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This is about the use of the Espionage Act to charge a recipient and publisher of classified information."](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "Donald Trump must obey the Constitution, which protects the publication of news about our government." --------------------------------------------------------------- ['This Is Big': 76 Retired US Generals and Diplomats Warn Trump Against War With Iran](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) [President Donald Trump addresses supporters at a rally in October 2018.](1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "We have witnessed first-hand how quickly disputes can spiral out of control." --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Save Our Planet, Save Our Future': Youth Demand Action With Massive Climate Strikes Worldwide](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) 1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh by Andrea Germanos, staff writer May 24th school strikes said to be biggest yet --------------------------------------------------------------- ["I Apologize to No One" for Opposing Disastrous US Wars in Vietnam and Iraq, Says Bernie Sanders](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) 1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh by Jon Queally, staff writer "This is great: Bernie tell tells the pro-war crowd and their enablers to bring it on." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Challenging Trump's "Most Transparent President" Ever Claim, Dems Demand He Ante Up Documents](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) [President Donald Trump speaking Wednesday, May 22, 2019, y in the Rose Garden](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Democratic lawmakers want the president to back up his rhetoric with real action --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More News](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) [] [] Views... [] [We’re Stepping Up—Join Us For a Day to Halt This Climate Crisis](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) [ ‘We are the people who happen to be alive at the moment when our choices will determine the future for thousands of years’. (Photo: Stéphane Mahé/Reuters) ](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) by Naomi Klein, Nnimmo Bassey, Bill McKibben, et al. We’re calling for a global strike on 20 September. Disrupting our normal lives is the only way to secure our future --------------------------------------------------------------- [Is Impeachment Really Optional? Sometimes a Strong Offense Is the Only Defense](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) [U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters while departing the White House May 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Japan where, according to the president, he will be the guest of honor at Japan's "biggest event that they’ve had in over 200 years," when he meets with the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and new emperor, Naruhito. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) by Jeffrey C. Isaac While Democratic leaders worry about being or seeming to be too “aggressive,” Trump is now turning the tables on them, putting them—and all of us who have questioned this administration—on the defensive. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Waking Up to the Sunrise Movement](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) [Global warming is so existentially terrifying, even seasoned activists may avoid the issue. (Photo: Christian Kortum) ](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) by Adam Eichen I battled climate change via a bank shot, never directly, in part because of existential despair. After attending a meeting, I realized my mistake. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Assange, Espionage, and the Cult of Personality](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) 1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh by Christian Christensen Whatever schadenfreude some people—including some journalists, pundits and politicians—may feel over the idea of Assange spending time behind bars (regardless of the charge), the fact remains that criminalizing the work of journalism is ultimately destructive for any country that wants to call... --------------------------------------------------------------- [Peace With Iran Is a Good Thing](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) [There is no question that neither Bolton nor Pompeo are to be trusted and that Bolton’s over reach of authority is the key driver pushing for confrontation and divisiveness while Pompeo is a more personally shrewd team player and somewhat less of a loose cannon. (Photo: State Department via Wikimedia Commons)](1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) by Renee Parsons Trump allows himself to be played like a fiddle, complicit with the neocon’s latest nefarious schemes that reveal him as a second-rate player; deteriorating before the public with a history of clumsy international gaffe --------------------------------------------------------------- [This Is Pure Authoritarian Audacity](1f9d0/ct27_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) [What is being attempted here is the de facto redefinition of the powers of the Legislative Branch by members of the Executive. (Photo: CHIP SOMODEVILLA/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct28_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) by Charles P. Pierce The administration* tries something and, if there's no resistance, tries something more. This time, it's shrouding the Pentagon in secrecy as we saber-rattle at Iran --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct29_0/1?sid=TV2%3AiLZLNydEh) [] [] Newswire... 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