News & Views | Sent to Destroy Case for Democratic Socialism, Danish Right-Winger Bolsters It

A regressive-minded think tank concedes the many benefits of a nation that provides universal access to pre-school, healthcare, and college [Click here](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) to view this message in a browser window. [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) [] [] 10/19/17 | Feature... [] [Sent to Destroy Sanders' Case for Democratic Socialism, Danish Right-Winger Bolsters It](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) by Jake Johnson, staff writer Fellow at Peterson Institute, a regressive-minded think tank, concedes the many benefits of a nation that provides universal access to pre-school, healthcare, and college 1f9d0/ct2_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi [] [] 10/19/17 | News... [] [Ahead of Senate Vote, Warren Lists Everything Wrong With GOP's 'Garbage' Budget](1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) "The Republican budget tells us a lot about Republican values," says the Massachusetts senator 1f9d0/ct3_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi [] [] ['People Are Dying' But Trump Gives Himself Perfect '10' for Puerto Rico Response](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) "The lasting image of this administration may well be Puerto Ricans having to drink contaminated water from polluted streamswhile waiting for timely, appropriate federal aid." 1f9d0/ct4_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi [] [] ['Ecological Armageddon': Warnings From Scientists as Flying Insects Disappear](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) As new report shows flying insect population plunged by 76 percent, author predicts "our grandchildren will inherit a profoundly impoverished world" [butterfly in Germany](1f9d0/ct5_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) [] [] [Concern of Progressive Purge as Bernie Wing 'Left in the Cold' at DNC](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) "This doesn't bring the party together. It deepens the divide at a time we need all hands on deck." 1f9d0/ct6_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi [] [] [As $25,000 Unmet Promise to Family Exposed, Trump Told to 'Stop. Please, Just Stop.'](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) Already under fire for showing "disrespect" to family of fallen soldier, president urged to "at least pretend to know what empathy is." 1f9d0/ct7_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi [] [] [Billionaire Donor Tom Steyer Urges Local and State Leaders to Speak Out on Trump Impeachment](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) "Your constituents deserve to know they are represented by people who have the patriotism and political courage to stand up and take action." 1f9d0/ct8_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi [] [More News](1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) [] [] 10/19/17 | Views... [] [How the Deranged Took Over America](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) by John Atcheson And why they may be here to stay 1f9d0/ct10_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi [] [] [A Month Later, U.S. Is Failing with Its Food and Water Crisis in Puerto Rico](1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) by Wenonah Hauter We must prioritize an equitable and just disaster response and a sustainable future for Puerto Rico. [Congress must fully fund Puerto Rico’s humanitarian aid and reconstruction, and consider debt forgiveness. We must finally begin to put people before profit in response to this crisis, and rebuild Puerto Rico’s food, water and energy systems in a sustainable way to better withstand future disasters.](1f9d0/ct11_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) [] [] [New Study Shows Glyphosate Contaminated Soils Put Half of Europe at Risk](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) by Ruchi Shroff "Agribusiness giants have always interfered in the decisions of governments and international regulatory agencies through actions of lobbying, corruption and suppression of independent science, in order to increase their profits from the agrichemicals market, as well as to keep their control on the... [A farmer plows a field in Gragnague, Midi-Pyrenees, France. (Photo: Lelou/cc/flickr)](1f9d0/ct12_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) [] [] [A Country, and a Future, Worth Serving](1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) by Robert C. Koehler Why is it that the American public has no say in the wars this country commits itself to? [The Pentagon, aligned with corporate America, has a budget that grows larger every year. Sixteen years ago, the Executive Branch declared war on evil itself. As far as I can tell, the only freedom it holds dear is the freedom to keep on fighting this war, which means to continue causing enough harm — killing enough civilians — to engender sufficient outrage that insurgencies keep emerging, justifying further intervention. ](1f9d0/ct13_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) [] [] [One Nation, In Sickness and in Health](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) by Michael Winship Time and again, "repeal and replace" has proven to be a farce. Let's focus on the hard work of true reform and get health care for all. [Activists marched to the offices of Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand in New York City on Sept. 5, 2017. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct14_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) [] [] [The Blueprint for the Most Radical City on the Planet](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) by Bill Quigley “If we do not save the environment, then whatever we do in civil rights, or in a war against poverty, then whatever we do will be of no meaning because then we will have the equality of extinction.” [The Mississippi State Capitol in downtown Jackson.](1f9d0/ct15_1/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3ADHJwRv6gi) [] [] 10/19/17 | Newswire... 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