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Posted Jan 22, 2020
Virginia’s Passage of ERA Launches Final Drive for Constitutional Ratification
Interview with Carol Jenkins, co-president and CEO of the ERA Coalition, conducted by Scott Harris
Posted Jan 22, 2020
Forests and Carbon Sequestration: Important Elements in Combating Climate Change
Excerpts of presentations by Susan Masino, professor at Trinity College and Colleen Murphy-Dunning of Yale’s School of Forestry, recorded and produced by Melinda Tuhus
Posted Jan 22, 2020
10 Years After Disastrous Earthquake, Haiti Remains in Economic and Political Crisis
Interview with Kim Ives, an editor with the Haiti Liberté newspaper, conducted by Scott Harris
Posted Jan 22, 2020
This Week’s Under-reported News Summary Jan. 22, 2020
Compiled by Bob Nixon
- In South Sudan, US shifts from support to sanctions
- Water wars: early warning tool uses climate data to predict hotspots
- Mississippi lawmakers refuse to increase infamous prison’s funding
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Veterans For Peace Fight to Stop U.S. Endless Wars
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Don't for a minute believe the lying liars who tell lies! Unless of course you're a #FoxNews commentator... https://t.co/qvTaTONFHZ
Even without #Bolton, the evidence is overwhelming and irrefutable that #Trump was the central figure in the Ukraine extortion scheme. Corruptly using his office and taxpayer $ to advance his personal political interests. #GOP: the party that condones lying, cheating & stealing! https://t.co/eh8AxkcFBu
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Paul Pumphrey: Neo-liberalism, militarism and the struggle for human rights
Paul Pumphrey, international human rights activist, discusses the way US projection of empire and neo-liberal pursuits have ravaged the Congo (DRC), the continent of...
Impeachment and the battle for democracy
The Resistance Round Table interviews Mathew Rothschild, executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, who discusses the Republican party's assault on the Constitution as...
Ukraine and the new cold war: some historical context
Gary Leupp, professor of history at Tufts University, provides the history and context for Ukraine in the midst of NATO expansion and a new...
Corporate Media and the 2020 Election
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Former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly: 'I believe John Bolton'
“If John Bolton says that in the book I believe John Bolton,” said retired Gen. John Kelly, who served as Trump’s chief of staff for 18 months.
msnbc.com
NPR Reporter Removed From State Department Trip After Pompeo’s Ire, Press Group Says
The secretary of state unleashed an expletive-laden tirade against another NPR reporter last week after she asked him about Ukraine.
huffpost.com
Bolton Reportedly Raised Alarm About Trump Granting Favors To China, Turkey Leaders
The former national security adviser reportedly says in a book draft that he spoke to Attorney General William Barr about his concerns, The New York Time...
huffpost.com
Oxfam Report Contains Dire Warning for Global Capitalism
The British Charity notes that just 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people combined.
truthdig.com
Opinion | John Roberts Can Call Witnesses to Trump’s Trial. Will He?
Democratic House managers should ask the chief justice to issue subpoenas for John Bolton and others.
nytimes.com