All Views Articles for 2019-11-29

Friday, November 29, 2019
"It is imperative to remember, not just to celebrate but to understand what to do next. The victory is not the end of the story." (Photo: Dana Shurholz) Stephanie Guilloud
WTO Shutdown: What Now and What Next
Imagining our collective futures 20 years after Seattle and 20 years from today
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Deforestation in the name of development. (Photo: crustmania, CC by 2.0) Julia Schöneberg
Development: A Failed Project
It’s time to abandon development and think about postdevelopment instead.
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Make your case for impeachment directly to the people rather than to a corrupted Congress. (Photo: Thinkstock) William Cohn
The House Is Not a Home: A Common Sense Impeachment Proposition
Don’t vote in the House of Representatives, but rather ask the people of the country to vote their verdict on November 3, 2020.
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The history of Iraq since 2003 has been a never-ending disaster for its people. (Photo: Martyn Aim/Getty Images) Nicolas J S Davies
Iraqis Rise Up Against 16 Years of "Made in the USA" Corruption
Many of this new generation of Iraqis who have grown up amid the ruins and chaos the U.S. occupation left in its wake believe they have nothing to lose but their blood and their lives, as they take to the streets to reclaim their dignity, their future and their country's sovereignty.
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I'm glad that we were chanting "This is what democracy looks like" as they took as into custody for our non-violent protests. (Photo: Oakley Myers) Nancy Haque
WTO Shutdown: I Was Jane Doe #520
The baptism by tear gas for my generation of activists has made us warriors—and, judging from my experience, loving warriors.
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Collective action works; we have proved that. But to change everything, we need everyone. Each and every one of us must participate in the climate resistance movement. We cannot just say we care; we must show it. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer
Why We Strike Again
After more than a year of grim scientific projections and growing activism, world leaders, and the public alike are increasingly recognizing the severity and urgency of the climate crisis. And yet nothing has been done.
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Bill Blum
Now Is Not the Time for Democrats to Waver
No matter what happens in the Senate, the Trump impeachment should and must move forward.
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