New York Governor signs off on nation's largest offshore wind agreement
Karl Grossman | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-08
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed off on the largest offshore wind agreement–so far–off the United States. What has been named the Empire Wind Project–to consist of 88 wind turbines if 10-megawatt turbines are used–would rise in the ocean south of New York City, adjacent Nassau County and western Suffolk County on Long …
nationofchange.org/2019/08/08/new-york-g…
Should socialists support a Green New Deal?
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-08
What are the strengths of the "Green New Deal" campaign launched by progressives in the United States and now being taken up by environmental and labour activists in Britain, Australia and other countries? Is it something socialists should support? | These were among the key questions debated at a forum, featuring high school climate activist David Deex and labour historian Dr David Faber, organised by the Socialist Alliance on August 4. The gathering also served as a "house-warming" for the Socialist Alliance's new Activist Centre in Hindley Street, in the heart of the city. | The idea of a Green New Deal has be…
greenleft.org.au/content/should-socialists-support-green-new-deal
LGBT Activists Launch #BoycottSoulCycle at San Francisco Franchise
Stop Trump Now | indybay.org | 2019-08-08
In response to reports that the CEO of parent company to SoulCycle Stephen Ross will be holding a fundraiser for the Donald Trump reelection campaign, members of the LGBT community launched a boycott in front of Soul Cycle's Harvey Milk Plaza location on August 7th in San Francisco. Demonstrators said they are angry that the owner of the fitness center chain, who also owns the Miami Dolphins, is supporting a racist, homophobic, and sexist president.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/08/1882527…
In the Face of McConnell's Inaction, Progressives Call for Gun Reform
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-07
| As the nation calls for gun control in the wake of two mass shootings in 14 hours over the weekend, Democrats and activists are taking aim at Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for refusing to take action on the continuing gun violence crisis. | McConnell has refused to move forward on a number of bills from the Democratic Party-controlled House that currently sit on his desk awaiting a Senate vote. | "This is actually, literally in the hands of one person in terms of this legisl…
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California Legislature Climate Watchdog Committee Has Little Bite
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-07
The California Legislature's Joint Committee on Climate Change Policies was formed in 2016 as a watchdog on state climate policy. But activists say that, so far, it has failed to live up to its potential.
therealnews.com/columns/california-legis…
Caught in the Strait. Britain's Confrontation with Iran
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-07
It is clear that the United Kingdom could not have thought this through. Was it a touch of the Suez jitters, the haunting syndrome of 1956 leaving a false impression that the Old Empire still had it? To taunt a …
globalresearch.ca/caught-strait/5685794
Women We Are Fighting for
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-07
There are stories that are unrelated to the news, but can explain much better than many combat reports, why people like me are fighting against the Empire and imperialism, with such determination and vehemence. Not all stories are 'big' or 'heroic'; not all include famous people or iconic struggles. Not all take place on battlefields. …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/women-we-are-…
The Promise of Offshore Wind
Karl Grossman | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-07
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed off on the largest offshore wind agreement–so far–off the United States. What has been named the Empire Wind Project–to consist of 88 wind turbines if 10 megawatt turbines are used–would rise in the ocean south of New York City, adjacent Nassau County and western Suffolk County on…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/07/the-promise-…
Sacramento activists demand recognition of Black August
Jamier Sale | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-06
On Aug. 1, the Black August Organizing Committee led a coalition of community groups to Sacramento City Hall to deliver a resolution recognizing the month as Black August.
liberationnews.org/sacramento-activists-…
Milwaukee: Jews against ICE say "Never again is now"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-06
Milwaukee, WI – On August 1, Wisconsin Jews Against ICE, #neveragainisnow, held a protest outside the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) office. Starting at 8 a.m., about 200 Jews and allies from across Wisconsin rallied in front of the building. By 10 a.m., the agency had closed its doors, turning away people who had appointments scheduled with either ICE or the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. | Activists stationed someone at the door to explain what was going on to the mostly foreign-born clientele turning up there. Many were sympathetic; others expressed frustration. Two left and returned an hour…
fightbacknews.org/2019/8/6/milwaukee-jew…
'This Is Big': House Democrats Praised for Requesting Kavanaugh's Concealed Bush Admin Records
commondreams.org | 2019-08-06
Progressive activists and groups praised two House Democrats Tuesday for formally requesting that the National Archives and Records Administration release records related to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's service in the George W. Bush White House which were not part of Kavanaugh's Senate confirmation process last year. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/06/big-hou…
Linda Sarsour Explains How "Fire Pantaleo!" Spontaneously Erupted at the Dem Debate
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-06
While activists say they will work to stop Trump, as organizers they must continue the fight for justice & keep Democratic candidates honest…
therealnews.com/stories/linda-sarsour-ex…
Milwaukee: Jews against ICE say "Never again is now"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-06
Milwaukee, WI – On August 1, Wisconsin Jews Against ICE, #neveragainisnow, held a protest outside the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) office. Starting at 8 a.m., about 200 Jews and allies from across Wisconsin rallied in front of the building. By 10 a.m., the agency had closed its doors, turning away people who had appointments scheduled with either ICE or the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. | Activists stationed someone at the door to explain what was going on to the mostly foreign-born clientele turning up there. Many were sympathetic; others expressed frustration. Two left and returned an hour…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/6/milwaukee…
