(2020-11-18). The Climate Threat From Arctic Methane Releases. counterpunch.org 
A friend, who is an intelligent person with no science background, asked me to explain simply what the concern expressed with alarm by many scientists and (anti) climate change activists is about the increasing rate of methane gas emissions in the Arctic. That attempted explanation follows. From even before the extinction of the dinosaurs by
(2020-11-18). Demand immediate release of Palestinian women's movement leader Khitam Saafin. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) demands Israel immediately release Khitam Saafin, the president of the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees, who has been jailed without charge or trial. Saafin was taken into custody on November 2 along with six other Palestinian human rights activists. Her imprisonment is another in the long list of crimes by the callous and cruel Zionist occupiers of Palestine. | Khitam Saafin is among those who stand in the forefront of the Palestinian women's movement and is a tireless organizer for social and national liberation. She has spoken at many international venues on th…
(2020-11-17). Saudi activists tell UK MPs of brutal conditions facing political detainees. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi activists tell UK MPs of brutal conditions facing political detainees | Activists told a panel focusing on two detained princes that rape, torture and killing were commonplace in Saudi jails | Tue, 11/17/2020 – 11: 39 | Former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (R), pictured with current Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was arrested in March with little known publicly about his detention (AF…
(2020-11-17). Solidarity with activist Ben Pennings sued by Adani. greenleft.org.au Adani Corporation's attempt to bankrupt activist Ben Pennings won't silence Stop Adani activists, writes Coral Wynter.
(2020-11-17). Environmental activists come out to protest Line 3 oil pipeline. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – Over 500 protesters picketed outside Minnesota Governor Tim Walz mansion, November 14, to protest his decision to grant permits to allow Enbridge to build Line 3, a pipeline that would carry nearly a million barrels of tar sands a day from Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin through Minnesota. The event was organized by MN 350, and included other groups that have organized against Line 3. | The Climate Justice Committee (CJC) joined to protest Walz's decision. Katherine Gould, a CJC member explained, "We demand the people of Minnesota and Native people have a say in Line 3, not corporations tha…
(2020-11-16). The American government's campaign to criminalize BLM. therealnews.com 
In the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black people at the hands of police, activists around the country have mobilized in record numbers. Rather than address the systemic injustices these activists are highlighting, law enforcement and lawmakers have found new ways to criminalize their actions.
(2020-11-16). 'Absolutely Sickening': US Military Buys Location Data Harvested From Apps, Including One for Muslim Prayers. commondreams.org "The military industrial complex and the surveillance state have always had a cozy relationship with tech. Buying bulk data in order to profile Muslims is par for the course for them," says Rep. Ilhan Omar. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-11-16). 'Huge News': Nearly Four Dozen Faith Institutions Announce Divestment From Fossil Fuels. commondreams.org "While government leaders cling to the economic models of yesterday, faith leaders are looking ahead to the energy future we share." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-11-16). UN human rights experts denounce 'concerted attempt' to erode civic space in Cambodia. news.un.org Voicing concerns over increasing restrictions on civil society in Cambodia, a group of independent UN human rights experts have called for an immediate end to the systematic detention and criminalization of activists.
(2020-11-16). How Activists Saved Election Day in Pennsylvania. thenation.com How Activists Saved Election Day in Pennsylvania…
(2020-11-16). 'An Act of Love, An Act of Justice': Anti-Nuclear Activists Headed to Prison for US Naval Base Protest. commondreams.org "To be clear," said Martha Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day and one of the sentenced, "these weapons are not private property, they belong to the people of the United States; they belong to me, to you, to us." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-11-16). Faith Institutions Announce Largest-Ever Joint Divestment From Fossil Fuels. commondreams.org ______________________________…