Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community Home | Donate News & Views | 01.06.15 Featured... Stopping the Biggest Corporate Power Grab in Years by Arthur Stamoulis How fighting back against one arcane, Nixon-era trade negotiating procedure could put a stop to a global corporate coup. News... Lipstick on a Pipeline: No Way Oil-Soaked Congress Can Improve KXL by Jon Queally Posturing of Senate Democrats with clever Keystone XL amendments does nothing to impress pipeline opponents Climate Deniers Employ Predatory Tactics in Fight Against Facts: Scientist by Deirdre Fulton Michael Mann writes that the strategy is similar to what happens when a group of lions on the Serengeti seek out a vulnerable individual zebra at the edge of a herd. Obama Promises Veto on Keystone XL Legislation by Andrea Germanos It’s an important day for the climate and for communities when the President decides to side with the people over the fossil fuel corporations who are wrecking our climate for profit. Protesters Seize Mexican Leaders Visit to Denounce US Funding of State Violence by Lauren McCauley Demonstrators and rights groups calling on U.S. president to stop funneling taxpayer dollars to fund Mexican government abuse and impunity As Australia Battles Worst Wildfires in Decades, Call for Abbott to Act on Climate by Andrea Germanos The Abbott Government has to stop climate denial and help to get the country prepared to adapt to the more extreme conditions, said Australian Greens leader. In Solidarity Against Hate, Germans Turn Out Lights on Islamophobic, Far-Right Rallies by Nadia Prupis Protests take place in several cities to combat growing xenophobia and racism NYC Mayor Rebukes Cops Over Selfish Funeral Protests by Lauren McCauley Mayor Bill de Blasio responds to police who turned backs on him during officer funerals, says he can’t understand why anyone would do such a thing in the context like that more news... Views... For the Planet and Future Generations, New Congress May Be Most Dangerous Yet by Wenonah Hauter Under the likely leadership of Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), expect the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to intensify its bullying of environmentalists. Our National Security State: A Self-Perpetuating Machine for American Insecurity by Tom Englehardt Perhaps one of these days, Americans will decide to consider more seriously what security, as presently defined by the powers that be in Washington, even means in our world. Obama Has Nothing to Gain by Propping Up Mexico’s Government by Laura Carlsen If Washington gives the Mexican president a pat on the back, it will be a stab in the back for the Mexican movement for justice and transparency. 2015: The Year We Turn Away from Tar Sands by Cam Fenton If we continue fighting as this rate, we will stop all tar sands development in its tracks, and that is due to the amazing movement built from the ground up. Surprise! Big Campaign Gifts Have Strings Attached by Michael Winship On opening day of the 114th US Congress, what gifts can big monied donors expect from their newly elected legislators? more views... Newswire... Food & Water Watch: Rep. Jenne Introduces Fracking Ban Bill in Florida House Center for Biological Diversity: Feds Agree to Implement Seafood Import Ban to Protect Whales and Dolphins Reprieve: Prime Minister Must Secure Guantanamo Brit’s Release at Obama Meeting Environmental Groups: EPA’s Assessment of Dangerous Pesticide Leaves Communities at Risk 350.org: Bill McKibben Responds to President Obama’s Pledge to Veto Keystone XL Bill more newswire... Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. Independent, non-profit newscenter since 1997. Our Mission: To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good. commondreams.org You are subscribed to the Common Dreams Daily Newsletter as [email protected]. Click here to unsubscribe from the Daily Newsletter. Click here to manage your profile.
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