Puerto Ricans Call for Aid Amid Catastrophe: “We’re American Citizens. We Can’t Be Left to Die”; Fenceline Communities on Gulf Coast Face Mass Displacement & Toxic Pollution One Month After Harvey.

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Puerto Ricans Call for Aid Amid Catastrophe: “We’re American Citizens. We Can’t Be Left to Die”; Fenceline Communities on Gulf Coast Face Mass Displacement & Toxic Pollution One Month After Harvey.
Take the Knee: Athletes Unite in Historic Protest Against Racism & Police Brutality, Defying Trump; Former NFL Player Donté Stallworth: Don’t Let Trump Hijack the Conversation on Racism & Violence; Dr. Harry Edwards: Nominate Football Player Colin Kaepernick for the Nobel Peace Prize; Dr. Harry Edwards on the Injustice of Brain Injuries & CTE as … Continued
Amnesty International Reveals the Bomb That Killed 16 Civilians in Yemen Was Made in the U.S.A.; Amid Tensions with North Korea, 51 Countries Sign Ban on Nuclear Weapons Despite U.S. Opposition; “His Laughter was a Battle Cry”: Thousands Celebrate Comedian & Human Rights Legend Dick Gregory.
Environmental Disaster Looms in Puerto Rico, Lashed by Hurricane Maria & Left Without Power; Jeff Sachs Warns “Nuclear War is a Real Threat” as Trump Threatens to “Totally Destroy” North Korea; Economist Jeff Sachs: Americans Who Don’t Want War with Iran Must Speak Out Now; Trump Admin Doubles Down on Plans to Withdraw from Paris … Continued
Hundreds Dead in Mexico After Earthquake Strikes on Anniversary of Devastating 1985 Quake; Hurricane Maria Strikes Puerto Rico, Threatening to Be the Most Catastrophic Storm in a Century; Senate Republicans Scramble to Secure Votes for Last-Ditch Effort to Repeal Affordable Care Act; Advocates Warn All Rohingya May Be Driven Out of Burma If Military’s Ethnic … Continued
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Why He’s Protesting Trump’s “Racist” Policies, Like Ending DACA; Meet Dulce Garcia: DREAMer & Immigration Lawyer Who Is Suing Trump for Ending DACA; Trump’s Childhood Home is Now an Airbnb Where Refugees Slept Over to Protest Immigration Crackdown.
Naomi Klein Warns Europe May Water Down Paris Accord to Win Support from Trump; Naomi Klein: We Are Seeing the Shock Doctrine in Effect After Hurricanes Harvey & Irma; No Is Not Enough: Naomi Klein on Bernie’s Medicare-for-All Bill & Future of Democratic Party.
Deregulated & Unaccountable: For-Profit Nursing Homes in Florida Face Scrutiny After Irma Deaths; The Forgotten Americans: Why Did U.S. Media Ignore U.S. Virgin Islands Devastated by Irma? South Asia: 1,300 Dead, 40 Million Impacted in Climate Change-Linked Flooding.
Pink Floyd Founder Roger Waters: BDS is One of “Most Admirable” Displays of Resistance in the World; “The Occupation of the American Mind”: Documentary Looks at Israel’s PR War in the United States; Roger Waters Criticizes Senate Bill Criminalizing BDS & Radiohead’s Recent Concert in Tel Aviv.
“Pivotal Moment in American History”: Sen. Sanders Unveils Medicare-for-All Bill with 15 Co-Sponsors; Background Checks for Voting?: Inside the Trump Election Commission’s Contentious Second Meeting; “Will the 9/11 Case Finally Go to Trial?”: Andrew Cockburn on New Evidence Linking Saudis to Attacks.