News & Views | Historic New York City Announcement on Fossil Fuels Shows "Tide Is Turning"

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis [Click here](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) to view this message in a browser window.  [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) [] [] News & Views | 1/10/18 [] Feature... [] ['Tide Is Turning': Cheers Erupt for NYC's Suit Against Fossil Fuel Giants and Divestment](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) 1f9d0/ct2_1/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Climate advocates hailed what they say is a "watershed" moment on Wednesday following two announcements by New York City: that the city would seek to divest its pension funds from fossil fuels within five years, and that it filed suit against give five fossil fuel giants for their role in driving... [] [] News... [] [New Report Reveals Trump's Year of Systemically Censoring Climate Crisis](1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) [fire](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative, a watchdog group that monitors U.S. government websites, released a new report detailing serious concerns about censorship and the "systemic" manner in which the Trump administration is misleading the public about the environment, energy, and the climate crisis. "The frightening long-term consequence of such censorship," one expert warned, "is that we may have fewer scientists working on one of the most complex and urgent scientific problems of our time." --------------------------------------------------------------- [As Florida Gets Drilling Exemption, Former WH Ethics Chief Accuses Trump of Creating 'Banana Republic'](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) 1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx by Julia Conley, staff writer Former White House ethics director Walter Shaub slammed the Interior Department's decision to exempt Florida from offshore drilling leases under the Trump administration's new proposal—accusing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of granting the exemption only to benefit the president's luxury resort Mar-a-Lago. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['They Thought No One Would Notice': WH Transcript of Immigration Meeting Omitted Trump's Endorsement of 'Clean' DACA Fix](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) 1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx by Jake Johnson, staff writer During his hour-long immigration meeting with members of Congress on Tuesday, President Donald Trump contradicted his own previous positions and those of his party by suggesting that he "would like" to sign a "clean DACA bill." But you wouldn't know it relied on the White House's initial transcript of the meeting, which omitted—some would say "scrubbed"—the remark. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Collins Comes Aboard, But Six Senate Democrats Still Missing on Net Neutrality](1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) 1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx by Julia Conley, staff writer Internet freedom advocates applauded the 43 senators who have pledged to support a resolution blocking the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) recent vote to repeal net neutrality rules—and warned that senators who don't get on board with the effort are backing a deeply unpopular decision. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Prominent Birther Conspiracy Theorist Trump Says 'Look at Libel Laws' on Top of 2018 Agenda](1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) 1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx by Jon Queally, staff writer During comments to the press at the opening of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced that among his administration's top priorities in the coming year would be taking a closer look at the nation's libel laws, a suggestion that drew immediate howls from critics and legal experts who say the president has no business trying to silence those who criticize or speak out against elected government officials. --------------------------------------------------------------- [New Analysis Shows Federal Marijuana Legalization Could Raise $130 Billion, Add 1 Million Jobs by 2025](1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) 1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx by Jon Queally, staff writer Though a key argument for legalizing marijuana in the United States is that it would put a tremendous and necessary dent in the domestic and global failure known as "the War on Drugs," a new analysis out Wednesday reveals that federal legalization could also raise more than $130 billion in tax revenue by 2025 while also creating more than 1.1 million new jobs. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More News](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) [] [] Views... [] [These Candidates for Congress Want to Win in 2018 on a Platform of Decisive Climate Action](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) ["With recent polling showing that 66 percent of Democrats care deeply about the issue, the support for urgent and decisive climate action is growing in the party base." (Photo: Food & Water Action Fund)](1f9d0/ct16_1/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) by Wenonah Hauter More than 100 U.S. House and Senate candidates pledge to move off fossil fuels. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Will Trump Kill the Iran Nuclear Deal This Week? If So, Threat of War Grows](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) 1f9d0/ct17_1/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx by Trita Parsi A key decision by the US president is due by Friday, and could put his country on an almost inevitable path towards more conflict in the Middle East --------------------------------------------------------------- [Applaud Mayor de Blasio and NYC for Climate Courage: Righteous Pension Divestment, Legal Fight Against Fossil-Fuel Companies](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) ["They should light up the Empire State Building in green tonight — for the money the city is going to save, and for the planet it will help protect in the process." (Photo/Nara Garber)](1f9d0/ct18_1/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) by Bill McKibben Earth’s mightiest city is now in full-on battle with the planet’s richest, most irresponsible industry. --------------------------------------------------------------- [If This Is Making America Great, We're In Trouble](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) ["But, aside from the tax cuts, the biggest danger facing the country because of Trump's supposed "accomplishments" is his assault on good-government regulation that protects not only our environment, but our financial system and American consumers." (Photo:James Rea/flickr/cc) ](1f9d0/ct19_1/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) by Dave Zweifel The destruction of Donald Trump. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Shadow Armies: The Unseen, But Real US War in Africa](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) ["The US military push does not seem to be part of a comprehensive policy approach, either. It is as alarming as it is erratic, reflecting the US constant over-reliance on military solutions to all sorts of problems, including trade and political rivalries." (Photo: Reuters)](1f9d0/ct20_1/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) by Ramzy Baroud It will be many years before Africa and its 54 nations are truly free from the stubborn neocolonial mindset, which is grounded in racism, economic exploitation and military interventions. --------------------------------------------------------------- [ICE Abused Somalis for 2 Days On a Plane and Now Wants to Send Them Into Harm’s Way](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) ["It’s a disturbing pattern that’s quickly becoming a calling card of the Trump administration: targeting communities that were previously low-priorities for immigration enforcement and attempting to force them out of the country as hastily as possible, no matter the danger that may await them." (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct21_1/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) by Amrit Cheng Rahim is one of 92 Somali nationals, currently locked up in Florida, who ICE is rushing to deport before they have a chance to ask to reopen their immigration cases so that a judge can consider the danger to their lives. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhnZnipAsx) [] [] Newswire... 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