Thursday, December 1, 2016

RSN: How Obama's Climate Change Legacy Is Weakened by US Investment in Dirty Fuel, Trump Ran as a Populist but Will Govern as an Oligarch




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Robert Reich | Trump Ran as a Populist but Will Govern as an Oligarch 
Robert Reich. (photo: Steve Russell/Getty) 
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page 
Reich writes: "Goodbye, populism. Hello, oligarchy." 
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Anti-Muslim Activist Katharine Gorka Named to Homeland Security Transition Team 
Alex Emmons and Lee Fang, The Intercept 
Excerpt: "Katharine Gorka, a controversial national security analyst who specializes in discussing the threat posed by Muslims to the United States, has complained bitterly that the Department of Homeland Security trains its agents - falsely, in her opinion - that Islam is a 'religion of peace.'" 
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The Many Ways to Help Standing Rock 
Sarah van Gelder, Yes! Magazine 
van Gelder writes: "What will you do? With these rapidly unfolding events at Standing Rock, what can you do? How can you support this indigenous-led nonviolent movement?"
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Judge Rejects Stein's Request for Hand Recount in Wisconsin 
Jason Stein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
Stein writes: "Green Party candidate Jill Stein paid $3.5 million Tuesday to clear the way for Wisconsin's presidential vote recount but had a judge reject her lawsuit to require all Wisconsin counties to do the recount by hand."
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Federal Court: North Carolina Must Redraw Gerrymandered Districts, Hold Special Elections 
Alice Miranda Ollstein, ThinkProgress 
Ollstein writes: "On Tuesday night, a federal court ordered the state of North Carolina to redraw its unconstitutionally gerrymandered voting maps and hold special elections in 28 districts by next fall." 
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5 Women Who Are Rights Defenders Fighting for Justice in Latin America 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "In Latin America, women are on the front lines of key struggles to protect natural resources, land and human rights, and they are also vulnerable to violence and attacks." 
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How Obama's Climate Change Legacy Is Weakened by US Investment in Dirty Fuel 
Asaf Shalev, Michael Phillis, Elah Feder and Susanne Rust, Guardian UK 
Excerpt: "An agency inside the Obama administration poured billions into fossil fuel projects that will lead to global carbon emissions on a damaging scale." 
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