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[Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community] [Home] | [Donate] --------------------------------------------------------------- News & Views | 12.12.16 Featured...   [Demagogue-in-Chief] by Chris Hedges Demagogues—insecure and crippled by an unbridled narcissism and seldom of high intelligence—play to the inverted values of a decayed society.       News...   [Federal Judge Blocks Jill Stein's Pennsylvania Recount Effort] by Nika Knight U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond said "suspicion of a 'hacked' Pennsylvania election borders on the irrational"         [Texas Sued (Again) for Latest 'Insult' to Women] by Deirdre Fulton Lawsuit filed to halt rule imposing 'funeral ritual on women who have a miscarriage management procedure, ectopic pregnancy surgery, or an abortion'         [Sanctuary Cities Vow to Defend 'Basic Human Decency' From Trump] by Andrea Germanos "We're going to keep bringing people together, making sure we remain a sanctuary for all. "         [Oxfam Names World's Worst Tax Havens Fueling 'Global Race to Bottom'] by Deirdre Fulton Corporate tax dodging is 'propping up a dangerously unequal economic system that is leaving millions of people with few opportunities for a better life'         [Methane Emissions Are Soaring, Report Finds, and Agriculture Is to Blame] by Nika Knight Research suggests agriculture is the main culprit for recent rapid increase in atmospheric methane—a greenhouse gas 28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide         [Stacking Cabinet With Deniers, Trump Says 'Nobody Really Knows' on Climate] by Deirdre Fulton Trump's latest statements on climate change jibe with his cabinet appointments thus far     [more news...]  Views...   [Ten Ways to Build a Broad Progressive Movement to Defeat Trump] by Betsy Hartmann In the face of a Trump strategy to divide and conquer, we need to make a firm commitment to the indivisibility of basic human rights and civil liberties.         [The CIA’s Absence of Conviction] by Craig Murray On why a little simple logic demolishes the intelligence agency's claims         [What Democrats Must Do] by James Zogby Based on my past experiences with these great party leaders and looking forward to what Democrats need to do in the future, I will be supporting Keith Ellison for chair in 2017.         [Don’t Certify Electors and Electoral College Vote Without Full Recount] by Marjorie Cohn, Jeanne Mirer Under the circumstances, the American people have the right to ensure that a full investigation and verification of the vote be undertaken before the states certify the electors.       [How Capitalism Kills... And May Be Getting Deadlier] by Paul Buchheit WCapitalism kills, inequality kills, the military kills. The next four years may be the deadliest era for America and the world.         [It's 2016. Do You Know Where Your Bombs Are Falling?] by Rebecca Gordon On yet another undeclared U.S. war     [more views...] Newswire... - [Reprieve: Drone Strike Victim Asks Obama for Apology Ahead of Federal Court Hearing] - [Center for Reproductive Rights Sues Texas to Stop Latest Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions] - [350.org: American Museum of Natural History Slashes Fossil Fuel Holdings as Global Divestment Commitments Hit $5 trillion in Assets] - [350.org: REPORT: Fossil Fuel Divestment Doubles in Size as Institutions Representing $5 Trillion Commit to Divest] - [Civil and Human Rights Groups: Education Secretary Must Enforce Civil Rights Law and Advance Public Education] - [350 Seattle: Seattle Activists Target Wells Fargo Over Dakota Access Pipeline Funding] [more newswire...] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Find us on Facebook] [Follow us on Twitter] P.O. Box 443, Portland, ME 04112 Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. Independent, non-profit newscenter since 1997. Our Mission: To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good. [www.commondreams.org] This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to the Daily News & Views. [Click here to manage your email preferences.]