News of the Day (video)

Amy Goodman (democracynow.org); Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Amid worst winter wildfires in California history, Farmworkers working in hazardous air

Dec. 11, 2017: On Eve of Alabama Senate Election, a Look at Roy Moore’s Racism, Homophobia, Religious Fanaticism

Dec. 11, 2017: NAACP Head: Roy Moore Is Using Racial and Religious Fearmongering to Sway White Alabama Voters

Dec. 11, 2017: Black Leaders Boycott Trump Photo Op at Civil Rights Museum: “Why Should Our Legacy Be Tarnished?”

Dec. 8, 2017: No Democracy Here: Ousted Honduran Pres. Zelaya Says 2009 U.S.-Backed Coup Led to Election Crisis

Dec. 08, 2017: “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump”: Psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee on Growing Mental Health Concerns

Web Exclusive, Dec. 08, 2017: Watch: Colin Kaepernick Accepts Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship

Dec. 7, 2017: “Settlers in the White House”: Palestinians Denounce Trump Jerusalem Order & Protest in Day of Rage

Dec. 6, 2017: Daniel Ellsberg Reveals He was a Nuclear War Planner, Warns of Nuclear Winter & Global Starvation

Dec. 7, 2017: High-Profile Women Break the Silence on Sex Assaults, But Low-Wage Workers Still Vulnerable to Abuse

Dec. 7, 2017: PLO Leader Hanan Ashrawi: Trump’s Jerusalem Order Violates Int’l Law & “Destroys” Chance for Peace

 

 

 

 

 

• USA Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar Sentenced to 60 Years for Child Pornography
• White Cop Michael Slager Sentenced to 20 Years for Murdering Walter Scott 
• Doug Jones & Roy Moore Neck and Neck on Eve of Alabama Senate Election
• Israel Attacks Gaza Strip, Killing 2 and Injuring At Least 25
• Two Dead, Hundreds Injured as Palestinians Protest U.S. Decision on Jerusalem
• Protests Erupt Worldwide over Trump Decision on Jerusalem
• NYC: Explosion Rocks Port Authority Subway Hub During Morning Commute
• Mesa, Arizona, Police Officer Acquitted in Shooting Death of Hotel Guest
• 200,000 Evacuate Amid Fifth-Worst Wildfires in California History
• Two Senators Demand Trump Resign over Sexual Assault Accusations
• Black Leaders Boycott Civil Rights Museum Opening in Protest of Trump’s Attendance
• Honduras: Thousands Demand U.S. Support Full Recount of Contested Presidential Election
• El Salvador: Judges Refuse to Free Woman Imprisoned After Giving Birth to Stillborn Baby
• Philippines: Thousands March to Demand Duterte’s Resignation on Int’l Human Rights Day
• Nobel Committee Awards Peace Prize to Nuclear Abolition Group ICAN
• 200,000 Forced to Evacuate Uncontrollable Wildfires in Southern California
• Protests Across Palestine After Trump Says U.S. Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
• Democratic Sen. Al Franken Resigns in Face of Sexual Harassment Accusations
• Republican Rep. Trent Franks Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Investigation
• African-American Lawmakers to Campaign for Alabama Senate Candidate Doug Jones