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A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis [Click here](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) to view this message in a browser window. [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [] News & Views | 5/13/19 [] Feature... [] ['We Don't Know a Planet Like This': CO2 Levels Hit 415 PPM for First Time in 3 Million+ Years](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) 1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g by Jon Queally, staff writer Atmospheric levels of carbon registered 415 parts per million over the weekend at one of the world's key measuring stations, a concentration level researchers say has not existed in more than 3 million years – before the dawn of human history. [] [] News... [] [Fears for Roe V. Wade After Supreme Court Issues Decision Overruling a 40-Year Precedent](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [US Supreme Court](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "Today's decision can only cause one to wonder which cases the Court will overrule next," wrote Justice Bryer in dissent --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders Join Sold-Out Final Stop of Sunrise Movement's Road to a Green New Deal Tour](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders are among the high-profile advocates for bold climate policy slated to speak Monday night at the sold out final stop of the Sunrise Movement's nationwide Road to a Green New Deal tour. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Denouncing DeVos, Warren Vows to Appoint Education Secretary With 'Real Teaching Experience,' Not Conflicts of Interest](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) 1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g by Julia Conley, staff writer In her latest pledge to lead an administration that would fight for working Americans, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday announced that she would only consider former public school teachers to be her education secretary should she be elected president in 2020. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Liz Cheney and Right-Wing Outrage Machine Lie About Rashida Tlaib's Comments. Corporate Media—and Trump—Do the Rest](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) listens to Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump, testify before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019.](1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "This is another transparent attempt to sow division between minority communities and distract from your own criminal behavior by smearing a Muslim woman." --------------------------------------------------------------- [So-Called "News Division" at Fox Has Not Had One Misinformation-Free Day So Far This Year: Study](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [A new report found that Fox News hard news anchors lied to their audience every day from Jan. 1 to April 30, 2019. ](1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "There wasn't a single day in which these 'news' shows didn't air misinformation or lies. Not one day." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Cozy Visit With Far-Right Autocrat Denounced as Trump Praises "Tremendous Job" of Hungary's Viktor Orban](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [Orban, Trump](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) by Andrea Germanos, staff writer President Donald Trump welcomed far-right Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the White House Monday, drawing outrage from progressive quarters. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More News](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [] [] Views... [] [3 Dark and Disturbing Reasons Why Trump Could Win Again](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [Ross Saveri, 22, clutches a "TRUMP PENCE 2020" placard, while joining fellow Donald Trump supporters demonstrating outside of a FOX News Town Hall with Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at SteelStacks on April 15, 2019 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Sanders is running for president in a crowded field of Democrat contenders. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) by Paul Buchheit Think it can't happen? --------------------------------------------------------------- [Uber Drivers Strike As Execs Make Millions Off IPO](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [A small group of independent drivers and supporters protest against Uber and other app-based ride-hailing companies near the Wall Street Charging Bull, May 8, 2019 in New York City. The protests in more than a dozen cities come ahead of Uber's anticipated Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) which could put the ride-hailing firm's calculation as high as $91.5 billion. Drivers are seeking higher wages and better rights as employees. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) by Negin Owliaei Rideshare drivers around the world strike for better pay and working conditions from the multi-billion dollar company --------------------------------------------------------------- [For Iranians, the War Has Already Begun](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [Iran sanctions war US](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) by Elham Pourtaher Iran is only marginally reflected in the U.S. news, which means the American public does not hear voices that express the human suffering caused by the U.S. government far beyond its borders --------------------------------------------------------------- [The So-Called "Middle Ground" and the Tyranny of Capitalism](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) 1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g by John Atcheson For four decades oligarchs have dragged the country to the right, and the Democrats have moved with them --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Curse of Donald Trump](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) 1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g by Michael Winship Our ex-presidents should come forward to try to break the spell --------------------------------------------------------------- [Global Warming: How Hot, Exactly, Is it Going to Get?](1f9d0/ct27_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [A house burns](1f9d0/ct28_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) by Kate Marvel The latest climate models are giving disturbing answers --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct29_0/1?sid=TV2%3APzxSEip2g) [] [] Newswire... 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