All Views Articles for 2019-11-28

Thursday, November 28, 2019
In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 photo, a school bus rolls past the razor wire-covered fence at East International and Nelson Streets in downtown Nogales, Ariz. (Photo: Jonathan Clark/Nogales International via AP) Tara Tabassi, Mariam Iskajyan
On This Day of Thanks and Mourning, a Call to Demilitarize the US Border
Deploying troops to the border is inhumane and potentially illegal. We are fighting back.
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For an equal supply of protein, beef produces 20-25 times as much greenhouse gas emissions on average as beans, and about 12 times as much as tofu. (Photo: Neil H/flickr/cc) Kumar Venkat
Eating Well Without Destroying the Climate
After years of studying the climate impacts of foods, I can’t think of anything more impactful than our choice of proteins, followed by waste reduction.
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Demonstrators carry signs on Black Friday in Seattle in 2010. Yue "Stella" Yu
Retail Giants Gear Up for Black Friday—And Political Giving
The companies are still demonstrating substantial influence in the political realm.
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Jim Hightower
Eating Is Profoundly Political. Which Food Future Will You Choose?
Wherever it began, and whatever the purists claim is "official," Thanksgiving today is as multicultural as America. So let's enjoy!
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A study published in December 2018 found that the Israeli point of view dominated the U.S. mainstream media. (Image: khaleelq8/via The Progressive) Megan Giovannetti
How the International Media Greenlights Israeli Aggression Toward Palestine
"How terrifying is it that when someone points out the violations that Israel commits, they risk their job like Marc Lamont Hill?"
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Maggie Mills
I Have Multiple Sclerosis. Here's Why I Am Fighting for Medicare for All
I may not have access to the healthcare I need to sustain my health or my life. Think about that. This is an untenable amount of stress for any person to live under.
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DNC chairman Tom Perez speaks to a crowd at a Democratic National Committee event at Flourish in Atlanta on June 6, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo: Dustin Chambers/Getty Images) Julie Hollar
Dear DNC, What Happened to All Those 'Early and Often' Climate Debate Questions?
It's not just climate activists that want to hear the environment discussed in the debates—it's the public. And both the media and the party establishment are failing them.
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Members of the activist group Remove Trump unfurled a 600 sq ft banner with the impeachment clause from the U.S. Constitution as they marched on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower reciting Article II Section IV of the U.S. Constitution: "High Crimes and Misdemeanors". (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) Ralph Nader
Trump's Climate Recklessness Is Grounds for Impeachment
Despite the clear warning signs the worse is yet to come, Trump is shredding regulatory standards designed by law to curb the emission. His monarchical tyranny is of the kind that the nation's founders feared most.
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