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[] [Trump Rollback of Key EPA Water Protection Rule Denounced as 'Callous' and 'Immoral' Giveaway to Big Polluters](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [Water and field](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Environmental and public health advocates blasted the Trump administration Thursday for finalizing its rollback of an Obama-era regulation designed to curb the pollution of waterways nationwide. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Decades of Progress Are at Stake' as Trump Reaches 150 Lifetime Judicial Appointments and Right-Wing Court Takeover Accelerates](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) 1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Every network should be covering this. Trump's dangerous takeover of our courts will last a generation." --------------------------------------------------------------- ['We Must Be Bolder Than Ever': Labor Federation Representing 30 Million Workers Calls on All Unions to Join Global Climate Strike](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) 1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN by Jake Johnson, staff writer "We cannot let the vital idealism of this new generation be poisoned by cynicism and doubt. This is our last chance. They are our last chance. We must stand with them." --------------------------------------------------------------- ['A Solution for All Generations': With Plan for Social Security Expansion, Warren Demands Rich Pay Fair Share to Lift 5 Million Out of Poverty](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) 1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN by Julia Conley, staff writer In her latest proposal to require the wealthiest Americans to contribute far more of their vast resources to benefit working families, Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled her plan to expand Social Security benefits for senior citizens and future generations after retirement. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Total Dirtbag Move': Biden Surrogate Ed Rendell Pens 11th Hour Attack on Warren Before Debate](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is facing criticism over a column he wrote Wednesday claiming Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is a hypocrite for her position on fundraising.](1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "The problem with Rendell's long track record is that it's just too easy to dive in and unearth examples of his own hypocrisy." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Demanding 2020 Democrats Pick a Side on Climate Emergency, Greenpeace Climbers Shut Down Busiest Fossil Fuel Transportation Hub in US](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [Twenty-two Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. The climbers are preventing the transport of all oil and gas through the Houston Ship Channel, home to the largest petrochemical complex in the United States. According to the group, the nearly two dozen climbers "intend to remain secured in place for 24 hours, preventing the tra](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) by Jon Queally, staff writer According to the group, the nearly two dozen climbers "intend to remain secured in place for 24 hours, preventing the transport of all oil and gas through the channel. Their action is a bold call to leaders to imagine a world beyond fossil fuels and embrace a just transition to renewable energy." --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More News](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [] [] Views... [] [Unions: We Must Back the Climate Strike!](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [A climate activist holds a sign reading 'Youth strike 4 climate' in front of a banner reading 'Climate justice' during a Fridays For Future strike for climate protection that is part of 'SMILE for Future' event. More than 450 young climate activists from different European countries gathered to attend the summit 'SMILE for Future', that stands for Summer Meeting in Lausanne Europe. The aim of the summit is to reinforce the links between the participants of the European Youth Climate Strike movement and to d](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) by Rosa Pavanelli Now is the time to show the next generation that unions are the force for progressive change in the 21st Century. --------------------------------------------------------------- [ABC's History of Poor Climate Coverage Doesn't Bode Well for the Next Presidential Primary Debate](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [Although broadcast TV news generally does a subpar job of covering climate change, ABC has fared considerably worse than its counterparts, airing less climate coverage than CBS and NBC every year since 2013, according to a Media Matters study. (Photo: Ceci Freed / Media Matters)](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) by Evlondo Cooper, Ted MacDonald Good news: There are a few easy ways the moderators can make the climate crisis a substantive and informative part of the debate. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why I'm Currently Blocking the Largest Oil Export Channel in the U.S.](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [We're in a climate emergency and we must resist. (Photo: Greenpeace)](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) by Piper "I don't want to see every single corner of this country be exploited for fossil fuels while communities are being torn apart by oil spills, chemical fires, and more extreme floods, fires, droughts, and storms." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Can Debate Moderators Stop Parroting GOP Talking Points?](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [The rest of the mainstream media, which can often be lazy, has adopted this framing of abolishing private insurance or not as the biggest issue when it comes to healthcare. It only scares voters for no reason, and helps Trump’s reelection chances. (Photo: Screenshot)](1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) by Miles Mogulescu Let’s hope that tonight’s moderators from ABC and Univision for the third debate—this means you, George Stephanopoulos, Jorge Ramos, Linsey Davis, and David Muir—will ask more more honest questions which clarify the issues, instead of ginning up false controversy. --------------------------------------------------------------- [It’s Time to Talk About Our Broken Democracy. Will Tonight's Democratic Debate Moderators Step Up?](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [It’s time to talk about democracy. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) by David Daley, Adam Eichen We need a candidate to push for protecting democracy as fiercely as Jay Inslee did for addressing climate change. --------------------------------------------------------------- [On 18th Anniversary of 9/11, Media Worry About ‘Premature’ End to Afghan War](1f9d0/ct27_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [Not only do corporate media credulously assume that the US has always been interested in peace, conveniently forgetting that the US rejected offers from the Taliban to hand Osama bin Laden over and surrender soon after the invasion. (Photo: US Marine Corps/Sgt. Mark Fayloga)](1f9d0/ct28_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) by Joshua Cho The Afghans are one of the least happy populations ever recorded. Yet corporate media’s propagandistic coverage discourages the US from doing the one thing that might help change that: get out. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct29_0/1?sid=TV2%3Alk2g1qqAN) [] [] Newswire... 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