Weekend Edition | Pence's NFL Walkout Slammed as 'PR Stunt' Orchestrated by Trump

[Independent, Non-Profit Newscenter since 1997](   [Donate to Independent Media]( Keep Independent Media Strong --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekend Edition | Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8, 2017 Feature... [Trump Pence]( [Pence Departure From NFL Game Slammed as 'PR Stunt' Orchestrated by Trump]( by Jake Johnson, staff writer Trump tweeted that he 'asked' Pence to leave the game if any players kneeled during the national anthem News...   [Filling Gaps Left By Trump, Nurses and Labor Unions Join Puerto Rico Relief Efforts]( by Jake Johnson, staff writer "We are united in lifting up our fellow Americans."   [Hassan Rouhani](   [Iranian President: 'Entire World Will Condemn America' if Trump Kills Nuclear Deal]( by Jake Johnson, staff writer "We have achieved benefits that are irreversible. Nobody can roll them back, neither Trump, nor 10 other Trumps."   [Carmen Cruz San Juan Puerto Rico Mayor](   ['We Need Water!' San Juan Mayor Rips Trump's Inadequate Response to Puerto Rico Crisis]( by Jake Johnson, staff writer "What you do when devastation hits you and there is no help on the horizon?"   [Erik Prince](   [At Bannon's Behest, Blackwater Founder and War Profiteer Erik Prince Mulling Senate Run]( by Jake Johnson, staff writer "I guess Erik Prince figures he can get elected in Wyoming because they elected torture architect Dick Cheney and his spawn."   [Hurricane Nate](   [Warnings of 'Life-Threatening Flooding' as Hurricane Nate Barrels Toward Gulf Coast]( by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Nate is the ninth hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic season, and the ninth storm in a row in the basin to reach hurricane strength."     [Trump Bashes Diplomacy, Claims 'Only One Thing Will Work' With North Korea]( by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Estimates of war casualties with North Korea could be 2.1 million dead and 7.7 million injured. Get the problem yet?"   [More News...]( Views...   [ICAN's Nobel Peace Prize Is Humanity's Rx for Survival]( by Robert Dodge Nuclear weapons are the greatest threat to our humanity and the U.N. Treaty, through the work of ICAN, is now our prescription for survival.   [The tragedy of American gun violence emerged from the banality of the American gun business,](   [We Need Thoughtful Coverage of Gun Violence, Not Slow Pans Over Arsenals]( by Janine Jackson Part of the problem is the rush to coverage, which is—in part—responsible for nonsense like AP , Newsweek , and Time (among others) running online reports that ISIS claimed responsibility for the Las Vegas massacre.   [In the industrialized world, Denmark will be the vanguard of renewable energy by 2022](   [Top Ten Renewable Energy Surprises in New IEA Report]( by Juan Cole A new International Energy Agency report contains some startling findings about solar energy dominance and its future.     [Why We Need Sanctuary States]( by Robert Reich Other states should follow California's and Oregon's lead.   [Anti-LGBTQ advocates are also trying to use religion to deny people healthcare](   [Think Religiously Motivated Discrimination Can't Affect You? Guess Again.]( by James Esseks In the past, courts have largely rejected attempts to use religion to discriminate. But our opponents haven't given up.   ["There are now two mayors who’ve proven that progressive candidates can win just about anywhere. Learn that lesson or you deserve to lose forever," Pierce writes.](   [If the Democrats Don't Learn This Lesson, They Deserve to Lose Forever]( by Charles P. Pierce Progressive candidates can win anywhere. Contest every race.   [More Views...]( Newswire... - [LWV Statement on President Trump's Assault on Women’s Right to Contraceptive Care...]( - [Flint Water Summit Participants Vow to End Nestlé’s Water Takings]( - [Peace Action: 16 Years Later, Afghanistan War Drags On, Congress Still Asleep at the Wheel]( - [U.S. PIRG Statement: CFPB’S Final Rule To Stop Payday Loan Debt Traps]( - [Texas’ Monticello Coal Plant Announces Plans To Close]( [More Newswire...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Follow us on Facebook]( | [Follow us on Facebook]( | [Follow us on Twitter]( Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. An independent, non-profit newscenter since 1997. Our Mission: To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good. Sent to {EMAIL} because you're subscribed to the 'Daily News' list [Click here to manage your email preferences.]( [Common Dreams]( PO Box 443, Portland, Maine 04112 | 207.775.0488 Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax deductible. EIN: 20-3368194.