Activists ask US Marines to leave Darwin base
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-06
More than 60 peace activists gathered outside the Robertson Barracks, which houses 2500 United States Marines, to ask them to leave on August 3 . | The action, which included asking the marines to share tea and biscuits, took place during the "Australia at the Cross Roads" conference organised by the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN). | The barracks was set up under an agreement between the Australian and United States governments that lasts until 2040. | Many activists joined the action in a hard-to-…
greenleft.org.au/content/activists-ask-us-marines-leave-darwin-base
Activists ask US Marines to leave Darwin base
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-06
More than 60 peace activists gathered outside the Robertson Barracks, which houses 2500 United States Marines, to ask them to leave on August 3 . | The action, which included asking the marines to share tea and biscuits, took place during the "Australia at the Cross Roads" conference organised by the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN). | The barracks were set up under an agreement between the Australian and United States governments that lasts until 2040. | Many activists joined the action in a hard-to…
greenleft.org.au/content/activists-ask-us-marines-leave-darwin-base
Guardianship System Eased, but Saudi Arabia Still Oppresses Women
Medea Benjamin | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-02
The Saudi government announced it will be eliminating part of the male guardianship system, finally granting women the right to obtain passports and travel (if 21 years of age or over), and obtain family identification cards without the need for male authorization. The change comes in the context of the bad publicity that Saudi Arabia …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/guardianship-…
Adani's sinister accomplice
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-02
Stop Adani activists held a week of protests at the end of July targeting multinational engineering design and construction consultant GHD. | The aim was to raise awareness about GHD's silent role in the construction of Adani's coal mine in the Galilee Basin, in Central Queensland. | The Australia-based multinational — which generates a global revenue of $1.7 billion — was recently awarded a contract by Adani to work on the engineering design of its proposed Carmichael coal mine. | GHD has built up a reputation in Australia through its involvement in public civil works, winning contracts from state an…
greenleft.org.au/content/meet-ghd-adanis-silent-accomplice
Venezuela: Chavista militants killed as rural violence continues
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-02
Six activists from the grassroots Revolutionary Bolivar and Zamora Current ( CRBZ) were assassinated in Barinas State on July 27. | The victims, one of whom was pregnant, were part of the Hugo Chavez Popular Defence Brigades organised by the CRBZ in Barinas, Tachira, and other states regularly plagued by landowner violence against campesinos. | No information is yet known about the assailants, but the CRBZ claimed in their statement that they had "military…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-chavista-militants-killed-rural-violence-continues
Dolores Huerta Accuses Biden of "Speaking Just Like a Republican" on Immigration
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-01
Immigration rights activists abruptly interrupted Joe Biden during last night's debate, chanting "3 million deportations!"–referring to the Obama administration's deportation of at least 3 million undocumented people. During the debate, Julián Castro repeatedly challenged Biden's record on immigration. "It looks like one of us has learned the lessons of the past and one of us hasn't," Castro said. We speak to Dolores Huerta and Cornel West.
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/1/dolores_hu…
Boycott Pop-Kultur Berlin Festival 2019
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-30
Boycott Pop-Kultur Berlin Festival 2019: PACBI StatementPalestinians call for the boycott of Pop-Kultur Berlin festival, until it ends its partnership with Israel | Cultural BoycottJuly 30, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
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Progressive Democrats vote against BDS, Palestinian rights
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-29
House Democrats, including key progressives, have passed a measure condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS). Why are Reps….
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/29/progressive-d…
Sao Paulo Forum Voices Solidarity with Venezuela, Rejects US Warmongering
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-29
The host of delegates from around the world likewise expressed support for leftist movements in Latin America.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14606
'No one is safe under Duterte:' Progressive Filipinos seek President's ouster, end of US support for regime
Kei Pritsker and Morgan Artyukhina | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-25
Hundreds of Filipino activists and their supporters descended on Washington, D.C. on July 22 to demand that the United States end its support for the administration and military of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is waging three brutal wars against the peoples of the archipelago that have killed over 30,000 people.
liberationnews.org/no-one-is-safe-under-…
With the Right to Boycott Under Attack, Some Members of Congress Are Pushing Back
aclu.org | 2019-07-23
In a sea of anti-BDS legislation, a resolution championing the right to political boycotts emerges. | More than 250 million Americans, some 78 percent of the population, live in states with anti-boycott laws or policies. With the right to boycott under attack across the United States, some members of Congress are pushing back against these dangerous and unrelenting attacks., , Last week, Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), along with Representatives John Lewis (D-GA) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), introduced a…
aclu.org/blog/free-speech/right-boycott-…
BDS Movement welcomes U.S. Congress resolution affirming right to boycott
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-19
BDS Movement welcomes U.S. Congress resolution affirming right to boycott: UpdateIn a historic move, Congress members Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and US civil rights veteran John Lewis introduce resolution affirming the right to boycott. | Right To BoycottJuly 19, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/bds-movement-welcom…
A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-19
A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP …
bdsmovement.net/news/round-boycotthp-glo…