All News Articles for 2017-07-06

Thursday, July 6, 2017
German police sprayed protestors with water cannons Beneath Dramatic G20 Clashes, a Deep Demand for a Better World
Tens of thousands descend on Hamburg, challenging policies put forth by Trump-type nationalists and Europe's neoliberals elites
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Citing 'Current Situation' Under Trump, Government Ethics Chief Resigns
"The current situation has made it clear that the ethics program needs to be stronger than it is."
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To Protect Students from For-Profit School Predators, 19 States Sue Betsy DeVos
'Since day one, Secretary DeVos has sided with for-profit school executives against students and families drowning in unaffordable student loans,' charges Massachusetts attorney general
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The Women's March on Washington in January 2017 'We Will Not Be Intimidated': Organizers Announce Women's March Against NRA
In response to hostile videos by gun lobby group, progressive activists announce march in nation's capitol for next week
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'Disturbing' Undertones Detected in Trump's Bizarre Poland Speech
Before curated crowd of right-wing supporters, many observers made connection between president's nationalist rhetoric and pre-WWII propaganda
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Greenpeace protested Donald Trump's arrival in Poland with the message "No Trump, Yes Paris." 'No Trump, Yes Paris': Greenpeace Gives US President Cold Welcome in Poland
Public rebuke in Warsaw foreshadows the mass demonstrations expected in Germany this weekend
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#SitInSaveLives: Arrests Nationwide as Groups Mobilize to Stop Trumpcare
"Sometimes the consequences of legislation for real people can get lost. Nonviolent direct action can dramatize and clarify the reality."
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Progressives Demand Voting Rights Overhaul Amid GOP Suppression Efforts
A new bill sponsored by House Democrats would take aim at gerrymandering and challenge the entrenched two-party system
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