All Views Articles for 2019-12-10

Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Only concessions obtained through tough negotiations by labor, environment, and consumer activists made it any better than the status quo. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch—Pool/Getty Images) Thea M. Lee, Robert E. Scott
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement—Weak Tea, at Best
The USMCA will in no way offset or reverse the massive devastation caused by the original NAFTA agreement.
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Protesters clash with French riot police during a demonstration against pension reforms in Paris, France, 05 December 2019. (Photo: Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.com) Danica Jorden
Last Straw as Teachers in France Join Nationwide Strike
Macron administration’s proposed teacher pension reform, yet another example of neoliberalism’s war on public education.
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A sustainability policy that focuses on systemic issues reframes the question from “how do we change individuals’ behaviors so that they are more sustainable?” to “how do we change the way society works?” This leads to very different kinds of interventions. (Photo: unclelkt/pixabay.com) Kris De Decker
We Can't Do It Ourselves
In contrast to policies aimed at individuals, policies that frame sustainability as a systemic, institutional challenge can bring about the many forms of innovation that are needed to address problems like climate change.
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I can’t help but surmise that the original sin of America’s Afghan war, particularly after the initial 2001 invasion, was the reflexive assumption that within this landlocked Central Asian country, an imposed, Western-style representative democracy could take root. (Photo: Scott Nelson/Getty Images) Danny Sjursen
I Knew the War in Afghanistan Was a Lie
Nineteen years into America’s longest war, Afghanistan is in a worse state than at any time since the U.S. military invasion.
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This law and this ruling are indefensible. (Photo: Mikasi/cc/flickr) Hayley Farless
Supreme Court’s Newest Move on Abortion Approves Torture for Pregnant People
Kentucky’s anti-abortion legislators are nothing short of hateful for forcing physicians to torture their patients, and the Supreme Court’s conservatives are callous for allowing this injustice to continue.
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Large majorities of Americans want serious governmental action on climate change that incorporates social justice and workers’ rights, all paid for by progressive taxation. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images) Basav Sen
Most Americans Support Phasing Out Fossil Fuels. Isn’t That Worth a Headline?
The Washington Post downplayed the most hopeful findings of their own poll on climate action, so we highlighted those findings for them.
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Palestinians rush to the border fence with Israel as mass demonstrations at the fence continue on May 14, 2018 in Gaza City, Gaza. Israeli soldiers killed at least 41 Palestinians and wounded over a thousand as the demonstrations coincided with the controversial opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) James Zogby
A Second Nakba in the Making
If it occurs, the responsibility for this tragedy will fall not only on the Israelis who carry it out and the US that aided and abetted them, it will also fall on the nations of the world who failed to act in time to stop this tragedy from occurring.
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The Department of Defense will similarly have to step up its efforts to harden its own domestic and foreign bases against severe storms and flooding, while beginning to develop plans to relocate those that will be inundated as sea levels rise. (Photo: DoD photo via AFP) Michael T. Klare
The U.S. Military on a Planet From Hell
Insignia, badges, and medals for a climate-wracked era.
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On this International Human Rights Day, it is incumbent on all of us to make a clear commitment to the issue of international taxation, no longer considering it as a technical issue to be discussed behind closed doors. (Photo: Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images) Magdalena Sepúlveda
Beirut and Santiago in the Streets: Why Multinationals Should Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes
If multinationals—and the super-rich—do not pay their fair share of taxes, governments cannot invest in access to education, health care, and decent pensions, or take measures to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.
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Democratic presidential hopefuls Mayor of South Bend Pete Buttigieg, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders participate in the fifth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on November 20, 2019. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) Jeff Cohen
Warren vs. Buttigieg Clash Offers Contrast with Bernie's Consistency
A fighter for the most vulnerable Americans his whole life, Sanders' history is undisputed.
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