Are Sanders and Warren Throwing a Lifeline to the Military-Industrial Complex?<\/strong>
\nMedea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies | commondreams.org<\/a> | 2019-08-26
\nProgressive candidates should instead be sending the entire world an unequivocal message that the United States is finally ready to turn the page to a new era of peaceful, cooperative and lawful diplomacy. (Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP\/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files…<\/a> …
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The Amazon Fires Have Upended the Climate Fight as We Know It<\/strong>
\nStaff | truthdig.com<\/a> | 2019-08-26
\nActivists have long warned that offsets are too risky to count on to offset corporate pollution. Now the world is learning the hard way.
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Venezuela: Major Gas Explosion Called Act of 'Sabotage'<\/strong>
\nTeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com<\/a> | 2019-08-26
\nGovernment spokespersons have blamed opposition activists from First Justice Party.
\nvenezuelanalysis.com\/news\/14637<\/a><\/p>\n

The Amazon Is on Fire—Indigenous Rights Can Help Put It Out<\/strong>
\nNaomi Klein | commondreams.org<\/a> | 2019-08-26
\nColombian natives and activists protested against the government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over the fires in the Amazon rainforest, in front of the Brazilian consulate in Bogota, Colombia, on August 23, 2019.(Raul Arboleda\/AFP\/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files…<\/a> …
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No Coal, No Gas: Climate activists remove coal from Merrimack generating station<\/strong>
\nJOCDC | liberationnews.org<\/a> | 2019-08-26
\n"…it is now a necessity to take matters into our own hands…"
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Right-wing media is creating the 'antifa shooter' narrative out of thin air<\/strong>
\nShane Burley | nationofchange.org<\/a> | 2019-08-26
\nRight-wing media and political figures have set their sites on "antifa," the decentralized movement against fascism, alleging everything from terrorism to criminal conspiracy and playing on the current political tribalism motivating the Republican base. Just last month, Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a resolution to label the movement as "domestic terrorists" — something Donald Trump then supported via tweet, setting up a false dichotomy that has since been used to make broad attacks against activists and journalists. | For the record, antifascist activists have never killed anyone. They are usually on a missi…
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Activists demand Minnesota divest from border militarization contractor<\/strong>
\nFight Back | fightbacknews.org<\/a> | 2019-08-23
\nSt. Paul, MN – On August 22, immigrant rights and Palestine solidarity activists presented over 1000 signatures of Minnesota residents petitioning the State Board of Investments (SBI) to divest state pension funds from the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems. Elbit sells cluster bombs and weaponized white phosphorus to the Israel Defense Forces, whose indiscriminate use on besieged Gaza has been widely condemned by international organizations. Elbit also manufactures surveillance equipment for the Israeli apartheid wall, and drones used in targeted assassinations of Palestinian political leaders. | Advertisi…
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Climate rebellion continues<\/strong>
\npip.hinman | greenleft.org<\/a>.au | 2019-08-23
\nclimate emergency Zebedee ParkesIssue 1234 Australia Extinction Rebellion Moreland City CouncilAugust 23, 2019Extinction Rebellion activists continue to hold disruptive actions ar…
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Interview with BDS activist Willie Burnley Jr.: "I can't be okay knowing that the people fighting racism are being labelled racist."<\/strong>
\nDylan Citron and Sofia | liberationnews.org<\/a> | 2019-08-22
\n"…something I was not expecting was the kindness, the hospitality, the friendliness…"
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'Anti-alien Hysteria:' Journalist Elizabeth Glendower Evans and the Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti<\/strong>
\nNorman Stockwell | progressive.org<\/a> | 2019-08-22
\nIn a case perhaps more relevant now than ever, the trial of the two immigrants became a rallying point for 1920s progressives, labor activists, and human rights advocates around the globe.
\nprogressive.org\/dispatches\/anti-alien-hy…<\/a><\/p>\n

Connecticut activists protest judicial cooperation with ICE<\/strong>
\nKarleigh Chardonnay Merlot | liberationnews.org<\/a> | 2019-08-18
\n"The bad behavior and hatred of these marshals and the misconduct of these marshals have caused hardship."
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The BDS movement calls to boycott three anti-Palestinian German clubs<\/strong>
\nSAMIR | bdsmovement.net<\/a> | 2019-08-15
\nThe BDS movement calls to boycott three anti-Palestinian German clubs: PACBI StatementConne Island, Golden Pudel and : \/\/about blank are complicit in Israel's oppression of Palestinians | Cultural Boycott Right To BoycottAugust 15, 2019…
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BDS condemns antisemitic, fascist forces in Germany and worldwide<\/strong>
\npatrick | bdsmovement.net<\/a> | 2019-08-14
\nBDS condemns antisemitic, fascist forces in Germany and worldwide: BNC StatementOur nonviolent movement opposes all forms of racism and racial discrimination. | Right To BoycottAugust 14, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
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BDS movement condemns U.S. Congress' anti-BDS resolution<\/strong>
\npatrick | bdsmovement.net<\/a> | 2019-08-13
\nBDS movement condemns U.S. Congress' anti-BDS resolution: UpdateThe resolution is based on lies and aims to to demonize peaceful resistance to Israel's military occupation and apartheid. | Right To BoycottJuly 23, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
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How Climate Activists Can Benefit from Solidarity with Kentucky Coal Miners<\/strong>
\nRyan Driskell Tate | progressive.org<\/a> | 2019-08-12
\nAs fossil-fuel workers lose their jobs today, the urgency of what climate activists call the "just transition" becomes all the more apparent.
\nprogressive.org\/dispatches\/climate-activ…<\/a><\/p>\n

Boycott Pop-Kultur Berlin Festival 2019<\/strong>
\nSAMIR | bdsmovement.net<\/a> | 2019-07-30
\nBoycott 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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Sao Paulo Forum Voices Solidarity with Venezuela, Rejects US Warmongering<\/strong>
\nPaul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com<\/a> | 2019-07-29
\nThe host of delegates from around the world likewise expressed support for leftist movements in Latin America.
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