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A People’s Climate Movement: Indigenous, Labor, Faith Groups Prepare for Historic March. HeadlinesSeptember 19, 2014 Scotland Votes “No” on Independence; Cameron Promises New Powers Senate Adjourns After Backing Plan to Arm Rebels ISIS Seizes Kurdish Villages in Syria; British Journalist Shown in New Video U.N. Declares Ebola “Threat to International Security” White House Unveils … Continued
Capitalism vs. the Climate: Naomi Klein on Need for New Economic Model to Address Ecological Crisis; Naomi Klein on the People’s Climate March & the Global Grassroots Movement Fighting Fossil Fuels. HeadlinesSeptember 18, 2014 House Approves Arming of Syrian Rebels Obama Repeats Vow of No Ground War in Iraq Kerry: CodePink Protesters Should Support … Continued
U.S. Ground Troops Back in Iraq? General Hints Broader Military Effort May Be Needed to Fight ISIS; As Activists Gear Up for People’s Climate March, Rep. Jim McDermott Pushes Carbon Tax; Debate: Should Scotland Vote for Independence? Musician Billy Bragg vs. Historian Sam Wetherell. HeadlinesSeptember 17, 2014 Dempsey: U.S. Ground Troops May Be Needed … Continued
A Survivor’s Burden: Columbia Student Carries Mattress on Campus Until Alleged Rapist is Expelled; “We Will Not Be Silenced”: Students Denounce Rape at Columbia as Schools Face Scrutiny for Inaction; An NFL Wife Tells Her Story: Intimidated Spouses Followed “Code of Silence” Around Domestic Abuse. HeadlinesSeptember 16, 2014 U.S. Launches New Iraq Strikes as … Continued
Is There a Diplomatic Solution to ISIS Crisis? U.S. Could Turn to Aid, Arms Embargo & Engaging Foes; Who Pays the Pro-War Pundits? Conflicts of Interest Exposed for TV Guests Backing Military Action; Underestimated and Ignored, Growing Ebola Epidemic Requires Unprecedented Global Mobilization. HeadlinesSeptember 15, 2014 U.S. Claims Arab League Role for Anti-ISIS Strikes … Continued
Obama Vows to Destroy Islamic State, But Expanded Strikes in Syria & Iraq Point to “Endless War”; What Would Dr. King Do? As U.S. Moves to Bomb Syria, Tavis Smiley on MLK’s Antiwar Legacy. HeadlinesSeptember 11, 2014 Obama Claims Authority to Expand Strikes to Syria Family: Sotloff Was Sold to ISIS by “Moderate” Rebels … Continued
Exclusive: DA Joins the 2 Climate Activists He Declined to Prosecute, Citing Climate Change Threat; Internet Slowdown: Online Protest Warns Users of What’s to Come if Net Neutrality Rules Redrawn; As Pot Decriminalization Advances in U.S., Former World Leaders Call for End to Failed War on Drugs. HeadlinesSeptember 10, 2014 Obama Claims Existing Authority … Continued
It’s Not Just Ray Rice: Dave Zirin on the NFL’s History of Condoning Domestic Abuse; University of Illinois Urged to Reinstate Professor Steven Salaita, Critic of Israeli War in Gaza; The Climate Change Defense? Citing Global Warming, DA Drops Charges Against Anti-Coal Activists. HeadlinesSeptember 9, 2014 U.N.: Greenhouse Gas Levels Reach Record High Report: … Continued
“U.S. Militarism Brings Chaos”: As Obama Plans a War on ISIS, a Call for a Middle East-Led Response; Think Tanks as Lobbyists: Exposé Shows U.S. Groups Receive Millions to Push Foreign Nations’ Agendas; Big Tobacco’s Child Workers: Young Laborers Endure Health Risks, Harsh Conditions on U.S. Farms. HeadlinesSeptember 8, 2014 Obama Delays Executive Action … Continued
