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A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis [Click here](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) to view this message in a browser window. [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) [] [] News & Views | 11/28/18 [] Feature... [] [Aiming to 'Revitalize Our Democracy,' Sanders Institute to Host 250 Progressive Leaders at Weekend Gathering Focused on Bold Solutions](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) 1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta by Julia Conley, staff writer With the stated mission of "revitalizing our democracy," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jane O'Meara Sanders are hosting a gathering of 250 progressive thinkers, politicians, and activists this weekend in Burlington, Vermont, where they'll discuss bold solutions to persistent inequality, the... [] [] News... [] [In Historic Vote, Senate Advances War Powers Resolution to End US Complicity in Saudi Assault on Yemen](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) 1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta by Jake Johnson, staff writer In a historic vote that could "mark the beginning of the end of American complicity" in Saudi Arabia's mass atrocities in Yemen, the Senate on Wednesday voted to advance Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) Yemen War Powers resolution by an overwhelming margin of 63-37. --------------------------------------------------------------- [A Good Step Forward But Not Enough, Say Climate Campaigners of EU's Proposal to Go Climate Neutral by 2050](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) [ Climate activists hold a sign outside COP21 in Paris on Dec. 12, 2015. ](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Climate campaigners welcomed what they saw as a "step forward" and "glimmer of hope" following the European Commission's announcement Wednesday that it set a goal of 2050 to get to net zero climate emissions, but, they warned, the plan still doesn't go far enough to avert planetary crisis. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['This Is Abominable': Trump's DHS Using Info Coaxed From 'Scared, Jailed' Children to Locate, Arrest, and Deport Families](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) 1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta by Julia Conley, staff writer In order to entrap families once they come forward to claim minors who have been detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the Trump administration is using information coaxed out of the traumatized children who have been forced to enter government custody, according to more than 100 national groups that denounced the practice on Wednesday. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Progressives Outraged as House Democrats Elect 'Big Money' Centrist Hakeem Jeffries Over Barbara Lee for Caucus Chair](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) 1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta by Jake Johnson, staff writer In a bid to move the party's leadership in a more bold direction, progressive groups and activists mobilized urgently in recent weeks to pressure House Democrats to elect Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) as the party's next Caucus Chair. But, ultimately, their campaign was not enough to overcome the party establishment's support for the more "moderate" Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who was elected on Wednesday by a vote of 123-113. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['This Is Political Cowardice': Fury at Schumer for Offering $1.6 Billion for Trump's Anti-Immigrant Agenda](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) 1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta by Jake Johnson, staff writer With the brutal consequences of President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant agenda on full display after U.S. Border Patrol fired tear gas at asylum seekers in Mexico, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sparked fury from progressives and immigrant rights groups on Tuesday by telling reporters that he is perfectly willing to cede ground to the president's xenophobic policies and offer up $1.6 billion for "border security" funding in upcoming budget talks. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Run Bernie Run!': New Campaign by Progressive Democrats Says 'Courage and Vision' of Sanders Best Choice for 2020](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) 1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta by Jake Johnson, staff writer Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) was the first national organization to encourage Vermont's independent Sen. Bernie Sanders to launch his 2016 presidential campaign, and on Wednesday the group officially launched a "Run Bernie Run" campaign for 2020, arguing that the nation's most popular politician has the policy agenda and grassroots enthusiasm to defeat President Donald Trump and lead the U.S. in a genuinely progressive direction. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [] [More News](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) [] [] Views... [] [Trump Runs PR for the Saudis But Congress Can Shut Him Down](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) [This week the Senate can impose a reality check on the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia by voting to end the shameful U.S. role in the Saudi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) war in Yemen. (Photo: Bumble Dee via Shutterstock) ](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) by Kate Kizer If the bill passes, the Senate could stop the president’s plan for more war in the region in its tracks --------------------------------------------------------------- [It's Time for Nancy Pelosi to Embrace Medicare for All](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) [Leader Pelosi, if you wish to be the Democrats’ Speaker of the House and truly represent the ideas your constituents and Party it is time you joined the vast majority of Democrats by embracing Medicare for All. (Charlie Neibergall / AP)](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) by Brandon Harami Pelosi constantly talked about the need to lower healthcare costs and how important it was to our midterm sweeps, however the only healthcare positions she’s taken have been the need to lower prescription drug costs and protect the Affordable Care Act --------------------------------------------------------------- [CNN's Anderson Cooper Cancels Segment With Climate Report Author to Give Rick Santorum More Air Time](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) [Santorum became a CNN senior political commentator in January 2017 and is paid to regularly espouse right-wing views, only occasionally disagreeing with the Republican line. (Photo: Screengrab)](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) by Michael Molitch-Hou After being interviewed for Anderson Cooper 360°, Katharine Hayhoe’s interview about the latest national report on climate change never aired --------------------------------------------------------------- [Amazon Gives to End Homelessness? That’s Rich.](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) [Call me cynical, but I’d bet those Giving Tuesday dollars that Amazon’s giving to fight homelessness will come as cold comfort to those in Long Island City and Crystal City who are about to be made homeless. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) by Laura Flanders This is the same trillion dollar corporation that just extracted billions of taxpayer dollars in what amount to bribes from two cash-strapped states: Virginia and New York --------------------------------------------------------------- [General Motors, Sears and Toys R Us: Layoffs Across America Highlight Our Shredding Financial Safety Net](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) [A sign welcomes visitors to the General Motors Lordstown Complex, assembly plant in Warren, Ohio on Nov. 26, 2018. (Photo: Alan Freed / Reuters) ](1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) by Ross Barkan Millions of Americans are in danger of entering their final decades unable to afford ballooning medical bills and cost-of-living expenses --------------------------------------------------------------- [Thomas Farr Is a Hack Too Far](1f9d0/ct27_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) [How's about you all get together and fight like hell to keep this gombeen off the federal bench. (Photo: Alex Brandon/AP/REX/Shutterstock)](1f9d0/ct28_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) by Charles P. Pierce Thomas Farr, an ambitious vote suppressor, was nominated for a spot on the federal bench --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct29_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAwOvY8dta) [] [] Newswire... 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