(2020-09-09). Trump Disses Troops but Correctly Labels 2 of America's Costliest Wars Unjustified or 'Stupid'. counterpunch.org 
Let's be honest about America's wars and the men (overwhelmingly) and women who have fought them. Most of the wars that the US has launched or fought in, dating back to at least the War of 1812, were not just or necessary, could have been avoided, and wasted precious lives and national wealth, often while
(2020-09-09). Headlines for September 9, 2020. democracynow.org California Governor Has "No Patience for Climate Change Deniers" Amid Historic Fires, Report Estimates Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Led to Quarter-Million COVID-19 Cases, Peru COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 30,000, Senate Republicans Abandon New Stimulus Checks Despite Economic Crisis, Tropical Storm Rene Forms, Continuing Record Atlantic Hurricane Season, Sudan Under State of Emergency as Nile River Flooding Sets Records, Senegal's Capital Partially Submerged Following Record-Shattering Rainfall, Trump Extends Offshore Drilling Bans in Republican-Led States, DOJ Seeks to Defend Trump from Rape Accuser's Defamation Laws…
(2020-09-09). Extinction Rebellion: The real criminals sit in parliament! mronline.org 
We applaud the successful blockades of a number of printing plants by activists of Extinction Rebellion. They have managed to seriously disrupt one of the key pillars of capitalism—the establishment press. Predictably, the Daily Mail, The Times and all the other right wing rags are complaining about this being an "attack on the freedom of …
(2020-09-09). Science, solidarity and solutions needed against climate change: Guterres. news.un.org Concentrations of greenhouse gases in atmosphere are at record levels, emissions that saw a temporary decline due to the pandemic are heading towards pre-COVID levels, and global temperatures continue to hit new highs, these are the findings of a major UN report on climate change.
(2020-09-09). For a Stable Climate, Trump Must Go. zcomm.org We must do all we can in the next two months to literally save the world.
(2020-09-09). Biden Not Phasing Out Fossil Fuel, Relies on Carbon Capture. zcomm.org While better than Trump's climate denial, a review of the Biden climate plan reveals an over reliance on unproven carbon capture and far too limited investment in solar and wind…
(2020-09-09). These Big City Mayors Want Green Stimulus Spending to Counter Covid-19. thenation.com These Big City Mayors Want Green Stimulus Spending to Counter Covid-19…
(2020-09-09). States Are Doing What Big Government Won't to Stop Climate Change. thenation.com James Bruggers, Judy Fahys, Marianne Lavelle, Evelyn Nieves, Sabrina Shankman States Are Doing What Big Government Won't to Stop Climate Change…
(2020-09-08). Australia continues its toxic waste trade. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-09-08). The big, dirty money behind the California wildfires. nationofchange.org It turns out that climate destruction isn't just a terrible long-term investment, in many cases—as our state burns north, south, east, and west—it's a terrible short-term investment too.
(2020-09-08). UN Chief: Humanity Is "Doomed" If Nations Don't Cooperate on Climate Soon. truthout.org World powers must pull together and retool their economies for a green future or humanity is "doomed," UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned, telling AFP that failure to control the coronavirus pandemic illustrates the danger of disunity. | Before the virus struck, 2020 was billed as a pivotal year for the plan to dodge the bullet of catastrophic global warming, with high profile summits planned to catch a wave of public alarm over the future of the planet. | The coronavirus crisis may have shunted c…
(2020-09-08). Climate Justice Group Launches Effort Urging Candidates To Return Contributions From MN Chamber of Commerce. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-09-08). 'This Is What a Climate Crisis Looks Like': Fires Have Now Burned Record 2 Million Acres in California This Year. commondreams.org A spokesperson for CAL FIRE called the news "unnerving," noting that "September and October are historically our worst months for fires." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12284021991.jpg …
(2020-09-08). World Bank Must Permanently End Ideologically Driven Doing Business Rankings. commondreams.org Demonstrators march outside the World Bank and IMF Headquarters during the organizations, Annual Meetings in Washington, DC, October 18, 2019. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/worldbank_climatefirst.jpg …
(2020-09-08). 'Gross Mismanagement' of Public Lands: Trump Administration Urged to Cancel Planned Sales for Oil and Gas Drilling. commondreams.org Environmentalists have decried the administration's attempts to expand drilling and fracking as "breathtakingly vicious." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/drill.jpg …
(2020-09-07). 'Green' billionaires behind professional activist network that led suppression of 'Planet of the Humans' documentary. thegrayzone.com The Michael Moore-produced 'Planet of the Humans' faced a coordinated suppression campaign led by professional climate activists backed by the same 'green' billionaires, Wall Street investors, industry insiders and family foundations skewered in the film. By Max Blumenthal "We must take control of our environmental movement and our future from billionaires and their permanent war …
(2020-09-07). Trump administration overpays, underdelivers on USDA food box program for the hungry. wsws.org Millions of dollars that could be utilized to feed struggling workers have been wasted all while millions of American families go hungry and millions of pounds of food have gone to waste in the fields.
