How Increased Carbon Dioxide Levels Influence the Human Diet

[t]   Sunday, November 12, 2017 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible.   BuzzFlash US House Will Not Accept Total Elimination of State and Local Tax Deductions [Read the Article at Reuters](   White Nationalist Protesters Disrupt Poland Independence Day Events [Read the Article at CNN](   Congressional Hearing on Jerusalem Shuts Out Palestinians [Read the Article at The Electronic Intifada](   Fight Over Paid Leave Heating Up in Congress [Read the Article at The Hill](   Anti-Choice Activists Won't Denounce Longtime Abortion Rights Foe Roy Moore [Read the Article at Rewire](   The New American Apparel: Claims of "Ethically Made" Abroad Clash With Reality [Read the Article at the Guardian](   One Year Out: The 10 Most Vulnerable Senators in 2018 [Read the Article at Roll Call](     Truthout is funded by readers -- not by corporations, advertisers or lobbyists. To support our independent reporting and analysis, make a tax-deductible donation. [Donate Now]( [How Increased Carbon Dioxide Levels Influence the Human Diet]( Arshad M. Khan, Truthout: Rising global temperatures, extreme weather events and changes in climate patterns impact food production, distribution, nutrition and potential for spoilage. Those most affected will be citizens of the Global South. If humans are impacted, then surely other species will be as well. [Read the Article]( [The University and Debt: Thinking About Neocolonialism in the United States]( Paddy O'Halloran, Truthout: While many acknowledge unsustainable student debt constitutes a crisis, no mass movement has emerged in the United States to challenge the deepening financial burdens of students. US activists fighting for education could learn lessons from the students who worked to decolonize their universities in South Africa. [Read the Article]( [The Trump Effect, One Year Later: Thousands of Women Running for Office]( Christa Hillstrom, YES! Magazine: In the year since Trump won the presidency, groups working toward women's political empowerment have reported an unprecedented surge of interest in politics, especially at the local level. Thousands of women who had not considered or embarked on bids for office began stepping up, nominating themselves for everything from school boards to Congress. [Read the Article]( [Three Richest Americans Now Own More Wealth Than Bottom Half of US Combined]( Jake Johnson, Common Dreams: In the US, the 400 richest individuals now own more wealth than the bottom 64 percent of the population and the three richest own more wealth than the bottom 50 percent, a new report finds. This vast gulf of inequality is the result of unfair economic policies that benefit those at the top at the expense of those at the bottom. [Read the Article]( [Flynn's Lobbying Subject of Mueller Probe]( Emma Leathley, Center for Responsive Politics: Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team is investigating former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn for failing to register as a foreign agent in connection with a lucrative lobbying contract with Inovo BV, a Netherlands-based consulting firm owned by a Turkish national. [Read the Article]( [In Puerto Rico, Unions Lead in Hurricane Relief Efforts]( Stephanie Basile, Labor Notes: In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, as Puerto Rico faces government neglect, unions' relief efforts have been critical. On the outskirts of San Juan, communications and transport workers cooked and distributed hot meals. Union volunteers on Isla Verde drove door to door with water and supplies. And these are just a handful of stories among hundreds. [Read the Article]( [The Power of #MeToo]( Leia Petty, Socialist Worker: The belief of Trump and other privileged men like him that they can "do anything" to women has led to countless cases of sexual harassment, assault and rape, which have rarely been punished. The rage produced by this injustice -- a rage all women carry -- cannot be buried forever. #MeToo is our latest eruption. And it won't be our last. [Read the Article]( [The Hidden History of How California Was Built on Genocide]( Mark Karlin, Truthout: From 1846 to 1873, vigilantes, state militiamen and soldiers killed thousands of California Natives. But as historian Benjamin Madley shows in An American Genocide, man-made starvation, diseases and other factors caused tens of thousands more deaths. In this interview, the author tells Truthout why the treatment of Indigenous Californians counts as genocide, who perpetrated the genocide, and why it has wider significance today. [Read the Interview]( [Want to strengthen Truthout and help us plan for the future? Click here to become a monthly sustainer.]( [The Newspaper Guild] Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047 [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy](