When Never Again Means Right Now | Your Week In Review

A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis [Browser View](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) | 7/6/19 [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) [] [] Your Week in Review [] [Trump's Big, Wet Fourth of July Picnic](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) [President Donald Trump speaks during the "Salute to America" Fourth of July event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, July 4, 2019.](1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) by Michael Winship Photobombing the nation's annual portrait. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump Celebrates Himself on July 4th](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) [Members of the US military are seen next to a Bradley Fighting Vehicle as preparations are made for the "Salute to America" Fourth of July event with US President Donald Trump at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC, July 3, 2019, which will feature flyovers by the Blue Angels, an airplane used as Air Force One, as well as military demonstrations and a speech by Trump. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) by Medea Benjamin, Ann Wright This isn't the first time a U.S. president has militarized Fourth of July celebrations for cynical and political purposes, but hopefully it's the last --------------------------------------------------------------- [Greta Thunberg Thanks OPEC Chief for Suggesting Climate Campaigners Pose 'Greatest Threat' to Oil Sector](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) [Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg turned to Twitter Thursday to thank a key fossil fuel leader for suggesting that climate campaigners—including youth who have joined the global "Fridays for Future" movement Thunberg inspired with her school strikes outside Sweden's parliament last year—greatly threaten the oil sector. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Citing $69 Trillion Price Tag by 2100, Moody's Warns Central Banks of Far-Reaching Economic Damage of Climate Crisis](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) [Arid soils](1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Noting previous warnings that the human-caused climate crisis could cause trillions of dollars in damage to the global economy by the end of the century, a new report from Moody's Analytics explores the economic implications of the international community's failure to curb planet-warming emissions. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Medicare for All Means Real Choice: One Health Card, Good Anywhere You Go](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) 1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj by Bonnie Castillo You can go to any doctor, any hospital or clinic or other provider you prefer. All networks are gone. So are all surprise medical bills. So are all out of network charges. So are all premiums, all deductibles, all co-pays for such basics as emergency care, doctor's visits, mental health, dental,... --------------------------------------------------------------- [In Photos: As Fury Grows, Tens of Thousands Rally Across US Demanding Immediate Action to #CloseTheCamps](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) 1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj by Julia Conley, staff writer Tens of thousands of Americans showed up at rallies across the country on Tuesday to demand the Trump administration close the detention centers and prison camps where migrants are being held. --------------------------------------------------------------- [After Trump's Former FDA Chief Quietly Joins Pfizer Board, Warren Calls for Resignation 'Immediately'](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) [Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren gestures as she speaks during a town hall meeting at Florida International University in Miami, Florida on June 25, 2019. (Photo: Rhona Wise / AFP)](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "You should rectify your mistake and immediately resign from your position as a Pfizer board member," --------------------------------------------------------------- [We’re Not the Good Guys](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) [We’re everywhere, remarkably well funded and well armed and ready to face off against the aggressors and provocateurs of this planet. (Photo: Scott Nelson/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) by Tom Engelhardt Why is American aggression missing in action? --------------------------------------------------------------- [#NeverAgainIsNow: 36 Arrested As Hundreds of Jewish Protesters Block Road to Migrant Detention Center](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) 1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj by Julia Conley, staff writer Rejecting the notion that denouncing the Trump administration's immigrant detention centers as "concentration camps" does harm to the memory of the Holocaust, 200 Jewish people demonstrated at a facility in New Jersey Sunday evening and demanded the release of thousands of immigrants in U.S. custody. --------------------------------------------------------------- ["I'm Not Willing to Do That": Trump Says He Won't Take Climate Action Because It Would Threaten Corporate Profits](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) 1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj by Jake Johnson, staff writer The U.S. president reportedly worked to weaken G20 commitment to fighting climate crisis during summit in Osaka, Japan --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [Share this newsletter with a friend](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) [] [Donate](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rate us on Google](1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) | [Follow us on Facebook](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) | [Follow us on Twitter](1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3AMf74kn2wj) Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. 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