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Truthout News for December 8, 2019
Peter Burgess
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2019
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Pressure Mounts for Deeper Investigation of Devin Nunes in Ukraine Scandal
ALEXIS GOLDSTEIN, TRUTHOUT
A recent House Intelligence Committee report raises questions about whether Rep. Devin Nunes was an active participant in the very scandal he was tasked with investigating. The report reveals that Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and Giuliani's indicted associate Lev Parnas made calls to Nunes, who continues to deny knowing Parnas. As time goes by, more and more Republicans appear to be implicated in the Ukraine scandal.
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Let's Push Democratic Presidential Hopefuls to Address U.S. Bases on Okinawa
JON REINSCH, TRUTHOUT
While Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have made important critiques of U.S. foreign policy, neither of them have raised the issue of the deeply unpopular presence of U.S. troops and military facilities in Okinawa, Japan. If Democrats want to cut back on our 800-some overseas military bases, there is no better place to start than Okinawa.
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Social Media Penetrates Every Aspect of Our Online Lives for Profit
TINA SIKKA, FLORIAN ZOLLMANN, DANIEL BROUDY AND JEFFERY KLAEHN, TRUTHOUT
We have entered a new age of surveillance capitalism where we are confronted by a new media ecology antithetical to the idea of democratic empowerment. In this environment, we must continue to work to understand how our ideas and opinions are being commodified and turned against us and act to make this Orwellian reality unprofitable.
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New Report on Ocean Oxygen Loss Gives 'Ultimate Wake-Up Call' to Act on Climate
ANDREA GERMANOS, COMMON DREAMS
A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature shows that global warming and human-caused nutrient pollution are devastating oceans by driving deoxygenation. Researchers warn that the impacts on oceans make addressing greenhouse gas emissions an imperative for the survival of marine life and ecosystems that humans depend on.
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How McKinsey Helped the Trump Administration Detain and Deport Immigrants
IAN MACDOUGALL, PROPUBLICA
McKinsey & Company, an international consulting firm, has played a pivotal role in helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement carry out the White House's anti-immigrant crackdown. Money-saving recommendations from the firm included cuts to spending on food, health care and supervision for migrants. McKinsey also looked into ways to accelerate deportations.
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Southern States Take Up Fight for Bold Democracy Reforms
CHRIS KROMM, FACING SOUTH
With reform stifled in Washington, voting rights advocates are tapping into a deep well of frustration with the status quo by proposing far-reaching, pro-democracy agendas in Southern states. But many of these efforts face an uphill battle in states where voter suppression is rampant, Big Money dominates and ethics reform is sorely needed.
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Nail Salon Workers Face Respiratory Illness and Cancer Risks, Study Shows
LUPITA D. MONTOYA AND AARON LAMPLUGH, THE CONVERSATION
Most people are likely aware of how nail salon workers suffer long hours and low wages, but new research from Colorado State University shows that they also face health risks similar to people who work in garages or oil refineries. Manicurists are often exposed to unsafe levels of volatile organic compounds, many of which are carcinogenic.
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Migrant Women and Girls Are Leading the Battle Against Climate Change
PREETHI NALLU, OPENDEMOCRACY
Women and girls are at the forefront of the battle against climate change, as migrants and refugees, but also as caretakers. Addressing widespead gender inequality in terms of land ownership and financial support will help communities become more resilient against the impacts of climate change.
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The Climate Emergency Has Already Begun as Earth Systems Collapse
BRUCE MELTON, TRUTHOUT
More than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries have declared a climate emergency, warning that future reductions or even complete cessations of emissions will not eliminate greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere or the systems collapses they have already triggered. Our survival calls for a large-scale effort to remove carbon dioxide from the air with both nature-based solutions and technology.
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New Orleans Activists Clash With Sheriff Over Jail Expansion
MIKE LUDWIG, TRUTHOUT
Activists are clashing with the local sheriff over plans to expand the jail in New Orleans, where the city is moving to place pre-trial defendants living with mental illness in a 'temporary' metal structure originally built as the city made repairs after Hurricane Katrina. Thanks to citywide reforms, the number of people jailed in New Orleans has fallen dramatically in recent years. However, in New Orleans and across the country, sheriffs and tough-on-crime politicians are trying to reverse the progress made by activists.
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