Kenn Orphan (2018-10-11). The Molestation of Earth. counterpunch.org This past year's reckoning against powerful men in the United States whose alleged abuses have been reported on nearly every day by the corporate media has made me reflect on a performance by artist Marina Abramovic done in 1974. Filmed on camera, she stood in a room for six hours and allowed the audience to More

Terry Schwadron, DC Report (2018-10-11). Trump Fiddles as the World Burns … and Drowns, Dries and Dies. alternet.org White House ignores a dire warning on climate change. | We're becoming inured to name-calling and bullying threats as a substitute for governing. We've seen that on immigration, tariffs, foreign affairs and other topics. Sloganeering for isolationist and protectionist approaches dominate, while on purely domestic problems, the White House/Republican-majority Congress response centers on handing the problem off to the states or to the private corporate marketplace. So,. . .

Rebecca Pilar Buckwalter Poza, Daily Kos (2018-10-11). The Supreme Court Just Bulldozed Precedent to Make It Harder for Native Americans to Vote. alternet.org Native American rights and franchise won't fare well under Trump's Supreme Court. | When a voter ID law makes it tougher to vote, conservatives are all for it. Even the Supreme Court's conservatives. Turns out, they won't so much as uphold a lower court's decision to temporarily forestall changes that will make voting harder, no matter how strongly precedent suggests they should. In Brakebill, et al. v. Jaeger, Native American voters challenged North Da. . .

South Front (2018-10-11). Video: Kurdish YPG Cells Attack Turkish-backed Forces in Afrin, Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) carried out a new attack on Turkish-backed forces in the region of Afrin. According to the YPG, 4 members of Turkish-backed groups were killed by the YPG in the village of Mariam. | This was …

Shared by Merula Furtado (2018-10-11). Do We Really Have the Time and the Tools to Fix Climate Change? truthout.org Yes, but the solution lies not in global techno-fixes but in respect for the land and the rights of people.

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-10-11). Author of New IPCC Report Says She Still Has Hope. therealnews.com The IPCC's new report says we could face irreversible consequences of climate change by as soon as 2030, but a coordinating lead author of the report says policymakers, businesses, and individuals can still make big changes to protect our future

Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library (2018-10-11). Salt of the Earth Movie Screening. indybay.org Nibeyl-Proctor Marxist Library: | 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609…

Shared by Dharna Noor (2018-10-11). Author of New IPCC Report Says She Still Has Hope. therealnews.com The IPCC's new report says we could face irreversible consequences of climate change by as soon as 2030, but a coordinating lead author of the report says policymakers, businesses, and individuals can still make big changes to protect our future

Democracy Now! (2018-10-10). Valve Turners on Trial: Judge Acquits Three Climate Activists Who Shut Down Tar Sands Pipelines. democracynow.org A month before the 2016 election, anti-pipeline activists staged an unprecedented coordinated action to shut down the flow of oil from Canada to the United States. On October 11, 2016, activists in North Dakota, Washington, Montana and Minnesota turned the manual safety valves on four pipelines, temporarily halting the flow of nearly 70 percent of the crude oil imported to the United States from Canada. They came to be known as the "valve turners." What followed was a lengthy legal battle that ended with some of the activists in jail. But on Tuesday, three valve turners who broke into an oil pipeline facility in…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-10). Ex-NASA Scientist Dr. James Hansen: We Need to Act Now to Preserve Our Planet for Future Generations. democracynow.org As Hurricane Michael barreled down on Florida, famed climate scientist Dr. James Hansen traveled to Minnesota earlier this week to testify on the imminent danger of climate change. He was supposed to be an expert witness at the trial for the "valve turners," the anti-pipeline activists who staged an unprecedented coordinated action to shut down the flow of oil from Canada to the United States in 2016. But the judge ruled she would not allow witnesses like Dr. Hansen to testify on the clear and present danger posed by climate change. On Tuesday, valve turner activists Annette Klapstein and Emily Johnston were acqu…

Kerstin Opfer (2018-10-10). Effective Practices to Sustain Development in Morocco. globalresearch.ca Natural landscapes are declining worldwide. Approximately 30 percent of the world's natural forests are expected to be lost by the end of this century. Further, 25 percent of all land on earth is currently under threat of desertification, resulting in …

Louis Proyect (2018-10-10). Art Bastards. counterpunch.org On May 29, 2016 the New York Times reported on how some of the world's great art is being squirreled away in secretive warehouses and away from art lover's prying eyes for one reason and one reason only—they are commodities to be traded not things of value to be appreciated: With their controlled climates, confidential More

Michelle Chen (2018-10-10). Immigrant Families Living in the US Are Still Fighting for Their Right to Stay Together. thenation.com Immigrant Families Living in the US Are Still Fighting for Their Right to Stay Together…

aclu (2018-10-10). The Public Deserves to Know Whether They Can Trust Police Officers Who Testify in Court. aclu.org In New Hampshire, the state ACLU and six newspapers are challenging the secrecy of a government list of police officers with credibility problems. | In New Hampshire, police officers are given special protections: Their personnel files are deemed confidential by the government. At the same time, to ensure that criminal defendants can present a strong defense, both the New Hampshire and U.S. Constitutions require that defendants have access to evidence that might help their case, including exculpatory evidence in a police officer's personnel file.

