A New Generation of Activists Put Their Bodies on the Line to Defend California's Forests<\/strong>
\nLeighton Akio Woodhouse | theintercept.com<\/a> | 2019-09-21
\nThe deforestation of the Amazon is recognized around the world as a catastrophe for global climate change. Far less recognized is the threat of deforestation of temperate rainforests, such as the enormous coastal forest that stretches from Northern California to Alaska. By some estimates, temperate rainforests sequester from 2 to 7 times as much carbon per acre as tropical rainforests like the Amazon. Keeping these ecosystems healthy and intact is an imperative part of avoiding a future of cataclysmic global warming. | In Humboldt County, California, activists have been fighting for decades to preserve the forest…
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A Careless Bully at the KFC at the End of Empire<\/strong>
\nPhil Rockstroh | dissidentvoice.org<\/a> | 2019-09-21
\nWill Trump go to war with the Iranians or the homeless? Or both? Trump is a coward. The nation of Iran has the means and the will to fight. Do you recall the will displayed by Iranians when repelling foreign invaders when Iraq attempted to invade Iran as a de facto US proxy force? Conversely, …
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Decriminalise abortion now<\/strong>
\npip.hinman | greenleft.org<\/a>.au | 2019-09-21
\nabortion rightsIssue 1238 Australia abortion decriminalisationSeptember 21, 2019Pro-choice activists rallied in Sydney on September 14 to call for the decriminalisation of abortion in NSW. | "Any law that places half the population at risk of criminality simply because of their biology is a ridiculous and unsupportable law",
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Extinction Rebellion blockades Melbourne bridge<\/strong>
\npip.hinman | greenleft.org<\/a>.au | 2019-09-21
\nclimate emergencyIssue 1238 Australia Extinction Rebellion MelbourneSeptember 21, 2019Extinction Rebellion activists blockaded Princes Bridge in Melbourne's CBD for several hours on September 14. | Several dozen people were arrested. | Extinction Rebellion activis…
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The Threat of Bolton Has Retreated, But Not the Threat of War<\/strong>
\nJohn Feffer | counterpunch.org<\/a> | 2019-09-20
\nJohn Bolton tried his best. The national security adviser entered the Trump administration as a predictable warmonger with an unslakable thirst for power. He streamlined the national security apparatus to maximize his access to the president. At least at first, he played the role of loyal adjutant to Trump. As in his days as an…
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Through the Eyes of Jesselyn Radack: A Look at the Vital Role of Whistleblowers and Their Attorneys<\/strong>
\nJimmysllama | mintpressnews.com<\/a> | 2019-09-20
\n"By protecting whistleblowers, sources, and online activists, we facilitate robust investigative journalism, hold government to account, protect the freedoms of speech, privacy and the press, and foster the most critical component of democratic society: an informed citizenry." — Whistleblower and Source Protection Program…
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Climate emergency 'a new danger' to peace, youth activists hear ahead of World Day<\/strong>
\nUnited Nations | un.org<\/a> | 2019-09-20
\nAmong the efforts to build a sustainably peaceful world, "urgent climate action is needed" to curb environmental threats to all our well-being and security, the Secretary-General told the annual peace gathering in New York on Friday, addressing a largely youthful crowd.
