News & Views | Trump-Russia Probe 'All About Money Laundering'

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis [Click here](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) to view this message in a browser window.  [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [] [] News & Views | 1/3/18 [] Feature... [] [Trump-Russia Probe 'All About Money Laundering,' Says Steve Bannon In Explosive New Book](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) 1f9d0/ct2_1/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6 by Jake Johnson, staff writer Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has never been shy about his contempt for Jared Kushner and other members of President Donald Trump's cabinet. But in interviews conducted for a new book set to be released next week, Bannon opened up in a way that reportedly shocked the White House... [] [] News... [] [New Campaign's Message to Lawmakers on Net Neutrality: Listen to Voters or 'Pay at the Polls'](1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) 1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6 by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Fight for the Future's new campaign tells lawmakers: support net neutrality, or pay at the polls. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump Unleashes on Bannon: 'Not Only Lost His Job, He Lost His Mind'](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) 1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6 by Common Dreams staff The political fissure of President Donald Trump and his former top political advisor Steve Bannon became official on Wednesday after the release of a book excerpts in which Bannon called Donald Trump Jr.'s behavior during last year's campaign "treasonous" and the president firing back with an official statement in which he said Bannon had "lost his mind" since his ouster from the White House last August. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Twitter Shrugs, But Atomic Scientists Warn Trump an "Existential Threat to Humanity"](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) 1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6 by Julia Conley, staff writer A top nuclear arms control expert argued Wednesday that despite the dismissals of Twitter officials and some of President Donald Trump's allies regarding his use of the website, the president's most recent tweet in which he threatened North Korean leader Kim Jong-un amounts to "an existential threat to humanity." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Top Advisor and Friend Denies He Said President Trump "Not Only Crazy, He's Stupid"](1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) 1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6 by Jon Queally, staff writer While Secretary of State Rex Tillerson dodged at his chance to deny outright that he called his boss a "fucking moron" following a top-level foreign policy meeting last year, a forthcoming book by journalist Michael Wolff alleges that one of Trump's closest personal friends and allies, fellow billionaire Thomas Barrack Jr., once said of the president, "He's not only crazy, he’s stupid." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fayetteville Becomes 54th US City to Make 100% Renewable Energy Pledge](1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [A demonstrator holds a sign in New York City during the 2014 People's Climate March. (Photo: Chris Yakimov/flickr/cc)](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Taking a "tremendous step forward," the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to transition toward 100 percent clean energy --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tweeting About Size of His 'Nuclear Button,' Trump Disrupts Peace Effort With 'Childish' Threat](1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) 1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6 by Jake Johnson, staff writer Just as it appeared that long inflamed tensions on the Korean Peninsula were beginning to wane, President Donald Trump further demonstrated his willingness to drag the world to the brink of nuclear war Tuesday night with a tweet boasting of the size and power of the "nuclear button" he has. "This tweet alone is grounds for removal from office under the 25th Amendment. This man should not have nukes," argued former White House ethics chief. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More News](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [] [] Views... [] [Trump Is Nakedly Fragile](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [While many of us were absorbed in the holidays, the Trump administration relaxed Medicare’s penalty protocols by “scaling back the use of fines against nursing homes that harm residents or place them in grave risk of injury.”(Photo: DonkeyHotey/flickr/cc) ](1f9d0/ct16_1/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) by Elizabeth Bruenig Whatever virtues Trump and his administration are aiming for, mercy isn’t among them. Mercy, after all, is a quality of the strong; in his repeated attacks on those with the very least, Trump is most obviously weak. --------------------------------------------------------------- [What Happens If Trump Does Stop Aid To Palestinians?](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [A million Palestinians in Gaza depend on UNRWA emergency food rations. That number soared from just 80,000 in 2000, after years of Israeli siege and military assaults on the territory. Abed Rahim Khatib APA images](1f9d0/ct17_1/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) by Ali Abunimah US aid to the Palestinian Authority has averaged around $400 million a year – and primarily benefits Israel by reinforcing the status quo of occupation. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wisconsin-Born Marcus Raskin Shaped Progressive Politics Of Two Centuries](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) ["Fiercely opposed to the Iraq War, Raskin wrote in 2007: "(The) United States must avoid making more global messes. The nuclear option must be removed from the table, including threats of 'preemptive' and 'preventive' war." (Photo: Twitter) ](1f9d0/ct18_1/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) by John Nichols Raskin never lost faith in that prospect of universal justice. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Corporate Coercion and the Drive to Eliminate Buying with Cash](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [ "Visa recently offered select merchants a $10,000 reward for depriving customers of their right to pay by the method of their choice.” (Photo: Flickr/401(K) 2012/cc) ](1f9d0/ct19_1/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) by Ralph Nader Once you’re in the credit card system, lack of privacy and access to your credit are just the tip of the iceberg. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lorde Set An Example For Young Celebrities To Follow](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [New Zealand singer Lorde announced on December 24 she will not be performing in Tel Aviv in 2018 (Photo: Reuters/Dylan Martinez) ](1f9d0/ct20_1/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) by Hind Awwad Exhibiting the political maturity of a truly "informed young citizen", she recognised why the overwhelming majority of Palestinians have called on international cultural figures not to entertain apartheid Israel. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Yemen Is Today's Guernica](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) ["Human Rights Watch has documented that the Saudi-led coalition was using internationally banned cluster munitions in at least 16 attacks that targeted populated areas, killing scores of civilians including women and children." (Photo: © UNICEF Yemen)](1f9d0/ct21_1/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) by César Chelala The U.S.-backed, Saudi-led massacre of innoncent Yemeni civilians. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [] [] Newswire... [] [350.org’s Bill McKibben on New York Governor Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State Address](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [Friends of the Earth/Sierra Club Statement on Dominion Takeover of SCANA](1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [Common Cause Calls for Release of Fusion GPS Congressional Interview Transcripts & More Transparent Process](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [Ethiopia: Closure Of “Torture Chamber” Could Signal New Chapter For Human Rights](1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [Gov. Wolf Bows to Public Pressure, Suspends Mariner Pipeline Construction](1f9d0/ct27_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [] [More Newswire](1f9d0/ct28_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [] [] [Facebook](1f9d0/ct29_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [Twitter](1f9d0/ct30_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [] Share This Newsletter... [] [Support Independent Media](1f9d0/ct31_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) [] Keeep Independent Media Strong --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rate us on Google](1f9d0/ct32_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) | [Follow us on Facebook](1f9d0/ct33_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) | [Follow us on Twitter](1f9d0/ct34_0/1?sid=TV2%3AuavrGCZE6) 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. 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