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[Can you help today?]( [Support Common Dreams]( --------------------------------------------------------------- News & Views | 08.22.17   [Only Solution, Says McKibben, 100% Renewables 'As Fast as Humanly Possible']( by Jake Johnson "No more half-measures," warns prominent climate author and activist.       News...   [UK's Jeremy Corbyn Admits What Most in US Won't: "War in Afghanistan Has Failed"]( by Jon Queally After 16 years of bloodshed and destruction,' says Labour leader, "the Taliban are undefeated and terrorism is no less of a threat."         [Treasury Secretary's Wife Provokes Outrage With Classist Tirade on Instagram]( by Jessica Corbett "I'm pretty sure we paid more taxes toward our day 'trip' than you did. Pretty sure the amount we sacrifice per year is a lot more than you'd be willing to sacrifice."         [Massive Protests Planned in Phoenix to Condemn Trump Agenda and Racist Rhetoric]( by Julia Conley Organizers want president to know "he is not welcome and that we will never pardon white supremacy!"         [Bowing to Endless War Advocates, Trump Vows More Bloodshed in Afghanistan]( by Jake Johnson Trump's "plan" for America's longest war will almost certainly increase terrorism and cause civilian deaths to skyrocket, analysts argued.         [1,000 Lies in 200 Days: A Detailed Look at Trump's Catalog of Falsehoods]( by Julia Conley WaPo analysis shows president averaging nearly five falsehoods per day since his inauguration.         [Has Your Local Lawmaker Pledged to Support Medicare for All? Have You?]( by Jake Johnson New campaign urges lawmakers to "go on video pledging to stand up for Medicare for All in any public appearances and statements addressing our country's healthcare crisis."     [More News...](  Views...   [The Conflict in Afghanistan Is Trump's War Now]( by Andrew Bacevich In the most important foreign policy decision of his presidency so far, Trump has chosen to perpetuate and to expand the war.         [150 Years of 'Das Kapital': How Relevant Is Marx Today?]( by Jayati Ghosh The seminal work of the 19th century economist still provides a framework for understanding contemporary capitalism.         [Why Medicare-for-All Is Good for Business]( by Bernie Sanders "The ongoing failure of our health care system is directly attributable to the fact that it is largely designed not to provide quality care in a cost-effective way, but to make maximum profits for health insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, and medical equipment suppliers," writes Sanders. "That has got to change."         [It’s Time to Talk About Trump’s Mental Health]( by Eugene Robinson "How unstable and divorced from reality is President Trump? We’ve reached the point where the nation has the right and the need to know."         [Trump And The Infrastructure Of Fascism]( by Gerald Epstein "Let this be a warning to economists, labor leaders, Democratic officials and all progressives fighting for economic and social justice: 'progressive-appearing' economic proposals from Trump are likely to be thinly veiled attempts to suck in unsuspecting allies in support of a neo-fascist, authoritarian movement that is increasingly showing its true colors."         [Trump and the Geopolitics of Crazy]( by John Feffer The Times They Are A-Changin’ in North Korea.     [More Views...]( Newswire... - [Win Without War: More US Troops to Afghanistan is Not a Strategy for Peace]( - [Peace Action: No End in Sight in America’s Longest War]( - [Court Rules FERC Failed to Adequately Review Environmental Impacts of Sabal Trail Pipeline]( - [Patriotic Millionaires Slam Mnuchin/Trump For ‘Selling Out The Country’ On Carried Interest Tax Loophole]( [more newswire...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Follow us on Facebook]( | [Follow us on Facebook]( | [Follow us on Twitter]( [Support Common Dreams with a tax-deductible donation]( If you prefer to donate by phone, call 207.775.0488 or by check, print [this form]( Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. 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