(2020-09-07). 50,000-Foot Smoke Plumes and Record-Shattering Heatwave as Climate Emergency Grips California. zcomm.org Timelapse footage from space showing Saturday's explosion of California wildfires led one meteorologist to declare: "It cannot be overstated how terrifying this satellite image is."
(2020-09-07). We will not be intimidated. zcomm.org If the old 'First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win' is true, we appear to be transitioning from the ridicule stage into the fight.
(2020-09-06). How the Middle Half Lives. dissidentvoice.org 
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;— Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! — William Wordsworth, "The World Is Too Much With Us", 1807 To Hell with the Middle Class! Oh, wait. They're …
(2020-09-06). Police arrest more than 600 as protesters make clear climate change isn't going away. thecanary.co 
More than 600 people have been arrested during five days of climate change protests in central London, police have said.Back on the agenda: Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion (XR) reignited its efforts to highlight the dangers of climate change this month after they were largely placed on hold by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
(2020-09-06). Ministers looking into clampdown on XR and beefed-up police powers after press blockade protest. thecanary.co 
Ministers are mulling new protections for "tenets of democracy" such as courts and the press after an environmental protest prevented UK newspapers from reaching the stands. | Some newsagents' shelves were left empty on the morning of Saturday 5 September after Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters targeted Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool, blocking the day's papers from leaving the depots. | Dear Newsagents, we are sorry for disruption caused to your business this morning. Dear Mr. Murdoch, we are absolutely not sorry for continuing to disrupt your agenda this…
(2020-09-06). Stories From The Rebellion. zcomm.org The right wing media is a barrier to the truth, failing to reflect the scale and urgency of the crisis and hold governments to account…
(2020-09-06). Can U.S. Democracy Be Fixed? indybay.org To distract and divert, scapegoating becomes a core tactic of these moves away from democratic cohesion. In a world of inequalities and global warming, there has arisen a frightening receptivity to blaming the stranger or the other for the unfairness being experienced in the forms of inequality, economic displacement, and erosions of national identity.
(2020-09-06). While XR disrupts the 'free press', the Tories are attacking independent media. thecanary.co As Extinction Rebellion (XR) shut down the print versions of major UK newspapers, an actual attack on the free press was taking place. It's one which shows that the Tory government's creeping authoritarianism is still alive and kicking — and growing more concerning by the day. | XR: shutting down the corporate press: | The Canary
(2020-09-06). California's Giant Smoke Plumes and Record Heatwaves Signal Climate Emergency. truthout.org Smoke plumes rising tens of thousands of feet into the air over California could be seen from outer-space overnight and into Sunday as massive wildfires that touched off this weekend amid a statewide heatwave triggered dramatic rescue efforts for hundreds of people trapped in a U.S. national forest and fresh warnings of a "climate emergency" unfolding in real time. | The fast-moving "Creek Fire" in the Sierra National Forest — which has burned at least 36,000 acres and reported as 0% co…
(2020-09-06). Trump Admin's Small Business Bailout Has Been Plagued by Waste, Fraud and Abuse. truthout.org This article was produced by In several cases that have received heavy press attention, small business owners who said they needed money from the government to stay afloat during the economic downturn ha…
(2020-09-05). Springfield Says "No" To Biomass Power Plant. popularresistance.org Springfield, MA – More than 75 people gathered on the steps of City Hall on Thursday calling for an end to a long-proposed biomass project in East Springfield, saying it is a threat to public health and an environmental hazard. | Some of those speaking used he phrase "we can't breathe" in expressing their strong opposition to the wood-to-energy plant proposed by Palmer Renewable Energy LLC at 1000 Page Blvd. | Verne McArthur, of the Springfield Climate Justice Coalition, led the activists and residents in chants against the biomass project, including, "We will, we will, block you, block you."