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News & Views | Thursday, January 24, 2019

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Fears of US-Backed 'Coup' in Motion as Trump Recognizes Venezuela Opposition Lawmaker as 'Interim President'
by Jon Queally, staff writer
President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela officially cut dipomatic ties with the U.S. government on Wednesday, and gave American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country, in response to President Donald Trump declaring formal recognition of an opposition lawmaker as the "Interim President" of Venezuela, despite not being elected by the nation's people for that position.

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	Greta Thunberg's Demand to Davos Elite: Act Urgently on Climate for 'Sake of This Beautiful Living Planet" by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg threw down the gauntlet to the global elite gathered in the Swiss Alps for the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week, urging them to work towards meaningful climate action in order to "safeguard the future living conditions for humankind."
	'Why Are They So Terrible at This?': Democrats Reportedly Plan to Offer Trump Billions for So-Called 'Smart Wall' by Jake Johnson, staff writer The "counteroffer" by House Democratic leaders comes as immigrant rights groups are calling on the party to reject any funding for the president's anti-immigrant agenda
	'Outrage Spiking': Federal Workers Occupy Senate Building With 33 Minutes of Angry Silence to End Trump Shutdown by Jake Johnson, staff writer "The protest happening right now in the Senate office building is just the start," declared MoveOn.org's Ben Wikler
	Two Years In, Trump's Global Gag Rule Responsible for 'Immeasurable Suffering and Death' Around World by Julia Conley, staff writer Pointing to countless examples from countries around the globe, reproductive rights organizations highlighted how in just two years, President Donald Trump's reinstatement of the anti-choice global gag rule has done serious damage to the health of women and families in some of the neediest communities in the world.
	Nationwide Call-In Day Pressures Senators to Reject "Stephen Miller's Wish List" and Pass Clean Bill to End Trump Shutdown by Jake Johnson, staff writer "This could be our moment to open the government and shut down Trump's wall."
	'Historic Day for American Unions': Los Angeles Teachers Strike Earns Victory for Labor, Public Education by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Los Angeles public school teachers at the nation's second-largest district ended a six-day strike late Tuesday after union members voted to approve a deal—hailed as a major victory for organized labor—that's designed to raise salaries, cap class sizes and charter schools, and direct more funding to schools for nurses, counselors, and other support staff positions.

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	The Problem Isn't Robots Taking Our Jobs. It's Oligarchs Taking Our Power by Adam Simpson Training for the jobs of the future keeps workers trapped as long as workers can't shape how technology is used and who profits from it
	ALEC’s New Union-Busting Toolkit Illustrates the Goal Is to Bankrupt Unions Not Protect Workers by Mary Bottari The ultimate goal of the ALEC-SPN groups is the end of worker power
	Trump Puts the White in the Red, White and Blue by Michael Winship Speech was a faux wringing of hands about the humanitarian crisis along the border Trump himself has created.
	What LA Teachers Tell Us About Rising Inequality by Sam Pizzigati By shifting tax dollars to nonunion charters, billionaires sap the strength of teacher unions and undermine their capacity to support the causes—like higher taxes on the rich—that the rich find so distasteful
	The Transgender Ban Is About Bigotry and Distraction by Jill Richardson Trump's attacking service members to provoke the left, throw red meat to his base, and distract the rest from things like the shutdown
	Ocasio-Cortez Rattles Pundits Across the Corporate Media Spectrum by Alan MacLeod It appears the centrist establishment is as uncomfortable with a progressive agenda as the most frothing-at-the-mouth conservatives