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A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis [Click here](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) to view this message in a browser window. [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) [] [] News & Views | 7/12/18 [] Feature... [] [Outside 'Ring of Steel' Fence, Demonstrators Swarm Embassy Residence as Trump Arrives in UK](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) 1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx by Julia Conley, staff writer Contrary to President Donald Trump's claim on Thursday that "they like me a lot in the U.K.," hundreds of protesters greeted him when he arrived in London to meet with Prime Minister Theresa May following the NATO summit, ahead of an even larger demonstration against the president that's set for... [] [] News... [] [Global Climate Movement Celebrates as Ireland Set to Become First Country to Fully Divest From Fossil Fuels](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) [Divest sign](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Climate activists across the globe celebrated Thursday after the lower house of the Irish legislature passed a divestment bill with support from all parties, effectively ensuring that Ireland will become the first nation in the world to fully divest public money from the fossil fuel industry. --------------------------------------------------------------- [By Exploiting and Mismanaging Public Pensions, Wall Street Has Cost Taxpayers $600 Billion Over Last Decade](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) 1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx by Jake Johnson, staff writer In a frenzied bid for higher profits in the decade following the 2008 financial crisis, Wall Street pension fund managers have siphoned as much as $624 billion from Americans' retirement savings—and, as a direct result, taxpayer coffers—through a vicious combination of high fees and foolish investment strategies, according to an analysis published Thursday by Yahoo Finance. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Notorious War Profiteer Erik Prince Refuses To Give Up Dream of Mercenary Takeover of Afghan War](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) [Billionaire and Blackwater founder Erik Prince](1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Notorious billionaire and war profiteer Erik Prince, who founded the disgraced mercenary firm Blackwater that's since been rebranded as ACADEMI, is once again appealing to President Donald Trump to privatize the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Confirming Progressive Fears, Facebook's "Trustworthy" News Project Is Chock-Full of Fox News](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) 1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx by Jake Johnson, staff writer Confirming grave fears among progressives that Facebook's efforts to become an arbiter of "trustworthy" news would prioritize corporate and right-wing outlets over independent sources, the social media giant on Wednesday unveiled the first slate of news segments it will air in the coming days as part of its effort to combat "misinformation"—and the schedule is chock-full of Fox News. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Peter Strzok Hearing Devolves Into Chaos on Very First Question After FBI Agent Obliterates Right-Wing Conspiracy About Text Messages](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) 1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx by Julia Conley, staff writer A hearing regarding anti-Trump text messages sent by FBI agent Peter Strzok during the 2016 presidential campaign quickly devolved into a shouting match between Republican and Democratic members of the House, after Strzok invoked his attorney-client privilege and refused to answer a question from Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.). --------------------------------------------------------------- [Walmart Patents "Big Brother-Style" Surveillance Technology to Eavesdrop on Workers' Conversations](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) [Walmart store](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Just the latest corporation to spark privacy concerns over worker surveillance efforts, Walmart has patented audio technology that would allow the retail giant to eavesdrop on conversations among employees and between clerks and shoppers, to measure employee performance. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [] [More News](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) [] [] Views... [] [Kharma, Interconnectedness, and the Immigrant Crisis](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) [Guatemalan deportee Eric Perez embraces his daughter after he arrived on an ICE deportation flight on February 9, 2017 to Guatemala City, Guatemala.(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) by Marjorie Orellana There is plenty of evidence that the “immigrant crisis” we see today was initiated long ago by actions the United States took --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Dems Could Win If They Stood For Something](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) ["Put forth real values and run on a commitment to real change, a la Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the young Democratic Socialist who won a shocking upset victory in her congressional primary." (Photo: Ocasio2018 Campaign)](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) by Robert C. Koehler Now, more than ever, the whole of humanity needs leaders who can who can envision and articulate a global transition beyond war and dominance, beyond environmental exploitation, beyond policies and practices that dehumanize part of us and cluelessly continue more of the same --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why Is a Retired Accountant From Texas Risking His Life to Sail to Gaza?](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) 1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx by Medea Benjamin “If not me, then who?” --------------------------------------------------------------- [Irish Parliament Makes History With Vote to Divest Country Fully From Fossil Fuels](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) ["The groundswell that’s been building around the planet for divestment derives its power from everyone working together toward the same end." (Photo: Screenshot/Twitter) ](1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) by Bill McKibben Ireland today becomes the first country in the world to have voted to fully divest itself from the fossil fuel companies responsible for the climate crisis --------------------------------------------------------------- [I Yearn for a Society in Which Civility Rules, But These Are Not Civil Times](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) 1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx by Michael Winship On the sound of the world’s smallest violin --------------------------------------------------------------- [Universal Voting Dissolves the Obstacles Facing Voters](1f9d0/ct27_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) [Alabama requires photo identification to vote. Studies have found that “among registered Alabama voters, blacks and Hispanics were more likely than whites to lack photo identification.”(Photo: Getty)](1f9d0/ct28_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) by Ralph Nader U.S. voter turnout, not surprisingly, is lower than in any other Western country --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct29_0/1?sid=TV2%3AsdxLcbjtx) [] [] Newswire... 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