its members had given preliminary approval to a series of bold climate and social justice policies. | If given final approval by GPC members, these policies will position the GPC as the most progressive party in Canada's Parliament, by a wide margin. | Many of these policies were formulated, submitted and promoted by members of the GPC's eco-socialist wing in a collective…
San Mateo Saturday (2021-09-03). Students for a Carbon Fee & Dividend Rally. indybay.org Dozens of college and high school students who make up the group Citizens Climate Lobby San Mateo Youth launched a demonstration, the "Students for a Carbon Fee & Dividend Rally" on August 21. They heard from many speakers and shouted their own messages through bullhorns as well as from a podium.
William rivers Pitt (2021-09-03). Progressives May Have to Vote Against Infrastructure to Rescue Climate Spending. zcomm.org AOC and the Progressive Caucus need to vote against the infrastructure bill if Pelosi allows it to be decoupled from the budget-climate bill…
Philip Broistedt, Christian Hofmann (2021-09-03). With a plan against the climate crisis. indybay.org Quality and enjoyment would be the new maxims, and the true wealth would be free time. Admittedly, a change in consciousness would remain necessary, and many a convenience in lifestyle would have to be abandoned in favor of the ecosystem. However, the standard of living could be raised significantly through free time and leisure.
Faye Wilson Kennedy (2021-09-03). Saturday 9/25: Climate Justice Festival: Carbon Free by 2030. indybay.org McClatchy Park, 3500 5th Ave, Sacramento, CA 95817…
imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-03). Great Exhibition Road Festival returns with love letter to the world. imperial.ac.uk From DIY soap to weaving waste, a week of free events for all ages will explore how science and the arts can inspire a greener future.
Staff (2021-09-02). As Afghan war ends, House approves $24bn bump for Pentagon budget. rt.com 
Just after the US military's wasteful Afghanistan mission came to a close, House legislators marked almost $24 billion in extra defense spending supposedly needed to maintain America's competitive edge against Russia and China. | The House Armed Services Committee held a marathon session on Wednesday to markup the spending under the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Lawmakers from both parties joined forces to defy President Joe Biden's intention to keep the Pentagon budget at $715 billion for next year, essentially keeping it at the same level as last year. Instead, an extra $23.9 billion was…
_____ (2021-09-02). 'The Climate Crisis Is an Inequality Crisis,' Says Ocasio-Cortez After Deadly Storm Hits Northeast. commondreams.org Afghanistan is now in urgent need of a government that truly represents the people of its country.
_____ (2021-09-02). Organizing Against Militarism From Israel To Europe. popularresistance.org By the end of 2020, a total of 82.4 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced from their homes according to the UNHCR. The number of forcibly displaced persons globally has doubled since 1990 and is likely to increase significantly in the coming decades due to a convergence of factors, including armed conflict and other forms of violence, as well as climate breakdown, which will compound pressures to migrate. | Displacement occurs in the context of a capitalist economic system in which profits are made both through the sale of arms that are instrumental in causing conflicts and wars, and through the mi…
Dean Baker (2021-09-02). Debt Doesn't Go Away Just Because Senator Manchin and Others in Washington Choose Not to Think About It. cepr.net Senator Manchin wants to pretend that this climate debt does not exist. He only wants to look at the debt that comes from the government directly borrowing money.
Kathy Fairfax (2021-09-02). Socialists contest Newcastle City Council election. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Alliance will contest the Newcastle City Council elections, with a focus on affordable housing and real climate action. Kathy Fairfax reports.
_____ (2021-09-02). Slamming 'Cowardly' Supreme Court, Pelosi Announces Vote on Abortion Rights Bill. commondreams.org "While I'm so glad for the young people who are fighting this climate crisis," said Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., "I realize that many of us who are now older, in our third act, we're still needed."
_____ (2021-09-02). 'When We Drill, We Spill': Climate-Fueled Ida Behind Suspected Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico. commondreams.org TaxTheRich.com will "help educate, train, and mobilize activists and everyday Americans" concerned about tax justice, the group explained.
_____ (2021-09-02). Pressure Is Building On President Biden To Stop Line 3. popularresistance.org After walking more than 250 miles over 16 days, from the headwaters of the Mississippi River down to the Twin Cities, water protectors fighting to stop the Line 3 tar sands pipeline were met by more than 2,000 people gathered outside the Minnesota State Capitol. The group came together across race, occupation and generation, in ceremony and solidarity to send a message that the opposition to Line 3 isn't going anywhere. | This powerful gathering came amid a months-long campaign by Indigenous-led water protectors and allies who have been bravely putting their bodies on the line along the Line 3 route to stop const…
By Giniw Collective (2021-09-02). Water Protectors Document Escalating Police Brutality in Minnesota. indybay.org In August police escalated to torture. On August 11 water protectors shut down two different worksites. Police approached them on the site and when the water protectors refused to leave police began to use a torture tactic they refer to as "pain compliance."
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