Democracy Now! (2018-10-10). Rashid Khalidi: From Iran to Palestine, Nikki Haley Put a Nice Face on Trump's "Horrific" U.S. Policies. democracynow.org U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has announced she is resigning her post at the end of the year. The former South Carolina governor—one of the few women in Trump's Cabinet—gave no reason for her departure. During Nikki Haley's time as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the United States withdrew from the Paris climate accord; the U.N. Human Rights Council; the Iran nuclear deal; UNRWA, the U.N. agency that provides humanitarian aid to Palestinians; and UNESCO, the U.N. educational and cultural agency. We speak with Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said professor of Arab studies at Columbia…

Robert Hunziker (2018-10-10). The Indy 500 Polar Ice Cap Marathon. counterpunch.org Eureka! The Vavilov Ice Cap set unheard of speed records a couple of years ago in a massive "surge" and left climate scientists… well, speechless! The Vavilov Ice Cap, located in the Russian High Arctic has, for years, cruised along at a speed of about 2 inches per day. But, along the way it was More

Shared by Merula Furtado (2018-10-10). Hurricane Michael: Floridians Paying for Governor Scott's Climate Denialism. truthout.org For the first time in recorded history, a Category 4 hurricane is striking the Florida Panhandle. | Hurricane Michael made landfall today, packing winds of 145 miles per hour — strong enough to collapse houses and cause massive damage to other infrastructure. Forecasts have also warned of a storm surge that could reach a stunning 14 feet in height. | The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Hurricane Cen…

Shared by Dharna Noor (2018-10-10). Michael Mann: We Are Even Closer To Climate Disaster Than IPCC Predicts. therealnews.com A new report from the world's leading body on climate change says we could see catastrophic global warming by 2030, and climate scientist Michael Mann says their predictions are too conservative

Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski (2018-10-10). Michael Mann: We Are Even Closer To Climate Disaster Than IPCC Predicts. therealnews.com A new report from the world's leading body on climate change says we could see catastrophic global warming by 2030, and climate scientist Michael Mann says their predictions are too conservative

wsws (2018-10-10). UN report warns of catastrophic consequences of climate change within 20 years. wsws.org The increasingly dire warnings from scientists about the impact of human-caused global warming stand in stark contrast with the tepid and complacent response of world governments.

Tom Athanasiou (2018-10-09). 1.5 to Stay Alive, Says a Landmark UN Climate Report. thenation.com 1.5 to Stay Alive, Says a Landmark UN Climate Report…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-09). Climate Scientist: As U.N. Warns of Global Catastrophe, We Need a "Marshall Plan" for Climate Change. democracynow.org A new report from the United Nations' climate panel warns humanity has only a dozen years to mitigate global warming and limit the scope of global catastrophe. Otherwise, millions will be imperiled by increasing droughts, floods, fires and poverty. The sweeping report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change urges immediate and unprecedented changes to global policy in order to keep global warming at a maximum of 1.5 ∫C. We speak with Kevin Anderson, Zennstrà∂m professor in climate change leadership at the Centre for Environment and Development Studies at Uppsala University and chair of ener…

NationAction (2018-10-09). Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists' Urgent Warnings. thenation.com Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists' Urgent Warnings…

Elliot Sperber (2018-10-09). The Emergency Brake. counterpunch.org Although the Trump Administration, it was recently revealed, concluded that it's too late to do anything to avert catastrophic climate change (and, so, why even bother), the UN just announced that there's still time to avoid mass death and suffering — if there is "massive, immediate transformation." But how would such an immediate transformation unfold? Because we seem More

Kate Aronoff (2018-10-09). Fossil Fuels Are a Threat to Civilization, New U.N. Report Concludes. theintercept.com Around the middle of the last century, the chemical DDT was found to pose a risk to human and animal health. The ultimate response — after a prolonged fight between environmentalists and the chemical industry — was a federal ban on all uses of the substance found to be unsafe. | On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a daunting report, suggesting that we are currently on track for around 3 degrees Celsius of warming caused by gre…

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-10-09). IPCC's New Climate Report: We Could See Irreparable Damage by 2040. therealnews.com The IPCC climate report once said a 3.6 degree F rise from the pre-industrial era could be disastrous. New research drops that threshold to 2.7 degrees F and says that the point of no-return could be as early as 2040

Shared by Marc Steiner (2018-10-09). IPCC's New Climate Report: We Could See Irreparable Damage by 2040. therealnews.com The IPCC climate report once said a 3.6 degree F rise from the pre-industrial era could be disastrous. New research drops that threshold to 2.7 degrees F and says that the point of no-return could be as early as 2040

