News & Views | Trump Takes 'Wrecking Ball' to Endangered Species Act

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis [Click here](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) to view this message in a browser window. [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) [] [] News & Views | 7/19/18 [] Feature... [] [Taking 'Wrecking Ball' to Endangered Species Act, Trump Administration Opens Door for Corporate Attack on Vulnerable Wildlife](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) 1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip by Julia Conley, staff writer Gutting the law that has protected the bald eagle, the American crocodile, and the gray wolf from extinction over the past four decades, the Trump administration gave its latest handout to corporate interests on Thursday when it unveiled sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). [] [] News... [] [Denouncing GOP's "Worthless" Post-Helsinki Rhetoric, Sanders Outlines Steps to Rein in Trump and Safeguard Elections](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) 1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip by Jake Johnson, staff writer In an attempt to force Republicans to move beyond "worthless" tweets and speeches in response to President Donald Trump's sycophantic behavior at the Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday outlined a series of steps that can immediately be taken by Congress to shore up the American electoral system and rein in the unhinged commander in chief. --------------------------------------------------------------- [In Fiery Exchange, Warren Tells Trump Nominee Kathy Kraninger Her Role in Cruel Child Detention 'a Moral Stain That Will Follow You for the Rest of Your Life'](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) [U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass)](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) verbally eviscerated Kathy Kraninger, President Donald Trump's "unqualified" nominee to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), during a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday in which her role in the administration's cruel child detention policy was a focus. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Launch of Medicare for All Caucus Met With Applause as 62 House Democrats Demand Healthcare for Every American 'From the Day They're Born'](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) 1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip by Jake Johnson, staff writer With the enthusiastic backing of America's largest nurses' union, consumer advocates, sustainable business groups, and the majority of the American public, 62 House Democrats on Thursday officially launched the Medicare for All Caucus, which will closely examine gritty policy specifics of single-payer while adhering to one straightforward moral principle: "every American should have healthcare from the day they're born." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Cynthia Nixon and Ocasio-Cortez Blast 'Cynical' Cuomo-Backed Women's Equality Party for Endorsing Male Centrists in New York](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) 1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip by Julia Conley, staff writer At an event held by Mic on Wednesday, progressive New York candidates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Cynthia Nixon shared indignation but not surprise over the failure of the Women's Equality Party to endorse either woman in their high-profile 2018 races. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Urging Barclays to Stop Funding Pipelines, Greenpeace Slathers Bank's London Headquarters With Faux Tar Sands Spill](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) [Barclays oil droplets](1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Greenpeace U.K. activists staged a protest at Barclays' Canary Wharf headquarters in London on Thursday to denounce the multinational bank's investments in Canadian tar sands pipelines—hanging massive mock-oil droplets from the logo on the building's awning, blaring recorded messages through a loudspeaker in the lobby, and passing out flyers to customers, urging them to rethink where they put their money. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Enshrining Apartheid Into Law,' Israeli Legislature Approves Bill Making Nation's Palestinian Arabs Second-Class Citizens](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) [Ayman Odeh, chairman of the Joint List,](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer The Knesset, Israel's legislature, provoked immediate outrage early Thursday when it passed a controversial law that critics within and beyond Israel have denounced as "an apartheid bill." It proclaims "the state of Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people" and "the actualization of the right of national self-determination in the state of Israel is unique to the Jewish people." --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [] [More News](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) [] [] Views... [] [Given What the U.S. Has Done to the World, It Should Be Letting All Refugees In](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) [Protesters march against the Muslim ban in Washington, DC. (Photo: Masha George / Washington, DC)](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) by Khury Peterson-Smith From the Muslim Ban to family separations, the U.S. is cruelly restricting refugees from conflicts it helped create --------------------------------------------------------------- [Brett Kavanaugh Would Be a Disaster on Climate](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) ["Kavanaugh’s record on environmental issues is appalling."(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) by Basav Sen When a literal reading of the law makes it harder to regulate corporations, judges like Kavanaugh stick to a literal reading. When it doesn't, they get creative --------------------------------------------------------------- [May We Speak of Reason, Rather Than of Treason?](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) 1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip by Tom Gallagher The bottom line is that treason is a vacant, rote charge; a wasted opportunity to talk about real things. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Our Missing $10 Trillion](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) 1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip by Josh Hoxie Tax cuts from the Bush, Obama, and Trump years have left a massive gap in the public coffers. This hurts everyone --------------------------------------------------------------- [Child Separation Coverage Focused on Beltway Debate, Not Immigrant Voices](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) 1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip by Jordan Holycross As corporate media dove into this story, the voices of those impacted most by immigration policy were drowned out by soundbites from congressmembers and Trump administration officials --------------------------------------------------------------- [Confirming Kavanaugh Would Be a Disaster for Workers and People in Poverty](1f9d0/ct27_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGVGG6qCip) [Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, right, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, conduct a photo-op in Russell Building before a meeting on July 17, 2018. 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