Denials Down Under: Climate Change and Health in Australia
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
Richard Horton's note in an October 2015 issue of The Lancet was cautiously optimistic. It described the launch of Doctors for Climate Change Action, led by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) in the lead-up to the … | The post Denials Down Under: Climate Change and Health in Australia appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/denials-down-under-climate-change-and-health/5657963
Trump Nominates Pesticide Industry Insider to Run U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FBD | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The Trump administration has nominated a former Monsanto employee to run the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Aurelia Skipwith has been at the Department of the Interior since April 2017 and has helped oversee virtually every effort to dismantle protections … | The post Trump Nominates Pesticide Industry Insider to Run U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-nominates-pesticide-industry-insider-to-run-u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service/5657926
Tampa students stand against attacks on trans rights
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-25
Tampa, FL — More than 50 Tampa area students and community activists gathered at the University of South Florida's MLK Plaza, October 24, for a rally against Trump's attacks on transgender rights. The protest was organized by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | Earlier this week it was announced that Trump administration officials were moving to alter Title IX rules to exclude trans people from basic services and protection from discrimination. This is only the latest attack on the LGBTQ+ community from the Trump administration. | "We need to organize against Trump's attacks on trans righ…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/24/tampa-students-stand-against-attacks-trans-rights
URGENT: Yanomami are dying of measles
Survival International | indybay.org | 2018-10-25
Yanomami indigenous people in Venezuela and Brazil are dying from a devastating measles outbreak which is sweeping through their communities. | Survival has been sounding the alarm about the deadly epidemic, but this urgent humanitarian crisis is getting worse. Many more Yanomami are sick and dying.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/24/18818439.php
Why "Good Liberals" Won't Save the Climate
Scott Parkin | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-24
Last month, in downtown San Francisco, California Gov. Jerry Brown attempted define his legacy of "real climate leadership" with the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS). With GCAS, Brown provided an opportunity for governors, mayors, corporate lobbyists and the environmental non-profit industrial complex to network, hobnob and announce major initiatives for climate action. The ultimate goal was to contrast the climate initiatives of "good liberals," like Brown, to the climate denial politics of the Trump White House. The CEOs of SalesForce, Kaiser and Unilever, as well as AFL-CIO president Richard Trumpka celebri…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/24/why-good-liberals-wont-save-the-climate/
Privatisation harms poor and needy, says UN poverty expert
Eds. | mronline.org | 2018-10-24
Widespread privatisation of public goods in many societies is systematically eliminating human rights protections and further marginalising those living in poverty, according to a hard-hitting new report. The report was transmitted to the UN General Assembly on 19 October. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/10/24/privatisation-harms-poor-and-needy-says-un-poverty-expert/
US' worst ecological nightmare? RT talks little-known oil spill leaking crude for 14yrs
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-24
For 14 years, an "underreported" oil spill has been leaking hundreds of barrels of crude each day into the Gulf of Mexico. While there is no major outcry from the authorities, it could become the US' worst ecological nightmare. | …
rt.com/usa/442178-worst-ecological-disaster-us-oil/
House Democrats Could End Federal Marijuana Ban in 2019. Will They?
