Despite Planetary Crisis, DNC Committee Votes Down 2020 #ClimateDebate | News & Views

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[] [Protests Break Out After DNC Committee Votes Against Holding 2020 #ClimateDebate](1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [sunrise protesters](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Sparking immediate protests at the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting in San Francisco Thursday, the organization's Resolutions Committee voted down a resolution that called for a climate-focused debate among 2020 presidential primary candidates. [] [] News... [] ['Game-Changer': Sanders Unveils Green New Deal Plan Detailing 10-Year Mobilization to Avert Climate Catastrophe, Create 20 Million Jobs](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) 1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ by Jake Johnson, staff writer "This is a pivotal moment in the history of America—and really, in the history of humanity." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Water Rights Group Calls on Newark Officials to Resist Privatization of City's Water Supply Amid Lead Crisis](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) 1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ by Julia Conley, staff writer Pointing to the public health crisis that ensued in Flint, Michigan after the city turned over control of its water to the state, water rights advocates called on leaders in Newark, New Jersey to retain their authority over the city's water as they confront their own lead crisis. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bolsonaro's 'Disastrous' Policies on Amazon Led to Fires, Say Observers](1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [A fire burns trees next to grazing land in the Amazon basin in Ze Doca, Brazil. ](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "We must stand together behind the Indigenous communities and leaders across the Amazon region—from Brazil to Ecuador and beyond. For them the Amazon is more than the lungs of the world, it is their home." --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [Common Dreams is fueled by readers, like you. We can’t fall short -- our survival depends on it. Make sure Common Dreams keeps bringing you the news that matters -- please pitch in today.](1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [I Believe in Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [] [] [Electoral College Abolitionists Say Court Ruling Shows Why Current System 'Terrible Way of Picking the President'](1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) 1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ by Julia Conley, staff writer In hopes of reforming the Electoral College to bring the U.S. closer to a "one person, one vote" system, a pro-democracy group celebrated a federal court decision on Thursday in which three judges ruled that the nation's 538 electors can vote for whomever they choose, rather than automatically giving their votes to the winner of their state's popular vote. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Time We Cast All Medals Into Spearheads of Revolution:' Refugee-Rescuing Boat Captain Rejects Humanitarian Award](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [Captain Pia Klemp in 2017. ](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "We do not need authorities deciding about who is a 'hero' and who is 'illegal.'" --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Just False': Sanders Campaign Hits Back After WaPo Describes Pro-Labor Proposal as Change to Medicare for All Plan](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) 1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ by Jake Johnson, staff writer "We've said from day one that any savings employers gain from Medicare for All must be passed on to union workers in the form of higher wages and benefits. We know that because Bernie wrote the damn bill." --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More News](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [] [] Views... [] [Leaked Documents Show Brazil’s Bolsonaro Has Grave Plans for Amazon Rainforest](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [Wildfires have raging through the Amazon rainforest for weeks. Satellite data show an 84% increase of fire outbreaks on the same period in 2018. (Photo: Pixabay)](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) by Manuella Libardi DemocraciaAbierta had access to PowerPoints from a meeting between members of the Bolsonaro government. The slides show that the current government intends to use the president's hate speech to diminish the power of minorities living in the region and to implement predatory projects that could have... --------------------------------------------------------------- [How to Become a Corporate CEO Scam Artist in Five Easy Steps](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) 1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ by Robert Reich And how to stop it in five more --------------------------------------------------------------- [Human Rights from the Ground Up](1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [The goal of the human rights cities movement is to support local work that builds a bottom-up movement for a world where human rights are truly universal and indivisible. (Photo: Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) by Jackie Smith Bottom-up action and local identities are not only viable as foundations for a global movement, but they are also essential if we are to mobilize the collective energies and creativity needed to address today’s existential crises. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bernie Sanders' Plan to Rebuild Labor Unions Would Be a Huge Win for Working Americans](1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [If actually implemented, this would upend American political economy. (Photo: Illustrated | OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images, whyframestudio/iStock, Happy_vector/iStock)](1f9d0/ct27_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) by Ryan Cooper It would be a glorious victory for nearly all of the American people—which is why big business will fight it to their dying breath. --------------------------------------------------------------- [At First-Ever Native American Presidential Forum, Candidates Answer to Centuries of Injustice](1f9d0/ct28_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) listens to a question at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum on August 20 in Sioux City, Iowa. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) ](1f9d0/ct29_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) by Stephanie Woodard With Indian country’s electoral power growing, presidential hopefuls pledged to honor treaties and enact structural change. --------------------------------------------------------------- [400 Years After Slavery’s Start, No More Band-Aids](1f9d0/ct30_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [A slave auction in Richmond, Virginia, 1856. While slavery is often regarded as long-ago history, it was integral to shaping our economy—and its inequality—today. (Photo: Shutterstock)](1f9d0/ct31_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) by Jessicah Pierre It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism—not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct32_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4qhgGLGeQ) [] [] Newswire... 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