Elizabeth Warren Is Not a Socialist, But She Still Makes Wall Street Squirm

Saturday, February 9, 2019 [Elizabeth Warren Is Not a Socialist, But She Still Makes Wall Street Squirm]( Michael Corcoran, Truthout Elizabeth Warren announced her bid for the presidency today. She is a loyal Democrat, but the party is financed by the same corporations she has spent her professional life challenging. Can she win over Democratic voters with the language of regulation, rather than revolution? [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Problem Is Not "Fake News." It's the Noise That Drowns Out the News.]( William Rivers Pitt, Truthout We are deliberately polluted by a sewage spigot of cognitive dissonance and rank nonsense pouring into our minds on a daily basis. It's not "fake news," because "fake news" is almost always real news the president doesn't want you to know. This is bad noise aimed with purpose and intent. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [A Green New Deal Is the First Step Toward an Eco-Revolution]( Vaios Triantafyllou, Truthout In the long run, we must have a full ecological and social revolution to avoid planetary catastrophic change brought about by capitalism, says John Bellamy Foster, professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and editor of the socialist Monthly Review. And a radical Green New Deal would be an entry point to a much-needed wider eco-revolutionary change, he says. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Help us maintain a viable and powerful alternative to commercial media. Support Truthout's independent, nonprofit journalism with a tax-deductible donation. [Donate Now →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Anticipating Another Trump Shutdown, Airport Workers Plan Mass Protests]( Jake Johnson, Truthout Air traffic controllers and other airport workers were widely credited for ending the longest shutdown in US history. With congressional negotiators still working on a deal to keep the federal government open after the current stopgap funding measure expires next Friday, Feb. 15, airport workers are already planning mass protests for next Saturday in case the government shuts down again. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [New Evidence Emerges of Possible Wrongdoing by Trump Inaugural Committee]( Justin Elliott & Ilya Marritz, ProPublica and WNYC Federal prosecutors in New York are circling Donald Trump's inaugural committee as part of a wide-ranging investigation into possible money laundering, illegal contributions and cash-for-access schemes. Now, WNYC and ProPublica have identified evidence of potential tax law violations by the committee, including self-dealing. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Imagine Being Homeless During the Polar Vortex]( Nicole Braun, OtherWords While the president chased after his wall, the real national emergency was people dying in extreme weather. At least 21 storm-related deaths occured across the Midwest due to record low temperatures, conditions most likely due to climate change. There's no reason why anyone should die in the United States because it's too hard to find shelter. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Future of the Prison Abolition Movement]( Salima Hamirani, Making Contact Prison abolition had been a widely discussed idea for centuries, and was adopted -- even by centrists -- in the 1970's. During the last 40 years, the staggering boom in imprisonment made prison abolition seem like a fringe idea. But in the last decade the tide has been turning. Even news personalities like Marc Lamont Hill now argue that abolition is a real and tangible goal. [Listen to the Audio →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [In Haiti, Climate Aid Comes With Strings Attached]( Keston K. Perry, The Conversation For poor island countries like Haiti, studies show, the economic costs, infrastructural damage and loss of human life is already overwhelming. To help Haiti address this pending crisis, international donors have stepped in with funding for climate action. The problem with that system is that the money may not be going where it's most needed. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In Case You Missed It --------------------------------------------------------------- [Meet Fellow Worker Gritty, the Anti-Fascist Mascot]( Mike Ludwig, Truthout Gritty, the mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team who debuted last year, is nothing less than a phenomenon. With the magic of memes, Gritty has also become leftist icon on social media and in the streets. To learn more, Truthout interviewed Fellow Worker Gritty, a well-known Gritty incarnation and Twitter personality who has become a mascot for anti-fascists and Wobblies everywhere. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal Is a Product of Youth Uprising]( Shilpa Jindia, Truthout Though introduced by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Green New Deal is the result of a spirited movement led by young, diverse activists whose direct actions have become a political force to be reckoned with. Offering a framework for a just economy, this resolution is more than a revolutionary vision of government, it's a multigenerational fight over climate action. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Like what you're reading? Support Truthout's independent news and analysis by making an automatic monthly donation. [Donate Now →]( Connect With Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Donate]( Truthout is a reader-supported, nonprofit organization; donations are tax-deductible. Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047. 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