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-10-24
A blueprint for overhauling federal marijuana policy and lifting the nationwide ban on marijuana by the end of 2019 is currently circulating among congressional Democrats. With Democrats projected to hold a majority in the House next year, the end of national marijuana prohibition could be in sight. | Rep. Earl Blumenauer of cannabis-friendly Oregon is asking fellow Democrats to prioritize sweeping marijuana reforms if they win control of the House in the midterms, including protections for veterans who use me…
truthout.org/articles/house-democrats-could-end-federal-marijuana-ban-in-2019-will-they/
UN report: revolution needed to prevent climate disaster
Eds. | mronline.org | 2018-10-23
There is a famous old left phrase, 'socialism or barbarism': there is no choice but to find a way to stop capitalism's destructive logic, because if left unchecked it will create catastrophe. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/10/23/un-report-revolution-needed-to-prevent-climate-disaster/
LEAKED: Trade group including Facebook, Google to 'oppose' EU climate efforts
Eds. | mronline.org | 2018-10-23
Leaked document details BusinessEurope's campaign to undermine EU attempts to cut climate emissions. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/10/23/trade-group-including-facebook-google-to-oppose-eu-climate-efforts/
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Erase Trans People, but the Law Clearly Protects Them
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-22
A recently leaked memo is attempting to undermine decades of court decisions saying federal law protects transgender and nonbinary people. | Over the weekend, The New York Times revealed that officials within the Trump administration are pushing for a definition of the term "sex" in federal civil rights laws that would eliminate non-discrimination protections for transgender people. Transgender people and their families understandably panicked at that news. | The reality, though, is that transgender pe…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/transgender-rights/trump-administration-trying-erase-trans-people-law-clearly
FRSO leader condemns Trump administration's attacks on transgender rights
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-22
Minneapolis, MN — Steff Yorek, the Political Secretary of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, sharply condemned the Trump administration, October 22, for orchestrating attacks on the democratic rights of transgender people. | According to widespread media reports, officials in the Trump admiration are moving to alter Title IX rules to exclude transgender people for any legal protections. | "The reactionary and right-wing bigots of the Trump administration are preparing an attack on the democratic rights of transgender people. They are attempting to erase people's existence, and roll back the framework fo…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/22/frso-leader-condemns-trump-administration-s-attacks-transgender-rights
SPLC statement on Trump administration's efforts to remove civil rights protections from transgender Americans
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-22
The Trump administration has apparently redoubled its efforts to exclude transgender Americans from the protection of federal civil rights laws.
splcenter.org/news/2018/10/22/splc-statement-trump-administration%25E2%2580%2599s-efforts-remove-civil-rights-protections-transgender
Letter from the US: Hurricanes, global warming and dire projections for the near future
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-10-21
Two big hurricanes hit southeastern United States in September-October. The first, Florence, devastated North and South Carolina with torrential rain, up to 40 inches in some locations over a few days. It caused huge flooding as rivers overflowed for weeks. | The second, Michael, hit Florida with very high winds. Near the coast, on the east side of the eye, sustained winds were 155 miles per hour when the storm made landfall. Together with the ocean storm surge, it made the coast look like it had been devastated in a bombing raid. | Michael was the third largest hurricane to hit the continental US in history. It…
greenleft.org.au/content/letter-us-hurricanes-global-warming-and-dire-projections-near-future
Action Alert: USA Today Says Climate Apocalypse Promises a Balmy Winter
Jim Naureckas | fair.org | 2018-10-21
USA Today (10/19/18) presents the upside of temperatures not seen since the Pleistocene Epoch. | The federal Climate Prediction Center foresees an El Niño system, a band of warm water that periodically appears in the Pacific Ocean, developing in time for this upcoming winter. This in turn means that 2019 will likely be the hottest year for the planet in recorded history, since we're already at near-record temperatures (2018 is on track to be the fourth-hottest year) and El Niño gives a
fair.org/home/action-alert-usa-today-says-climate-apocalypse-promises-a-balmy-winter/
The Despicable Campaign to Roll Back Transgender Protections in the Massachusetts Midterms
Natasha Lennard | theintercept.com | 2018-10-21
"Once we have formal legal protections, stripping them away at the ballot does way more harm than if the protections were never there in the first place." | The post The Despicable Campaign to Roll Back Transgender Protections in the Massachusetts Midterms appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/10/21/question-3-massachusetts-transgender-bathroom-bill/
When it comes to fascist vote, Coalition senators were 'just following orders'
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-10-19
Comrades! After many years of debate on the left on how to win socialism, a clear path has opened in Australia — hack the attorney-general office's email to instruct federal Coalition MPs to vote for a motion to socialise the means of production. | The email just needs to tell them to vote "yes" for a bill to nationalise mining, banking and energy companies under workers' and community control as a first step towards reorganising the economy to meet social needs and taking rapid action on climate change. | Then, when asked about this unexpected change of heart, leading members of the government could tweet…
greenleft.org.au/content/when-it-comes-voting-fascism-coalition-senators-were-just-following-orders
Sen. Warren's Claim to Native Heritage Didn't Aid Her Career, But Did It Keep Women of Color Out?
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-18
Senator Elizabeth Warren has come under fire since releasing a DNA test Monday showing Native American ancestry. The announcement responded directly to President Trump, who has frequently attacked Senator Warren by calling her "Pocahontas." A Stanford professor of genetics says there is "strong evidence" of Native American lineage in Warren's family tree dating back six to 10 generations. At multiple points in her career, Warren identified as Native American, but she says she did not use the claim to advance her career. We speak with Annie Linskey, Washington, D.C., deputy bureau chief for The Boston Globe. She e…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/18/sen_warrens_claim_to_native_heritage
As 2018 Midterms Approach, Native American Women Are Running for Office in Record Numbers
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-18
A record number of Native American women are running for office in the midterm elections. At least four candidates are vying to become the first Native American women elected to Congress, including Deb Haaland in New Mexico and Sharice Davids in Kansas. Three Native women are running for governor, and 31 are running for seats in state legislatures. In Fargo, North Dakota, we speak with Tara Houska, national campaign director for Honor the Earth and an Ojibwe lawyer. In Anchorage, Alaska, we speak with Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today. He's a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. In Seattle, Washingto…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/18/as_2018_midterms_approach_native_american
Native Americans React to Elizabeth Warren's DNA Test: Stop Making Native People "Political Fodder"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-18
Native Americans across the country are criticizing Senator Elizabeth Warren's decision to use a DNA test to assert her Native American heritage. Chuck Hoskin Jr., secretary of state of the Cherokee Nation, said, "Sovereign tribal nations set their own legal requirements for citizenship, and while DNA tests can be used to determine lineage, such as paternity to an individual, it is not evidence for tribal affiliation. Using a DNA test to lay claim to any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any tribal nation, even vaguely, is inappropriate and wrong." We host a roundtable discussion of Native American activists a…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/18/native_americans_react_to_elizabeth_warrens
Meet Edward Blum, the Man Who Wants to Kill Affirmative Action in Higher Education
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-18
Activist Edward Blum has been trying to destroy race-conscious college admissions for a long time. | In a federal lawsuit that went to trial this week, the organization Students for Fair Admissions is challenging Harvard University's admissions practices, arguing that the consideration of race in the process violates the Equal Protection Clause. | So what's at stake in this case? A lot. | Just two years ago, in Fisher v. the University of Texas, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the consideration of race as part of a holistic admissions pr…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/affirmative-action/meet-edward-blum-man-who-wants-kill-affirmative-action-higher
Nuclear Power & Climate
Don Fitz | zcomm.org | 2018-10-18
The great environmental challenge of our time is to understand that the many sources of biodestruction are interconnected and must be confronted simultaneously, rather than disparaging one danger to focus on another…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/nuclear-power-climate/
'Their Policies Toward Indigenous People and Toward the Land Need to Change' – CounterSpin interview with Amrah Salomon on Indigenous Peoples Day
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2018-10-17
Janine Jackson interviewed Amrah Salomón about the limits of Indigenous Peoples Day for the October 12, 2018, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/their-policies-toward-indigenous-people-and-toward-the-land-need-to-change/
Five Questions For: Author Suzanne Gordon on the VA as a 'Model for American Health Care'
Alexandra Tempus | progressive.org | 2018-10-14
"Many liberals and progressives who don't buy the propaganda about climate, or about education, buy the propaganda about the VA."
progressive.org/dispatches/author-suzanne-gordon-veterans-admin-181014/
Venezuela to Donate US$10m to Indonesia Earthquake Victims
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-10-04
President Maduro confirms they will use funds from the "solidarity fund" to aid victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck the island of Celebes in late September.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14083