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A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis [Click here](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) to view this message in a browser window.  [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) [] [] Your Week in Review [] ['This Victory Belongs to the Internet': Big Telecoms on Verge of Net Neutrality Defeat in California](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) 1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ by Jon Queally, staff writer Closing in on a major defeat for the powerful corporate interests trying to wrest control of how the internet functions, the California Assembly on Thursday night overwhelmingly passed SB 822, a bill that propopents have called "the strongest and most comprehensive state level net neutrality bill in the country." --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Absolutely Repulsive': After $1.5 Trillion Tax Giveaway to the Rich, Trump Cancels Modest Pay Raise for Federal Workers](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) 1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ by Jake Johnson, staff writer Suddenly expressing deep concern for "fiscal sustainability" just months after signing a tax bill that is expected to add $1.9 trillion to the national debt over the next ten years, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is canceling pay raises for nearly 1.8 million federal workers because he claims "federal agency budgets cannot sustain such increases." --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Great Victory for Indigenous Communities Everywhere': Canadian Court Rescinds Trans Mountain Approval](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) 1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ by Jon Queally, staff writer Indigenous peoples and climate campaigners scored a major victory in Canada on Thursday as the Federal Court of Appeals ruled that the government's review of the controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline, a project of Kinder Morgan, did not adequately consult with First Nations before greenlighting the project. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Victory!' California on Brink of Mandating 100% Clean Energy by 2045](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) 1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Climate activists are cheering after the California Assembly passed legislation on Tuesday that requires the state to transition to 100 percent fossil-fuel free electricity generation by the year 2045. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['What the Political Revolution Is All About': Historic Upset by Progressive Andrew Gillum in Florida](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) 1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ by Jake Johnson, staff writer Despite being massively outspent by his centrist millionaire opponents and lacking support from the Democratic establishment, progressive Andrew Gillum rode grassroots enthusiasm for his unabashedly left-wing agenda of Medicare for All and bold criminal justice reform to a shocking and historic upset victory Tuesday night in Florida's gubernatorial primary. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Big Victory for Voting Rights' as Federal Judges Strike Down 'Brazen' Partisan Gerrymandering by North Carolina GOP](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) 1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ by Julia Conley, staff writer A federal panel ruled this week that North Carolina's congressional map was unconstitutionally gerrymandered by Republican lawmakers and indicated that the GOP-controlled legislature should not be trusted to redraw the map—a task that could be undertaken before the November midterms, likely weakening the Republicans' hold on the U.S. House. --------------------------------------------------------------- [1,000 First Responders Urge Congress to Restore Net Neutrality After Verizon Throttles California Firefighters During Wildfires](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) 1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ by Julia Conley, staff writer More than 1,000 first responders from across the country threw their support behind net neutrality protections on Tuesday, with a letter demanding that lawmakers in Congress pass the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to reverse the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s repeal of net neutrality. --------------------------------------------------------------- [As Midterms Loom, GOP Reportedly Circulating 'Hell List' of Trump Probes Democrats Could Launch If They Retake House](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) 1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ by Jake Johnson, staff writer Horrified by the very real possibility that Democrats will retake control of the House of Representatives in November, Republican lawmakers are reportedly circulating a private spreadsheet that has been dubbed the "hell list," which consists of investigations the GOP fears Democrats will launch if they are successful in the upcoming midterms. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sanders Applauds 'Courageous' Workers for Standing Up to Disney World and Winning $15 Minimum Wage](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) 1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ by Jake Johnson, staff writer Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took to Twitter on Monday to congratulate Disney World workers and their unions for negotiating a "historic" contract that will boost the minimum wage at the Florida resort to $15 an hour by 2021, a pay raise that will benefit thousands of employees. --------------------------------------------------------------- [#WhipTheVote: Progressives Launch Campaign to Pressure 24 Democrats Who Still Haven't Vowed to Oppose Kavanaugh](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) 1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ by Jake Johnson, staff writer Just 24 hours after thousands of Americans took to the streets nationwide to protest Brett Kavanaugh—President Donald Trump's far-right Supreme Court pick—a coalition of progressive groups on Monday launched a campaign aimed at pressuring the two dozen Democrats who still haven't committed to voting against the anti-environment, anti-reproductive rights judge. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [Facebook](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) [Twitter](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3Ape85lFykZ) [] Share this newsletter... 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