(2024-10-03). Citibank Is Bankrolling The Largest Offshore Oil Facility In The US. popularresistance.org On an early morning this September, I stood in front of the headquarters of Citibank, chanting and singing as 31 activists were dragged away by police for blocking the building's entrance. I'm a retired teacher and a grandmother living in Texas. How did I wind up helping lead this action in New York City? | Over the past three months, organizers have engaged in the Summer of Heat on Wall Street, the largest sustained civil disobedience campaign in the climate movement's history. For the past twelve weeks this summer, more than 5,000 people‚Äâ—‚Äâfrom faith leaders to scient…
(2024-10-03). Six Factory Workers Feared Dead In Tennessee After Being Swept Away During Hurricane Helene. democracynow.org 
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has reached 190 as fallout from the storm becomes clearer. Hundreds remain missing and presumed dead. President Biden has ordered the Pentagon to deploy 1,000 active-duty troops to help with flood relief efforts. Power outages and water shortages remain rampant across six southeastern states hit by one of the most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history. Democracy Now! speaks with immigrant rights activist Cesar Bautista Sanchez about how the storm has affected his area of Tennessee and the increasing danger of extreme weather events under the climate crisis. "This is sta…