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Activists Face Felony Charges for Blocking Houston Oil Tanker Corridor<\/strong>
\nStaff | therealnews.com<\/a> | 2019-09-20
\nUnder a new law backed by Big Oil and passed in statehouses nationwide, Greenpeace USA activists face felony charges for the action. Texas is the second state to bring such charges under the "critical infrastructure" law…
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Over One Million to Take Part in Youth Climate Strike<\/strong>
\nStaff | therealnews.com<\/a> | 2019-09-20
\nActivists are taking part in 5,000 actions across 157 countries to demand immediate action to address climate change. We'll bring you updates throughout the day including on-the-ground reporting from Baltimore and New York…
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Mayor Obedience Training, From the Pet Products Industry<\/strong>
\nLee Hall | counterpunch.org<\/a> | 2019-09-20
\nMars Petcare US–purveyor of pet products including Whiskas Æ, Greenies‚Ñ¢, Sheba Æ, Cesar Æ, and Iams‚Ñ¢–is a division of the $35 billion Mars (M&Ms) chocolate empire. Mars chocolate is problematic in its own ways–serious ways–but today I focus on the corporation's pet fetish. Mars's 2019 BETTER CITIES FOR PETS‚Ñ¢ gimmick was announced at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Summer Meeting…
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"Young People Have Had Enough": Global Climate Strike Youth Activists on Why They Are Marching Today<\/strong>
\nStaff | democracynow.org<\/a> | 2019-09-20
\nToday is the Global Climate Strike, inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. As people took to the streets in Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia, we host a roundtable discussion with youth activists organizing marches in the United States — in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis — ahead of next week's U.N. Climate Action Summit. We are joined by Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old climate justice activist originally from Mexico who is an organizer with Fridays for Future New York and a student at Beacon High School in New York; Katie Eder, a 19-year-old climate justice activist wh…
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'Because Business as Usual Is a Death Sentence': Youth Climate Strikers in Their Own Words<\/strong>
\nJessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org<\/a> | 2019-09-20
\nAs millions of people of all ages joined the first-ever global #ClimateStrike on Friday—answering a call from students of the school strike for climate movement—youth activists from around the world shared why they are compelled to take to the streets to demand more ambitions efforts to tackle the planetary crisis. | www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files…<\/a> …
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Syria Expresses Its Freedom Through Resistance<\/strong>
\nMark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-20
\nSyria expresses her freedom in her resistance to Empire. Resistance takes many forms and trajectories, but they all lead to freedom. | Resistance delivers freedom from terrorism, it expresses itself not only when the SAA defeats Western supported terrorists, but also …
\nglobalresearch.ca\/syria-expresses-freedom-resistance\/5689718<\/p>\n

Boycott DGTL Tel Aviv Festival 2019<\/strong>
\nSAMIR | bdsmovement.net<\/a> | 2019-09-19
\nBoycott DGTL Tel Aviv Festival 2019: PACBI StatementDGTL Tel Aviv takes place atop the ruins of an ethnically cleansed Palestinian village | Cultural BoycottSeptember 19, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
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Australia 'Sets Standard' as Thousands Join #ClimateStrike<\/strong>
\nteleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net<\/a> | 2019-09-19
\nWith the United Nations Climate Action Summit set to begin next week in New York, millions of activists around the world have already begun massive demonstrations for the #climatestrike to take place Sept. 20-27. | RELATED: | Report Presents 10 Changes to Fight Climate Crisis | The demonstration, which begin Friday, are to demand that urgent actions be taken against global warming and the drastic climate change taking place across the globe. | The climate strike was inspired and orga…
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Murdered Activist Marielle Franco Nominated For Sakharov Prize<\/strong>
\nteleSUR, rb -EF | telesurenglish.net<\/a> | 2019-09-19
\nMarielle Franco, a Brazilian human rights activist, is one of four Brazilian activists who were announced this Thursday as nominees for the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize 2019. | RELATED: | Brazil Won't Accept US$20 Million G7 Aid to Tackle Amazon Fire | The European Parliament (EP) Sakharov Prize is awarded every year to individuals and organizations that excel in the defense of human rights and fundamental freedoms. | This year, the list of nominees, which is proposed b…
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Over 2000 scientists across the globe pledge to join today's climate strike<\/strong>
\nAmanda Mills | nationofchange.org<\/a> | 2019-09-19
\nThe Global Climate Strike kicks off today and will continue until September 27th. Over 2000 scientists from 40 countries will be joining the world's youth climate activists as well as adults who are all demanding an end to the use of fossil fuels. What started off with a generation of school students raising their voices …
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UN human rights report shows rise in reprisals against activists, victims<\/strong>
\nUnited Nations | un.org<\/a> | 2019-09-19
\nCases of intimidation and retaliation against victims, civil society and activists who cooperate with the United Nations are on the rise, a new report from the UN Human Rights Office reveals.
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Will Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?<\/strong>
\nMedea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com<\/a> | 2019-09-18
\nIf the U.S. military, or Israel or Saudi Arabia, had a viable plan to attack Iran without triggering a wider war, they would have done so long ago.
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Would Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?<\/strong>
\nMedea Benjamin | theantimedia.com<\/a> | 2019-09-18
\nIf the U.S. military, or Israel or Saudi Arabia, had a viable plan to attack Iran without triggering a wider war, they would have done so long ago.<\/p>\n

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