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A weekly roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis [Browser View](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) | 6/15/19 [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) [] [] Your Week in Review [] ['Deja Vu' of Iraq War Lies as Mike Pompeo Blames Iran for Tanker Attack Without Single Shred of Evidence](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) 1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Secretary Pompeo gives zero proof but insists that Iran is responsible for ship attacks in Gulf of Oman. Lies, lies, and more lies to make a case for war." --------------------------------------------------------------- [New Report Exposes Pentagon's Massive Contributions to Climate Crisis Post-9/11](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) [A Luke Air Force Base F-35 Lightning II](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Failing to curb the U.S. military's fossil fuel use, Costs of War Project co-director warns, "will help guarantee the nightmare scenarios" forecast by scientists --------------------------------------------------------------- ['This Is Sick': Horror as Trump Administration Plans to Detain Migrant Children at Former Japanese Internment Camp](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) 1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz by Jake Johnson, staff writer "It feels as though history can't yell any louder than this." --------------------------------------------------------------- ['We Don't Have Time for This': Activists at Party Headquarters Demand DNC Hold Climate Debate](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) [Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. of the Hip Hop Caucus in front of the DNC on June 12. DNC chair Tom Perez said the party will not host an official primary debate on the climate crisis, and will restrict candidates from participating in third-party climate debates. In response, people gathered at the DNC headquarters in Washington, DC, to demand the party reverse its stance.](1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "We're not giving up—and we're not settling for soundbites. We demand action." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hung Jury in Humanitarian Aid Trial Shows Arizonans Still 'Standing Their Ground' for Justice](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) [Scott Warren, a volunteer for the humanitarian aid organization No More Deaths attends a community meeting to discuss federal charges against him for aiding undocumented immigrants on May 10, 2019 in Ajo, Arizona. The trial ended Tuesday with a deadlocked jury. ](1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "Scott Warren remains innocent, both as a legal matter and as a factual matter." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Watch Bernie Sanders Deliver Speech on Why Democratic Socialism 'Only Way to Defeat Oligarchy and Authoritarianism'](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) [Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers a speech about democratic socialism at George Washington University on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) by Jake Johnson, staff writer "We must recognize that in the 21st century, in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, economic rights are human rights. This is what I mean by democratic socialism." --------------------------------------------------------------- [On One-Year Anniversary of Net Neutrality Repeal, Over 100 Groups Demand McConnell Immediately Allow Vote on Save the Internet Act](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) 1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz by Jake Johnson, staff writer "With voters from across the political spectrum overwhelmingly united in support of an open internet, it's only a matter of time before net neutrality is restored." --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Sea Rescues Have Been Criminalized' as German Boat Captain Faces 20 Years in Prison For Saving Refugees](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) [Captain Pia Klemp in 2017. ](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "We have only followed international law, especially the law of the sea, where the highest priority is to save people from distress." --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Corruption in Plain Sight': Jared Kushner Firm Took in $90 Million From Unnamed Foreign Entities Since 2017](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) [Jared Kushner, senior advisor to President Donald J. Trump, sits in on a meeting with Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, Iraq, April 3, 2017.](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "It will cause people to wonder whether he is being improperly influenced." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Denouncing US Bullying of ICC, Rights Groups Demand Afghan War Crimes Victims Get Their Day in Court](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) [U.S. soldiers an American flag next to an aircraft in Afghanistan](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Appeal filed against International Criminal Court's rejection of war crimes probe --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [Share this newsletter with a friend](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) [] [Donate](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rate us on Google](1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) | [Follow us on Facebook](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) | [Follow us on Twitter](1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3AhyfrQ5jYz) Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. 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