RT (2018-10-09). 'I sleep with a loaded gun': Rand Paul's wife afraid of 'unhinged' people goaded by Democrats. rt.com Facing an increasingly polarized political climate, the wife of Senator Rand Paul says she sleeps with a loaded gun as a precaution against "unhinged" people being goaded by Democrats into harassing Republican lawmakers. |

Democracy Now! (2018-10-08). Headlines for October 8, 2018. democracynow.org Kavanaugh Confirmed and Sworn In to SCOTUS After Bitter Fight, Mass Anti-Kavanaugh Protests Continue, with 164 Arrested in D.C., U.N. Climate Panel: Only 12 Years Left to Mitigate Climate Catastrophe, Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Tops 1,900 with 5,000 Still Missing, Haiti: 12 Dead, 200 Injured After 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Island, Brazil: Far-Right Bolsonaro Wins First Round of Presidential Election, Turkey Believes Missing Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was Murdered, Afghanistan: 54 People Killed on 17th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion, Israeli Forces Kill 3 as Palestinians Protest Near Gaza Barrier, Sara N…

RT (2018-10-07). Something's broken inside Earth? Scientists explore why millennia-old process has stalled. rt.com Scientists have diagnosed the Earth as having a bizarre geological condition known as 'stagnant slabs', meaning tectonic rocks subducted into the fiery hot mantle mysteriously become wedged hundreds of miles below the surface.

Wen Stephenson (2018-10-05). This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial. thenation.com

TeleSur English (2018-10-04). Venezuela to Donate US$10m to Indonesia Earthquake Victims. venezuelanalysis.com 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.

Hatewatch Staff (2018-10-04). Hatewatch Headlines 10/5/2018. splcenter.org ADF claims White House debriefed it on Kavanaugh; Gab faces payments cutoff; Judge blocks ending protections for immigrants; and more.

aclu (2018-10-04). San Francisco Is a Hotbed of Illegal Race-Based Policing. aclu.org Law enforcement in San Francisco have subverted the Constitution and broken the law by basing arrests on race. | Our Constitution promises all people, regardless of race, equal protection under the law. Yet the San Francisco Police Department has consistently singled out Black people for enforcement of criminal laws. | In 2013 and 2014, the SFPD collaborated with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California on a drug enforcement operation. Despite the fact that the SFPD knew that in the Tenderloin district — where they chose to the…

James Goodman (2018-10-02). Losing Legal Protections, Immigrants Facing Deportation Share Their Stories. progressive.org Many migrants with Temporary Protected Status have called the U.S. home for over a decade. Some have joined a twelve-week, cross-country "Journey for Justice" tour to let people know why they want to stay.

Democracy Now! (2018-10-02). Headlines for October 2, 2018. democracynow.org White House Expands Kavanaugh FBI Probe, NBC: Kavanaugh Contacted Ex-Classmates to Refute 2nd Accuser's Claims, Former Kavanaugh Classmate Recalls 1985 Drunken Bar Fight, Kavanaugh Protesters Take to the Streets, Confront Senators, President Trump to ABC News's Cecilia Vega: "You're Not Thinking", SCOTUS Opens Session with 8 Judges, Rejects Uranium Mining Appeal, Indonesia: Death Toll from Earthquake and Tsunami Tops 1,200, Iran Fires Missiles into Syria in Response to Sept. 22 Ahvaz Attack, Israel Injures Scores of Protesters in Occupied Territories Clashes, FLOTUS Melania Trump Starts Solo Visit to African Cont…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-01). Headlines for October 1, 2018. democracynow.org FBI Reopens Probe into Kavanaugh After Demand by Republican Sen. Flake, Flake Demanded FBI Probe Soon After Being Confronted by Sexual Assault Survivors, White House Accused of Placing Limit on FBI Probe, Kavanaugh Friend: "When Brett Got Drunk, He Was Often Belligerent and Aggressive", Indonesian Earthquake & Tsunami Death Toll Reaches 844, Expected to Rise, U.S. & Canada Reaches Tentative Deal to Save NAFTA, Tens of Thousands Protest Far-Right Brazilian Presidential Candidate Jair Bolsonaro, In Gaza, Israeli Troops Fatally Shoot 7 Palestinians Dead, 500 Others Injured, Palestinians Launch General Strike to Prot…

Democracy Now! (2018-09-28). Headlines for September 28, 2018. democracynow.org Christine Blasey Ford Tells Senators Brett Kavanaugh Sexually Assaulted Her, GOP Senators Abandon Sex Crimes Prosecutor They Hired Amid Kavanaugh Questions, Kavanaugh Angrily Denies Sex Crimes Charges, Alleging Left-Wing Conspiracy, Senate Judiciary Committee to Vote on Kavanaugh Nomination Today, American Bar Association Calls for FBI Investigation into Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh Accuser Julie Swetnick: "I Don't Think He Belongs" on SCOTUS, Kavanaugh Accusers Demand FBI Investigation, Senate Hearings, 59 Arrested in Protest of Kavanaugh Near Supreme Court, Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Strikes Near Indonesia, Trump Threate…